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New England Fall Foliage Tours

Fall Foliage Biking, Hiking, Walking, Bus, Train, Cruise & Aerial Tours

By Kim Knox Beckius, About.com

Jul 28 2007
With leaf peepers descending on New England each autumn from all parts of the globe, it might be easier to leave the planning to someone else and enjoy a guided biking, hiking, walking, bus, train, cruise or aerial tour of New England this fall. Here are some Internet resources to help you find the best of the available New England fall foliage tours this season. Also check Kim's New England Deal Sheet for fall tour special offers.

Biking Tours

*** Featured Tour Provider***: Vermont Bicycle Tours

If you're passionate about biking and looking to head out on a "last hurrah" trek before autumn yields to blustery winter, then book yourself on one of Vermont Bicycle Tours' scheduled outings this fall. The tour company offers a number of fall trips in the Lake Champlain Valley in Vermont. Tour leaders provide support and encouragement all along the way, and your tour includes specially selected accommodations and great regional dining throughout your journey. Use Vermont Bicycle Tours' online form to request a free catalog and DVD. Reservations may also be made online, or call toll free: 800-245-3868.

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Hiking and Walking Tours

*** Featured Tour Provider***: New England Hiking Holidays

New England Hiking Holidays combines hiking through scenic terrain with stays at country inns to create complete and memorable vacation experiences. New England destinations include the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Acadia National Park in Maine, the Berkshires of Massachusetts and Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. A complete schedule highlights the available tours this fall. For more information, email New England Hiking Holidays, nehh@aol.com, or call them at 603-356-9696 or toll free at 800-869-0949.

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Bus Tours

*** Featured Tour Provider***: TLC Tours

TLC Tours, The Leprechaun Companies, offers several bus trips that will allow you to explore New England and neighboring New York this fall. Pick-up points are from the following New York towns: Fishkill, Newburgh and Middletown.

Bus outings include:

- Eastern States Expo - The Big "E" - September 23, 2007

- Lake George Oktoberfest - September 30, 2007

- Autumn in Vermont - October 13-15, 2007

- Deerfield Inn and Yankee Candle - October 7, 2007

- Hunter Mountain Oktoberfest - October 7, 2007

For more information, call TLC Tours toll free: 1 800 MAGIC 16. Or order a free brochure online.

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Riding the Rails

*** Featured Tour Provider***: Essex Steam Train

If chugging along the tracks aboard an historic locomotive through tree-lined miles decorated by nature's paintbrush sounds appealing, you'll want to check the 2007 schedule for Essex Steam Train and Riverboat. From September 7 to September 30, tours are available Friday through Sunday, and from October 3 to October 28 departures from Essex, Connecticut, are available from Wednesday through Sunday and also on Columbus Day. Call 860-767-0103 or toll free, 800-377-3987, for more information.

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Cruising New England's Waters

*** Featured Tour Provider***: Isles of Shoals Steamship Co.

A guided tour of New England's colorful coastline aboard a seaworthy vessel is sure to be a memorable outing. Isles of Shoals Steamship Co. out of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is offering a schedule of Fall Foliage Excursions with departures on select dates in September and October. The routes for these narrated tours will vary, so call 800-441-4620 toll free for specific details. Reservations are recommended and can be made online.

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A Different Perspective: Aerial Tours

*** Featured Tour Provider***: Balloons Over New England

I always pick up the prettiest fallen leaves that catch my eye, but how magnificent it would be to pluck the most perfect specimens straight from the tree tops! Well, when you set sail on a hot air balloon flight this fall with Kennebunk, Maine-based Balloons Over New England, that's exactly what you'll be able to do! In addition to regular flights from their home location, this tour company also flies regularly from Quechee, Vermont, and Duxbury, Massachusetts, as well. Call them toll free at 800-788-5562 for complete details and reservations.

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