Roaming Coastal Maine featuring Portland, Acadia & Penobscot Bay
Explorations
This is Maine, where rocky shores, infinite nature, and endless lobster forge a coastal New England classic. Dig in to local delicacies with an oyster shucking demonstration and tasting. Immerse yourself in dramatic nature at Acadia National Park. See how lobster traps are retrieved from the ocean. Admire the picturesque Portland Head Light, Maine’s oldest lighthouse. Enjoy free time in the vibrant city of Portland. Towering mountains, delectable cuisine, and bustling harbors await you in this maritime treasure.
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Portland
Once home to sea captains and known now as one of America’s Coolest Cities,” Portland is all about vibes: funky, historic, cultured and cultural. On its perch over Casco Bay, Maine’s largest urban area is bursting at the maritime seams with enough museums, boutiques, bars, and restaurants to rival any concrete metropolis. Among centuries-old brick buildings and cobblestone streets, find yourself in the middle of the action at the historic Old Port. In eyeshot of the Portland Head Light, Maine’s oldest, most photographed lighthouse, see the commercial fishing boats come and go out of Portland Harbor, and watch the crab traps being pulled out of Portland Harbor. Experience a world-class dining scene where a culinary boom has embraced seafood crudo and foie gras, but hasn’t abandoned the lobster roll. Discover Portland – a vibrant example of Maine’s singular motto: Vacationland.
Choice on Tour: Victoria Mansion or Secrets of Portland's Old Port Walking Tour
Get ready to explore more of Portland how you like because it’s your choice! Stroll through Portland’s historic Old Port District with a local guide to learn how this bustling maritime hub transformed into modern restaurants and shops today. Browse the many storefronts, discover a unique bar and lounge that was once a funeral parlor, and explore the neighborhoods nineteenth century architecture -OR- take a tour of Portland’s Victoria Mansion, known as one of the most important historic homes of the 19th century. The mansion contains over 90% of the original interiors and nearly all the wall paintings were done by the Italian-born artist, Giuseppe Guidicini. Throughout the tour, marvel at the many details that often warrant a second look due to their three-dimensional design.Victoria MansionActivity Level: 2Docent-led tour of mansion. Guests will need to navigate a flight of stairs to reach the second level of the house.Secrets of Portland’s Old Port Walking TourActivity Level: 370 minute locally guided walking tour. Walk is 3/4 of a mile on city streets. There may be some areas with cobblestone.
Oyster Farm
Get an intimate look at a working oyster farm on the Damariscotta River and learn how to dig into these local delicacies with an oyster shucking lesson. Oysters have been a staple of the New Englander diet for over 400 years.
Bar Harbor, ME
Explore Bar Harbor, an iconic vacation spot featuring rich blue waters and the gateway to Acadia National Park. There’s a quintessential coastal New England downtown waiting to be explored, full of cozy cafes and ice cream shops.
Acadia National Park
The first national park established east of the Mississippi, Acadia's name derives from is resemblance to a part of Greece according to explorer Giovanni Verrazano who sailed these waters in the 16th century. Carriage roads and stone bridges criscross this diverse landscape covered with lakes, waterfalls, wildlife and forests.
Lobster Trap Pull Demonstration
Dive into the cuisine and culture of Maine when you join a local lobsterman on a lobster boat. See how lobster traps are retrieved from the ocean and watch the cages get pulled to the surface.
Camden
Head to Camden for some time at leisure, giving you the perfect opportunity to explore this quintessential Maine town. Wrapped around a harbor filled with sailboats, this colorful seaside town is old-time New England at its very best.
Freeport
Freeport is a popular town in Maine. It is located on the shores of Cisco Bay, located 20 minutes north of Portland. The town is renowned for its outlet shopping, and also features Wolfe’s Neck State Park, a 233 acre park with 5 miles of shoreline, as well as the Desert of Maine. L.L. Bean is headquartered here, and because of this, over the years other shops have flocked to Freeport to set up business and thus Freeport is known for its many stores and shopping.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Enter the natural wonderland of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine. Boasting an expansive landscape of nearly 300 acres of grassy fields and woodland trails, these stunning gardens are overflowing with floral hues.
