AVAILABLE TOURS

 

We have worked with Yankee Line Tours to set up some weekend excursions for our ISCA participants and their SO’s, spouses or guests.   If you are interested in attending one or more of the tours below and require further clarification or have questions surrounding their content, please contact Nancy Cross at Nancyc@hp.com

 

Registration: If you wish to register for one or more of the tours below, please send a letter to Nancy with the name, date and time of the tour(s) you wish to be registered in, along with your full name (and any guest’s name).  Enclose a check for the total amount made out to Yankee Line Tours.  Nancy’s complete mailing address is:

 

Nancy A. Cross

 145 Sutton Street

Northbridge, MA  01534.   

 

Note:  There is a two week cancellation policy so please be sure to have your registrations postmarked by Thursday, June 1, 2006.

 

(Yankee Line requires us to have a minimum headcount of 25 persons to run a tour.  If we do not make minimum you will be notified 2 weeks prior to our ISCA-33 start date.   You can choose to have your check returned to you, or we can let you know what tours WILL be running and you can choose to attend one of those instead.   Any excess monies will be refunded to you, or, if the substitute tour is more, you will need to send a check to make up the difference.)

 

Harpoon Authentic Microbrew &

Fenway Park Tour

Boston Duck Tour

Freedom Trail Tour to include Cambridge, MA

JFK Library & Museum with Adams National Historical Park

Boston Movie Tour

Freedom Trail

Walking Tour

 

 

Harpoon Authentic Microbrew & Fenway Park Tour

Saturday, June 17 – 10:30am – 3:30pm:

Visit and a tasting at Harpoon Brewery.  Harpoon Beers each have their own individual characteristics in terms of taste, color and body. Their goal is to make beers that are distinctive and, most importantly, a pleasure to drink. While each is different, they are all made with the same joy and commitment.

(Must be 21 years or older - Proper ID is required in order to sample beer.)

 

Time for lunch (on own) at Yawkey Way

 

Take a behind the scenes look at the oldest Major League baseball park in the country – the fabled Fenway Park and it’s infamous “Green Monster”.  Stroll the hall that “The Babe” strolled.  Listen to the sounds of the cracking bat, and drink in the history of Boston’s most beloved Red Sox.  This is a chance to be part of the team, see the locker rooms and tour baseball history.

 

Price:              $49.00 Per Person – Min. of 25 passengers

Boston Duck Tour – BOTH DAYS

Saturday, June 17 – 10:00am – 11:30am:

Sunday, June 18 – 3:00pm – 4:30pm:

Join us today for a fun-filled adventure in historic Boston.  You’ve never toured Boston in anything that comes close to Boston Duck Tours.  The fun begins as you board your “duck”, an authentic, renovated World War II amphibious landing vehicle.  You’ll be greeted by one of the legendary tour conDUCKtors, who’ll be narrating your Boston City Tour by land and water.  You’ll cruise by all the places that make Boston the birthplace of freedom and the city of firsts… And just when you think you’ve seen it all, there’s more.  It’s time for “Splashdown”! as your conDUCKtor splashed your duck right into the Charles River for a breathtaking view of Boston.

 

The “Ducks” will pickup at The Park Plaza Hotel and drop off at Faneuil Hall Marketplace and hotel at the conclusion of the tour (approx. 80 minutes).

 

Price:              $38.00 Per Person – Based on a min. of 25 and a max. of 32 per duck

Freedom Trail Tour to include Cambridge, MA

Saturday, June 17 – 9:00am – 1:00pm:

 

Nowhere can you see and feel the history of the Revolution as you can on the Historic Freedom Trail “One if by land, two if by sea,” the lanterns where hung by the Old North Church to send Paul Revere on his historic ride.  You will see the Old State House and Faneuil Hall where our great leaders met, the Boston Commons, oldest park in America, the Bunker Hill Monument and the U.S.S. Constitution “Ole Ironsides,” plus many other points of interest.  We’ll also travel the short distance or “over the river” to Cambridge, MA “crossroads of the universe”, where we’ll view Harvard University, MIT and Harvard Square.  This is a driving tour aboard a deluxe Yankee Line motorcoach.

 

Again, drop offs can be made (Marketplace & hotel).

 

Price:              $42.00 Per Person – Min. of 25 passengers

JFK Library & Museum with Adams National Historical Park

Sunday, June 18 – 9:00am – 3:00pm:

 

Admission to the JFK Library & Museum. Step back into the re-created world of the early 1960s and the Kennedy presidency.  National memorial features three theatres, period settings and 20 dramatic exhibits.

 

After our 2 hour visit to the JFK Library we’ll travel to nearby Quincy, MA and visit the Adams National Historic Park comprised of the birthplace homes of Presidents John and John Quincy Adams;  the Old House, home to four generations of the Adams family and the Stone Library.

 

Time for lunch (on own) at Marina Bay in Quincy.  Has a few restaurants, specialty shops, etc.  Nice area along the waterfront and has a lovely skyline view of Boston.

 

Price:              $44.00 Per Person – Min. of 25 passengers

 

Boston Movie Tour

Sunday, June 18 – 10:00am – 1:00pm:

 

Experience Boston’s movie magic by visiting Boston locations made famous by popular TV shows and movies.  Hollywood experts board your motorcoach and provide behind-the-scenes tidbits and insider information as you “See Boston thru Hollywood’s Eyes!”  Tour guides provide behind-the-scenes trivia on such set-in-Boston TV shows as “Ally McBeal,” “Cheers,” “Boston Legal,” and “The Practice,” and movies including “Mystic River,” “The Thomas Crown Affair,” and “Good Will Hunting,” and their stars

 

Tour includes a deluxe Yankee Line motorcoach however there is some walking involved.

 

Drop offs at the conclusion of the tour can be arranged at Faneuil Hall Marketplace (return to hotel on own) and the Park Plaza Hotel.

 

Price:              $45.00 Per Person – Min. of 25 passengers

Freedom Trail Walking Tour (3 hours)

Sunday, June 18 – 2:00pm – 5:00pm

 

Your guide will meet you at the hotel and begin the walking tour of Boston’s Freedom Trail.  A walking tour of various historic sites from the Colonial and Revolutionary Era.  The Boston Common, The State House, Park Street Church, Granary Burying Ground, King’s Chapel and Burying Ground, Benjamin Franklin’s Statue and the Site of the First Public School, Old Corner Bookstore Building, Old South Meeting House, Old State House, Boston Massacre Site, Faneuil Hall, Paul Revere House and an interior visit to the Old North Church.

 

Tour will end at Faneuil Hall Marketplace and group on own to return to hotel.  Guide will instruct them accordingly.

 

Please note that this is a very lengthy walking tour and not recommended for people with any disabilities (heart problems, asthma, etc.).

 

Price:              $15.00 Per Person – Min. of 15 passengers/Max. of 20 per guide