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

By , About.com Guide

Jul 28 2009
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 and in Maine's Acadia National Park. 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***: Caravan Tours

Caravan Tours offers eight-day New England Fall Colors escorted bus tours departing from Boston on dates throughout September and October. You'll see lovely leaves in all six New England states, along with many of New England's notable attractions.

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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 2009 schedule for Essex Steam Train and Riverboat. From September 11 to September 27, tours are available Friday through Sunday, and from October 1 to October 26 departures from Essex, Connecticut, are available from Thursday through Monday. Call 860-767-0103 or toll free, 800-377-3987, for reservations and 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 Fall Sightseeing Cruises with departures on select dates in September and October. The routes for these narrated tours will vary, so call 603-431-5500 or toll free, 800-441-4620, for specific details. Reservations are recommended.

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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 the Massachusetts south shore, as well. Call them toll free at 800-788-5562 for complete details and reservations.

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