Wicked Good Coastal Maine 2026

Pick-Up Locations

Departure times will be announced closer to trip date.

TBA AM Dubois
TBA AM Clearfield
TBA AM Philipsburg
TBA AM State College
TBA AM Lamar
TBA AM Bloomsburg

Please arrive at your pickup location 15 minutes prior to scheduled arrival.

Day 1

Welcome to Vacationland!

5 PM Check into The Meadowmere Resort in Ogunquit Maine for the next two nights. Resort offers an indoor pool, jacuzzi and onsite movie theater. A Maine Tour Lobsterette will greet your group and hand out Lobster Hats and maps to your guests.

6 PM Next it is time for your Included Dinner at a Local Favorite this evening.

Please note, it will be a full travel day (9 hours driving plus meal/rest stops) with early departure times to reach the beautiful Maine coast. Departure times TBA.

Day 2

Breakfast Included this morning before traveling to Kennebunkport.

Meet your local guide this morning for a narrated tour of Kennebunkport and Kennebunk, two shipbuilding villages on Maine's south coast. Hear the history and folklore as you drive past the beaches, hear the legend of the Wedding Cake House and maritime history of sea captains and shipbuilders. You'll travel through the port and along Ocean Avenue, past the Bush summer home at Walker's Point. Customary guide gratuity is not included.

Free time for shopping and lunch on own in Dock Square this afternoon.

Next you will board the boat for a Maine Lobstering cruise. Learn how the Maine lobstermen make their living as traps are hauled from the ocean along the rocky coast of Kennebunkport. See the sights as you cruise on the ocean past Walkers Point, the Dark Shadows House and Bumpkin Island, home to a year-round colony of sea birds and seals.

Stop for included dinner at a local favorite on the way back to the hotel

Day 3

Enjoy your included breakfast before traveling to Boothbay Harbor.

Upon arrival you will visit the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens for a Guided Tour followed by free time to explore the impressive gardens and shoreline paths at your own pace. Here the Maine woods meet the wetlands and shoreline with a variety of special theme gardens such as the 5-Senses garden and the children's garden.

Enjoy free time along the picturesque waterfront to grab lunch on your own and explore the local galleries and boutiques where you'll find handcrafted goods, antiques and unique maritime and art galleries. Follow the charming footbridge stretching across the harbor to walk along for great photos and many sailboats and lobster boats! Many of the restaurants here overlook the bustling harbor, some with patios.

Then sit back and enjoy the ride to "downeast" to Bar Harbor. The town of Bar Harbor sits at the gateway to Acadia and is a friendly collection of streets, shops and restaurants atop a hill that overlooks the harbor where tour boats, fishing vessels and cruise ships are moored.

You will make a quick stop for an included Sweet Treat along the way to the hotel!
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Check into the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel for the next 2 nights, a beautiful resort hotel overlooking scenic Frenchman's Bay. The hotel is located one mile from downtown and features guest rooms with water views and private balconies or patios, indoor and outdoor pools and Jacuzzi.

Dinner included this evening at the Hotel.

Day 4

Breakfast included at the hotel this morning before boarding the boat.

This morning you will take an Acadian Nature Cruise to search for eagles, porpoises, seals and other marine mammals and birds on this sightseeing cruise on Frenchman's Bay. Pass by Egg Rock lighthouse and the breathtaking scenery of coastal Maine and Acadia National Park aboard the Acadian.

Enjoy free time in Bar Harbor to explore the shops, boutiques and numerous restaurants that are centrally located along the waterfront along with parks and a shoreline walking trail.

This afternoon you will meet your local guide for a guided tour of Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. Bar Harbor has been celebrated for its breathtaking beauty ever since the island was discovered in 1604 by Samuel de Champlain, who named it "Isle de Monts Desert" (Mt. Desert Island) for its bare, desert-like mountaintops. Here in the first park east of the Mississippi, you'll see tremendous coastline views that have attracted the elite to this area for years and hear stories of the Victorian "rusticators", more recent visitors and famous residents. Highlights of this tour include the stunning Loop Road, the summit of Cadillac Mountain, the crashing waves at Thunder Hole and quiet beauty of the inland park scenery.

An early Lobster Choice Dinner Included this evening at a Local Favorite.

Next you'll be treated to unique Maine entertainment at the Great Maine Lumberjack Show. See "the Olympics of the Forest" re-enacted as the lumberjacks and loggers used to compete 100 years ago. You will hear the big crosscut saws singing in the forest, just as you would have heard in a logging camp competition in the Maine woods...and you will watch the thrilling lumberjack sports of wood chopping and sawing, tree climbing, ax throwing, and everyone's favorite... log rolling... all exhibited with a modern twist, mixed with history, comedy, and lots non-stop, razor-sharp action!

Day 5

Enjoy your included breakfast this morning at the hotel before traveling to Bath.

Your first stop will be to tour the Maine Maritime Museum. Located on the banks of the Kennebec River, the museum depicts Maine's shipbuilding industry from the 1600's to the present. Numerous hands-on exhibits, boat building demonstrations, a lobstering exhibit and a special lighthouse exhibit. A Victorian shipbuilder's home is also here on the grounds of an historic shipyard. Most of the shipyard's original buildings, plus tools and equipment are on view.

Stop for an included lunch at a local favorite.

Travel to Portsmouth NH to enjoy a welcome reception upon arrival at the Holiday Inn Portsmouth for the night. The full-service hotel features an indoor heated pool, restaurant & lounge.

A Lobster Choice Dinner included at a local favorite this evening.

Then it is time to enjoy an evening performance at the historic Ogunquit Playhouse. Ogunquit Playhouse is a cultural landmark that has brought outstanding, star-studded performances to southern Maine for five decades. Performance to be confirmed once the 2026 Shows have been announced.

Day 6

Breakfast included at the hotel this morning before making your way home with your magical Maine Coast Memories!

Full travel day home! Times to be announced.

Approximate Returns

TBA PM Bloomsburg
TBA PM Lamar
TBA PM State College
TBA PM Philipsburg
TBA PM Clearfield
TBA PM Dubois

FB=Full Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner