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Colours of New England
8 DAYS
$6,499
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*Rate is per person, land only, double occupancy.
Be charmed by the colours of New England from the heart of historic Boston to the farms, mountains, and coast of the North. Begin your journey in historic Boston. Explore Woodstock, Vermont, a quintessential New England village. Watch apples transform into cider before your eyes at Cold Hollow Cider Mill. Learn about the maple sugaring industry of New England on a farm tour of the Rocks Estate. Relax as you cruise along Lake Winnipesaukee and admire the splendid views. Dig in at a traditional New England lobster dinner. Travel up the winding Auto Road to see the stunning views from the summit of Mount Washington. Marvel at Maine’s dramatic coast and discover the seaside communities of Portland and Kennebunkport. This is New England at its finest.
Your Tour Includes
- 4 Handpicked Accommodations
- 12 Meals
Included Highlights
- Boston
- Simon Pearce
- Quechee Gorge
- Stowe
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Accommodation
Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston
Night 1
Stoweflake Mountain Resort
Nights 2-3
White Mountain Hotel & Resort
Nights 4-5
Cambria Portland Downtown-Old Port
Nights 6-7
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couldn't have been better!
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The tour guide and bus driver were amazing they made the trip exceptional and I was told by someone on the trip that it was the most fun trip they had ever had and they have traveled before.
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We were blessed with perfect weather. The lows were in the 40’s and the highs were in the mid-70’s. Everywhere we went, the colors were in full bloom. The towns we visited were each special in their own way. The recommendations for cafes, coffee shops, ice cream shops, restaurants and bars were all terrific. We managed to reach the top of Mt. Washington and the following day the top had 12” of snow. The tour manager made the trip all the more delightful with her detailed history of the regions we toured.Ann Decker
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White Mountain Lodge where we were able to order off the menu for both breakfast & dinner. The beautiful fall foliage & learning about tapping of sugar maple trees.Sharon Mader
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We were blessed with a wonderful group. I think I didn't have to see the Maple Syrup tour, But the Cider tour was wonderful. All the lovely scenery. The stop at the river was just what the doctor ordered!! There was always time to rest between stops.Donna Murphy
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It was a great trip, with beautiful scenery. To make it better, allow more time to eat and explore towns. So often, we were competing with other bus tours and cruise tourists, that we barely had time to grab any kind of food, so we could make it back to the bus. Definitely eliminate stop at Simon_Pearce. Food was so-so and prices for items were sky high. Glass blowers took a break just as we were going downstairs to watch. Would have much preferred more time outdoors.
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Ben & Jerrys / Mt WashingtonRonald Smith
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Mt. Washington and the Simon Pierce glass works.James Satterwhite
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The trip experience was wonderful. We selected the perfect date to go and the colors were stunning.Ann Watson
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Portland headlight light house and gift shop was so beautiful. The river cruise was spectacular on the Winnipesaukee N.H.. Mt. Washington was fun even if we didn't make it to the summit. Dianne's Bath was a favorite. Such beautiful scenery everywhere on the trip. Albony covered bridge. Rocky Gorge was so breathtaking. Rocks Estate, Ben and Jerry's, Simon Pierce, VonTrap. Qincey Market/Faneuil Hall is always a favorite .There is just was to many fun memories to list them all. There wasn't anything on the trip that was a let down. I loved the fact we had time to shop on our own and do a bit of off the path site seeing. The lodges were so warm and cozy and scenery from the windows was picture perfect. I tried new foods and getting to know new people. It was a blast! The best thing was from the moment I stepped on the bus I just struck up a conversation with people on the bus and it was like family from the start. I LOVED this trip! I would highly recommend it. I have already saw some of the people from the trip or texted or Facebooked with them. OH MY, my new friends with their lobster and bibs!! Loved it. I will be going on another trip with Collette.Elaine Gallagher
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My favorite was Stowe Vermont which was the home of the Von Trapp family. My least favorite was the long layover in Salt Lake City and I didn’t arrive in my hotel room till 12:30 am. Coming from the west coast that was very inconvenient and I would not do that again!Bonnie Creeger
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The Trapp LodgeJames Thomas
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Traveling in New England, I expected to have the opportunity to experience local cuisine in our included meals. We did not have the opportunity to taste maple syrup on a pancake in Vermont. We did not have the opportunity to taste clams, lobster, etc., until the final evening. The White Mt Resort was beautiful! The Stowe Mt Resort was a bit dated, but it was obviously under renovations and the owners were great. The hotel in Portland was centrally located but needed a refresh. Our tour manager and bus driver were the best I have ever had. The Tour Manager was incredibly knowledgeable about the area. The bus driver was amazing and went above and beyond. I recommend that you return to the practice of the Tour Manager meeting large groups at the airport rather than giving direction to find the transfer vehicles.
