Self-Drive - New England, New York & Niagara Falls
(14 days / 13 nights Begins & Ends Boston)
Tour Itinerary
Day 01 - Boston Arrival
Arrive at Logan International Airport. Pick up your rental car and proceed to your hotel. Enjoy your evening at leisure.
Hotel: The Midtown Hotel or similar
Day 02 - Boston
This morning at 08:00 you will be met by an a representative and provided with a welcome kit which includes driving instructions, vouchers, and maps for your tour. The remainder of the day is free to explore Boston, the cradle of American liberty. The Revolutionary Era comes to like along the Freedom Trail walking route. Visit the haunts of the patriots who stoked the fires of democracy throughout the Colonies.
Day 03 - Boston – White Mountains
Driving Distance: 230 mi/ 370 km
Your drive today takes you inland towards the spectacular scenery of the White Mountains, the “rooftop of New England,” a landscape dotted with historic villages and enchanting covered bridges. En route, experience breathtaking views of mountain ranges and pristine forests.
Hotel: Town and Country Inn or similar
Day 04 - White Mountains – Green Mountains
Driving Distance: 120 mi/ 200km
Today, traverse the White and Green Mountain ranges that divide the New England states of New Hampshire and Vermont. The mountains are home to bears, moose, wild turkey, and deer. The route takes you through some of New England’s most beautiful scenery. Drive by Lyndonville and see Willey’s General Store in Greensboro before continuing through Craftsbury, a Grandma Moses kind of village, to Stowe. See picture-perfect villages and some of Vermont’s famous covered bridges.
Hotel: Golden Eagle Resort or similar
Day 05 - Green Mountains – Lake Placid
Driving Distance: 135 mi/ 217 km
Leave the majesty of the Green Mountains for the equally impressive Lake Placid, in the heart of Adirondack Park. Created in 1892, the Park is the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States, encompassing approximately 6 million acres, greater in size than Yellowstone, Everglades, Glacier, and Grand Canyon National Park combined. Lake Placid, of course, was home to both the 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Resort Lake Placid or similar
Day 06 - Lake Placid – Niagara Falls
Driving Distance: 350 mi/ 564 km
Strike out on an easterly route towards breathtaking Niagara Falls. This evening, perhaps take an optional trip to Skylon Tower for dinner at its revolving restaurant. Skylon Tower, hovering 775 feet above Niagara gorge, features an observation deck that affords views of an 8,000 square mile area, truly almost as far as the eye can see.
Hotel: Days Inn Fallsview Casino or similar
Day 07 - Niagara Falls (Toronto day trip)
Driving Distance: 88 mi/ 141 km
Enjoy the day at leisure to explore the awesome natural wonder that is Niagara Falls. Ride into the falls aboard the Maid of the Mist (optional), stroll along Table Rock, view the thundering waters of the Horseshoe Falls, or walk under the falls at Cave of the Winds (optional). Alternatively why not visit nearby Toronto to see the CN tower and all that this cosmopolitan city has to offer.
Day 08 - Niagara Falls – Gettysburg
Driving Distance: 374 mi/ 602 km
Enjoy the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York en route to Pennsylvania and the Amish Country. The lifestyle of the Amish people enhance the area’s rural beauty. Continue to the most famous Civil War battleground, Gettysburg.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express East or similar
Day 09 - Gettysburg – Philadelphia – New York City
Driving Distance: 235 mi/ 378 km
Leave Gettysburg en route to New York via The City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. Take in Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell before continuing on to the Big Apple.
Hotel: Hotel Edison or similar
Day 10 - New York City
A full day is yours to explore this exciting city, filled with people, famous sights, and skyscrapers. See the Statue of Liberty, Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Rockefeller Centre, the Empire State Building, The United Nations, and much more.
Day 11 - New York City – Cape Cod
Driving Distance: 270 mi/ 440 km
You’ll drive east through the coastal towns and villages bordering Long Island Sound and pass through Connecticut and Rhode Island en route to the rustic charm of Cape Cod.
Hotel: Heritage House Hotel or similar
Day 12 - Cape Cod
A full day to explore magnificent Cape Cod with its high cliffs, rolling dunes, broad beaches, miles of walking trails, picturesque villages and delicious seafood. This peninsula is a beloved vacation spot for visitors and natives alike. Stop in Plymouth, a living panorama of Pilgrim and Colonial times and see the Mayflower II .
Day 13 - Cape Cod – Boston
Driving Distance: 80 mi/ 130 km
The heritage of colonial America is revealed today as you visit cities founded by the Pilgrims and the Puritans. In Boston, you can visit the haunts of the revolutionary patriots who stoked the fires of democracy throughout the Colonies.
Hotel: Midtown Hotel or similar
Day 14 - Boston Departure
Return your car at the airport before your departure flight.
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