Bar Harbor Acadia National Park Highlights Tour

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.

Meeting Point

Hulls Cove Visitor Center

25 Visitor Center Rd, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA

If you are staying outside of downtown Bar Harbor we will meet you at the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, the main entrance to the park. There is a large parking lot. We will meet you under the pavilion.

Town Pier

Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA

If you are coming by ship we will meet you at the tender pier. If you arrive early explore town and we can pick you up there.

Not included:

• Car Seats

What to expect:

Duration: 4 hours

Park Loop Road

, , Maine

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

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Cadillac Mountain

Cadillac Mountain, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA

Stand on the summit of Cadillac Mountain with 360 degree views of Acadia National Park while looking down on the town of Bar Harbor and the Porcupine Islands.

15 minutes

Sieur de Monts Spring

Sieur de Monts Spring, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA

See where Acadia National Park started and visit the nature center and Wild Gardens of Acadia

15 minutes

Sand Beach

04609, Maine

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

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Thunder Hole

Park Loop Rd, Bar Harbor, 04609, Maine

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

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Otter Cliff

On the east side of the Park Loop Road, Maine

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

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Northeast Harbor

Northeast Harbor, Maine

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

10 minutes

Somes Sound

Follow signs from Route 3, or use your map program to find Sargeant Drive, Mount Desert, Maine

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.

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Bar Harbor

Bar Harbor, Maine

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

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