Boothbay
Boothbay Harbor is a beautiful town in the state of Maine. It is located on a peninsula in the Gulf, and in the summer, the town is a popular yachting and tourist destination, offering great views of the ocean, tidal rivers and lighthouses. Boating and yachting along the coast are both popular things to do as you can view lighthouses from the water as well as see various wildlife and the summer homes that reside on the coast.
Hyatt Place Portland Old Port
433 Fore Street, Portland, ME, United States
Bar Harbor Grand Hotel
269 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME, United States
Harraseeket Inn
162 Main Street, Freeport, ME, United States
We consider everyone who travels with us to be our personal guest.
Every moment matters to us because we know it matters to you. This may be because at heart we are a family owned company that has been in business for over 100 years. It may be because our team are passionate about sharing their own love of travel and uncovering mysteries.
Choosing Collette comes with benefits that take your guided travel experience to another level. Our inclusive tours provide you more value for your money and more of what makes travel special.
The Benefits of Collette Guided Travel
- Value of Guided Travel
- Easy & Convenient Booking
- Expert Tour Managers
- Private Airport Transfers
- Carefully Selected Accommodations
- All the Iconic Must-Sees
- Immersive Cultural Experiences
- Authentic Culinary Experiences
Every moment of travel is important to us.
Whether it’s helping you select your perfect dream destination, giving you a ride to and from the airport in a sleek black sedan, offering the security of our unrivalled Travel Protection plan or 24-7 support, we are with you every step of the way to make sure everything is perfect.
We don’t think of guided travel as a business. We think of it as a great honor and privilege to be able to share what’s so wonderful about the world with our guests. Since it’s so personal for us, we treat each and every traveler as a valued friend. We want you to sit back and let us handle all the details so you can have the time of your life.
Guaranteed to Go
We have guaranteed thousands of tour departure dates across over 170 of our tours. This means that you can book your tour with peace of mind knowing that it will depart as planned and your departure date will not change.
Travel Protection
We understand that life happens and sometimes plans change, so we don’t want you to book with us only to be socked with fees if you have to cancel your trip. That just adds insult to injury! That’s why we offer an industry leading travel protection plan that offers you a full refund, less the cost of the plan. Cancel for any reason right up to the day before your departure.
Sedan Service
Getting to and from the airport can be the most stressful and difficult part of any trip. Start and end your adventure in hassle-free luxury with our private sedan that comes straight to your door, loads your bags and whisks you off to the airport and back home again when you return. Now that’s how to start and end a trip the right way.
Social Responsibility: It's a way of life
It’s at the heart of everything we do and every decision we make. We believe that travel should be a force for good and by uniting with our employees, partners and travelers, we can make a positive impact in our local and global communities.
Our Mission
Social Responsibility at Collette means working together to take care of the places we live, work and travel. We focus on four key areas – Community, People, Travel and Planet – taking a holistic approach by striving to do good in every area of our business.
COMMUNITY
Our nonprofit, the Collette Foundation, supports worldwide communities in need through hunger and education initiatives. Each year, employees volunteer more than 4,500 hours of their time to efforts in their own communities and across the world.
TRAVEL
We strive to create an experience our guests not only enjoy, but also feel good about. We work to sustain and preserve communities, cultures, and traditions through tourism, and positively impact the places we come to know as travelers.
PEOPLE
We couldn’t deliver the amazing travel experiences that we do without our incredible team. We offer our employees a variety of tools to be happy, healthy, and successful including learning and growth opportunities.
PLANET
Our world is filled with awe-inspiring natural wonders. That’s why we are actively making responsible decisions to reduce our carbon footprint and care for our planet, the place we all call home.
Focus on family. We’ll handle the rest.
There are countless benefits to family travel. Experiencing new things together. Taking time to enjoy each other’s company without life’s typical distractions. Connecting with loved ones who don’t live near us.
