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3 Hour: Acadia & Somes Sound without Cadillac Summit

3 Hour: Highlights for those who have been here before. See Somes Sound instead of Cadillac Summit

Quick Details

Tour Length: 3 hours

Tour Start Times: 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m.

Vehicle Options: 6 passenger minivan or 14 passenger van.

Tour Attractions & Sites: Sand Beach, Thunder Hole, Jordan Pond and Somes Sound (No Cadillac Summit)

6 Passenger Minivan Private Tour - Price for whole vehicle
$500
14 Passenger Van Private Tour - Price for whole vehicle
$1000

Explore the granite coastline of Acadia National Park

If you have been here before and don’t want to go to the summit of Cadillac Mountain this is the tour for you. We will focus on the granite coastline of Acadia National Park with the addition of seeing communities outside of the park.

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).

This tour focuses more on the coastline and glacial lakes. This will include Eagle Lake, Sand Beach, Thunder Hole, Otter Cliffs and Jordan Pond.

We will then exit the park to drive along Peabody Drive to see the mansions of the “Summer People” and gorgeous Seal and Northeast Harbors. See Seal Harbor Beach and the beautiful yachts and picnic boats moored there. Enjoy strolling through the Asticou Gardens. Drive along Somes Sound; the only fjord on the eastern seaboard.

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