3-Day East Coast:Martha’s Vineyard, Plimoth Plantation, Breakers Mansion, Mystic Aquarium & Essex Steam Train
Tour Code: 637233
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- Duration
- 3 Day(s)
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- Airport Pickup
- No
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- Language
- English
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- Start City
- Philadelphia
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- End City
- Philadelphia
- Highlights
- Itinerary
- Pricing
- What's Included
- Pick-up Location
- Reviews
- How to Book
- Special Notes
Highlights
- 1.Popular summer break location for US Presidents. Martha Island ? President Obama spend summer vacation every year when he was President.
- 2.Ride on top of a vintage school bus, and enjoy a 2 hours island tour including the most scenic spot on the islands, Aquinnah Cliffs.
- 3.Take a scenic ferry ride (45 minutes), enjoy the majestic view of Atlantic coast.
- 4.Plimoth Plantation ? a recreation of the original settlement of Plymouth Colony, a 17th Century English Village, and Wampanoag home site.
- 5.Essex Steam Train ? Enjoy the beautiful view of Essex town, experience a different view of the New England countryside.
Itinerary
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Day 1:Philadelphia Newport, RI -
Summary of the Day:In the morning, we head north for Martha’s Vineyard. On the way we will visit the most interactive marine research aquarium: Mystic Aquarium, where exhibits the Titanic underground of 12,450 feet deep in The Atlantic Ocean, it shows the story of the sinking and steels from the sea, we can also see the four aged up to 30 years old cute Beluga Whale, visitors can take pictures with them face to face; the aquarium also has more than 50 kinds of fluorescent jellyfish; visitors can also watch four over 10-year-old California sea lion, touching the blue lobster and rays fishes. In the afternoon, we will arrive New Port, RI. Where the Breakers Mansion located. Through the years Newport of Rhode Island has made a name as a summer playground of billionaires and as the yachting capital of the world. Explore the late 1800s and early 1900s of American history and European-influenced architecture at one of Newport’s famed “summer cottages”, The Breakers, an 1895 mansion patterned after a Renaissance palace. The Breakers mansion is not just one of the most famous, but also the largest and grandest of the several historical Newport villas that dot the ritzy coastline. The four-story building is located on 14 acres of waterfront property and consisted by 70 rooms. The grand interior decorations together with many local stories will help guests review the Vanderbilt family’s splendid past days.
Meals Included: Breakfast:None / Lunch:None / Dinner:NoneHotel: Regency Inn& Suits North Dartmouth or similar hotels
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Day 2:Plimoth Plantation - Martha’s Vineyard -
Summary of the Day:
We will Visit the Plimoth Plantation in the morning, which is a recreation of the small farming town built by English colonists. The people you will meet here talk of the past, Step into a traditional house Surrounded by soft furs, flickering firelight, and artfully woven bulrush mats, learn about traditional Wampanoag family life as well as the arrival of the English from an Indigenous point of view. Walk around outside and enjoy the scent of stew as it simmers over an aromatic wood fire. Take this unique opportunity to explore the perspectives of the Indigenous Wampanoag who have lived on this land for hundreds of generations.
