Top 5 Fall Tours
Jul 03, 2020 · By Vacations By Rail
Learn about Vacations By Rail’s popular fall foliage tours to a variety of destinations from Michigan to New England, and what you can expect on these exciting seasonal adventures.
Read more2023 Tour code: EC-NFEA-23
About the tour
Watch as the warm hues of autumn overtake the landscape on this 8-day guided journey through New England. The tour begins as the group discovers the Colonial history of Boston. From Boston, we travel out of the city and into some of the best places for fall foliage viewing in all of the United States. The first stop is North Conway, where we will travel down the Kancamagus Highway and take a mid-day journey on the Conway Scenic Railroad. Next, it is a ride on the Mt. Washington Cog Railway. From there we head to Vermont where we board Amtrak's Vermonter. In Mystic, we will visit the nation's most impressive maritime museum, Mystic Seaport. Moving on, a Newport Mansion and all of the sites of Hyannis lie ahead. The group will enjoy one final train ride aboard the Cape Cod Central Railway before the journey concludes in Boston. With dinners that immerse us in the culture of New England, amazing sightseeing opportunities and ample time to explore on your own, as well as with the group, this fall foliage adventure is second to none.
Highlights
Activity level Natural Explorer
You don’t mind spending the day on your feet. You enjoy sightseeing that includes walking, standing or stair climbing. You’re okay with longer days that are more active, such as multiple sightseeing stops, longer motorcoach journeys and getting on and off ships and trains.
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Itinerary
Arrive in Boston and make your way to your downtown hotel on your own. You will have some time to settle into your accommodations or to begin your explorations of this historic city. This evening meet your Tour Manager and fellow travelers in the lobby of the hotel for an introductory meeting. Dinner is at leisure at one of the many fantastic eateries that call Boston home. Overnight Boston, MA.
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4.4 / 5 · 45 reviews
FRANCIS BANASZEWSKI
Submitted 30 Oct 2022
Great Adventure to the northeast USA
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WILLIAM MARTIN
Submitted 19 Oct 2022
It was a great trip with lots of surprise stops by our tour guide Amy and driver Tom. They both went above and beyond to make this a great trip. And the leaves cooperated by giving us some spectacular colors.
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BARBARA WALKER
Submitted 19 Oct 2022
This was our first time on a VBR tour. Our tour manager and bus driver were excellent. The hard part was finding food for the meals that were not provided. When dropped off at some of the hotels there were no food options available except McDonalds. Many businesses were closed and the hotels were not equipped to handle a tour bus of customers. One of the trains that we experiences was not very comfortable and it was really too long of a ride in the rail cars. The best was the cog train and the experience at the top of Mt. Washington. The colors were beautiful and we were excited to experience a part of the USA that we had never seen before. Our tour manager was friendly and engaging. She provided a lot of interesting facts and history of the locations that we visited. It was have been very helpful to have had additional information for some of the locations that we toured to be prepared for the weather. We were told to layer which was good advice. But when you are packing in 98 degree weather it is hard to know what damp and 62 degrees feels like. A better list for umbrellas, gloves, moderate weight jacket, and hats would have been helpful.
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CHARLOTTE HARRISON
Submitted 18 Oct 2022
Hmmm not my cup of tea. Too tight of schedules to just sit and try to see out windows with brush flying by.
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SCOTT TELLEZ
Submitted 17 Oct 2022
It should be listed Vacations by Coach not Vacations by Rail! You spend the majority of your time on a motor coach.
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SHARON STRATTON
Submitted 17 Oct 2022
It was great!
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