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Our bus driver absolutely made the trip. He was kind, polite, friendly, and professional. Vermont was breathtakingly beautiful. All the little side stories and films provided by Jean added so much detail to our trip.Rochelle Dolan
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Our tour guide Jeanne was knowledgeable and fun! There were so many things to see and do it’s hard to list them all.Mary Lopez
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The beautiful day at Mt Washington was the highlight of the trip.
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Jean Chisser was the best! This is one of the best, if not THE best packages I have ever experienced.Michael Ault
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Favorite experience was Mount Washington. And the Auto Road. The hotel at North Conway was Spectacular!Marti Muller
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Tour was fantastic. Beautiful fall colors through Vermont and New Hampshire. Well organized and tour manager was very informative, helpful and friendly. Highly recommend to anyone seeking a vacation where everything this taken care of for you.Rose Moore
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This was a new area for me! The tour was a perfect balance of site seeing , interesting information of the areas we were visiting, entertainment, worry free relaxation and getting to know very interesting and delightful people we traveled with.Laura Griego
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The tour was a wonderful and relaxing way to go leaf peeping in New England. There were a lot of interesting side trips. The trip on the Mt. Washington Auto Road was amazing. I was very glad we had a professional driver. I enjoyed the whole trip immensely.
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Hotels in North Conway, NH & Portland, Maine were excellent! However, hotel in Stowe, VT brought my overall rating down due to room (had to move from 1st room that was at 78 degrees & could not be lowered by hotel staff) & dinner buffet (not the typical Collette high quality). Tour manager was exceptional! Favorite experiences were the stunning & expansive fall colors, especially in Vermont, and going to Mt. Washington summit!Carol Choutka
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I liked the places we stayed, especially the White Mountain Lodge. Their food was also outstanding at this Lodge. They also provided an excellent speaker on local ecology.
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Loved visiting. The small towns with recommendations for food or shopping
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Please keep Kennebunkport as a stop in itinerary. Wonderful, quaint little town with nice shops and restaurants. Beautiful area. *Accommodations: A couple of guests in my small group had issues with their room in Stowe which I didn't know until end of tour. I think overall, the Stoweflake Mtn. resort did their best to make guests as comfortable as possible. This resort was much better than the Eagle resort where I had escorted a group in 2019. Given the Stoweflake was being renovated, I think the staff did a great job. White Mountain is always the highlight of this tour.
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Top of mount Washington and the Von Trapp family tour
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Overall, the trip was outstanding. Enjoyed our excursion to Mountain Washington, the tallest mountain in the New England states and to the beautiful lighthouse near Portland, Maine, boat tour on Lake Winneipesaki.
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Tour was great. We had a great group, exceptional tour guide and beautiful weather Only negative would be breakfast buffets at Stowflake Lodge and Courtyard by Marriott Not a gan
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Everything was good
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Tour was great! Travellings the Kanc and up to the top of Mt. Washington was my favorite.Rose Collien
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It was very pretty fall colors nice places to visit great meals
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New England colors were spectacular. Really enjoyed traveling the back roads for the colors and NE country side.
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First it was a great trip all around. We had a wonderful tour director who was very knowledgeable , professional and friendly. She was very considerate of those whose mobility was a little slower.Glenda Eades
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Very well organized. Excellent tour guide, and wonderful accommodations.
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Organized, fun tour manager and bus drivetNancy Redd
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One lodging stay was poor.
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Outstanding tour leader and bus driver! And I couldn’t imagine a better group of people to share the experience with! A perfect balance of sightseeing and cultural immersion activities was provided.
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The attractions were mediocre. Would have loved to visit state parks Too much time shopping. To.m & Jerry’s wasn’t much of an attraction.Susan Keller
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Well organized, wonderful meals and accommodationsKenneth Harper
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The colors and countryside in the Fall is a 4
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A wonderful trip to see the beautiful sights in New England, plus visiting the part of the U.S. that I have never been. Met a lots of great people on the trip!Jimmy Gillum
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The tour was great the manager didn’t give ample time for lunch breaks, and though we rescheduled some things due to weather it seemed a little disorganized at times. Not as together as other trips.James Thomason
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Excellent tour would love to go againDortha Doyle
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Even though the colors were not at their best, the trip itself was wonderful. Rebecca our tour guide was really fun and so accommodating.Patricia Smith
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Tour guide very prepared. All went as scheduled. I would like to see more of Boston included on the tour featured. Maybe spend two days in Boston instead of half a day.
