Pioneer Valley

All-Inclusive Berkshires Vacation Tour

Enjoy complimentary shuttle service from the Albany International Airport and begin the trip with a welcome lunch at the famed Red Lion Inn where you'll meet your three tour guides and the other guests on the trip. Parking for the week is also available for those driving. You'll kick off the trip with a private tour and performance at Jacob's Pillow, the acclaimed modern dance festival. Following the performance you'll dine at the Old Inn on the Green overlooking the Ted Shawn Theatre. You'll return to the Red Lion Inn for evening entertainment in the Lion's Den and return to your room for the evening. On Monday, you'll enjoy breakfast at the Red Lion Inn before visiting the Norman Rockwell Museum for a private guided tour. Following the tour there will be time to explore the scenic grounds of the museum and enjoy lunch on the patio. In the afternoon, you'll have the option to visit the Berkshire Botanical Gardens or Chesterwood, the home of Daniel Chester French. There will be time to relax at the Birchwood Inn in the evening, where your bags will be waiting for you. You'll dine at a lovely French bistro followed by a performance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood. On Tuesday, you'll enjoy breakfast at the inn and then visit Edith Wharton's home, "The Mount." You'll take a private guided tour, have time to explore the gardens and enjoy a lunch on the patio overlooking the gardens. In the afternoon you can choose to shop in the quaint Berkshires town of Lenox and visit the many artisan shops or visit the Frelinghuysen Morris Studio for a private guided tour of some of Picasso's works. The evening will include a dinner at an American Bistro followed by a play at the Barrington Stage Company. Accommodations for the night will be at the Birchwood Inn. On Wednesday, you'll enjoy breakfast at the inn and then visit MASS MoCA for a private guided tour of the contemporary art museum. Following the tour there will be time to explore the museum, take a guided hike or enjoy a round of golf. Luggage will be awaiting you at the nearby Porches Inn, where you'll relax before dining at Loom, a brand new restaurant by James Beard-award winning chef Cortney Burns. To cap off the day, you'll have top-notch seats at the Williamstown Theatre Festival's Nikos Stage production.  On Thursday, after breakfast, you'll visit the Clark Art Institute for a private guided tour and time to explore the vast museum grounds on your own. Then you'll take in a matinee of the Williamstown Theatre Festival's mainstage production. After a dinner at Mezze Bistro, you'll enjoy raucous late night cabaret put on by the actors from the theatre festival.  On Friday, you'll enjoy breakfast followed by a private guided tour of the Williams College Museum of Art and time to explore shops in WIlliamstown. You will say goodbyes to the group and be returned to the airport or to you car after a wonderful week!

Martha's Vineyard Small Group Island Tour from Vineyard Haven

This 3 hour tour (2.5 hour narrated tour and 15-minute stops each in Menemsha and  Cliffs of Aquinnah) will introduce you to our 100 Square mile island by giving you the history both past and present of our six unique towns. You will learn about and see: Oak Bluffs: A Victorian seaside resort that was built around the Methodist campgrounds. The campground is now known for it’s beautiful open-air tabernacle and the 300 plus Victorian gingerbread cottages from the mid 1800’s, that replaced the tents once used for summer revival meetings. The Flying Horse Carousel one of the oldest platforms carousels still in use resides here. Edgartown has a picture book setting with its harbor and waterfront, along with its stately white Greek Revival houses built by whaling captains and carefully maintained. The Old Whaling Church with its six massive columns, the Edgartown Harbor Lighthouse, and the historic Harborview Hotel make Edgartown a museum piece community. The busy harbor town of Vineyard Haven – entry port to Martha’s Vineyard since the mid 1600’s and our year-round port. We will take a drive through the scenic up-Island country-side passing through the historic farming towns of West Tisbury and Chilmark, making a 15 min stop in Menemsha an Idyllic fishing village where you can sample some “clam chowdah or lobstah bisque”. You’ll see the breathtaking multi colored clay cliffs of Aquinnah (Gay Head), with its impressive light house where you will have an opportunity to get out take pictures and stretch your legs. Because the island is so diverse, on your drive you’ll catch glimpses of centuries old stone walls, views to the Atlantic shoreline, grazing livestock, rolling hills and historic homesteads. and will go over the bridge used in the filming of the movie Jaws. Our tour guides are all long time island characters who love sharing their love of the island with you, so sit back and enjoy all our island has to offer when you, come and tour with us.