No matter why you decide to travel together, or where you choose to go, spending quality time with family should be the only thing that matters. That’s why families book Collette tours – to let experts take care of all the details.
Why Book Your Multigenerational Family Trip with Collette?
Making Memories Together
Unique experiences are made richer with family by your side. And the journey lives on through memories retold. Do you remember that game drive with Grandma? We came so close to the elephants!
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
Planning a trip is hard work. Organizing the Blarney Stone visit? Finding a ride to the river cruise in Costa Rica? That stuff takes away from your time to focus on each other. Let us handle the logistics.
Learning From Each Other
Traveling with family is the best game of trivia. From architectural features to history, the facts your family memers have tucked away may surprise you. (And your Tour Manager can fill in any gaps!)
Exploring Your Ancestry
Cultural heritage forms our family traditions and beliefs. Tracing your family's roots is powerful. There's no better way to discover these countries than with your family. Go together, with an expert by your side.
Less is More on a Low-Season Tour
Explore popular destinations with more flexibility and fewer crowds. Whether you're searching for tranquility or a deeper connection with the locals, off season travel is one of the best ways to experience a destination.
6 Reasons to Love the Low Season
More Affordable
Off-season travel offers significant cost savings on flights, accommodations, and day-to-day activities.
Better Service
Smaller crowds mean more personalized service and shorter wait times at restaurants, museums, and attractions.
More Peace
Peak season can be crowded and overwhelming, while the low season offers opportunities for quieter, more serene travel experiences.
Authentic Experiences
Experience destinations like the locals do - with less hustle and more room to appreciate the beauty around you.
More Sustainable
Low season travel reduces the strain on a destination’s resources, meaning less waste and lower pollution levels.
Support Local Economies
Low season tourism brings vital income to local economies during quieter periods, helping to sustain businesses and livelihoods year-round.
Portland
Once home to sea captains and known now as one of America’s Coolest Cities,” Portland is all about vibes: funky, historic, cultured and cultural. On its perch over Casco Bay, Maine’s largest urban area is bursting at the maritime seams with enough museums, boutiques, bars, and restaurants to rival any concrete metropolis. Among centuries-old brick buildings and cobblestone streets, find yourself in the middle of the action at the historic Old Port. In eyeshot of the Portland Head Light, Maine’s oldest, most photographed lighthouse, see the commercial fishing boats come and go out of Portland Harbor, and watch the crab traps being pulled out of Portland Harbor. Experience a world-class dining scene where a culinary boom has embraced seafood crudo and foie gras, but hasn’t abandoned the lobster roll. Discover Portland – a vibrant example of Maine’s singular motto: Vacationland.
Choice on Tour: Victoria Mansion or Secrets of Portland's Old Port Walking Tour
Get ready to explore more of Portland how you like because it’s your choice! Stroll through Portland’s historic Old Port District with a local guide to learn how this bustling maritime hub transformed into modern restaurants and shops today. Browse the many storefronts, discover a unique bar and lounge that was once a funeral parlor, and explore the neighborhoods nineteenth century architecture -OR- take a tour of Portland’s Victoria Mansion, known as one of the most important historic homes of the 19th century. The mansion contains over 90% of the original interiors and nearly all the wall paintings were done by the Italian-born artist, Giuseppe Guidicini. Throughout the tour, marvel at the many details that often warrant a second look due to their three-dimensional design.Victoria MansionActivity Level: 2Docent-led tour of mansion. Guests will need to navigate a flight of stairs to reach the second level of the house.Secrets of Portland’s Old Port Walking TourActivity Level: 370 minute locally guided walking tour. Walk is 3/4 of a mile on city streets. There may be some areas with cobblestone.
Oyster Farm
Get an intimate look at a working oyster farm on the Damariscotta River and learn how to dig into these local delicacies with an oyster shucking lesson. Oysters have been a staple of the New Englander diet for over 400 years.
Bar Harbor, ME
Explore Bar Harbor, an iconic vacation spot featuring rich blue waters and the gateway to Acadia National Park. There’s a quintessential coastal New England downtown waiting to be explored, full of cozy cafes and ice cream shops.