And then we will take a 45-minute ferry to Martha's Vineyard, an ideal getaway for relaxing! Each of the Island's six towns provides access to spectacular beaches and outdoor activities while at the same time offering an enjoyable selection of shops, restaurants, and other attractions. We will visit Aquinnah Cliffs formerly known as Gay Head. Rising 150 feet above the ocean, these spectacular clay cliffs have the most breathtaking view on the entire island. From this vista, you can see the Elizabeth Islands, Norman Island, Cape Cod, and a sweeping view of Vineyard Sound. It has been a secret haven of the rich and famous for decades. Thanks to frequent visitors like President Barack Obama who spends summer vacation here every year, the "Hollywood East" reputation is going strong with growing numerous tourists. Following we will visit Edgartown - the Island's first colonial settlement, and it has been the county seat since 1642. The stately white Greek revival houses built by the whaling captains have been carefully maintained. They make the town a museum-piece community, a seaport village preserved from the early 19th century.Meals Included: Breakfast:None / Lunch:None / Dinner:NoneHotel: Regency Inn & Suites north Dartmouth or similar hotels
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Day 3:Essex - Philadelphia -
Summary of the Day:
In the morning, we will visit Essex an d take Steam Train and Riverboat ride. The Essex Steam Train and Riverboat ride is a fun-filled trip for visitors of all ages. The steam locomotive pulls vintage coaches at 20 mph through the quintessential New England towns of Deep River and Chester. The picturesque countryside includes pristine meadows, a quaint farm, a millpond with waterfall, and trestles and bridges over rivers and creeks. At Deep River Landing, passengers will get on board of a riverboat, cruising along the Connecticut River. The deep water, coves, inlets, marshes, wildlife, and rocky shoreline are all at once, simply breathtaking! Impressive historic sights also include Gillette Castle, Goodspeed Opera House, and the Haddam Swing Bridge. Lunch can be on the boat. And after that, we travel back Philadelphia.
1.Itinerary will be subject to traffic and weather. The sequence of the attractions might be changed according to actual and practical situation for better service.
2.In case of attraction closures (due to holidays or construction etc.), tour guide may make some necessary changes to the itinerary accordingly.
3.This tour doesn’t accept any City Pass or your own tickets for the attractions. Guests must purchase admission tickets from tour guides.Meals Included: Breakfast:None / Lunch:None / Dinner:None
Pricing
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Holiday Price/Person By Occupancy :
1. The sequence of itineraries is subject to change without prior notice according to departure date, weather, traffic, etc.
2. Two full-size beds per room, Usitour don't guarantee extra rolling/sofa bed for 3rd or 4th person, please contact front desk for availability;
3.Some itineraries offer "Buy two get one free" or "Buy two get two free", which means three or four persons share one room freely; The third/forth person only needs to pay the theme park tickets included in the itinerary. The bus location is provided free of charge;
4. Due to we reserve bus seats, no-show of third and fourth discounted customers incurs penalty fee, and the first and second customers should pay the fee to tour guide.
5.We offer a "buy two get one free" or "Buy two get two free" . We reserve seats in advance for those who enjoy the discount. If someone who enjoys the offer does not participate in the group on the same day, the tour guide will receive a fine in cash when they get on the bus.
6.Children must be occupied when they are two years old (including two years old), and children under two years of age can be embraced by adults. If there is no seated child, there is no service charge.
7.Except the Illinois (Chicago Tour), the state law requires infants to use car seats, not adult embraces, if you want to take the tour with your baby no matter how old the baby is, please bring your own baby car seat.
8.Please read carefully the content in "What's Excluded" section on tour's detail page,and directly pay the fee in cash to your tour guide.
What's Included:
2-night hotel accommodationsEnglish speaking tour guideTransportation via deluxe air-conditioned vehicleTaxes
What's Excluded:
Gratuities: Suggested $12 per person per day for tour guide and driver; $12 per person one way for airport transfer;
All Personal Expenses (Meals, Laundry, Phone & Travel Insurance, etc.);
All listing mandatory admission, please pay when you make the booking or pay cash to tour guide;
All listing optional fee: Prices are reference only and subject to chage without notice in advance;
All other fees not show in "What's Included"
Pick-up Location
- Philadelphia
| Time | Location |
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| 07:00am |
Philadelphia Chinatown Archway, Philadelphia
102 N 10th St Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Reviews
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How to book
How to book:
Your purchase does not guarantee confirmation. Your purchase will initiate a reservation process. We will confirm with you via email within one to two business days.
Prices may vary due to availability. We reserve the right to make price adjustment without prior notice.
Please refer to our Customer Amendment, Cancellation and Refund Policy before you make reservation.
Local tour provider reserves the right to make modifications to tour arrangements including order of tour activities, hotel and its location if deemed necessary.
