8-Day Treasures of Cape Cod & the Islands 2026

Highlights

• Boston: At 18:00, join your Travel Director for a dinner with wine and an opportunity to mingle with fellow guests.
• Martha's Vineyard: Indulge in a locally-sourced dinner in a private dining space in Bettini Restaurant.
• Newport: Meet your new friends in the evening for a seafood dinner with wine, where you can share the highlights of your trip while savoring a freshly prepared meal.
• Plymouth: Led by a Mayflower descendant, enjoy a guided visit to Pilgrim Hall Museum, the oldest continuously operating public museum in the United States. View original 17th-century artifacts and possessions carried on the Mayflower as you explore the personal stories behind early Plymouth Colony. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education.
• Plymouth: Visit detailed reconstructions of a 1600s English village and a Wampanoag homesite. As you walk through the open-air exhibits, see timber-framed houses, dugout canoes and heritage crops, and observe traditional skills in practice. This museum offers a clear, research-based insight into the lives of early colonists and Indigenous communities in what was once Patuxet. 
• Boston: Trace America’s path to independence with your Travel Director as you stroll past Boston’s iconic sites. See Boston Common, the oldest public park in the United States; the red-bricked Granary Burying Ground where Samuel Adams rests; and the evocative Old State House, the spark site of the Boston Massacre. 
• Cape Cod: Experience the natural wonder and human history, emphasizing the cultural themes represented on Cape Cod, including the First People—the Wampanoag; European settlement culture; fishing, life-saving, and lighthouses; and the communication technology of Cape Cod’s National Seashore.
• Nantucket: Walk through historic downtown Nantucket and discover the unique history of the island. Journey through Nantucket’s past and hear about the rise and the fall of the whaling industry, the rise of tourism, and the impacts the island’s economy has had on social and racial development on Nantucket.
• Martha's Vineyard: After arriving by ferry, explore the charming town of Oak Bluffs. Visit the Gingerbread Cottage Museum with a Local Expert and learn how this colorful 19th-century neighborhood evolved from Methodist campgrounds. See the iconic Flying Horses Carousel—the oldest operating platform carousel in America—and admire the vibrant cottages with their steep gables and decorative trim. 
• Newport: A striking destination for design lovers and motoring enthusiasts alike, this museum reimagines the automobile as a canvas for innovation. Housed in a repurposed missile plant, its collection features over 100 cars, from the sculpted lines of mid-century Cadillacs to performance icons like the Ford GT, Porsche 911 and Corvette Stingray. Each car is selected for its impact on design, engineering and culture. 
• Newport: Established in 1872, this is America’s oldest topiary garden, where horticultural craftsmanship meets imaginative design. Set on seven coastal acres, the collection includes more than 80 sculpted shrubs, from giraffes and elephants to intricate geometric forms. Maintained by generations of gardeners, it remains a living work of art on Rhode Island’s historic shoreline. 
• Newport: Meet your captain and jump onboard the Madeline, a 72-foot schooner sailing ship and cruise around the coastline. You’ll sail out and pass nearby islands, old historical buildings and homes of the rich and famous, as you learn about the region’s exciting history, including its pirate activity. 
• Newport: Enjoy a visit to one of Newport's renowned landmarks, The Vanderbilt's Breakers Mansion.
• Choose between two carefully selected activities
• Newport: A striking destination for design lovers and motoring enthusiasts alike, this museum reimagines the automobile as a canvas for innovation. Housed in a repurposed missile plant, its collection features over 100 cars, from the sculpted lines of mid-century Cadillacs to performance icons like the Ford GT, Porsche 911 and Corvette Stingray. Each car is selected for its impact on design, engineering and culture. 
• Newport: Established in 1872, this is America’s oldest topiary garden, where horticultural craftsmanship meets imaginative design. Set on seven coastal acres, the collection includes more than 80 sculpted shrubs, from giraffes and elephants to intricate geometric forms. Maintained by generations of gardeners, it remains a living work of art on Rhode Island’s historic shoreline.