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I would like to see more of Boston. We were only there half of day.
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Really nice people and great places we stayed at
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I loved this tour!! The colors were beautiful! We stayed in some beautiful spots in New England. Truly enjoyed mount washington and Portland, Maine.Pamela Brandt
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We really enjoyed the tour.Richard Latham
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Our tour guide, and the bus driver were excellent and fun to be with. They shared a lot of their knowledge of the sites on our trip.. Sites and accomodations were excellent.
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Our tour manager, and our bus driver were awesome. Excellent work very kind very courteous. I just love them.
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The tour manager was great, and the bus driver was great.Jimmy Bradley
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We had a great variety of inclusions on the tour course not everybody likes everything. Our time in the cities seemed limited and allowed us mostly time to find some thing to eat for lunch but not really to explore the cities. I would say Mount Washington was the most memorable experience. The colors were limited the first couple days but then unbelievably dramatic the rest of the tour. I know timing of the leaves changing is always variable and different areas did have different amounts of color. I Our tour guide Paula was the best! As was our driver Don!
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Do to our schedule and the fact their were other tour group buses in several places, we had long waits for lunch and therefore very little time to explore the towns. Not really our tour's fault about the other tours. I just wouldn't liked a long tour.Kristen Davis
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Some of the experiences, cider mill stop, Ben and Jerry's, the Stoweflake Inn, were not very good.
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Great choices of places to see and very good accommodations chosen. Tour route was very well chosen and carried out.Carol Vaughan
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Fabulous tour manager! Lobed Kennebunkport.Lorrie Harris
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Tour Manager was knowledgeable, efficient and fun! The bus driver was great and worked well with everyone. Would highly recommend!Audrey Koehler
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Beautiful color and delightful inclusions. We loved the Mt. Washington Lodge especially.
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Tim, our tour guide was awesome! Kept us up to date on schedule and timing. Our coach driver, Josh, was the very best! He was professional and friendly and accommodatingSylvia Bradley
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Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, loved they cemetery for the retired flavors.James Mccloskey
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I enjoyed tasting fresh apple cider and seeing how it was made, even though it was hard to see through the display windows. My trip was especially enjoyable because we explored and ate and relaxed with folks in our group from Hardin-Simmons University.
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The colors were wonderful.
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The tour was wonderful (ignoring the service). It isn’t receiving 5 stars because we had a couple stops that were in great areas where we had too little time - I’ve.1/2 hour to shop or sightsee (Kennebunk). On another day, we spent more than 2 hours at a single gift shop and cider mill (sans apple orchard).
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I enjoyed the places we visited. Most of the time was on our own and it was easy to get around in the small towns.Barbara Carr
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The Kancamagus Highway through New Hampshire was spectacular!
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We loved Boothbay, in particular and it would have been perfect except for the weather, and no hot water in our rooms because of the storm. That aside, we enjoyed it anyway. The accommodations were comfortable and the staff worked very hard during the power outage. The timing, however, after Columbus Day, was not great, as many of the shops in the town had closed after the holiday.Patricia Webb
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The colors. I had never seen so many beautiful colors. The colors of New England was an appropriate title.Judith Steffen
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It was not the best tour I’ve been on. The tour manager gave very little information about the states and locations that we visited.
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Beautiful foliage throughout tourBruce Herron
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This was an expensive tour - at least for us. It was a once in a lifetime vacation and the reason we invested with a travel agency is so we wouldn't have to worry. Well, our tour guide was so awful - we had numerous questions that went unanswered. Starting right off the bat - he didn't know where the bus would load the following morning when our tour was supposed to start.
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The boat tour at Boothbay was the best part.Debra Davis
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The most memorable experience was the lovely colored leaves which were at their prime during our tour.
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Loved the Kancamgus byway and walk in area among the river and beautiful trees. Loved the covered bridges, old churches and lighthouses. Would have loved to have an added day and go into Acadia National Park.Marlene Boehmer
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I especially enjoyed the times we stopped at places with natural beauty and would have liked more of these experiences.
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bus tour of Boston--the group that walked the tour also indicated they enjoyed..Viola Dorrian
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I thoroughly enjoy the architecture and scenery of the area.
