Ara's Tours

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Picture yourself touring Nantucket

Travel our unique and beautiful island with personalized guided commentary in an air-conditioned vehicle.
See historic Main Street, Brant Point Light, waterfront homes, the Three Bricks, the Hadwen House, the Windmill, Great Point Light, the Cranberry Bog, Sankaty Light, and the rose-covered cottages of 'Sconset.

...so much fun, such good company.

LK, Fribourg, Switzerland

You made the sun shine on that soaking wet day.

I&R, New York

Thank you for such a wonderful tour. It was the highlight of our day.

RD, Oklahoma

A very pleasant tourist guide - Very Helpful.

SDeF, Massachusetts

. . . the best part of trip to Nantucket, by far!

EJK, California

Thanks for the memories.

C & D, Guam

...on a clear day we can see all three lighthouses.

Ara stops for photographs

1 1/2 hours: $12 per person

9:45 am, 11:45 am, or 1:45 pm

private charters are also available

We can pick you up at your in-town guest house, hotel, boat, or a convenient in-town location.

a Nantucket experience from which memories are made

Ara's Tours...the value is there.

(508) 228-1951

Email reservations: arastours@yahoo.com

Advanced Bookings for Tours are highly recommended.

Tours are available on a daily basis from the last weekend in April thru October and the third weekend in November thru the first weekend in December.

I look forward to sharing Nantucket with you.

Starting the last weekend of April thru October and the third weekend in November thru the first weekend in December, E-mail is answered within 24 hours.

Thank you for visiting Ara's Tours Web Site.

"NANTUCKET FROM LIGHT TO LIGHT"

BRANT POINT LIGHT

LIGHT LIST NUMBER:
13915

POSITION:
41-17.4 North, 70-05.5 West

CHARACTERISTICS:
Occulting red every 4 seconds
13,000 candlepower
White tower with footbridge
Large wreath December
Foghorn, 1 blast every 10 seconds

RANGE:
Ten mile range

HEIGHT ABOVE WATER:
26 Feet

Brant Point Light

SANKATY HEAD LIGHT

LIGHT LIST NUMBER:
555

POSITION:
41-17.0 North, 69-58.0 West

CHARACTERISTICS:
Flashing white light every 7.5 seconds
3,200,000 candlepower
White tower with red band in the middle

RANGE:
Twenty-four nautical miles; 50 nautical miles reported

HEIGHT ABOVE WATER:
158 Feet

Sankaty Head Light

GREAT POINT LIGHT

LIGHT LIST NUMBER:
530

POSITION:
41-23.4 North, 70-02.9 West

CHARACTERISTICS:
Flashing white light every 5 seconds
Twelve thousand candlepower
Red sector 084-106 degrees
3,500 candlepower
White tower with eight photo voltaic solar panels

RANGE: 14 nautical miles

HEIGHT ABOVE WATER:
70 Feet (First wooden structure was 60 Feet high)

Great Point Light

A GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY ARA

FOLLOWS

A Gallery of Photographs by Ara

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