New England's Spectacular Fall Foliage

Day 1 (Door to Door)

Arrive Boston

Enjoy your private car door to door transfer to your departure airport before your flight to Boston where a transfer is provided to your first hotel. Please join your Tour Director at 6pm for a Welcome Drink at the hotel.
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Boston (MD)

Day 2

Boston - Williamstown

Today we discover some of Boston's most famous sights as our Tour Director takes us along the Freedom Trail.We then enjoy the colourful scenery as we travel west to Stockbridge for a visit to the Norman Rockwell Museum, the largest and most significant collection of original Rockwell art. Next we travel through the stunning rolling hills of the Berkshires to our hotel in the beautiful college town of Williamstown. (FB, D)
Hotel: The Williams Inn (FC)

Day 3

Williamstown - Stowe (2)

Leaving Massachusetts, we journey through the fabulous fall foliage of Vermont. After a photo stop at Quechee Gorge we visit the Rockefellers' renowned Billings Farm & Museum, a working dairy farm and farm life museum. Next is the quintessential Vermont village of Woodstock with its picturesque covered bridge. There is time to stroll the quaint streets before heading to Stowe for a two-night stay. It was the breathtaking alpine setting that attracted the Von Trapp family, of The Sound of Music fame, when they arrived from Austria in the late 40's and built their wonderful hideaway. (FB, D)
Hotel: Trapp Family Lodge (SFC)

Day 4

Tastes of Vermont excursion

Today we enjoy beautiful scenery ablaze with fall colours and views of Vermont's tallest peak, Mount Mansfield. We visit Cold Hollow Apple Cider Mill and taste fresh cider in the making, then sample flavours of a different kind on a guided tour of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory. We return to the charming town of Stowe where the rest of the day is free to wander the quaint streets, hike in the woods, or enjoy the lodge's amenities. (FB)
Hotel: Trapp Family Lodge (SFC)

Day 5

Stowe - North Conway (2)

This morning we visit Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks and taste a Vermont tradition: "sugar on snow" - maple syrup served with a doughnut and pickle! Next we learn all about cheese-making at the Cabot Creamery and nibble on the "World's Best Cheddar." Then we head for New Hampshire's White Mountains and enter Franconia Notch. Get your cameras ready as the ride on the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway offers panoramic vistas over New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, New York, and Canada. Later we journey through the dazzling crimson and orange hues of the famed Kancamagus Scenic Byway to North Conway. This evening, your Tour Director offers you a selection of restaurants for your dining pleasure. (FB)
Hotel: North Conway Grand Hotel (FC)

Day 6

White Mountains excursion

Another morning of brilliant fall foliage colours today as we journey through Crawford Notch. We stop for pictures at the beautiful Silver Cascade Waterfall and Bretton Woods, offering stunning views of MountWashington, the tallest peak in the northeast at 6,288 ft. Back in North Conway, the afternoon is at leisure. Explore the township or shop at the tax-free outlet stores near the hotel. Tonight we enjoy an interpretive presentation by a naturalist on the North Woods' wildlife and ecology. (FB)
Hotel: North Conway Grand Hotel (FC)

Day 7

North Conway - Portsmouth

Leaving New Hampshire's glorious fall foliage we enter the deep green pine forests of western Maine. At charming Kennebunkport we enjoy a ride along Ocean Drive with stunning views of the Maine coastline and the homes of Kennebunkport's rich and famous. There is time to browse the many galleries and shops or walk along the waterfront before we continue on to the charming and historic port city of Portsmouth. Tonight we enjoy a traditional "lobsta" Farewell Dinner served at a delightful harbourside restaurant. (FB, FD)
Hotel: Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel (SFC)

Day 8

Portsmouth - Boston

We continue south to the charming seaside village of Rockport on Cape Ann where we can stroll down flowerfilled lanes lined with wooden fishing shacks, quaint stores and art galleries, before heading back to Boston for our last night. (FB)
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Boston (MD)

Day 9

Depart Boston

There is perhaps time for last minute shopping before saying farewell to New England and taking your complimentary transfer to Boston Logan International Airport for your return flight back to the UK. (FB)

Day 10 (Door to Door)

Arrive UK

On arrival at your UK airport, your driver will greet you and escort you to your waiting private car for your door to door transfer to your home.