Booking process:
| 1. Place Order: | Choose the departure date, pick-up location, number of adults/children, and tours or activities that you like, provide all required information and then place your order. |
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| 2. Complete Payment: | You can pay with Discover, Master and Visa card, or with PayPal. Once you have completed the payment, you will receive a Reservation Form. The Reservation Form is not your voucher. |
| 3. Confirm Order: | Confirmation of your order will take up to 2 business days, depending on availability. If the tour you have chosen is unavailable or cancelled, we will offer you a full refund. |
| 4. Get E-Voucher: | Once your order has been confirmed, we will immediately send an E-Voucher to your email. Please read it carefully and keep it with you while traveling. |
After You Book:
Immediately after submitting your reservation you will receive a Receipt of Reservation via email.
Within one to two business days of submitting your reservation you will receive a confirmation email from us. If you need to book an airline ticket, we recommend that you do so after you receive a confirmation of your tour reservation from us.
An E-Ticket will be sent to you via email as soon as details of your reservation are confirmed or your supporting information is received by us. We will provide you with all detailed information about your tour on the E-Ticket. Contact information for local tour provider will be included on E-Ticket for your convenience or re-confirmation purpose if re-confirmation is required.
Simply print your E-Ticket and present it with your valid photo ID on the day of your activity to your tour guide. Please remember E-Ticket is your proof of purchase.
Amendment/Cancellation/Refund policy
Once you receive your electronic travel voucher, your order has been confirmed. For any reason that you cannot attend the tour or desert the groupearly, there will be no refund for unused tours. All flights and hotel cannot be changed or canceled once confirm.
- 1U.S. & Mexico travel packages
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 1-day tour | Non-refundable |
| 7 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 8-14 Days Prior to Departure Date | 50% of payment is refunded |
| 15-29 Days Prior to Departure Date | 75% of payment is refunded (Mexico is 60%) |
| 30 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | 90% of payment is refunded |
- 2Alaska travel packages
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 1-day tour | Non-refundable |
| 10 Days Prior to Departure Date(including 10 days) | Non-refundable |
| 11-21 Days Prior to Departure Date | 45% of payment is refunded |
| 22-30 Days Prior to Departure Date | 65% of payment is refunded |
| 30 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | 90% of payment is refunded |
- 3Hawaii travel packages (exclude Hawaii inter-island air ticket)
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 7 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 8-14 Days Prior to Departure Date | 15% of payment is refunded |
| 15 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | 50% of payment is refunded |
| Tour package with "Once confirmed, no refund" notice | Non-refundable |
- 4Canada travel packages
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 1-day tour | Non-refundable |
| 17 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 18-24 Days Prior to Departure Date | 45% of payment is refunded |
| 25-36 Days Prior to Departure Date | 65% of payment is refunded |
| 36 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | 85% of payment is refunded |
Surcharge for hotel upgrading is non-refundable
- 4Yellowstone National Park travel packages
Please refer to "Cancellation and Refund Info" for individual tours.
- 6European travel packages
Once the Europe Tour package orders and sends a "Tour Confirmation Form" or "E-voucher", no fees will be refunded. Cancellation of special circumstances will be carried out in accordance with the specific provisions of the "Precautions" in each route.
- 7Australia travel packages
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 1-day tour | Non-refundable |
| Air ticket included in the product | Non-refundable |
| 14 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 15-29 Days Prior to Departure Date | 75% of payment is refunded |
| 30 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | 90% of payment is refunded |
- 8New Zealand travel packages
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 1-day tour | Non-refundable |
| 21 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 8-14 Days Prior to Departure Date | 40% of payment is refunded |
| 15-29 Days Prior to Departure Date | 70% of payment is refunded |
| 30 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | 90% of payment is refunded |
- 9Africa travel packages
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 1-day tour | Non-refundable |
| Tour package with "Once confirmed, no refund" notice | Non-refundable |
| 21 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 22-29 Days Prior to Departure Date | 40% of payment is refunded |
| 30 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | 90% of payment is refunded |
- 10South America travel packages
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 1-day tour | Non-refundable |
| Tour package with "Once confirmed, no refund" notice | Non-refundable |
| 7 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 8-14 Days Prior to Departure Date | 70% of payment is refunded |
| 15-29 Days Prior to Departure Date | 50% of payment is refunded |
| 30 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | charge $200 penalty, the rest will be refund |
- 11Attraction tickets/ Show tickets/ Bus tickets
- 12Cruise itinerary (any changes is deemed to be cancelled)
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 14 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 15-29 Days Prior to Departure Date | 20% of payment is refunded |
| 30-55 Days Prior to Departure Date | 40% of payment is refunded |
| 56-90 Days Prior to Departure Date | charge $330 penalty per person, the rest will be refund |
The Miami Cruise Line cancellation is subject to the cruise company rules
- 13Reservation made 7 Days Prior to Departure Date
Reservations made 7 days prior to departure date are non-refundable if cancel due to personal reason, regardless of whether you have received the Confirmation Form or E-voucher.
