Coastal Connecticut

Travel along the Connecticut coast and immerse yourself in its rich history and cultural treasures.

Explore New Haven and learn why the New York Times recently named it one of the “Best Places to Go”. From the great halls of Yale University and the “Pizza Capital of the US,” to the shipyards of Mystic and the charming town of Essex - discover the rich heritage and beauty of Coastal Connecticut.

Highlights of this tour include:

Spend 2 Nights at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale - located just steps from the Yale University campus and the 16-acre New Haven Town Green • Enjoy a student-led walking tour of Yale University - hear about Yale’s rich 300-year history, aspects of student life, and visit historically and architecturally significant sites including the Gothic Sterling Memorial Library and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library - which houses one of the world’s preeminent collections of rare materials, including the Gutenberg Bible • Enjoy New Haven style, coal fired pizza at the original Tony Pepe’s Pizzeria - learn about Frank Pepe, who started baking "ah-beets" almost 100 years ago - and how pizza has gone from an obscure ethnic dish to a mainstay of the American dining scene • Visit the nation’s leading maritime museum - Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea - explore the 19-acre living history village and stroll through a recreated New England coastal village, working shipyard, and museum • Experience the lower Connecticut River on a narrated sightseeing cruise – deemed “One of the Last Great Places” by The Nature Conservancy - search for eagles, ospreys, and other wildlife while passing the towns of Old Lyme, Lyme, Deep River and more • Enjoy lunch in the historic seaport village of Essex at The Griswold Inn, one of the oldest continuously operated inns in the country • Round-trip luxury motor coach transportation • Services of a  Professional Tour Director

Tour departs from Concord, NH  ~  Maximum of 36 Passengers

Activity/Accessibility: This tour includes periods of walking on uneven outdoor surfaces, as well as periods of standing. Outdoor activities take place rain or shine.

Payment Terms: $150 per person deposit; plus the cost of Travel Protection, if purchased, required at time of reservation. Final payment due 90 days prior to tour departure.

• Spend 2 Nights at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale

• Student-led walking tour of Yale University

• Dinner at the original Tony Pepe’s Pizzeria

• Visit Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea

• Narrated sightseeing cruise on the Connecticut River.

• Lunch in the historic seaport village of Essex at The Griswold Inn

• Round-trip luxury motor coach transportation 

• Services of a  Professional Tour Director

Tour Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights

Included Meals: 2 Breakfasts / 1 Lunch / 1 Dinner 

Tour Inclusions:

• Hotel accommodations, including taxes

• Meals as indicated, including gratuities

• Admission to attractions, guided tours, and entrance fee as noted

Tour Exclusions:

• Meals that are not included on the published itinerary

• Gratuities to your coach driver (recommended $4-$6 per person, per day), tour director (recommended $6-$8 per person, per day), any local guides (recommended $2-3 per person), and housekeeping staff (recommended $2-3 per room/day) are not included in your package

• All items and expenses of a personal nature

• Optional Travel Protection