Santa Ana College Community Services Program Presents.... COLORS OF NEW ENGLAND FEATURING BOSTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MAINE, 2 TRAIN RIDES, LEXINGTON & CONCORD OCTOBER 7-15, 2012 ~ 9 DAY TOUR Via TOUR PACE ACTIVITY LEVEL Leisurely On the Go Low High ~DAY BY DAY ITINERARY~ TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Pass by old whaling villages dotted with lighthouses and widows’ walks as you travel along Maine’s w Local guides are onboard with us as we travel rocky beaches. Travel the back roads of Vermont through the quaint towns and to the covered and New Hampshire past traditional white steeple bridges when colors are most likely churches, quaint villages, and covered bridges. w Tour Boston including the Freedom Trail, the The events which led to the Revolutionary War Boston Massacre site, Beacon Hill, and more unfold before your eyes in Boston, Lexington and w Tour the coast of Maine including Kennebunk- Concord. All the while the vibrant colors of the port to see the “Wedding Cake House”, and a leaves provide a spectacular backdrop in every lobster boat followed by lobster dinner direction. This is Autumn in New England. w In Vermont visit Montpelier, Quechee Gorge, within walking distance of downtown Ogunquit, Woodstock, Calvin Coolidge Historic Site, Ogunquit Beach and the Marginal Way walk. An the Vermont Teddy Bear factory, the Shelburne included dinner this evening. (Breakfast, Dinner) “Americana” Museum, a maple sugar farm and enjoy lunch at the Von Trapp Family Lodge wDAY 3 ~ MAINEw Enjoy an included breakfast this morning before w Tour New Hampshire with the Kancamagus heading out for a narrated driving tour of the Highway, ride two historic trains, Lake Win- southern coast of Maine, including the quaint nipesaukee cruise, and Castle in the Clouds town of York with a photo stop at the Nubble Vermont w Tour Lexington, Concord, the North Bridge, Lighthouse, a famous American icon and a Walden Pond and Emerson and Thoreau homes classic example of a New England lighthouse. See wDAY 1 ~ TRAVEL TO BOSTONw Kennebunkport, including a photo stop at the Our journey begins with optional transfers from FINE HOTELS / GREAT LOCATIONS Wedding Cake House which derives its name home or our departure points this morning to from its “wedding cake” like appearance. We will w Night 1 Sheraton Hotel LAX for a flight toBoston, Massachusetts. Upon also see former President George H. W. Bush’s Framingham, MA our arrival a deluxe motorcoach will transport us summer estate on Walker’s Point in which he w Nights 2-3 Anchorage by the Sea to downtown Boston and an included dinner at spent most of his childhood. Spend free time and Ogunquit, ME a local favorite. Overnight in Framingham, just enjoy lunch on your own at Dock Square, lined w outside of Boston. (Dinner) Nights 4-5 Margate Resort with restaurants, shops and galleries to browse. Laconia, NH Next, we will take a narrated harbor cruise aboard wDAY 2 ~ BOSTON, MAINEw w Nights 6-8 Cascades Lodge the Finestkind and learn all about lobstering! After an included breakfast, we are joined by a Killington, VT After, enjoy an included delicious lobster dinner local guide who will lead us on a discovery to relive New Hampshire while overlooking the ocean. (Breakfast, Dinner) the story of America’s birth on a tour of Boston – TOUR INCLUSIONS the birthplace of American liberty. Our tour will w 8 Nights deluxe hotel accommodations feature over 350 years of history highlighted by the w 16 meals – 7 dinners, 1 lunch, 8 breakfasts Freedom Trail, Boston Common, the Old State w Services of a professional tour director House, the Boston Massacre site, the U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides), and more. Tour w Comprehensive sightseeing with local guides through some of Boston’s diverse neighborhoods w Roundtrip airport-hotel transfers (with pur- including Little Italy and Beacon Hill where the chase of group air) “Boston Blue Bloods” were brought up. Take a w Transportation on a deluxe motorcoach short walk through the North End to the Old Nubble Lighthouse w Luggage, taxes, fees and most gratuities North Church, made famous by “one if by land, two if by sea.” Time at leisure for lunch and PER PERSON LAND PRICES browsing at Quincy Market – famous for a wide wDAY 4 ~ NEW HAMPSHIREw variety of ethnic food vendors and fine restaurants. Following an included breakfast, we travel from Double $1,899 / Single $2,199  Deposit $300 This afternoon we begin our journey through the Maine to New Hampshire’s Lake Region. First, *Roundtrip group airfare available from $555 p.p. vibrant colors of a New England autumn with take a relaxing and scenic cruise on the M/S Optional airport transfers – see reverse a trip up the coast to Maine. Check in for a Mount Washington across Lake Winnipesaukee. Travel Protection Plan – see reverse two-night stay at an oceanfront hotel, which is Take time to explore the charming lakeside town of Wolfeboro. This afternoon we visit the and included dinner. (Breakfast, Dinner) RESERVATIONS amazing Castle in the Clouds, a magnificent Santa Ana College estate set in the mountains overlooking Lake wDAY 7 ~ VERMONTw Community Services Program Winnipesaukee. See the beauty of the Lake An included breakfast this morning before we 1530 W. 17th St., Room S-201 and surrounding mountains from this pristine depart for a full day of touring in Vermont Santa Ana, CA 92706 mountaintop estate. This evening we check in with our local guide. Today you will visit a real for a two-night stay at a hotel which overlooks Vermont maple sugar farm. This 7th generation Phone (714) 564-6594 (714) 564-0240 i Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire’s family continues the tradition of “sugar-on- www.sac.edu/community/services largest lake. An included buffet dinner and snow” and you’ll have an opportunity to sample. Tour operated by Good Times Travel an evening at leisure. (Breakfast, Dinner) Learn how