Acadia National Park
The first national park established east of the Mississippi, Acadia's name derives from is resemblance to a part of Greece according to explorer Giovanni Verrazano who sailed these waters in the 16th century. Carriage roads and stone bridges criscross this diverse landscape covered with lakes, waterfalls, wildlife and forests.
Lobster Trap Pull Demonstration
Dive into the cuisine and culture of Maine when you join a local lobsterman on a lobster boat. See how lobster traps are retrieved from the ocean and watch the cages get pulled to the surface.
Camden
Head to Camden for some time at leisure, giving you the perfect opportunity to explore this quintessential Maine town. Wrapped around a harbor filled with sailboats, this colorful seaside town is old-time New England at its very best.
Freeport
Freeport is a popular town in Maine. It is located on the shores of Cisco Bay, located 20 minutes north of Portland. The town is renowned for its outlet shopping, and also features Wolfe’s Neck State Park, a 233 acre park with 5 miles of shoreline, as well as the Desert of Maine. L.L. Bean is headquartered here, and because of this, over the years other shops have flocked to Freeport to set up business and thus Freeport is known for its many stores and shopping.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Enter the natural wonderland of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine. Boasting an expansive landscape of nearly 300 acres of grassy fields and woodland trails, these stunning gardens are overflowing with floral hues.
Boothbay
Boothbay Harbor is a beautiful town in the state of Maine. It is located on a peninsula in the Gulf, and in the summer, the town is a popular yachting and tourist destination, offering great views of the ocean, tidal rivers and lighthouses. Boating and yachting along the coast are both popular things to do as you can view lighthouses from the water as well as see various wildlife and the summer homes that reside on the coast.
Hyatt Place Portland Old Port
433 Fore Street, Portland, ME, United States
Bar Harbor Grand Hotel
269 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME, United States
Harraseeket Inn
162 Main Street, Freeport, ME, United States
We consider everyone who travels with us to be our personal guest.
Every moment matters to us because we know it matters to you. This may be because at heart we are a family owned company that has been in business for over 100 years. It may be because our team are passionate about sharing their own love of travel and uncovering mysteries.
Choosing Collette comes with benefits that take your guided travel experience to another level. Our inclusive tours provide you more value for your money and more of what makes travel special.
The Benefits of Collette Guided Travel
- Value of Guided Travel
- Easy & Convenient Booking
- Expert Tour Managers
- Private Airport Transfers
- Carefully Selected Accommodations
- All the Iconic Must-Sees
- Immersive Cultural Experiences
- Authentic Culinary Experiences
Every moment of travel is important to us.
Whether it’s helping you select your perfect dream destination, giving you a ride to and from the airport in a sleek black sedan, offering the security of our unrivalled Travel Protection plan or 24-7 support, we are with you every step of the way to make sure everything is perfect.
We don’t think of guided travel as a business. We think of it as a great honor and privilege to be able to share what’s so wonderful about the world with our guests. Since it’s so personal for us, we treat each and every traveler as a valued friend. We want you to sit back and let us handle all the details so you can have the time of your life.
Guaranteed to Go
We have guaranteed thousands of tour departure dates across over 170 of our tours. This means that you can book your tour with peace of mind knowing that it will depart as planned and your departure date will not change.
Travel Protection
We understand that life happens and sometimes plans change, so we don’t want you to book with us only to be socked with fees if you have to cancel your trip. That just adds insult to injury! That’s why we offer an industry leading travel protection plan that offers you a full refund, less the cost of the plan. Cancel for any reason right up to the day before your departure.
Sedan Service
Getting to and from the airport can be the most stressful and difficult part of any trip. Start and end your adventure in hassle-free luxury with our private sedan that comes straight to your door, loads your bags and whisks you off to the airport and back home again when you return. Now that’s how to start and end a trip the right way.
Social Responsibility: It's a way of life
It’s at the heart of everything we do and every decision we make. We believe that travel should be a force for good and by uniting with our employees, partners and travelers, we can make a positive impact in our local and global communities.
