Cape Cod Maritime Escape

Day One

The Parkville Market in Hartford is Connecticut's largest food hall and is where you will be stopping for lunch on your own. With over 20 restaurants and plenty of indoor and outdoor seating, Parkville Market has something for everyone.
Welcome to the sandy shores of Cape Cod. Your Local Guide will meet you at the Aiden Cape Point Hotel and will assist with check-in.
Dinner is included this evening.

Day Two

Breakfast is included this morning at your hotel.
Your Local Guide will meet you at your hotel for a full day of touring. You will travel historic Route 6A, the Old King's Highway, a scenic byway winding through centuries of Cape Cod history. It winds past hundreds of historic structures which characterize its early development. View a Windmill, a Cap Cod Lighthouse and visit the Cape Cod National Seashore Visitor's Center. Sand dunes and the ocean surround you as you approach "Land's End" - Provincetown. You are now at the exteme tip of Cape Cod. Formerly known as the "Province Lands" the pilgrims landed here first before they decided to settle across the Bay in Plymouth. Take some time to enjoy the wonderful variety of restaurants, shops, and galleries that make this artists/fishermen village so unique.
Board an excursion vessel for an amazing experience of Whale Watching (3 hours). You will travel into the natural habitat of a diverse marine environment including birds that migrate here from all over the Atlantic, and fish which use these shallow waters to feed. Try to spot Humpback, Minke, and Fin Whales going about their daily business. An onboard naturalist will introduce you to everything you see and will answer any of your questions about the whales, birds, fish, and lighthouses.
Or you may choose to stay on dry land:
Admission is included on a one-hour Dune Tour. Ride along the shoreline of the protected lands of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Your guide will point out the "dune shacks" where famous artists and writers became inspired to create their art.
Dinner is included this evening.

Day Three

Breakfast is included this morning at your hotel.
Your Local Guide will meet you at your hotel and will conduct a tour of America's Hometown - Plymouth. As one of the country's first settlements it is well known in the United States for its historical value. A picture stop will be made at the Forefather's Monument, the largest, solid granite monument in the United States. She stands facing the harbor, welcoming those who come by water. A picture stop will also be made at Plymouth Rock, the traditional site of disembarkation of the Pilgrims in 1620. View the newly restored Mayflower II, a reproduction of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World.
There will be free time for lunch and shopping on your own on the waterfront.
Board a Lobster Tales Cruise to learn about the many creatures that live in Plymouth Harbor. Experience a "hands on" approach to see how lobsters are harvested from their natural environment. Roll up your sleeves to help haul in lobster traps.
This afternoon, you will travel back over the bridge into Sandwich - the oldest town on Cape Cod. A stop will be made at the Cape Cod Canal Visitor's Center. Explore the rich history, fascinating features, and vigilant operation of the Cape Cod Canal. The center features a retired 41-foot US Army Corps of Engineers patrol boat, a 46-seat theater, canal critters, canal wildflowers, real time radar, camera images and rocking chairs on an observation deck.
Sandwich became the site of one of America's largest glass factories, an industry that flourished during the 19th century. This quaint and quiet seaside community is the hometown of Thornton Burgess, naturalist, and author of 170 children's books. You will view the Village Green, the Great Salt Marsh, a Cranberry Bog, and Cape Cod Bay.
Dinner is included this evening.

Day Four

Breakfast is included this morning at your hotel.
Your Local Guide will meet you at your hotel and will conduct a tour of Hyannis including the John F. Kennedy Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, Hyannisport, and a view of St Francis Xavier Church, the summer parish of the Kennedy Family.
Welcome aboard a one-hour sightseeing Hyannis Harbor Cruise featuring live commentary and views of the Kennedy Memorial, St Andrews-by-the-Sea, the historic Kennedy Compound, Squaw Island and more!
There will be free time for lunch and shopping on your own on Main Street.
Admission is included to visit the Cape Cod Maritime Museum where the Cape and Islands maritime past, present and future is celebrated. Experience our inspiring passion and respect for the sea and how it continues to shape Cape Cod. Experience our maritime traditions and nautical history.
Admission is included to the Whydah Pirate Museum. The Whydah was a fully rigged galley ship that was built by the British. During one of its voyages in 1717, it was captured by the famed pirate Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy. During an infamous storm off the coast of Cape Cod the Whydah sank, laying its treasure just 500 feet off the shore for over 300 years. Now you can touch and see the world's only authenticated pirate treasure.
Dinner is on your own this evening. Your guide will offer suggestions.

Day Five

Breakfast is included this morning at your hotel.
Check out and depart for a stop in Connecticut at Mystic Seaport - The Museum of America and The Sea. Stroll through the recreated seafaring village, comprised of dozens of real New England buildings staffed with historians, musicians, storytellers and craftspeople who bring our seafaring past to life. The buildings you see aren't replications - they're trade shops and businesses from the 1800s that were transported to Mystic Seaport from locations around New England. Discover how America's maritime past shaped life today.
Lunch on your own options: Greenman's Landing, Spouters Tavern and the Anchor Cafe & Bake Shop.
Depart Mystic for home with sand in your shoes, seashells in your pocket and many fond memories of your Klein Tour to Cape Cod!

B=Breakfast, D=Dinner