Small Group Northern Berkshires Zip Line Canopy Tour

Arrive at our base 15 minutes before your start time to register and get ready.  When you enter the base, guides and base staff will help you register.  You will be asked to sign a waiver of liability (minors will need to sign their own and have a parent/guardian sign it as well) and we will check to ensure that you have proper footwear and clothing.  You will be asked to removed dangling jewelry and to wear your hair in a way that keeps it from being an entanglement hazard. After you've registered, get into your harness and helmet and adjustments will be made to ensure a proper fit.  Then it's up to the practice zip! A short hike from the base, our practice zip gives you a chance to get comfortable with zipping, braking and self-rescue on a short, low zip line.  Once everyone is checked out and able to safely zip, guides will take you up to the vehicles which will transport you to the top of the course.   A 10-minute 4x4 ride brings you half a mile and 500 feet vertically uphill to the start of the course.  A short hike leads to the first take-off platform.  The first zip is slow and short to give you a chance to acclimate flying through and above the trees.  The second zip leads to a spectacular view of the Deerfield River Valley and the Northern Berkshires as you perch over the edge of the ridge on a 100+ year old pine tree.  As you travel down the course, the zips get longer and faster.   A rappel at the end of the top section of the course leads to a water break and a short downhill hike to the start of the next section.  The lower course consists of sky bridges and longer zips that culminate your adventure in the trees. A downhill hike leads back to base where you can share stories and memories of the trip and look at photos of yourself zipping just moments before.

Spend a fun day outdoors on a whitewater river rafting adventure

The Zoar Gap trip meets at our base in Charlemont, Massachusetts at 10:30 a.m (Be sure to check your confirmation email for the exact meeting time of your trip). Please try to be on time, since we must work within the schedule of water releases. You will be required to read and sign a release of liability at this time. All guests will be required to wear a Zoar Outdoor issued PFD (Personal Flotation Device) and helmet. You will also be provided with a paddle. We raft a ten-mile section of class II and III whitewater on the Deerfield River in Northwestern Massachusetts. We put in below the Fife Brook Dam and finish the trip at our base camp in Charlemont, MA. The trip usually takes 6 hours, including registration, transportation to the river, swimming stops, a picnic lunch served on the river, and a slide show of your run through the biggest rapids. You should expect to spend about 3 to 4 hours on the river.This trip comes with a picnic-style lunch, and a spread of chips & salsa, hummus or black bean dip, fresh baked rolls with choices of cold cuts and cheeses, as well as lettuce, tomato, condiments, and dessert and a drink. Lunch on this trip may sometimes be served later in the day due to water release times, weather, or other factors beyond our control. 

Personalised Private Platypus Land Tour

Personalised private guided tour to suit you.  Choose your pick-up time from 7.30am then choose your return time (flexible) after your morning coffee and a mini tour of Mackay we drive to the Pioneer Valley stopping at Dame Nelly Melba's house - time permitting as opening time is 9.00am. then continue further into the Pioneer Valley to Finch Hatton Gorge walking up to Araluen and Wheel of Fire waterfalls. Lunch is included at either the Church Cafe - a little taste of Italy, Pinnacle Pub for a famous award-winning Pie or Ulysses Café, vegetarian/raw option in the Rainforest (venue will depend on suppliers opening hours( vegan/vegetarian please notify before hand).After lunch the tour then drives to Eungella for breath taking views of the Valley and a then a short walk at the Sky window.  Next stop is Hideaway Cafe to walk through the stunning gardens and to see handmade hats, crafts, jewellery and to admire the hand carved walls, doors and coffee tables of the natural native flora and fauna.  From here we go to Broken River to spot a platypus in the wild included is a 30-minute platypus education and practical tips on how to spot a platypus. Leaving Broken River, we then travel back to Mackay to a restaurant of your choice and the guide can drop you there or stay and keep you company followed by transporting you to your abode at the end. This tour can be adjusted to your preferences just state them to your guide before departure for example national park walks, art decco buildings, or for a trip to Cape Hillsborough to see the wallabies on the beach (must be there at sunrise) then please email or phone Rainforest Scuba.   Or head to the Sarina Sugar Shed and award winning attraction and after the tour taste their sauces, chutneys, freshly made fairy floss, alcohols and their award-winning rum.  On the way there we can stop at Hay Point, Dalrymple bay lookout for the coal depot to see the magnitude of the coal harbour, coal and ships waiting to be loaded if this is something that would interest you. Perhaps something a little more adventurous such as Forest Flying where you can take your time and your camera and use the brake to stop anywhere and as often as you like along the zip line to take memorable pics of the wildlife and the river below as you fly 25mts above the rainforest.

Holly Jolly Hunt- Worcester, MA

This outdoor activity takes place in the downtown or urban area of your city. Using a smartphone, you will download an app to help you play the game. You will also be texting with a remote survival guide while you play the game. You'll be given a list of holiday themed items on the app. You will need to walk around the area and find these items around the city and take a photo through the app to get points. Your team will also be given holiday themed challenges or trivia questions to complete as well. You will be rewarded for completing the challenges and trivia questions with points. You'll be able to see your score on the leaderboard compared to others to see how you compare!