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Sample Itineraries - Lakes & Mountains Region of New Hampshire, USA
7 Day

7 Day New England Sampler Tour
Featuring Central New Hampshire's Lakes & Mountains, this tour incorporates additional popular New England destinations to round out your experience including Boston Ma, Portsmouth NH, Stowe VT & Sturbridge MA.

Image - MS Mount Washington on Lake Winnipesaukee

 Shopping Itinerary

Tax-Free Shopping
Start you day with Outlet Shopping at 50 name brand stores; find the perfect treasure while antiquing; shop the quaint lakeside village shops; browse the art galleries and artisan shops; stock up on fabrics and yarns; explore historic prints and Americana...

Image - Adirondacks of Lake Winnipesaukee, Meredith

 Castle in the Clouds

3-Day - Seacoast, Lakes & Mountains
This tour begins in Portsmouth on the Seacoast of New Hampshire, it winds through the Wolfeboro and Madison regions with an overnight stay on Lake Winnipesaukee and Purity Spring and then it's over the Kancamagus Highway through the White Mountains and ending in the towns Lincoln/N. Woodstock.

Image - Castle in the Clouds, Moultonboro

 Ruggles Mine  3 Day Manchester / Sunapee / Winnipesaukee
This family friendly tour begins in the southern tier of New Hampshire in Salem, minutes from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester, NH. It will give you family options that include historic sites, children's museums, natural areas, science centers, shopping and more.

Image - Ruggles Mine, Grafton
 Southern & Lakes NH

 2 Day Southern & Lakes Regions
Designed to give you a good taste of both regions, this tour begins in Merrimack NH in the Southern part of the state and weaves it way up through the Lakes Region. Along the way, you will see historic and cultural sites, shop tax-free, cruise Lake Winnipesaukee, have some homemade ice cream and candy, and perhaps take in a theatrical production.

Image - Naswa Resort, Laconia

 Lake and Mountains

2 Day Lake & Mountain Regions
This tour begins in the Lakes Region in Tilton, NH and includes a ride on the Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad, a boat tour of Squam Lake, a visit to the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, a trip up Cannon Mountain on the Tram in the magestic White Mountains, a ride on the historic Cog Railway up Mount Washington and more!

Image - Mount Washington Cog Railway, Bretton Woods

 Antiques

 2 Day Whirlwind Antiques & Gallery
Ready, Set, Shop! This fast paced tour begins in Meredith at a world class gallery located in an 1790 barn and proceeds to touch antique stores and galleries in Meredith, Center Sandwich, Wolfeboro and Northwood.

Image - Hampshire Pewter, Wolfeboro

 By the Lake By the Lake
Begin your day with a homemade waffle breakfast at Kellerhaus overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee. Then off to tax-free shopping, historical tours, lake cruise, dinner train and end the day with a concert or theatre production.

Image - MS Mount Washington, Weirs Beach
  Explore Quaint Wolfeboro Village
Take a scenic trolley ride through historic Wolfeboro, visit the Wright Museum's World War II Home Front exhibits, have lunch on the waterfront, shop and tour the factory at Hampshire Pewter and explore the Castle in the Clouds and its breathtaking panoramic views.

Image - Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough
 Family Fun Ultimate Winter Family Fun
Tube down Thrill Hill, the longest tube run in New Hampshire; Ski the Lakes Region's magnificent views; Make your own sundae at a homemade ice cream & candies sundae bar; Play the arcade games & climb the indoor climbing wall; bowl 10-pin or candlepin.

Image - Gunstock, Gilford
 Thrill Packed Thrill Packed Winter Adventure
Glide through the treetops on a Zipline tour; Cross Country ski or Snowshoe to a scenic overlook; Alpine Ski, Nordic Ski or Tube the longest tube run in New Hampshire

Image - Alpine Adventures, Lincoln
 Museum Museum & Historical Experience
See how the Shakers lived at Canterbury Shaker Village. Have lunch in the Shaker Table Restaurant. Stop at the oldest, unaltered brick textile mill in America. Cruise Lake Winnipesaukee and Tour the Wright Museum (World War II Home Front),

Image - Belknap Mill, Laconia
 Textile Textile Tour
Tour the historic textile facilities at the Canterbury Shaker Village, visit the oldest, unaltered brick textile mill in America, shop at Keepsake Quilting with 10,000 bolts of fabric.

Image - Canterbury Shaker Village, Canterbury
 Garden Garden & Natural Areas
There are no shortage of spectacularl gardens to visit in the Lakes Region. Historic Canterbury Shaker Village Heirloom Gardens, Tarbin Gardens, Kirkwood Gardens.

Image - Tarbin Gardens, Franklin
 Hike Outdoor Recreation
Self-guided or certified guide - Hike, bike, paddle, ATV, horseback, Zip Line, off-road... You name it , you can do it in the Lakes Region. Just ask us if you don't see it.

Image - Rattlesnake, Rumney
 Spa

Spa Rejuvination
Relax at one of our many luxurious full-service spas. Have you ever had a massage lakeside?

Image - Seasons Spa at The Manor on Golden Pond, Holderness

 Event Event Driven
Summer Theatre, Murder Mystery Dinner Train, Best of the Wurst festival, Laconia Motorcycle Week, NASCAR
 Rainy Day Rainy Day
Arcades, Theatre, indoor golf, museums
   
   

 

    

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