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3 Hour: Highlights of Acadia with Cadillac Summit

Private van tour including Cadillac Mountain, Park Loop Road, Sand Beach, Thunder Hole, Otter Cliffs, Jordan Pond and more. Option to walk Ocean Trail and Summit Loop on the tour.

Quick Details

Tour Length: 3 hours

Tour Start Times: 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 1 p.m.

Vehicle Options: 6 passenger minivan or 14 passenger van.

Tour Attractions & Sites: Bar Harbor, Cadillac Mountain, Bubble Pond, views of Sand Beach, Otter Cliffs, Thunder Hole, and Sieur du Monts Gardens and Nature Center

Starting at
$500

Get a great overview Acadia!

This is a great way to start your vacation! Get an overview of what there is to see and do in Acadia National Park.

We’ll drive along the stunning 27-mile long Park Loop Road up to the summit of Cadillac Mountain, the highest peak on the eastern seaboard. From Cadillac you can see spectacular views of Bar Harbor and the surrounding islands.

See all of the famous sites on the Park Loop Road, including Cadillac Mountain, Rockefeller’s stone bridges & Carriage House, Otter Cliffs, Thunder Hole, and Sieur du Monts Gardens and Nature Center. See overviews of Sand Beach surrounded by the famous pink granite coastline.

As you wind through the park you will see hand-cut stone bridges, rocky coves and pink granite coastline, glacier cut lakes and dense forests. We will point out trailheads and carriage roads to explore on your own.

 

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