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Overall customer rating 5 () 4 Reviews

• • Product :
    We were unfortunate with the weather & lack of vibrancy in the colours. Visits to the Rockwell museum & Billings farm were too rushed & we would have liked another night at Stowe to enjoy the hotel & it's surroundings. Also the location of the final hotel was not good - couldn't you find somewhere on the coast?

  • Service Rating :
    Directions to find taxi at Boston airport could have been better & had there not been a gentleman at the desk we could have had a problem getting a Metro cab
    

  • Response :
    Thank you for taking the time to write on Feefo. Your comments and suggestions are used to help us improve on aspects of our holidays, so we appreciate your candid feedback. With regards to the documents we endeavor to provide you with as much information as possible within your travel documents; our vouchers have phone contact details and specific instructions as to where to find your vehicle for transfer. We apologize for any inconvenience these documents caused and we will pass the comments onto the Operations team in the US. I am pleased to read that you did get to your transfer in the end.
    
    Your comments regarding your visits to Rockwell Museum and Billings Farm as well as the possibility of a coastal hotel will be passed to our Product team for further thought. Thank you for advising this.
    
    Again thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. We do hope that that we will have the pleasure of welcoming you on another Milestones tour with us.
    
    Kind Regards
    Shasheen Norton-Laver
    Customer Relations

  • Left 95 days ago

• • Product :
    We enjoyed the tour very much and had a very bubbly and knowledgable tour guide. There are a few things we might change, however. Three apple related visits was too much (especially as we live in an apple growing area!) and less focus on food generally would be nice. We found Portsmouth rather limited, especially as there are more interesting places to stay on that coast. We would have preferred more time in Boston, and regretted that we did not add a few more days in that city to the holiday.

  • Service Rating :
    An excellent tour at a reasonable price. We benefitted from the inclusion of air fares in the cost, and note that is not the case this year, so are not sure that the price is so competitive.
    

  • Response :
    Your positive comments of "an excellent tour at reasonable prices "is pleasing to read.
    
    The decision to brochure our tours without the cost of international flights included was due to customer feedback and to offer greater choice, however, we have since come to appreciate that many other clients like to see a fully packaged price, which is why for January 2012 we are pleased to reintroduce the cost of international flights back into our portfolio of products.
    
    We have passed your comments regarding your tour onto our Product Team for their perusal. Thank you for taking the time to write on Feefo and scoring highly for Milestones.
    
    We look forward to welcoming you onto another Milestone´s holiday again soon.
    
    Kind Regards
    Shasheen Norton-Laver
    Customer Relations

  • Left 97 days ago

• • Product :
    Too much rain, too little sleep.

  • Service Rating :
    Very efficient in every respect.
    

  • Response :
    Thank you for your kind words and high scores, regarding the service that you received.
    
    How unfortunate that it rained, we do hope that this did not overly affect your experience. Our tours can be fairly lively, again we hope this did not affect your enjoyment of your tour.
    
    Kind Regards
    Shasheen Norton-Laver
    Customer Relations

  • Left 107 days ago

• • Product :
    Again this was no Milestones but with Insight. On arrival at the airport in Boston we were on our own to find taxi to the holiday, we had vouchers for Metro Taxis but as none were available we had to taken another one and pay. The tour itself was very good and we had an excellent guide.

  • Service Rating :
    On the two tours we have taken on arrival we were infact with Insight Tours but no mention of this was made in the documentation.
    

  • Response :
    Milestones would like to thank you for leaving us your feedback and for the excellent rating on Feefo.
    
    We are very pleased to hear that you had a good holiday and that you felt that the tour guide was excellent, they are often passionate about the life and history of their own city and really give you a wealth of local knowledge.
    
    We would like to apologise that you were unaware you would be travelling with our sister company Insight. Please let me explain that we endeavour to highlight our sister companies like Insight throughout our brochure starting from Page 7, which includes a write up on each of the companies we feature. The Insight Logo is also on the appropriate holiday pages within the brochure to, indicate who the tour is hosted by.
    
    As we have clients coming in from all over the world at different times and from different destinations to meet up with our tours, unfortunately we cannot offer a `meet and greet´ service at the airport with a transfer company or our tour director. We are sorry to hear that you had a problem with the taxi company and I will forward this on to our product team for them to review and see if they can improve the procedure.
    
    We would like to thank you for booking through Milestones and we look forward to seeing you on another one of tours very soon.
    
    Kind regards,
    
    Debbie Pullum
    Customer Relations

  • Left 114 days ago