Quick Details
Tour Length: 3 hours
Tour Start Times: 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 1 p.m.
Vehicle Options: minivan or 14 passenger van.
Tour Attractions & Sites: Fall Foliage, Park Loop Road, Granite Coastline, Seal Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Somes Sound, Somesville.
See the Spectacular Fall Foliage against the Pink Granite Coastline
Start your tour by seeing a section the Park Loop Road of Acadia National Park between Sand Beach and Otter Cliffs. The we will take a turn out of the park so showcase the communities of Mount Desert Island.
Drive along Peabody Drive to see the mansions of the “Summer People” and stop at breathtaking harbors. See Seal Harbor Beach and the beautiful yachts and picnic boats moored there. Spend time in the summer colonies of Seal and Northeast Harbor, including the Asticou Gardens and a drive up Somes Sound (the only fjord of the eastern seaboard).
We then head over to historic Somesville, the oldest community on the island. The village was established by Abraham Somes who was the first European settler on the island. Stop and take a picture on the famous bridge built by his ancestors in his honor.
Return to Bar Harbor across Eagle Lake Road, past the glacial Eagle lake through the most stunning Fall Foliage.