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6 Mayflower Tours NEW ENGLAND AUTUMN FOLIAGE RAILS AND SAILS 8 DAYS • 12 MEALS Start your travel where American freedom was born—Boston, home of the Freedom Trail, the Old and New State Houses, the Paul Revere House, and the Boston Common. A guided exploration through the city and a cruise through the Inner and Outer Harbors make this tour panoramic, and the train to Portland, Maine in restored Art Deco steel cars provides even more breathtaking views of the East Coast's seascapes and Camden Hills State Park. The rail tour continues with the Conway Scenic Railway into the White Mountains of New Hampshire and to the Cape Cod Central Railroad, where you'll board an old-time steamer replica for a harbor cruise. Finish your quintessential New England experience in Hyannis, where a traditional lobster dinner awaits. HOLLAND TULIP FESTIVAL 7 DAYS • 9 MEALS See what Tulipmania was all about, but leave your passport behind...you won't need it to visit this Holland. Start in Chicago, America's third-largest city, and explore one of its great museums or the Magnificent Mile from your water-adjacent hotel before taking a tour of the downtown area the day after your arrival. Then, be transported to Holland, Illinois and its acres of gorgeous tulips at the Veldheer Tulip Gardens, where picturesque windmills, drawbridges, canals, and De Klomp Wooden Shoe & Delft Factory bring you deeper into the Dutch experience. Ferry to Mackinac Island—where horse-drawn carriages and world-famous traditional fudge preserve the charm of a bygone era—to spend two nights at The Grand Hotel, built in 1897 as one of the largest summer hotels, before experiencing the Bavarian charm of Frankenmuth. MACKINAC ISLAND AND THE GRAND HOTEL 8 DAYS • 11 MEALS Start in the fabled Windy City of Chicago before heading out to Traverse City, Michigan and its charming beaches, shops, and cherry orchards. From here, you'll explore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a 35-mile stretch of golden sand, before taking a gorgeous train ride to Canada aboard the Algoma Central Railway through Agawa Canyon and the changing foliage within. The next highlight is Mackinac Island, a car-free resort destination that harkens back to a simpler time, and its famous Grand Hotel. Spend the next day browsing shops, pedaling on rented bikes along the coast of Lake Huron, and enjoying Mackinac Island's renowned fudge. End in Michigan's "Little Bavaria," also home to the world's largest Christmas store. ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FIESTA 6 DAYS • 7 MEALS Keep your eyes on the skies during this tour to watch the blue canvas above fill with color. More than 600 balloons lift off at sunrise during the opening ceremonies at the aptly named Fiesta Park; the next day, nearly 500 are ignited and sent up at the Balloon Glow event before a fireworks display caps off the night. Between these events, you'll tour Albuquerque, an old city rich in Native American heritage, and wind down with a visit to Santa Fe; its Loretto Chapel and studio-filled Governor's Plaza; and Pecos National Historical Park, which features the ruins of Pecos pueblos and a Spanish mission, as well as the site of the westernmost battle of the Civil War. MAYFLOWER TOURS

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