6 Hour Ultimate Private Acadia & Mount Desert Island Tour

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6h
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Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Experience the ultimate Acadia and Mount Desert Island adventure on our most comprehensive private tour. Spend six hours discovering Acadia’s iconic landmarks, spectacular coastline, charming villages and quieter side with your own local guide.

Travel the legendary Park Loop Road to Cadillac Mountain, Sand Beach, Thunder Hole and dramatic coastal overlooks. See Rockefeller’s historic carriage roads and stone bridges while hearing stories of Acadia’s Gilded Age and island history.

Then venture beyond the traditional Acadia tour to discover picturesque harbors, fishing villages and Southwest Harbor, where you’ll stop at a local lobster pound for an authentic Maine lobster lunch.

Because this tour is exclusively for your party, your day can be customized to your interests, with time for photographs, exploring and spontaneous discoveries.

We handle your park entrance and Cadillac Mountain reservation so you can relax and experience the very best of Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Activity location

Asticou Azalea Garden
- 3 Sound Drive
- 04662, Northeast Harbor, Maine, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

Hulls Cove Visitor Center
- 25 Visitor Center Road
- 04609, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States

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The Grand Acadia Explorer

6h
English

Duration: 6 hours
Lobster Pound Restaurant: We will stop for a lobster lunch (full menu -non seafood available). Lunch is on your own and there is a full bar available.
Dodge Grand Caravan minivan: Capacity 5 adults

Pickup included

Travelers

Language options: English

Starting time

Price details

P 56,190.98 x 1 TravelerP 56,190.98

Total

Until Thu, Aug 13

What's included, what's not

Private transportation
Bottled water
Snacks
Cadillac Summit Reservation
Air-conditioned vehicle
Acadia National Park Commercial Tour Pass which covers everyone on the booking (private passes can not be used)
Lunch is not included. You may order from a full menu on your own.
Car Seats

Know before you book

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Park Loop Road

2h
Admission ticket included

See the top highlights of Acadia National Park famous Park Loop Road, a touring road built by the Rockefeller family.

Cadillac Mountain

15m
Admission ticket included

Enjoy 360 degree views of Mount Desert Island from atop the summit of Cadillac Mountain. See your cruise ship in the harbor!

Eagle Lake (Pass by)

See deep glacial lakes formed as the glaciers tore across Mount Desert Island.

Sand Beach

5m
Admission ticket included

Look over vistas to beautiful Sand Beach and the granite outcropping of the surrounding Great Head.

Thunder Hole

15m
Admission ticket included

Stop and walk down to Thunder Hole and see the beautiful pink granite coastline

Otter Cliff

5m
Admission ticket included

See both Precipice and Otter Cliffs. Look for soaring Peregrine Falcons or Bald Eagles.

Jordan Pond

15m
Admission ticket included

Formed by ancient glaciers, this pristine body of water covers 187 acres and plunges to depths of 150 feet, making it Acadia's deepest and clearest lake

Somes Sound (Pass by)

Somes Sound is a fjard, a body of water running deep into Mount Desert Island, the main site of Acadia National Park in Maine, United States. Its deepest point is approximately 175 feet, and it is over 100 feet deep in several places. The sound almost splits the island in two.

Asticou Azalea Garden

15m
Admission ticket included

See the beautiful Asticou Azalea gardens

Somesville Historical Museum and Gardens

5m
Admission ticket included

Stop at the oldest town on Mount Desert Island

Southwest Harbor

See the fishing community of Southwest Harbor on the panoramic Great Harbor. Stop at an authentic lobster pound and see the working lobster business. **Lunch is on your own. A full menu is available.

Beal's Lobster Pier

We will stop at the famous Beal's Lobster pound for lunch (on your own). You will enjoy VIP access past the lines to order and have amazing ocean views of Great Harbor eating your lunch.

Seawall Pond (Pass by)

Many of Maine's beaches are covered with cobblestones, but this coastline is unique. Powerful ocean storms created a massive seawall. As waves break, they carry rocks from the base of the beach and carry them up to shore. As the tides come in and out, heavier stones get piled at the top and smaller, lighter stones remain down the slope.

Northeast Harbor (Pass by)

See a gorgeous harbor filled with lobster boats and yachts surrounded by glorious Summer Cottages. Drive up Sargent Drive for a full view of Somes Sound.

Bar Harbor (Pass by)

All of our tours start and end by going through the historic corridors of Bar Harbor.

Location

Activity location

Asticou Azalea Garden
- 3 Sound Drive
- 04662, Northeast Harbor, Maine, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

Hulls Cove Visitor Center
- 25 Visitor Center Road
- 04609, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States

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