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Route: Casco Bay working lobster tour, haul real traps with the captain

Tip: Tours run May through October. Portland Lobster Company next door will cook your catch.

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Portland Brewery Bus Tour ★ 4.5

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The Maine Brew Bus runs 3 to 4-hour bus tours from 111 Commercial Street, hitting 3 to 5 breweries on Industrial Way or East Bayside with samples poured at each stop. Tickets $60 to $85.

Tip: Choose between Industrial Way (Allagash, Foundation, Austin Street) or East Bayside (Bissell, Rising Tide, Oxbow) tours.

Casco Bay Schooner Sail ★ 4.5

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Portland Schooner Company runs two-hour Casco Bay sails on the historic 1924 Bagheera and 1925 Wendameen schooners from Maine State Pier (56 Commercial Street), May to October, $55 to $75 a head.

Tip: Seasonal May through October. Sunset sails fill earliest; book online.

Casco Bay Mailboat Run ★ 4.4

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Casco Bay Lines runs the year-round working mailboat on a 2-hour-45-minute Bay run through Peaks, Little Diamond, Great Diamond, Long, Cliff and Chebeague islands. Tickets $25 to $35 from the Commercial Street terminal.

Tip: Year-round operation. Morning and afternoon runs have different island schedules.

Old Port Culinary Walking Tour ★ 4.5

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Maine Day Ventures (rebranded from Maine Foodie Tours in 2024) runs a 3-hour Old Port culinary walking tour with classic Maine, cultural and up-and-coming stops plus a history layer.

Tip: Open year-round. French-language tours also available. Book via FareHarbor on the operator site.

Old Port Happy Hour Tour ★ 4.4

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Maine Day Ventures runs an Old Port Happy Hour tour Mondays and Tuesdays, a cocktail-bar crawl through the working-waterfront blocks with small plates and drinks at each stop.

Tip: Mondays and Tuesdays only. $99 per person. Book via FareHarbor on the operator site.

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Portland Brewery Bus Tour ★ 4.5

old-port

The Maine Brew Bus runs 3 to 4-hour bus tours from 111 Commercial Street, hitting 3 to 5 breweries on Industrial Way or East Bayside with samples poured at each stop. Tickets $60 to $85.

Tip: Choose between Industrial Way (Allagash, Foundation, Austin Street) or East Bayside (Bissell, Rising Tide, Oxbow) tours.

Casco Bay Schooner Sail ★ 4.5

old-port

Portland Schooner Company runs two-hour Casco Bay sails on the historic 1924 Bagheera and 1925 Wendameen schooners from Maine State Pier (56 Commercial Street), May to October, $55 to $75 a head.

Tip: Seasonal May through October. Sunset sails fill earliest; book online.

Casco Bay Mailboat Run ★ 4.4

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Casco Bay Lines runs the year-round working mailboat on a 2-hour-45-minute Bay run through Peaks, Little Diamond, Great Diamond, Long, Cliff and Chebeague islands. Tickets $25 to $35 from the Commercial Street terminal.

Tip: Year-round operation. Morning and afternoon runs have different island schedules.

Old Port Culinary Walking Tour ★ 4.5

old-port

Maine Day Ventures (rebranded from Maine Foodie Tours in 2024) runs a 3-hour Old Port culinary walking tour with classic Maine, cultural and up-and-coming stops plus a history layer.

Tip: Open year-round. French-language tours also available. Book via FareHarbor on the operator site.

Old Port Happy Hour Tour ★ 4.4

old-port

Maine Day Ventures runs an Old Port Happy Hour tour Mondays and Tuesdays, a cocktail-bar crawl through the working-waterfront blocks with small plates and drinks at each stop.

Tip: Mondays and Tuesdays only. $99 per person. Book via FareHarbor on the operator site.

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