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4 Hour Private Tour: Acadia National Park, Cadillac Summit & Somes Sound

4 Hour Private Tour: Acadia National Park, Cadillac Summit & Somes Sound

Overview

A local guide will show you all of the highlights of Acadia National Park plus the famous Somes Sound and Asticou Gardens!

We will pick you up and we’ll drive along the stunning 27-mile long Park Loop Road up to the summit of Cadillac Mountain, the highest peak on the eastern seaboard. From Cadillac you can see spectacular views of Bar Harbor and the surrounding islands.

See all of the famous sites on the Park Loop Road, including Cadillac Mountain, Rockefeller’s stone bridges & Carriage House, Otter Cliffs, Thunder Hole, and Sieur du Monts Gardens and Nature Center. See Sand Beach surrounded by the famous pink granite coastline.

We will continue out of the park to see the summer colony of Northeast Harbor and stroll through the famous Asticou Gardens. See gorgeous harbors, yachts and picnic boats.

We can stop and stay as long as you would like at each location. We will point out trailheads and carriage roads to explore on your own.

City: Bar Harbor

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $700.00

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $700.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Private transportation

Bottled water

Snacks

Air-conditioned vehicle

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
All of our guides are vaccinated. We follow current Maine State Covid Guidelines. Tours are private to the group booking.

What To Expect

Park Loop Road

See the touring road created by the Rockefeller family to enjoy the beauty of Acadia.

Sand Beach

See stunning views of the famous Sand Beach and Great Head granite outcropping.

Thunder Hole

See the magnificent pink granite coastline and walk down to Thunder Hole as the water crashes in.

Otter Cliff

See Otter and Precipice Cliffs, look for the soaring Peregrine Falcons.

Northeast Harbor

See the beautiful harbor filled with yachts and lobster boats surrounded by beautiful summer homes.

Somes Sound

Somes Sound is a fjord, 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.

Bar Harbor

All of our tours start and end by going through Bar Harbor's Historic corridors.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (88)

Susan H

Sep 2019

We booked the 4 hour tour to see Acadia Park and Bar Harbor. Bill was our guide and being from the area he was very knowledgeable and fun. We had a great time. Thank you, Bill!

Greg T

Aug 2019

Best option if you want to see Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor area. Booked 4 hour minivan tour for 4 the day before arriving in port. Clare, the owner was very helpful and we had Grant as our driver, a local, and very knowledgeable about the area and really made the tour so enjoyable! Beats sitting on the cruise arranged bus, as Cadillac Mtn was fogged in and Grant took us to so many interesting places that a tour bus never would have been able to! Because of this was one of my favorite stops on the cruise.

K9345DYlauram

Jul 2019

We took a 4-hr Private Tour to Acadia National Park and MDI with At Your Service Tours. Paul was our guide and driver and he was Fabulous! We appreciated the fact that he is a lifelong local with a vast knowledge of Bar Harbor and the entire island. He kept us ahead of both the summer holiday crowds and the fog that kept crawling in. We went straight to Acadia National Park and Cadillac Mountain first-off - ahead of the crowds and the fog. It was beautiful and clear, and we have fabulous pics! We saw beaver dams and a flora/fauna garden where children can go on a scavenger hunt searching for specific ferns and flowers, etc. From there, we went to the heavily-touristy traveled areas around Thunder Hole. It was a nice stop, but not the highlight because it was busy and the tide wasn’t right to appreciate the experience, but Paul had prepared us in advance that we would be fighting crowds and the wrong tide hours. Afterwards, Paul took us to several Fabulous and Picturesque spots, including gardens (the Azalea Garden) and tiny towns across the island where there were no crowds and little traffic and fabulous opportunities to get out of the bus and take pics. Paul took some great family pics of our group with our phones and cameras at many of the most picturesque spots. At the end of our tour, he dropped us at a great little restaurant for lunch, Bar Harbor Lobster Company, in Bar Harbor within walking distance of the tender dock for our ship, but past the heavily trafficked tourist area/restaurants that most of the tourists frequent. We were able to enjoy our wonderful lunch without rushing and still had plenty of time to shop for T-shirt’s and souvenirs before boarding our ship tender. Paul and At Your Service Tours was one of the highlights of our trip and I can’t recommend Paul or the tour company enough! If you are searching for Small and Private shore excursions in Bar Harbor that beat the crowds and allows you and your group more time than the big cruise ship tour buses at each stop (and allows you to see more places with more independent time), I would choose At Your Service Tours and ask for Paul! You won’t regret it!