the maple sap is drawn and converted California Seller of Travel License #: 2018390-40 into Vermont’s famous export. We continue on to the gold-domed State Capitol Building PAYMENT INFORMATION in Montpelier. An exquisite luncheon follows at the Von Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, wDeposit due at time of booking to the Vermont. The family portrayed inThe Sound of address above (Good Times Travel will contact Music relocated to this area because it reminded you for the travel protection and air option) them of their home in Austria. Visit the Ben & wGood Times Travel will invoice you for the Jerry’s Ice Cream factory for delicious samples. balance payment 6-8 weeks prior (Breakfast, Lunch) New Hampshire TRAVEL PROTECTION / CANCELLATION wDAY 8 ~ VERMONTw wDAY 5 ~ NEW HAMPSHIREw Following an included breakfast this morning, Travel protection/cancellation insurance is Today you’ll see numerous sites in New we visit the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory for a highly recommended for all multi-day tours. If Hampshire that truly capture the essence of special guided tour to see how the largest seller travel protection has not been purchased, only Autumn in New England. We’ll travel the of teddy bears gets it done. Get a chance to shop recoverable funds less a cancellation charge of Kancamagus Highway, one of New England’s in the store. Next, enjoy a stop at the Shelburne $50 will be reimbursed once payment has been most scenic routes with photo stops to capture Museum which houses “the best collection of made. Amount of reimbursement depends on the foliage and numerous sights along the way. Americana in New England”, a collection of the date of cancellation. After an included breakfast our local guide collections! Over 150,000 works are exhibited in If travel protection has been purchased and you joins us as we head to the magnificentWhite a remarkable setting of 39 exhibition buildings, must cancel prior to departure or leave the tour Mountains of New Hampshire, so called because 25 of which are historic and were relocated to enroute for a reason approved by the insurance of the granite summits that resemble snow year the museum grounds. Walk or ride the jitney, company, you will receive a full refund (or par- round. As we make our way through forests of admire the American paintings, Impressionists, tial if enroute), minus the cost of the premium. sugar maple, mountain ash and white birch, keep covered bridge, 1840s general store and more! Other benefits of travel protection include your eyes open for native black bear, moose, deer Tonight, an included gourmet dinner and live medical expenses for illness and injury, emer- and the dozens of species of birds that call this cooking demonstration with a French chef. gency transportation, and lost/stolen/damaged area home. Next we board the Conway Scenic (Breakfast, Dinner) luggage. Pre-existing medical conditions are Railroad which takes us to Crawford Notch – only covered if protection is purchased at the enjoy the commentary and the scenery as you wDAY 9 ~ LEXINGTON, CONCORDw time of deposit. See travel protection plan for travel across rivers and see spectacular mountain This morning, following an included breakfast, full details and exclusions. views. At the end of our ride we will enjoy a we return to Massachusetts via the Berkshires delicious buffet luncheon, followed by a photo alight in autumn with the fall colors that have DEPARTURE INFORMATION stop of the famed Mount Washington Hotel, made New England famous. A stop in the Roundtrip airport transfers are available as follows: a National Historic Landmark. All aboard a historic town of Lexington, where the “shot dinner train From one of our departure points: $69 p.p. this evening for a scenic ride along heard round the world” was fired – marking Lake Winnipesaukeewith the Fall colors as your the start of the Revolutionary War. Here a Fountain Valley - Good Times Travel office companion. (Breakfast, Dinner) local guide provides a driving tour of historic Long Beach - City College - Lot “O” Lexington Battle Green and the Buckman From home: $159 and higher (contact us for quote) wDAY 6 ~ VERMONTw Tavern where the Minutemen assembled and Following an included breakfast this morning, waited. We continue on to Concord where the Exact departure times are provided 2 weeks prior we travel to Vermont and are joined by a local events which led to the Revolutionary War will guide at the Quechee Gorge Visitor’s Center. unfold before your eyes. A visit to the “rude SINGLE SHARE PROGRAM Known as Vermont’s “Little Grand Canyon”, bridge that arched the flood” where now stands Should a single traveler wish to take advantage of the the 165-foot deep, mile-long Quechee Gorge the famed Minute Man statue. See the historic double price, tell us when making your reservation was formed as a glacier from the Ice Age North Bridge – site of the Battle of 1775 and that you wish to have a roommate. We will provide receded from the ocean waters and has become hear of the famous “Ride of Paul Revere.” In the contact information to others requesting a Vermont’s most spectacular natural wonder. Concord, we will see the homes of Louisa May roommate and the two parties can determine if they Enjoy lunch on your own and time to browse Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the cabin would be a good fit and the price will be adjusted. the charming Vermont village of Woodstock. on Walden Pond belonging to Henry David Visit the Calvin Coolidge Historic Site which Thoreau. We arrive at Boston’s Logan airport in FURTHER INFORMATION / TERMS is the birthplace and boyhood home of the the late afternoon for our return flight back to th See Good Times Travel catalog 30 President of the United States. We check Los Angeles with visions of New England’s Fall or goodtimestravel.com for more details in to our Vermont lodge for a three-night stay foliage forever with us. (Breakfast)