Newport Mansions at Christmastime

• The Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant
• Holiday Lights Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo
• Marble House
• Newport Vineyards Tour & Tasting
• Blithewold Mansions, Gardens, & Arboretum for the 'Christmas at Blithewold Experience'
• Guided City Tour of Newport, Rhode Island
• The Elms
• Brick Marketplace
• Breakers Mansion & the 'Sparkling Lights' Event

Estimated Tour Pricing Inclusions: 4 nights’ accommodation, 4 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 4 dinners, 1 Wine Tour & Tasting, admissions, entrance, and guide fees as stated in the itinerary, including taxes, and gratuity. Except gratuity for guide fees is not included on adult tours unless otherwise requested.

• Arrive in Newport, Rhode Island, and check-in to your hotel.
• A wonderfully festive Welcome Dinner is included at a local favorite restaurant.

• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel this morning.
• Relax this morning before departing for The Newport Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant for a bountiful buffet lunch and Live, fun-filled cabaret performance.
• Delight in a delicious dinner included at a local restaurant.
• Witness the Holiday Lights Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo featuring 40 acres of festive, larger-than-life luminous displays comprised of more than 3.5 million twinkling lights.
• Return to your hotel to rest and relax for the evening.

• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel this morning.
• Visit Marble House, a Gilded Age Mansion, designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt. Former home of the Vanderbilts, the estate is now a Beaux-Arts-style museum.
• Afterwards, enjoy a divine Tour & Tasting at Newport Vineyards and have lunch on own with free time to shop and explore.
• Tour Blithewold Mansion, Gardens, and Arboretum for their ‘Christmas at Blithewold Experience’ where the estate magically transforms into a dazzling display of Christmas celebration, each year featuring a special theme.

• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel this morning prior to checking out.
• Depart with your Guide for a City Tour of Newport.
• Explore The Elms, a large mansion facetiously a “summer cottage”, designed by architect Horace Trumbauer for the coal baron Edward Julius Berwind in 1901.
• Immerse yourself in the beauty and quaint character of Brick Marketplace, an open-air market designed by Peter Harrison and featuring over 25 unique shops and eateries. Enjoy lunch on own and free time to explore.
• Revel in the Christmas celebrations at Breakers Mansion complete with a self-guided audio tour of this Vanderbilt mansion, the grandest of Newport’s summer “cottages”. Stroll the grounds for their ‘Sparkling Lights’ event featuring festive decorations and firepits around the property.
• Feast on fresh local entrees with dinner included this evening at a classic Newport restaurant.

• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel this morning prior to checking out.
• Based on your travel plans, many fun and seasonal locations can be added en route to your final destination to continue the Christmas festivities.

Base rate does not include motor coach transportation, airfare, airport transfers, driver gratuity, guide gratuity, (student groups exempt) or any upgrades or add-ons unlisted from itinerary as stated. Pricing may vary based on day of arrival or other conditions. Personalized itineraries with custom pricing and/or additional transportation can be created and added based on client needs and upon client’s request. MARS will customize quotes or personalize itineraries for FREE.