Acadia National Park & Bar Harbor, ME

Optional Activity

Optional activities need to be booked at the time of reservation to ensure availability. Optional activities cannot be added after the final payment due date or during the trip because they are arranged and pre-paid as a group order. The schedule of optional activities is subject to availability. We reserve the right to make revisions based on show schedules, etc.

Day 1

A full day of driving, with stops for rest & lunch, will bring us to our accommodations in Bath, ME. Dinner will be included at a local restaurant.

Day 2

Following breakfast, we head to Boothbay and the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens where we will see glorious formal gardens, impressive stonework, man-made waterfalls and ponds, and an overall design that's both appealing and impressive. After lunch on our own in downtown Boothbay Harbor, we will depart for Bar Harbor. Enroute we'll make a stop at the Maine State Prison Showroom. Here you will be given the opportunity to browse and purchase wood products and crafts made by actual inmates. Our next stop is Camden Hills State Park where we take the short road up Mount Battie for incredible views of Penobscot Bay. This evening we will check-in to our hotel for a 3-night stay followed by dinner at a local restaurant.

Day 3

After breakfast we will enjoy a 3-hour Puffin Lighthouse Cruise where you can relax & enjoy the beautiful views. Following lunch on our own in Bar Harbor we will be met by a local step-on guide who will point out all the highlights of Mount Desert Island's Acadia National Park. The glacier-carved island is a phenomenal geological grab bag of mountains, lakes, cliffs, forests, beaches, and rugged shoreline on the U.S. Atlantic Coast. Included in our tour will be some of the most popular sites including Thunder Hole, Jordan Pond, and Cadillac Mountain. Dinner this evening will be included at a local restaurant.

Day 4

After breakfast, we will set out on a guided whale watching excursion on the Gulf of Maine. As we head offshore, be on the lookout for native wildlife such as humpback, finback, and minke whales, porpoise, dolphins, seals, sharks, ocean sunfish, and offshore seabirds. As we cruise, our guide will educate us on the natural and cultural history of the Gulf of Maine. Afterwards there will be free-time for lunch and shopping in downtown Bar Harbor, with an optional afternoon activity. This evening, we will enjoy a lobster-bake with all the fixins!

Optional Afternoon Activity - Visit La Rochelle for a guided tour of the largest estate built along the shore of West Street in Bar Harbor. Built in 1903 and once part of the glitz and glam of the Gilded Age, today it stands as a museum and the headquarters of the Bar Harbor Historical Society. There is an additional cost for this optional activity.

Day 5

This morning, after breakfast, we must check-out and begin our homeward journey. Our first stop today is Owls Head Transportation Museum for a self-guided tour of a collection of antique, yet still working, modes of transportation - carriages, bicycles, autos, and airplanes. As we travel south along the coast, we will stop for lunch on our own before arriving in Bath, ME to visit the Maine Maritime Museum, which focuses on Maine's seafaring history on the banks of the Kennebec River. We'll then travel to South Portland, ME, the location of our lodging this evening. Dinner is at our leisure.

Day 6

After breakfast at the hotel, we will depart for home. With stops for meals and rest, arrival home is scheduled for later this evening.

Please note

Our intention is to run each tour as originally planned and published. However, if deemed necessary to do so, Perkiomen Tours reserves the right to make changes to tour components, schedules or itineraries without prior notification.

Tips for Perkiomen motorcoach drivers and tour escorts are not included in the price of this tour. We feel that these gratuities should be extended on an individual basis and dictated by the level of service provided.

Motorcoach seating is assigned at the time of reservation but cannot be guaranteed. Although we do our best to keep each traveler in the seat assigned at the time of reservation, there are times that it is necessary to move seat locations. Please be sure to verify your final seat number(s) with your driver at the time of boarding. Historically, daily seat rotation was practiced on most multi-day tours. We have suspended this practice for a period of time. Seat rotation will be explained by your driver or tour escort if reinstated.

Perkiomen Tours recommends that you consider purchasing Travel Insurance for your tour. Travel Insurance is purchased directly by you from a third-party of your choice. One option is Travel Safe Insurance. You can purchase insurance directly from Travel Safe through our website. www.perkiomentours.com.

To fully participate in this tour may require extended amounts of walking. There may be steps, inclines, uneven surfaces or extended periods of standing. Participants with physical limitation should take this into consideration.

B=Full Breakfast, D=Dinner