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Martha's Vineyard Day Trip: Boston's Original Tour
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2,588 Ratings
Boston
Experience the original Martha’s Vineyard day trip from Boston. Enjoy personalized service, complimentary snacks, and a discount card. Explore the island on your own or upgrade to a fully narrated tour.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Downtown - Tour through Downtown Boston with narration as your guide makes their morning hotel pickups.
- Cape Cod Canal - Enjoy the scenic views as you travel over the World’s widest sea level canal. Our own Cape Cod Canal!
- Falmouth - Travel through the charming Town of Falmouth, Cape Cod on the way to the ferry.
- Island Queen - See beautiful Falmouth Harbor as you are dropped off at the Island Queen Ferry. Enjoy Cape Cod’s most pleasurable passenger ferry experience during your 35 minute sail to Martha’s Vineyard.
- Nantucket Sound - Enjoy your sail through Nantucket Sound while en route to Martha’s Vineyard.
- Oak Bluffs - You will arrive in the beautiful town of Oak Bluffs at 935am during our summer months. If you do not purchase our 3 hour tour, you may spend as much time as you wish in this town.
- Martha’s Vineyard Camp meeting Association (MVCMA) - This is a must-see during any visit to Martha’s Vineyard. Over 300 beautifully decorated gingerbread cottages. Explore and take as many pictures as you wish.
- Flying Horses Carousel - Another must-see in Oak Bluffs. The Flying Horses Carousel is the oldest continuously operating carousel in the country (since 1884).
- Edgartown - While taking our 3 hour island tour (or spending the day on your own) be sure to visit this charming town.
- Gay Head Light (Aquinnah Light) - While on our 3 hour island tour you will stop and view the Gay Head Cliffs and lighthouse. SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!
- Nobska Point Lighthouse - This stop is seasonal for us as it is only done when we use the Steamship Authority Ferry Service. Usually both early Spring and late October.
- Steamship Authority Ferry Docks, Woods Hole - This Ferry service is one of the ferries that we use for our day trip to Martha’s Vineyard. Usually it is in April/May and late October.
What's Included
- Round-trip mini-coach bus with air conditioning
- Scenic ferry cruise to Martha’s Vineyard
- Complimentary bottled water, snacks, and guidebooks
- Hotel pick-up/drop-off at select locations
- Up to 6 hours on Martha’s Vineyard
- Drive through Falmouth and along the Cape Cod Canal
- Option to view Gay Head Cliffs
- Time to explore downtown Edgartown
- Available 3-hour narrated island bus tour
- Day-trip excursion from Boston to Martha’s Vineyard
- Tour covers all 6 towns on Martha’s Vineyard
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Lunch (dining options available on Martha’s Vineyard)
Additional Information
Don’t get tricked by imitations. We have the honor of being the FIRST Martha’s Vineyard day trip out of Boston, and we have held the position as the city’s top service to the island since our inception in 2011. Our guides are professionals, we offer approved pickups from Boston Hotels, and our fleet comprises of latest air-conditioned mini-coaches, all aimed at providing you a personalized passenger experience that you truly deserve. Traveling to the island has never been simpler! We also furnish complimentary snacks, bottled water, island guidebooks, and a discount card with exclusive island benefits! Once you’re on the island, you have the freedom to explore at your own pace or choose to upgrade with our 3 hour comprehensive island tour. Join us as we help you Explore Martha’s Vineyard!
- Provided Boston Hotel Pick-Up Locations: AKA Back Bay Hotel, Boston Harbor Hotel (MUST BE A HOTEL GUEST), Colonnade, Dagny Hotel, DoubleTree by Hilton Boston (Washington Street), Fairmont Copley Plaza, Hilton Back Bay, Hyatt Regency Avenue de Lafayette, Intercontinental Boston, Marriott Copley, Marriott Long Wharf, Millennium Bostonian Hotel, Omni Parker House, Park Plaza Hotel, Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, Revere Hotel, Seaport Hotel, Sheraton Boston Hotel, W Hotel, Westin Boston Waterfront
- Please note: PICKUPS ARE ONLY PROVIDED AT HOTELS THAT ARE ON THE LIST.
