Getting on/off motorcoach; driving approximately 10 miles total; about 1/2 hour roundtrip. Walking up to 2 miles at Plimoth Plantation; on our feet up to 2 hours; unpaved and hilly terrain.
At the hotel, we’ll have vouchers for a full breakfast served with milk, juice, coffee, tea, water included.
We’ll board a motorcoach for a field trip to Plimoth Patuxet Museum. Led by an expert, we’ll walk through this living history museum complete with actors who portray 17th century colonists and learn about these early settlers. Then we’ll visit the Wampanoag Village and the Pilgrim Settlement with a museum expert, and then have some time to explore on our own.
At Plimoth Patuxet Museum's café with vouchers.
We’ll continue at Plimoth Patuxet Museum with on-site staff as they offer commentary related to pilgrim and Native American life as we explore the activities on site. Then we’ll head to Plymouth Harbor via motorcoach for a walking field trip led by a Plimoth Plantation expert. For the first few years of its existence, this was the exact location where Plymouth Colony stood. We will see Plimoth Plantation's full-scale reproduction of the original Mayflower that sailed to Plymouth in 1620 and learn about its voyage from our local expert. Additionally, we will see and learn about other major sites vital to Plymouth's history, like Plymouth Rock, Cole's Hill, Leyden Street, and Town Brook. We’ll then return to the hotel.
At the hotel
At leisure. You may like to take a dip in the hotel pool, walk down to the waterfront and through downtown Plymouth, or just relax.