Jack O' Lantern Spectacular with Salem & Boston
Carve out time to join AAA for a "fang-tastic" trip to Boston & Salem including a truly en"light"ening experience at the Jack O' Lantern Spectacular. Learn the "tricks" of the trade on a cranberry bog tour, a candlelight tour at a "bootiful" seaside castle, a "faboo-lous" ghosts and graveyard trolley tour, and a "hauntingly" good storytelling of witchcraft, ghosts and more. This tour will also include tours of Boston's iconic sites like Fenway Park and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum. Treat yourself to a "howling" good time on this spectacular tour.
Activity Level
Level 3: This tour includes moderate physical activity. For multi-day trips, the itinerary blends some longer days with shorter days and more leisure time. Walking tours, as well as walking slightly longer distances, up stairs or on uneven walking surfaces should be expected. Most Level 3 tours would include guided tours with walking distances up to a mile or up to an hour at a time (at a very leisurely pace). This tour would also include optional activities that would require additional walking. Click Here for more information
Dates & Pricing
October 20 - 25, 2024
- Single: $3,759 per person
- Double: $2,999 per person
- Triple: $2,899 per person
- Quad: $2,799 per person
- Deposit: $250 per person due at time of booking
Cancellation Penalty
Cancel before July 19th for a $50 fee. Cancel between July 19th and September 15th, 2024, with a 50% cancellation fee. After September 15th, all payments are nonrefundable.
Travel Insurance
For your protection AAA recommends travel insurance. Pre-existing medical conditions may be waived with proper coverage if travel insurance is purchased within 14 days of initial deposit only. Other conditions may apply; ask your travel advisor. AAA recommends Allianz.
- Roundtrip economy group air from Minneapolis to Boston
- 5 - Night hotel accommodations
- Roundtrip deluxe motorcoach service throughout the tour
- 11 Meals (5B, 2L, 4D)
- 5 Breakfast vouchers (Value $20 each)
- 1 Additional $20 food voucher plus $30 in slot play
- All touring per itinerary
- Luggage handling
- Services & gratuities of a AAA Tour Manager
- Included taxes and gratuities for the driver, local guides & included meals
- Historic Boston Tour
- Tour of Fenway Park
- JFK Library & Museum
- Salem Witch Museum
- House of Seven Gables
- Haunted Happenings Cruise
- Real Pirates Exhibit
- Witchcraft & Ghost Experience
- Halloween - On - The - Hill
- Beacon Hill Private Homes Tour
- Ghosts & Gravestones Evening Trolley Tour
- Jack O' Lantern Spectacular
- Hammond Castle Evening Tour
- Quincy Market & Faneuil Hall
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Arrive at Logan International Airport. Welcome to Boston! Our local guide will meet you at the airport with the driver and coach and get you safely to your hotel. Afternoon check-in at your local hotel. Dinner on your own at one of the many Encore restaurants. Use one of your vouchers or all of them together for dinner tonight (Guests tip on their own).
Enjoy breakfast on your own at the Encore (guests tip on their own). Today, we will start with a Historic Boston tour. Learn about the different districts of the city including the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Boston Common, and you can’t miss seeing the Old Statehouse. Lunch on own. Visit the Quincy Market. You will feel the cobblestones beneath your feet, see roaming performers and be able to taste the wonderfully diverse ethnic foods available and see treasures from 100 shops and carts. Enjoy a Fenway Park tour this afternoon and see behind the scenes. Home of the World Champion Boston Red Sox, your group will see such things as the “Green Monster”, press box, Red Sox Hall of Fame Club, Fenway’s 406 Club, and more! Dinner is served at a local restaurant. This evening we will depart on a Ghosts and Gravestones Trolley Tour of Boston. “Hear all about Boston's darker side! In a city nearly four hundred years old - troubled with war, murderers, strife and the occasional bout of stray molasses, it is hardly any wonder that Boston remains one of the most haunted cities in America...Walk amongst the dead in burying grounds, hear stories of those whose mortal remains lie beneath your feet, and listen to tales of many of the sordid practices that went along with them. Venture to the site of the biggest grave-robbing scandal in New England’s history...Walk atop Boston’s largest unmarked burying ground and hear tales of the tortures, punishments and executions that took place there…See Boston’s most haunted hotel: the Omni Parker House.”