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Difficult to choose a favorite. Foliage was beautiful & tour group was lots of fun. The Von Trap Lodge was wonderful and cruise in New Hampshire plus boat ride in Boothbay Maine were great.Carol Breish
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The Stowe Resort was great and the mountain area was breathtaking there.Alvin Hagseth
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We loved the boat rides and catching the lobster.Deborah Pickrell
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Tour guide was tired from previous tour. The tour did not allow enough time during stops Some of the hotels were remote and not convined to restaurants or any other activitiesConstantine Vrailas
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perfect time of year as the colors were outstanding and so was our guide
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Stopping by a serene location that had a covered bridge. It was beautiful and peaceful.Kathleen Williams Price
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Weather in Vermont did not cooperateWesley Kuenemann
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Von Trapp and Salem tour extrasKrista Chaffee
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Wonderful tour. Enjoyed fellow travelers very much. Nice sized group (24). You could teach your guides some manners. Not mention of appreciation when she was tipped money (according to guidelines) at end of tour.Walter Chaffee
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Excellent value - got to see all of the highlights of the northeast!Sally Henry
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Salem, Woodstock & Boothbay Harbor.Gladys Zitelli
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I felt that there was too much duplication in our itinerary. Would have liked a little more unusual things to do rather than two boat trips, every day shopping in small towns, etc. How about a train ride/dinner on one of the local depots?Elaine Greb
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the landscape and the different attractions along the tour route and the hotels were first rateRonald Cole
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Kangamagus Highway! Glorious fall colorsLoretta DeLange
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We did see some wonderful colors on the hill and valleys
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the best part of the tour was the fall colors were close to peakDenise Hodges
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Enjoyed lake cruise, and might have liked more "free time" in village visits.
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If there had been a different bus, it would have been better. There other tour members were very nice. I liked the New England area, the scenery, no bill boards, quaint towns.Gloria Osborn
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Too many to name. The fall colors were gorgeous. Enjoyed the New England architecture.Dena Jastroch
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The historical areas visited were excellent. The hotels great and the food (I gained 4 pounds) was deliciouslAnna Brewin
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See above. The comraderie (sp?) experienced with the fellow travelers was a true pleasure. A very good group.Christopher Jastroch
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See other comments - enjoyed Stowe lodge
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Both tour guide and bus drivers were fabulous in their friendly and knowledge about the New England Area. The covered bridges were beautiful. The scenery was breathe taking.Bobby Allen
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Outdoor heated pool at Stowe Mountain InnWilliam Cox
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Knowledgeable tour manager - Events went smoothly. Great bus driver. Details well taken care of. Got to know fellow travelers.Susan Hoblit
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Our trip was 9/30-10/8//17. Colors became prettier as we moved north. New Hampshire and Maine were very nice. Loved eating at the first restaurant in American, The Union Oyster House in Boston. The North Church in Boston was beautiful (Paul Revere saw the lantern from this Church). The small towns throughout the tour were beautiful. Stowe, Vermont and Boothbay Harbor, Maine were lovely (also the two nicest places we stayed: Stowe Mountain Lodge and Spruce Point Inn, Resort and Spa.)
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House of the Seven Cables, after reading the story and actually being able to be in the house was a great experience. The bus tour route was well planned we saw way more things and places than if we were to attempt this trip on our own.Allan Schultz
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Bit too much 'Ben and Jerrys' and not enough about the colours. Two out of four hotels were good - the other two a disappointment. Tour was too busy - not enough time to explore places ourselves.David Davison
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The visit & tour of the maple syrup farm was excellent. The other stops were also very interesting. unfortunately the colors changed for the better 2 days after the bus trip.Roger Warren
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Spruce Lodge was gorgeous.
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Too much time on the bus!
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Two nights in New Hampshire and the group we had at the lunch at the top of Ski lift. Made several new friends. Resort was great!!Edwin Smith
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Maine...would have loved to spend more time there.Rosemary Beede
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Small towns and the beautiful foliage.
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The tour of Boston was very interesting but the beautiful colors was the best part of the tour for us.William Zimmer
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Maple sugar local guide was excellentMerrikay Compton
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I had so many memorable moments. Liked the bus tour through downtown Boston and getting inside the Old North Church.Larry Theel
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The leaves were better than we expected, and the stowe lodge was a real treat for luxury.Glenn Martin
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Just an outstanding adventure! Our tour guide was VERY knowledgeable, very friendly and outgoing. Our bus driver was great - very safe. It really was an education - my first trip to the New England area. Will recommend Collette to all my friends! And will keep my eyes open for other tours!!Beverly Romph
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Everything went as planned, thanks to Stacey and to the bus driver Rafael.Dennis Kriewald
