Awaken Travel Club | 2027 Tour Pick #2
Islands of New England
Lighthouses, lobster feasts and ferry rides to two famous islands.
Newport, Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha’s Vineyard | Hosted by Cindi & Denise
✈️ Flights + the ride to the Atlanta airport included
The trip
Why we love this one
If your idea of a perfect trip is lighthouses, salt air and a really good lobster dinner, this is the one. We spend three nights in Providence, Rhode Island, with a day in Newport touring The Breakers, the grandest of the Gilded Age summer mansions.
Then it is four nights at a beachfront resort on Cape Cod, with ferry days to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, a lobster boat ride in Plymouth Harbor, a stop at Plymouth Rock, and a farewell lobster feast. Just two hotels, so there is no packing up every morning, and plenty of time by the water.
The highlights
What we'll do together
Nantucket by ferry
Cobblestone Main Street, the harbor, free time to shop, and the Whaling Museum with its 46-foot whale skeleton.
Martha’s Vineyard
A ferry ride to the Vineyard for its famous gingerbread cottages and an old whaling port lined with sea captains’ homes.
Newport’s Gilded Age
A drive down Bellevue Avenue past the grand summer “cottages,” then a tour of The Breakers, the Vanderbilts’ 70-room mansion.
Lobster, start to finish
Watch a captain pull up a lobster trap in Plymouth Harbor, see Plymouth Rock, then celebrate with a farewell lobster feast.
The route
Where the road takes us
- 1ProvidenceDays 1 to 3
- 2NewportDay 3
- 3PlymouthDay 4
- 4Cape CodDays 4 to 7
- 5Nantucket & HyannisDay 5
- 6Sandwich (optional)Day 6
- 7Martha’s VineyardDay 7
- 8BostonDay 8
Ferry rides to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard.
Day by day
Your itinerary
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Day 1: Providence, Rhode Island
Arrive in Providence, the capital of Rhode Island. Nothing is scheduled today, so dinner is on your own.
Stay: Aloft Providence Downtown - 2
Day 2: Providence
A morning drive around the city with our tour manager, past Brown University and Waterplace Park. In the afternoon, pick your own adventure: a guided walk through Providence’s architecture and hidden corners with a local guide, or time in the RISD Museum of art and design. Tonight, a colonial-style welcome dinner together.
Stay: Aloft Providence DowntownMeals: Breakfast, Dinner - 3
Day 3: Newport
A day trip to Newport, the old colonial port that became the summer playground of America’s richest families. We ride down Bellevue Avenue past its mansions, then tour The Breakers, the Vanderbilt family’s 70-room summer home. Back to Providence for the evening.
Stay: Aloft Providence DowntownMeals: Breakfast - 4
Day 4: Plymouth & Cape Cod
On to Plymouth, where the Pilgrims came ashore in 1620. We cruise the harbor on a lobster boat while the captain pulls up a trap and explains how lobstering works, then visit Plymouth Rock. This afternoon we check in to a beachfront resort on Cape Cod for four nights.
Stay: Sea Crest Beach Resort, FalmouthMeals: Breakfast - 5
Day 5: Nantucket & Hyannis
A ferry to Nantucket. Free time for cobblestone Main Street, the harbor and the famous Nantucket baskets, then the Whaling Museum and its 46-foot whale skeleton. Back on the Cape, a stop at the Kennedy Memorial in Hyannis, then dinner together at a local favorite.
Stay: Sea Crest Beach Resort, FalmouthMeals: Breakfast, Dinner - 6
Day 6: Cape Cod, your way
Your choice today: relax at the resort’s pool and private beach, or ride along to Sandwich for the Heritage Museums & Gardens, 100 acres of gardens and collections, and the Sandwich Glass Museum with its glassblowing. The evening is free.
Stay: Sea Crest Beach Resort, FalmouthMeals: Breakfast - 7
Day 7: Martha’s Vineyard
A ferry to Martha’s Vineyard to see the island’s highlights, from the colorful gingerbread cottages to the old whaling port and its sea captains’ homes. Back on the Cape, a farewell lobster feast.
Stay: Sea Crest Beach Resort, FalmouthMeals: Breakfast, Dinner - 8
Day 8: Cape Cod to Boston
After breakfast, we head to Boston, where the tour ends.
Meals: Breakfast
Hotels listed are the current plan and can change to a similar hotel.
The details
What's included
Included
- ✓Your flights, plus the ride from the Chattanooga area to the Atlanta airport
- ✓7 nights in two hand-picked hotels: 3 in downtown Providence and 4 at a beachfront resort on Cape Cod
- ✓10 meals: 7 breakfasts and 3 dinners, including a welcome dinner and a farewell lobster feast
- ✓A professional tour manager with the group the whole way
- ✓Motorcoach travel between every stop, plus the ferries to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard
- ✓Guided sightseeing and admissions: a Providence city tour, The Breakers in Newport, a lobster boat cruise in Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth Rock, the Nantucket Whaling Museum and the Kennedy Memorial in Hyannis
Not included
- –Tips for your tour manager and motorcoach driver
- –Meals not listed in the day by day
- –Optional add-ons and anything on your free time
- –Travel insurance (we strongly recommend it)
The pace
Moderate. Expect walking on cobblestone streets and island sidewalks, getting on and off ferries and boats, and some stairs. Day 6 can be an easy day at the resort if you want it.
Fall 2027 departures
Dates
Oct 1 - Oct 8, 2027
Oct 7 - Oct 14, 2027
Oct 8 - Oct 15, 2027
Oct 14 - Oct 21, 2027
Oct 22 - Oct 29, 2027
✈️ Every tour includes your flights and the ride to the Atlanta airport. We are finalizing group pricing now and will share it soon.
October is shoulder season on the Cape and the islands, with fewer summer crowds.
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Traveling with you
Your hosts
Cindi Sanden
Denise Karnes
Cindi and Denise started the Awaken Travel Club because travel is better with people who get it. We handle the planning, the questions and the details, so all you have to do is pack and come along.