- Priority seating is available upon request
- There is walking involved on this day trip
Location
Boston Marriott Long Wharf
State Street
*For those who do not require hotel pick-up, please meet at the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel main entrance (must be confirmed as your pickup location).
Boston Marriott Long Wharf, 296 State St, Boston, MA 02109, USA
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Paris_d
Sep 30, 2024
Nice day trip from Boston! Tour and the guide was very friendly and informative - Beautiful scenery small town and good restaurants !
It would recommend this.
Tour guide was very kind and informative. Excellent local knowledge.
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Diane_s
Sep 30, 2024
Great tour of the island- - We loved the history from our informative guide who has lived on Martha’s Vinyard his entire life. He had facts on everything about the island, the locals, celebrities, the island, itself. We really enjoyed Edgartown. Tom, our guide was the best!
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Joseph_o
Sep 29, 2024
A moment in time that last for ever. - Having special coffee at the light house. setting there the view was just perfect Johnathon made us feel special but not just us but every one.
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Dawn_s
Sep 28, 2024
Enjoyable day - Very well organized. Tour guide was informative and thoughtful
Should have mentioned you get alot of time to shop and eat at last stop or tour which was oak bluff. Other places are very short stops 40-45 minutes.
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Terrell_s
Sep 28, 2024
Lighthouses and fresh Lobster rolls! Try Larsen's in rustic Menemsha… - Beautiful day visiting Lighthouses on Martha’s Vineyard! We rented a keep and cruised the island all day seeing 4 lighthouses, towns and countryside.
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Lesleyb191
Sep 27, 2024
Jaws pilgrimage - A trip very much looked forward to was sadly cancelled due to the ferries being cancelled last minute. However our driver Brian took care of us during the journey to and from Falmouth through awful rain. New England Trips were excellent in offering full refunds before we arrived back in Boston.
We rebooked and took the trip three days later with Bart.
Very well informed and dropped us right by the Island Queen ferry dock.
You have 6hours free time on the island. We took the local bus 13 to Edgartown with a quick stop on the Jaws Bridge. A daily bus pass was $5 each. Exact cash only accepted.
Edgartown quite small but plenty of time to have a good look around and walk out to the lighthouse.
Then back to Oak Bluffs to see the gingerbread houses and pick up some Jaws tee shirts as souvenirs.
A big thankyou to New England Trips Inc. They are very professional, punctual and helpful at all levels.
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Zins_l
Sep 29, 2024
Disrespectful - Tom the tour guide at Martha’s Vineyard was awesome.
Johnathan the guy that drove us to catch the ferry allowed someone or himself to move our bags to a different seat. We were the only two African Americans on the bus and we felt we weren’t treated with respect due to this. This part of the experience is a ZERO!
Zina L
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Brenmrt13
Sep 30, 2024
It was nice - Id rate it a 7 wasn't to impressed about the Obama and Clinton's , and didn't care to hear about the Democrats. Would of liked to hear more about the average family life and experience.
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Nicole_j
Sep 29, 2024
The tour guide and bus... - The tour guide and bus driver Tom on the Martha's Vineyard tour was the absolute best! Knowledgeable, friendly, funny.
On the tour bus with Jonathan, however, Jonathan told us we could leave our shopping bag on the bus and no one would bother them. When we got back our jacket and shopping bags had been moved up two rows, and I found my hand sanitizer on the ground. Also, an older man stuck out his legs and put one of his shoes on my friend's leg. And left it there! She politely asked him to move his foot, which he did after a pause. No apology offered. I might mention that my friend and I were the only 2 Black people on the bus, and the man in question hit it off with Jonathan the bus driver. For these two reasons I would not recommend this tour.
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O5990anjanetw
Oct 1, 2024
Was not picked up - Well I did not go , I was being picked up at a hotel which was not mine and was waiting at the wrong door of the hotel so they went without us . This was very stressful as we had got up at 4.40 to be there . I appreciate I was at wrong door although I obviously did not know that . I was chatting through my booking from time of pick up saying where are you . The guide said he rang me but I was holding my phone and he did not so I assume he did not know how to call a UK mobile which is quite basic . I did go yo Maine instead but not the point
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