Itinerary

Tuesday, October 10

Arrival Into Boston

Your Day Includes

  • Arrive Boston Logan Airport (BOS)
  • Welcome Dinner - Enjoy dinner and fellowship together as you prepare for the incredible journey awaiting you!

Overnight

Omni Parker House Hotel – Boston

Note: airport/hotel transfers are not included in tour cost. Please plan to take a Taxi from the airport to Omni Parker House Hotel (fare is approximately $25 before gratuity).  Please plan to arrive in the afternoon in order to attend the Welcome Dinner this evening.

The Freedom Trail

Wednesday, October 11

The Freedom Trail

Your Day Includes

  • Free Morning in Boston
  • Boston - our American Christian heritage adventure begins in Boston – a town founded by English Puritans in 1630 and later became the birthplace of the American Revolution
  • Freedom Trail - a walking tour through the heart of Boston, passing famous historic sites from our country’s revolutionary roots
  • Faneuil Hall - meeting place known as “the Cradle of Liberty,” where some of our founding fathers gave speeches for independence from England
  • Quincy Market - historic marketplace, filled with over a hundred shops and restaurants

Overnight

Omni Parker House Hotel – Boston

Old North Church

Thursday, October 12

Puritans and Rebels

Your Day Includes

  • Old North Church - the site where two lanterns were hung to signal Paul Revere and the Minutemen that the British were invading from the sea
  • Lexington Green - the site of the first skirmish of the American Revolution where British troops marched through Lexington on the way to Concord
  • Old North Bridge - in Concord, the location of “the shot heard round the world,” where American Minutemen routed the English troops guarding the bridge
  • Lady of Faith Monument - a monument honoring the ideals of the American Forefathers
  • Plymouth Rock - the traditional site on which the Pilgrims landed in 1620
  • Mayflower II - a fullscale replica of the original Mayflower which brought the first Pilgrims to America
  • Plymouth Plantation - experience what life was like in early Plymouth in this recreation of a 17th-century English village

Overnight

Omni Parker House Hotel – Boston

D.L. Moody Birth Place

Friday, October 13

D.L. Moody

Your Day Includes

  • Northfield - the hometown of D.L. Moody where he later built two schools, including the Northfield Seminary for Young Ladies in 1879
  • Moody Auditorium - home of the world famous Northfield Summer Conferences
  • Dwight L. Moody Birth Place and Museum - the original house where D.L. Moody was born and raised
  • Round Top - D.L. Moody’s favorite location and place he chose as the final resting place for himself and his wife Emma
  • Yale Campus - where Jonathan Edwards was amongst its most illustrious graduates

Overnight

Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale – New Haven

Fall Foliage

Saturday, October 14

Fall Foliage

Your Day Includes

  • Scenic Drive - drive through the Berkshire Mountains and experience the beauty of the fall foliage
  • Stockbridge - a town first settled by English missionaries in 1734
  • Stockbridge Library and Archives - a museum housing historical artifacts including Jonathan Edwards’ writing desk
  • Mission House - a Colonial-era house and museum which tells the story of Reverend John Sergeant’s missionary work with the Mohican Indians
  • First Church at Wethersfield - a historic Massachusetts Bay Colony church whose congregation was founded in 1635

Overnight

Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale – New Haven

Sunday, October 15

Homeward Bound

Your Day Includes

  • Farewell Breakfast - Rejoice and reminisce over the extraordinary days spent in the land of our American forefathers

Pleases plan to depart from Hartford Airport (BDL) after Noon in order to participate in the Farewell Breakfast which will conclude at approximately 9:00 AM.

Note: hotel/airport transfers are not included in tour cost; however, Morning Star Tours is happy to make transfer arrangements for you. Please send your confirmed flight itinerary to Kristi England at Kristi@morningstartours.com to request a quote.

*Itinerary is subject to change. To best serve the group, the schedule may be altered or substitutions made at the discretion of your tour leader and guide.