YOUR TOUR AT A GLANCE
Overview
Experience "the way life should be" in some of the most beautiful and iconic parts of Maine. Lobster bake included!
2 Days
1 Night
STAY
MEALS
1 Breakfast
1 Lunch
1 Dinner
ACTIVITY
Walking
About This Tour
HOT TOUR See What Maine Is All About! Join us on this amazing adventure featuring some of Maine’s most picturesque areas. Enjoy a Train Ride on Amtrak’s Downeaster Train, Visit Boothbay Harbor, The Flagship LL Bean Store in Freeport Maine, and the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Then top off the trip with a famous “Cabbage Island” Lobster Bake.
We begin our adventure with a train ride on the Downeaster Train from MA to Freeport, ME. Relax and travel in style and comfort. Then we arrive in Freeport Maine internationally famous as a world-class shopping destination and home to famous L.L. Bean.
Explore more than 300 acres of gardens and natural spaces, from the Native Butterfly and Moth House to the Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden or Giles Rhododendron and Perennial Garden. Because no trip to Maine would be complete without a Lobsterbake we’ll experience Maine’s most famous lobsterbake “Cabbage Island”.
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Your Tour Includes
Roundtrip Deluxe Motorcoach Transportation
Amtrak Downeaster Train from MA to Freeport, ME – Travel in Style and Relaxation
1 Night Lodging
1 Breakfast, 1 Dinner
1 Lunch – Cabbage Island Lobster bake
Tour of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Services of a Best of Times Professional Tour Director (Gratuity Included)
Luggage Handling & Taxes
Bus Driver Gratuities Not Included
Highlights
Downeaster Train Ride to Freeport
Ride on the Downeaster Train from MA to Freeport, ME. Relax and travel in style and comfort before enjoying world-class shopping at 100+ outlets, including the iconic L.L. Bean. Then enjoy a magnificent dinner out as a group for fun and comradery.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Our first stop on day two is a garden tour at the lovely Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Harbor. Explore more than 300 acres of gardens and natural spaces, from the Native Butterfly and Moth House to the Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden or Giles Rhododendron and Perennial Garden.
Cabbage Island Lobster Bake
Experience Maine’s most famous lobsterbake “Cabbage Island." This, the Original Downeast Clambake of Boothbay Harbor, is cooked in seaweed, steamed from top to bottom, and covered with tarpaulins and rocks to capture all the flavor and sweetness of Maine lobsters and clams. This authentic meal includes a steaming cup of traditional New England Fish Chowder, two luscious bright red lobsters, tender white steamed clams wrapped in foil, sweet golden corn on the cob, onion, and new Maine potatoes. For dessert, you will love their famous blueberry cake with hot fresh coffee or iced tea.
