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Hyannis
Arrival in Hyannis
Arrive in Hyannis, the harbor town at the center of the Cape, and get oriented along the boat-filled inner harbor and Main Street's shops and galleries. Gather for a welcome dinner and an easy first evening on the Cape.
Maritime New England · Coastal · 6 Days / 5 Nights
Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket
Cape Cod keeps its best sights close to salt water: forty miles of dunes and open Atlantic beach at the Cape Cod National Seashore, Provincetown's galleries at the Cape's tip, and Chatham's working fish pier, where the fleet still unloads its catch. Ferry days reach both islands: Martha's Vineyard, with the brightly painted gingerbread cottages of Oak Bluffs, and Nantucket, the whaling capital of the world two centuries ago, where a full sperm whale skeleton hangs in the Whaling Museum, built into an 1847 candle factory. The John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum shows why one American family kept returning to this shore, and the journey closes with a traditional lobster bake, the Cape's signature meal.
What your group will experience
- Cape Cod National Seashore, forty miles of protected dunes and open Atlantic beach along the Outer Cape.
- Highland Light in Truro, a working lighthouse inside the National Seashore with seasonal tower tours.
- Provincetown, the country's oldest continuous art colony, at the very tip of the Cape.
- The Martha's Vineyard ferry, a 45-minute crossing where the sightseeing starts on the water.
- Oak Bluffs, where the famous gingerbread cottages cluster around the island's old camp meeting grounds.
- Aquinnah Cliffs, clay cliffs rising a hundred feet above the Atlantic and long the symbol of the Vineyard.
- Edgartown, white Greek Revival houses built by whaling captains above a picture-book harbor.
- Hyannis and the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, connecting the Cape to President Kennedy's life, family, and legacy.
- Nantucket, the whaling capital of the world two centuries ago, and its Whaling Museum, where a full sperm whale skeleton hangs inside an 1847 candle factory.
- Chatham, Main Street shops and a working fish pier where the fleet unloads the day's catch.
- The Sandwich Glass Museum in the Cape's first town, with a live glassblowing demonstration on the journey home.
- A traditional lobster bake, included, because no one should leave the Cape without one.
The route your group travels
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Provincetown
The Outer Cape & National Seashore
Travel to the Outer Cape, where the Cape Cod National Seashore protects forty miles of dunes and open Atlantic beach. Stop at Highland Light in Truro, then continue to Provincetown at the Cape's tip for its galleries, village streets, and harborfront.
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Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard Day Trip
Take the morning ferry for a full-day visit to Martha's Vineyard. Walk among the gingerbread cottages of Oak Bluffs, follow Edgartown's streets past the white houses built by whaling captains, and continue to the Aquinnah Cliffs before returning by ferry to Hyannis.
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Nantucket
Nantucket & the Whaling Museum
Ride the ferry for a full day on Nantucket, the whaling capital of the world two centuries ago and home port of Moby-Dick's Pequod. At the Whaling Museum, built into an 1847 spermaceti candle factory, a full sperm whale skeleton hangs overhead. Then follow cobblestone Main Street through the historic town center, a National Historic Landmark district of weathered shingle and sea-captain brick.
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Chatham & Hyannis
Chatham & the Kennedy Story
Begin in Chatham with Main Street shops and the working fish pier, then return to Hyannis for the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum. Explore President Kennedy's life, legacy, and deep connection to Cape Cod before gathering for the tour's traditional lobster bake.
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Sandwich
Sandwich Glass & the Journey Home
Begin the journey home with a stop in Sandwich, the Cape's first town, settled in 1637. At the Sandwich Glass Museum, watch a live glassblowing demonstration and see the pressed and blown glass that made the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company famous in the 1800s, then continue off-Cape toward home.
Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket in pictures
Image credits
The gingerbread cottages of Oak Bluffs: Benjamin R. (Unsplash License); Main Street, Edgartown: John Phelan (CC BY-SA 3.0); Hyannis Harbor: John Phelan (CC BY-SA 3.0); Main Street, Nantucket: Kenneth C. Zirkel (CC BY-SA 4.0); John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum: Kevin Rutherford (CC BY-SA 4.0); Highland Light, Truro: John Phelan (CC BY-SA 3.0); Cape Cod National Seashore: Daniel Schwen (CC BY-SA 2.5); Provincetown: Dietmar Rabich (CC BY-SA 4.0); Gingerbread Cottages, Oak Bluffs: Le grand Cricri (CC BY-SA 3.0); Aquinnah Cliffs, Martha's Vineyard: JP06035 (Wikimedia Commons) (CC BY-SA 3.0); Edgartown Harbor Light: Williamwaterway (CC BY-SA 3.0)
What's included
- Hotel accommodations
- Ground transportation throughout the tour
- Professional tour guide and local experts
- Scheduled admissions and activities
- Select meals and group dining experiences
- Custom itinerary planning and coordination
Transportation options
Group airfare or motor coach transportation to and from Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard can be included on request.
Not included
- Travel insurance
- Gratuities for guides and drivers
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