Enjoy breakfast on your own at the Encore (guests top on their own). This morning our group will visit the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The museum at the Kennedy Library captures the powerful story of the Kennedy years, giving visitors of all ages an uplifting, “first – hand” experience of President Kennedy’s life, leadership and legacy. Enjoy an included box lunch at the cranberry bog. The Cranberry Bog Tour by A.D. Makepeace, the world’s largest cranberry grower, will show you examples of an existing bog, and will discuss the stages of the cranberry growing process. Delight in an Italian dinner at Zooma's Restaurant and Pizza making demonstration. After dinner is the highlight of your tour; the Jack O' Lantern Spectacular. “Named a "Top 100 Event" by the American Bus Association, the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular features expertly carved pumpkins lining the pathways and trails of the Roger Williams Park Zoo. This gourd-geous display of artistry, creativity and wonderment showcases thousands of professionally designed jack-o-lanterns, all arranged with whimsical and seasonal theatricality. The event consists of more than 5,000 jack - o' - lanterns and has earned rave reviews as one of the country’s finest displays of holiday artistry.” Travel back to the hotel and enjoy the rest of the night on your own.
Enjoy breakfast on your own at the Encore (guests tip on their own) Start your day by visiting the House of the Seven Gables. In 1668, Captain John Turner built a house that has become one of the most famous structures in American history. See the changes in the building from its beginning days to its mature days of grandeur and splendor. Lunch on your own in Salem. Visit the Salem Witch Museum. “You are there. Witness the testimony of the hysterical girls, the suffering of the blameless victims, and the decisions of the fanatical judges who sent innocent people to their deaths...This presentation is based on actual trial documents... You'll enter the web of lies and intrigue of the Salem Witch Hunt, one of the most enduring true stories in American History.” Board the Haunted Happenings Cruise, a fun-filled 75-minute cruise with tarot readings and live stories of local pirates, haunted islands, and living sea monsters! Full bar and fresh eats onboard. Dinner included at a local restaurant. Return to the hotel for the night.
Enjoy Breakfast on your own at the Encore (guests tip on their own). Enjoy the Real PiratesPirate and Witch Experience. “Immerse yourself in the stories of Real Pirates! The familyfriendly pirate experience features the true tale of ‘Black Sam’ Bellamy – the richest and one of the youngest pirates of all time – and Maria Hallett, the love of his life and so-called ‘Witch of Wellfleet.’ See the world’s only fully authenticated pirate treasure ever discovered – including coins, jewelry, and weapons. See the Witchcraft and Ghost Experience. “It’s an incredible mix of special effects, actors, costumes, storytelling, diversions exhilarating experiences, surprises, jump scares, blended with historical facts about the Salem Witch Trials, ghosts and local legends.” Lunch on own in Salem today. Travel to Gloucester, MA for an included dinner and this evening’s event. Enjoy the Hammond Castle Candlelight Tour. While most of these wild stories can be dismissed as pure fiction, the building occupies a fascinating place within the broader historical context of the development of spiritualist. Note: Museum is not handicapped accessible. After the tour, travel back to your hotel.
Enjoy breakfast on your own at the Encore (guests tip on their own) and check out of your hotel. Enjoy Halloween on the Hill, A Beacon Hill Private Homes tour! Beacon Hill is the best place to see Halloween decorations and we'll step beyond those brick facades into three homes. Note: This is a 2-hour walking tour with limited comfort services on this tour. Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch our group will say goodbye to Boston and make our way to Logan International Airport for our departure back to Minneapolis.
| Start date | End date | Duration | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/20/24 | 10/25/24 | 6 Days | $2,999.00 | Reserve |
