Mansions & Merriment: A Coastal Christmas in Newport

December 8-12, 2025

INCLUDES:

• Roundtrip motorcoach transportation from Buffalo, Rochester, or Syracuse

• 4-nights hotel accommodations

• 8 meals: 4 breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 2 dinners

• Tour of the Elms - a grand Gilded Age mansion

• Matinee showing of A Twisted Christmas Carol at Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

• Newport guided tour

• Time to shop on Bannister’s Wharf

• Visit to the Blithewold Mansion, including High Tea

• Tour of the Marble House

• Holiday Lantern Tour

• Holiday evening at The Breakers

• Visit Saint Mary’s Parish to view “Return to Camelot”, a program of vintage film clips of the Kennedy wedding

• Guided tour of the Linden Place

• Baggage handling (1 piece per person)

• Services of a AAA Group Travel Tour Host

• Services and Gratuities for a Professional Motorcoach Driver

• All applicable taxes, fees, and included meal gratuities

ACTIVITY LEVEL: 3

Moderate pace; good mobility needed; stairs and prolonged standing for more than 2 hours at a time; some longer days involving early mornings and/or late evenings; some walking on varied terrain. This Activity Level is not recommended for travelers with mobility issues such as someone who uses a cane, walker, or wheelchair.

HOTEL: Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina - Newport, RI (4 nights)