9-Day East Coast: New York, Harvard, MIT, Amish Village, Washington, Boston and West Point
Tour Code: 352
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- Duration
- 9 Day(s)
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- Airport Pickup
- Yes
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- Language
- English
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- Start City
- New York
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- End City
- NYC/BOS
- Highlights
- Itinerary
- Pricing
- What's Included
- Reviews 3
- How to Book
- Special Notes
Highlights
- Visit the inside of The Parliament Buildings, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whirlpool Park, Old Fort Niagara, Billionaire summer house.
Itinerary
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Day 1:Hometown - New York City -
Participation method:
- airport pickup
Thanks for choosing your vacation with us! You can choose any one of the major airports in New York City (JFK,LGA, EWR) when you book your flight. Our professional tour guide will meet you at the baggage claim area for(Passengers, who arrive at Terminal 7of JFK Airport, please wait outside of the baggage claim area.)please meet tour guide at terminal exit in yellow uniform, holding the Usitour pick-up card
waiting for your arrival.Guests who arrive at JFK or LGA airport before 5:00pm will be sent to Flushing Queens. We will provide freeLuggage storage service, and our guests can visit nearby Queens Crossing, Macy’s Shopping Center. In addition,Flushing is a safe and booming Asian commercial and retail area with many shopping and dining options.Will experience the distinctive Asian-American culture. For those who arrive at EWR airport, feel free to take our shuttle to Jersey Garden Outlet and we will take you back to the hotel as soon as the rooms are ready to check-in. All guests Who arrive before 4:30PM can join our tailored night tour to experience the charm of “the city that never sleeps” for only $25/adult and $15/child. The night tour will visit Rockefeller Center, Times Square and a observation point in NJPlease arrange your flight properly.If your flights arrive early, please meet our tour guide at:(1) For JFK: Hudson News at Terminal 7;(2) For LGA: American Airline baggage claim at Terminal B;(3) For EWR: Welcome Center at Terminal C.You can also meet our guide at:(1)Manhattan Chinatown before 6:00pm, address: 87 Bowery Street, New York, NY 10002(2) Downtown Flushing before 5:00pm, address: 136-51 37th Avenue, 1st Floor, Unit C3, Flushing, NY 11354If you would like to join our delicately tailored night tour, you need arrange flight arrive before 4:30pm or meet our tour guide before 4:30pm at locations abover.Special Notices:1.Due to traffic at airport, we may need you to wait around 15-20 minutes for tour guide.2.If your flight cancel,exchange,delay, please contact us immediately for reschedule airport pickup. We will do our best to arrange however we do reserve the rights to let you go to hotel by yourself.3.We usually arrange the first night hotel in New Jersey Area. We do recommend you to meet us at Manhattan or Flushing if you don't have flight. Please contact us for hotel information one day before departu.
Summary of the Day:Meals Included: Breakfast:None / Lunch:None / