Coastal Maine & Maine Lobster Festival
July 31 (Mon) - August 4 (Fri), 2017
5 Day Tour
Day 1
6:00am
6:20am
6:50am
Monday (D)
Depart Allentown, PA (Green Hills /Gravel Lot)
Depart Bethlehem, PA (L.V.I.P)
Depart Phillipsburg, NJ (Phillipsburg Mall/Rear)
Morning snack served aboard the coach
Lunch on own
Arrive Kennebunkport, ME
Seashore Trolley Museum
Arrive Portland, ME
Check into hotel - One (1) Night
Clarion Hotel, Portland, ME
Dinner
Evening on own
Day 2
Tuesday (B & D)
Breakfast at hotel
Arrive Boothbay Harbor, ME
Narrated Boothbay Harbor Cruise
Activity Level:
Pass by lighthouses, playful seals, snug coves, busy harbors, old fishing villages, bustling boatyard and summer
colonies. Close-to-shore cruising on this one so don’t forget to bring your camera along and capture it all for the folks
back home.
Time for lunch & shopping on own in Boothbay Harbor
A picturesque seaport, Boothbay Harbor retains the atmosphere of an old New England village. Fishing craft lie
alongside wharves that follow the quaint, winding village streets. Yachtsmen and artists began vacationing here in the
early 1900's. You'll have free time today in Boothbay Harbor to explore the local galleries boutiques and restaurants
for lunch on your own. Several restaurants are scattered about the harbor including Fisherman's Wharf Inn's
Waterfront Restaurant to McSeagull's near the Red Booth, both have indoor and outdoor seating and full bar. Also,
Amatos' and in front of the coach along commercial street is Ebbtide and further down the Tugboat and many others!
Check into hotel - Two (2) Nights
Atlantic Eyrie Lodge, Bar Harbor, ME
Dinner
Return to hotel
Day 3
Wednesday (CB & D)
Deluxe Continental Breakfast at hotel
Guided tour of Acadia National Park including Cadillac Mountain (weather
permitting)
Bar Harbor has been celebrated for its breathtaking beauty ever since the island was discovered in 1604 by Samuel de
Champlain, Who named is "isle de monts desert" (Mt. Desert island) for its bare, desert-like mountaintops. In the first
national park founded east of the Mississippi. You will see 9 mountains over 1,000 feet high, stone bridges, lakes, ponds
trail and carriage roads. You will travel the entire park loop road with stops at Cadillac Mountain (weather permitting),
thunder hole on Ocean Drive and learn about the rich and famous visitors who built summer cottages in Bar Harbor.
People have drawn to the rugged Coast of Maine throughout history. Awed by its beauty and diversity, early 20thcentury visionaries donated the land that became Acadia National Park. The park is home to many plants and animals,
and the tallest mountain on the U.S. Atlantic Coast. Today visitors come to Acadia to hike granite peaks, bike historic
carriage roads, or relax and enjoy the scenery.
Lunch on own in Bar Harbor, ME
Enjoy free time in Bar Harbor to explore the shops, boutiques and numerous restaurants that are centrally located
along the water- front along with parks and a shoreline walking trail.
Bar Harbor Oceanarium including
Maine Lobster Museum & Lobster Hatchery
Maine Lobster Dinner overlooking Hulls Cove
Lobsterbake tonight is in a casual, indoor setting directly across from the ocean in the village of hull's cove, just a few
miles from downtown bar harbor. Bring your camera into the restaurant as you'll be able to photograph the large
lobster cookers packed with seafood, corn on the cob, mussels and potatoes all steamed together!
Return to hotel
Day 4
Thursday (CB)
Deluxe Continental Breakfast at hotel
Guided Tour of Rockland & Camden Area including
Mount Battie & Camden Hills State Park
You will go to the summit of Mt. Battie at Camden Hills State Park, where the mountains meet the sea. Camden Hills State Park
signature location is the scenic vista high atop Mt. Battie where sweeping views of Camden, Penobscot Bay, and surrounding
islands await. You'll hear about the towns that made famous by the movie Peyton Place, A Seal Named Andre, and
Edna St. Vincent Millay.
70TH Annual Maine Lobster Festival along Rockland Harbor
Lunch on own at the festival
Festivities include costumes, music & entertainment and of course feasting on hot Maine Lobster, lobster rolls and
other fresh seafood delicacies at your leisure for lunch on your own today. Watch a variety of talents from lobster trap
building to fishing demonstrations, visit the craft tents & other local highlights including tours of a Navy ship docked at
the waterfront park, plus amusing photo opportunities with King Neptune, the festival’s mascot. There are many
boutiques, art galleries, antiques shops & museums (such as the Maine Lighthouse Museum & Wyeth Art Center, at
which admissions fees apply) with in walking distance of the festival in downtown Rockland as well.
Time for shopping at the LL Bean Store, Freeport, ME
Dinner on own
Check into hotel - One (1) Night
Clarion Hotel, Portland, ME
Evening on own
Day 5
Friday (CB)
Continental Breakfast at hotel
8:00pm
Time on own at Kennebunkport’s Dock Square, Kennebunkport, ME
Depart Kennebunkport, ME
Dinner on own
Approximate arrival in Phillipsburg, NJ
Price Per Person:
Single
$1,525
Double
$1,115
Triple
$1,075
Quad
$1,040
Child
$665
Trans-Bridge Tours, Inc. highly recommends travel insurance to protect your investment. Unforeseen circumstances may arise
and force a traveler to cancel or interrupt their travel plans. Travel insurance protects you from two types of financial losses,
the money you invest in the tour and medical expenses that your health insurance may not cover. Trans-Bridge Tours, Inc. is
not responsible for losses that would be covered by travel insurance. Please ask about travel insurance today!
Trans-Bridge Tours Inc. arranges for transportation, lodging, meals, sightseeing and other tour services and serves only as an agent for those
suppliers, and is not liable for any delay, negligence or default by companies or persons carrying out the arrangement of this tour. We reserve
the right to cancel this tour due to lack of participation. We are not responsible for typographical errors.
Itinerary is subject to change.
Trans-Bridge Tours, Inc.
2012 Industrial Dr.
Bethlehem, PA 18017
(610) 868-6001
www.transbridgetours.com
5925 Tilghman St. Ste. 40
Allentown, PA 18104
(610) 776-8687
Phillipsburg Mall Mgmt. Office
1200 Highway 22 East
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
(908) 859-1125