Our Mission
Social Responsibility at Collette means working together to take care of the places we live, work and travel. We focus on four key areas – Community, People, Travel and Planet – taking a holistic approach by striving to do good in every area of our business.
COMMUNITY
Our nonprofit, the Collette Foundation, supports worldwide communities in need through hunger and education initiatives. Each year, employees volunteer more than 4,500 hours of their time to efforts in their own communities and across the world.
TRAVEL
We strive to create an experience our guests not only enjoy, but also feel good about. We work to sustain and preserve communities, cultures, and traditions through tourism, and positively impact the places we come to know as travelers.
PEOPLE
We couldn’t deliver the amazing travel experiences that we do without our incredible team. We offer our employees a variety of tools to be happy, healthy, and successful including learning and growth opportunities.
PLANET
Our world is filled with awe-inspiring natural wonders. That’s why we are actively making responsible decisions to reduce our carbon footprint and care for our planet, the place we all call home.
Focus on family. We’ll handle the rest.
There are countless benefits to family travel. Experiencing new things together. Taking time to enjoy each other’s company without life’s typical distractions. Connecting with loved ones who don’t live near us.
No matter why you decide to travel together, or where you choose to go, spending quality time with family should be the only thing that matters. That’s why families book Collette tours – to let experts take care of all the details.
Why Book Your Multigenerational Family Trip with Collette?
Making Memories Together
Unique experiences are made richer with family by your side. And the journey lives on through memories retold. Do you remember that game drive with Grandma? We came so close to the elephants!
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
Planning a trip is hard work. Organizing the Blarney Stone visit? Finding a ride to the river cruise in Costa Rica? That stuff takes away from your time to focus on each other. Let us handle the logistics.
Learning From Each Other
Traveling with family is the best game of trivia. From architectural features to history, the facts your family memers have tucked away may surprise you. (And your Tour Manager can fill in any gaps!)
Exploring Your Ancestry
Cultural heritage forms our family traditions and beliefs. Tracing your family's roots is powerful. There's no better way to discover these countries than with your family. Go together, with an expert by your side.
Less is More on a Low-Season Tour
Explore popular destinations with more flexibility and fewer crowds. Whether you're searching for tranquility or a deeper connection with the locals, off season travel is one of the best ways to experience a destination.
6 Reasons to Love the Low Season
More Affordable
Off-season travel offers significant cost savings on flights, accommodations, and day-to-day activities.
Better Service
Smaller crowds mean more personalized service and shorter wait times at restaurants, museums, and attractions.
More Peace
Peak season can be crowded and overwhelming, while the low season offers opportunities for quieter, more serene travel experiences.
Authentic Experiences
Experience destinations like the locals do - with less hustle and more room to appreciate the beauty around you.
More Sustainable
Low season travel reduces the strain on a destination’s resources, meaning less waste and lower pollution levels.
Support Local Economies
Low season tourism brings vital income to local economies during quieter periods, helping to sustain businesses and livelihoods year-round.
About Collette
With Collette, the World is Within Your Reach
True adventures go beyond incredible destinations or inclusive packages. Collette delivers a sense of possibility across all seven continents.
Since 1918, we have been sharing our love of travel. Today our worldwide travel collection features comprehensive land tours, river cruises, rail journeys, small group tours, family trips, garden holidays and more. With Collette, wake each morning on tour with a new experience in front of you, and when your head hits the pillow, you will know it has been an amazing day. Best of all - we seamlessly handle the details. All you have to do is enjoy the adventure.
About Collette
With Collette, the World is Within Your Reach
True adventures go beyond incredible destinations or inclusive packages. Collette delivers a sense of possibility across all seven continents.
Since 1918, we have been sharing our love of travel. Today our worldwide travel collection features comprehensive land tours, river cruises, rail journeys, small group tours, family trips, garden holidays and more. With Collette, wake each morning on tour with a new experience in front of you, and when your head hits the pillow, you will know it has been an amazing day. Best of all - we seamlessly handle the details. All you have to do is enjoy the adventure.
