Roaming Coastal Maine featuring Portland, Acadia & Penobscot Bay

What's Included

• Visit to Acadia National Park

  Lose yourself in the natural beauty of Acadia National Park.

• Lobster Boat Experience

  Watch as traps are hauled from the ocean onto a working lobster boat.

• Oyster Farm Tour

  Tour an oyster farm before digging into the local delicacies.

• Maine Tasting Experience

  Learn about the people behind some of Maine’s specialties during a fun and informative tasting.

• Lunch at a Maine Lobster Shack

  Enjoy a rustic New England lunch at a traditional Maine lobster shack.

• Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

  Stroll through stunning nature at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

• Visit to Camden

  Visit the quaint town of Camden and admire the surrounding hills and the quintessential New England harbor.

• Portland Head Light Visit

  Take in the picturesque Portland Head Light, Maine's oldest lighthouse.

What's Not Included

• Transportation

  Transportation is not included.

• Airport Transfer and Extension Gratuities

  Airport transfer and extension gratuities are not included in the prepaid gratuities.

Experiences

• Lose yourself in the natural beauty of Acadia National Park.
• Watch as traps are hauled from the ocean onto a working lobster boat.

Options

Pawtucket, RI: Roaming Coastal Maine Tour Gratuities Guests departing from Australia & New Zealand can choose to prepay gratuities for their Tour Manager, driver(s), cruise staff when applicable, and local guides including those on optional tours. Gratuities for airport transfers, Tour Extensions, and any services not purchased through Collette are the responsibility of the traveler. In select cases where partner cruise lines automatically charge gratuities for cruise staff to traveler staterooms, Collette does not collect or distribute crew tips on behalf of the traveler.

Transportation is not included




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Culinaries

• Tour an oyster farm before digging into the local delicacies.
• Learn about the people behind some of Maine’s specialties during a fun and informative tasting.
• Enjoy a rustic New England lunch at a traditional Maine lobster shack.

Must See

• Stroll through stunning nature at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
• Visit the quaint town of Camden and admire the surrounding hills and the quintessential New England harbor.
• Take in the picturesque Portland Head Light, Maine's oldest lighthouse.

Choice Highlights

Portland Once home to sea captains and known now as one of America’s Coolest Cities,” Portland is all about vibes: funky, historic, cultured and cultural. On its perch over Casco Bay, Maine’s largest urban area is bursting at the maritime seams with enough museums, boutiques, bars, and restaurants to rival any concrete metropolis. Among centuries-old brick buildings and cobblestone streets, find yourself in the middle of the action at the historic Old Port. In eyeshot of the Portland Head Light, Maine’s oldest, most photographed lighthouse, see the commercial fishing boats come and go out of Portland Harbor, and watch the crab traps being pulled out of Portland Harbor. Experience a world-class dining scene where a culinary boom has embraced seafood crudo and foie gras, but hasn’t abandoned the lobster roll. Discover Portland – a vibrant example of Maine’s singular motto: Vacationland.

Choice on Tour: Victoria Mansion or Secrets of Portland's Old Port Walking Tour Get ready to explore more of Portland how you like because it’s your choice! Stroll through Portland’s historic Old Port District with a local guide to learn how this bustling maritime hub transformed into modern restaurants and shops today. Browse the many storefronts, discover a unique bar and lounge that was once a funeral parlor, and explore the neighborhoods nineteenth century architecture -OR- take a tour of Portland’s Victoria Mansion, known as one of the most important historic homes of the 19th century. The mansion contains over 90% of the original interiors and nearly all the wall paintings were done by the Italian-born artist, Giuseppe Guidicini. Throughout the tour, marvel at the many details that often warrant a second look due to their three-dimensional design.



Victoria Mansion

Activity Level: 2

Docent-led tour of mansion. Guests will need to navigate a flight of stairs to reach the second level of the house.



Secrets of Portland’s Old Port Walking Tour

Activity Level: 3

70 minute locally guided walking tour. Walk is 3/4 of a mile on city streets. There may be some areas with cobblestone.

Oyster Farm Get an intimate look at a working oyster farm on the Damariscotta River and learn how to dig into these local delicacies with an oyster shucking lesson. Oysters have been a staple of the New Englander diet for over 400 years.

Bar Harbor, ME Explore Bar Harbor, an iconic vacation spot featuring rich blue waters and the gateway to Acadia National Park. There’s a quintessential coastal New England downtown waiting to be explored, full of cozy cafes and ice cream shops.

Acadia National Park The first national park established east of the Mississippi, Acadia's name derives from is resemblance to a part of Greece according to explorer Giovanni Verrazano who sailed these waters in the 16th century. Carriage roads and stone bridges criscross this diverse landscape covered with lakes, waterfalls, wildlife and forests.

Lobster Trap Pull Demonstration Dive into the cuisine and culture of Maine when you join a local lobsterman on a lobster boat. See how lobster traps are retrieved from the ocean and watch the cages get pulled to the surface.

Camden Head to Camden for some time at leisure, giving you the perfect opportunity to explore this quintessential Maine town. Wrapped around a harbor filled with sailboats, this colorful seaside town is old-time New England at its very best.

Freeport Freeport is a popular town in Maine. It is located on the shores of Cisco Bay, located 20 minutes north of Portland. The town is renowned for its outlet shopping, and also features Wolfe’s Neck State Park, a 233 acre park with 5 miles of shoreline, as well as the Desert of Maine. L.L. Bean is headquartered here, and because of this, over the years other shops have flocked to Freeport to set up business and thus Freeport is known for its many stores and shopping.

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Enter the natural wonderland of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine. Boasting an expansive landscape of nearly 300 acres of grassy fields and woodland trails, these stunning gardens are overflowing with floral hues.

Boothbay Boothbay Harbor is a beautiful town in the state of Maine. It is located on a peninsula in the Gulf, and in the summer, the town is a popular yachting and tourist destination, offering great views of the ocean, tidal rivers and lighthouses. Boating and yachting along the coast are both popular things to do as you can view lighthouses from the water as well as see various wildlife and the summer homes that reside on the coast.

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Mode of Transport

Experience the charm of Portland with a classic New England trolley tour, and enjoy scenic drives through Maine's picturesque landscapes, including a visit to Acadia National Park.

Accommodation

Stay at the Hyatt Place Portland Old Port, Bar Harbor Grand Hotel, and Harraseeket Inn, offering comfortable accommodations in prime locations throughout your journey in Maine.