Maine Coast & Acadia · 5 Days
The Maine coast and Acadia, slow-paced for nature lovers and photographers.
- Duration
- 5 days / 4 nights
- Best season
- Jun–Oct
- Group size
- 10–30 guests
- Route
- Boston → Boston
Overview
Five unhurried days up the Maine coast to Acadia National Park. From Portland’s old port and lighthouse to Bar Harbor and Cadillac Mountain, the route follows the shore north and back. Lobster on the coast where it is landed, and the story of how private land became a public park.
Service note: This is a private, fully customisable ground programme. All transport is performed by licensed, insured third-party carriers, with chauffeured vehicles scaled to your group. We provide non-ticketed ground services only.
Highlights
- Portland Head Light, one of America’s most photographed lighthouses
- Cadillac Mountain, among the first places on the East Coast to see the sunrise
- The Rockefeller carriage roads — how private land became public heritage
- Acadia’s rocky shores, lakes and gravel carriage roads, closed to cars
- Lobster on the coast where it is landed
- A licensed, chauffeured vehicle and a bilingual tour leader throughout
Day-by-day
Day 1Boston to Portland
Drive from Boston to Portland’s Old Port and Portland Head Light, with a lobster dinner to arrive on.
- Drive Boston to Portland
- The Old Port, Portland
- Portland Head Light
- Check in
Transport: Private chauffeured vehicle throughoutMeals: Lobster dinner- Day 2
Portland to Bar Harbor
North along the coast, past fishing villages and lighthouses, to Bar Harbor.
- North along the coast
- Fishing villages and lighthouses en route
- Arrive Bar Harbor
- Check in
Transport: Private chauffeured vehicle throughoutMeals: Lunch in a town along the way - Day 3
Acadia National Park
A full day in Acadia — Cadillac Mountain, the Park Loop Road, Jordan Pond and a walk on the carriage roads.
- Cadillac Mountain
- The Park Loop Road
- Jordan Pond
- A walk on the carriage roads
Transport: Private chauffeured vehicle throughoutMeals: Lunch in the park - Day 4
Bar Harbor at Leisure, heading south
The town of Bar Harbor at leisure — an optional whale watch or sail in season — then south to Portland.
- The town of Bar Harbor at leisure
- Optional whale watch or sail (seasonal)
- Drive south to Portland
Transport: Private chauffeured vehicle throughoutMeals: Mostly on own - Day 5
Portland to Boston
Tax-free outlet shopping, then the drive back to Boston with time in hand.
- Tax-free outlet shopping
- Drive back to Boston
Transport: Private chauffeured vehicle throughoutMeals: Lunch en route
Included
- Private chauffeured vehicle throughout
- Bilingual tour leader
- Accommodation along the route
- Acadia National Park entry
Not included
- Some meals and admissions
- Gratuities
Gallery
Places on this journey
Portland Head Light & Acadia National Park
Jun–Oct
Portland Head Light is one of the most photographed lighthouses in America; in Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain is among the first places on the East Coast to catch the sunrise, and the park holds rocky shores, lakes and gravel carriage roads.
Guide’s notes
Acadia’s origins are worth telling: it is a national park pieced together from privately donated land, and the carriage roads the Rockefeller family paid to build still bar motor vehicles to this day — how the wealthy turned private property into public heritage, a classic case of American philanthropy.
Photo spot: Portland Head Light and the rocks (early morning); sunrise from Cadillac Mountain; Jordan Pond and the Bubbles.
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