Boston to Newport Small-Group Day Trip with The Breakers and Marble House Admission
by New England Trips Inc.
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This small-group day trip lasts about 11 hours and includes round-trip transportation from Boston to Newport via an air-conditioned mini coach bus. The group size is limited to 20 people. After hotel pickups in downtown Boston, the trip begins with a 1.5-hour drive to Newport, Rhode Island. During the drive, guests can have a snack while the guide shares information about Newport’s history as a sailing destination and America’s First Resort. The first stop is The Breakers mansion, where visitors spend two hours exploring the Vanderbilt family’s summer home. Part of this visit includes a self-guided audio tour, and guests can take photos of the ocean view behind the mansion. After The Breakers, the tour continues with a one-hour narrated bus ride through Newport’s main sites, including St. Mary’s Parish, where John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier, the Touro Synagogue - the oldest synagogue building still standing in the U.S. - Fort Adams State Park, and the U.S. Naval War College. The narrated tour concludes at the Newport Visitors Information Center, where guests receive a guidebook to plan two hours of free time in Newport. The afternoon includes a 90-minute audio tour of Marble House, known from the movie The Great Gatsby. Following this, the bus takes a 30-minute drive along Ocean Drive, offering coastal ocean views. Guests also have access to discounted admission for the International Tennis Hall of Fame, which can be visited for about an hour. The itinerary includes a 30-minute stop at Cliff Walk, a prominent Newport site. The day ends with a 10-minute return drive to Boston.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Downtown
After completing pickups at downtown Boston hotels, the group travels by mini coach for about 1.5 hours to Newport, Rhode Island. During this drive, guests can enjoy a snack while the guide shares historical information about Newport as a well-known sailing destination and America’s First Resort.
15 min
The Breakers
The first stop is The Breakers mansion, the largest and most grand of Newport’s summer homes, associated with the Vanderbilt family. Guests spend two hours here, including a self-guided audio tour portion. The ocean view behind the mansion is available for photographs.
120 min
Saint Mary, Our Lady Of the Isle Roman Catholic Church
The narrated city tour begins with a stop at St. Mary’s Church complex, a National Historic Shrine known as the site where President John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier on September 12, 1953.
5 min
Touro Synagogue
Next is the Touro Synagogue, the oldest synagogue building still standing in the United States and the oldest surviving Jewish synagogue building in North America. It is designated as a National Historic Site.
5 min
Fort Adams State Park
The bus passes Fort Adams, a former U.S. Army post, and the U.S. Naval War College, which serves as the Navy’s staff college and is known as the “Home of Thought.”
15 min
Newport Visitors Information Center
The narrated city tour ends at the Discover Newport Visitor Center, where guests receive a guidebook to help plan their two hours of free time in Newport.
15 min
Marble House
Visitors take a 90-minute audio tour of Marble House mansion, which gained fame as a filming location in the movie The Great Gatsby.
120 min
Ocean Drive
The bus then travels along Ocean Drive for 30 minutes, a scenic coastal route with views of the ocean.
30 min
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Guests have the option to visit the International Tennis Hall of Fame for about one hour at a discounted admission price.
60 min
Cliff Walk
There is a 30-minute stop at Cliff Walk, one of Newport’s notable sites along the coast.
30 min
New England Trips
After a full day of sightseeing, the group returns to Boston with a 10-minute ride on the mini coach bus.
10 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Boston to Newport Small-Group Day Trip with The Breakers and Marble House Admission
by New England Trips Inc.
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$310Overview
This small-group day trip lasts about 11 hours and includes round-trip transportation from Boston to Newport via an air-conditioned mini coach bus. The group size is limited to 20 people. After hotel pickups in downtown Boston, the trip begins with a 1.5-hour drive to Newport, Rhode Island. During the drive, guests can have a snack while the guide shares information about Newport’s history as a sailing destination and America’s First Resort. The first stop is The Breakers mansion, where visitors spend two hours exploring the Vanderbilt family’s summer home. Part of this visit includes a self-guided audio tour, and guests can take photos of the ocean view behind the mansion. After The Breakers, the tour continues with a one-hour narrated bus ride through Newport’s main sites, including St. Mary’s Parish, where John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier, the Touro Synagogue - the oldest synagogue building still standing in the U.S. - Fort Adams State Park, and the U.S. Naval War College. The narrated tour concludes at the Newport Visitors Information Center, where guests receive a guidebook to plan two hours of free time in Newport. The afternoon includes a 90-minute audio tour of Marble House, known from the movie The Great Gatsby. Following this, the bus takes a 30-minute drive along Ocean Drive, offering coastal ocean views. Guests also have access to discounted admission for the International Tennis Hall of Fame, which can be visited for about an hour. The itinerary includes a 30-minute stop at Cliff Walk, a prominent Newport site. The day ends with a 10-minute return drive to Boston.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Downtown
After completing pickups at downtown Boston hotels, the group travels by mini coach for about 1.5 hours to Newport, Rhode Island. During this drive, guests can enjoy a snack while the guide shares historical information about Newport as a well-known sailing destination and America’s First Resort.
15 min
The Breakers
The first stop is The Breakers mansion, the largest and most grand of Newport’s summer homes, associated with the Vanderbilt family. Guests spend two hours here, including a self-guided audio tour portion. The ocean view behind the mansion is available for photographs.
120 min
Saint Mary, Our Lady Of the Isle Roman Catholic Church
The narrated city tour begins with a stop at St. Mary’s Church complex, a National Historic Shrine known as the site where President John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier on September 12, 1953.
5 min
Touro Synagogue
Next is the Touro Synagogue, the oldest synagogue building still standing in the United States and the oldest surviving Jewish synagogue building in North America. It is designated as a National Historic Site.
5 min
Fort Adams State Park
The bus passes Fort Adams, a former U.S. Army post, and the U.S. Naval War College, which serves as the Navy’s staff college and is known as the “Home of Thought.”
15 min
Newport Visitors Information Center
The narrated city tour ends at the Discover Newport Visitor Center, where guests receive a guidebook to help plan their two hours of free time in Newport.
15 min
Marble House
Visitors take a 90-minute audio tour of Marble House mansion, which gained fame as a filming location in the movie The Great Gatsby.
120 min
Ocean Drive
The bus then travels along Ocean Drive for 30 minutes, a scenic coastal route with views of the ocean.
30 min
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Guests have the option to visit the International Tennis Hall of Fame for about one hour at a discounted admission price.
60 min
Cliff Walk
There is a 30-minute stop at Cliff Walk, one of Newport’s notable sites along the coast.
30 min
New England Trips
After a full day of sightseeing, the group returns to Boston with a 10-minute ride on the mini coach bus.
10 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.