- 14Confirmed order
The following terms apply to the refund policy when canceling or changing a confirmed order
(a) Reducing the number of travelers
(b) Rescheduling tour departure date
- 15Cancel amended order
If cancel the order that has been rescheduled tour departure date, refund policy will be applied to the original tour departure date.
- 16Cancellation of free-fare passenger of "buy 2, Get 1 or 2 Free" offers (exclude Yellowstone National Park tours)
If cancellation of free-fare passenger(s) is made at least 10 days before tour departure date, the reservation will be subject to a $50.00 Amendment Fee. No-show or cancellation within 10 days will be assessed a penalty fee as amount of child price.
- 17The specific amendment/refund criteria after receive Confirmation Form and E-voucher:
(a)If amendment is made at least 7 days before tour departure date, the reservation will be subject to a $50.00 Amendment Fee and any other surcharge.
(b) You can fill the flight information one-time for free after receive Confirmation Form, and will be charge $50 Amendment Fee after.
(c)If a tour is scheduled to depart within the next 7 days, we will not change a traveler's departure date and will not offer a refund.
- 18How to Change/ Cancel a Reservation
Amendment or Cancellation must be made by filling out and signing the Usitour Amendment Request Form and Cancellation Request Form. Please email, fax or mail to us, and confirm of receiving by calling us. We will process your request within 7 to 15 business days.
Email: service@usitour.com
Fax: 626-768-3706
Special Notes
1. Usitour cooperates with top local tour operators and ensures the best quality of services to all travelers.
2. The sequence of itineraries is subject to change without prior notice according to departure date, weather, traffic, holidays, construction, etc.
3. Please ensure safety of your luggage always, especially in public areas. The tour operator or the tour guide cannot be held responsible for any loss of personal belongings.
4. Please bring valid documentation on travel date (passport, driving license, visa, etc).
5. No-show of third and fourth discounted passengers incurs a penalty fee, and the first and the second passengers should pay the fee to the guide.
6. National Park Pass / City Pass / Entry Tickets / Annual or Season Passes / Senior Pass (or) any admission tickets to attractions purchased on your own are not allowed on this tour. All mandatory / optional tour services, have to be purchased as instructed in the exclusions section.
7. Two full-sized beds per room. No additional bed for children, 3rd or 4th travelers.
8. Tour is not wheel chair accessible.
9 Children at 18 or under 18 years old must be accompanied by a partner at 19 or 19+ years old.
10. We recommend that you book your flight ticket after receiving the confirmation e-tour ticket. After ordering the ticket, please return to our website tours.usitour.com “My Account” to fill in the ticket information for the guide to pick up the plane.
11. If the flight is late or delayed, please inform the pick-up personnel in time. We are not responsible for this issue affected due to your pick-up arrangement.
12. For the principle of fairness, the bus seats are rotated daily during the trip. Please cooperate with the tour guide to avoid unnecessary disputes.
13. For New Year's Day, National Day, Labor Day or other long weekend holidays, the group fee will be adjusted appropriately. Please confirm the price before booking.
14. In order to ensure that all guests can start the tour on time, please arrive at the pick-up location 10 minutes in advance, and we are not responsible for your expiration.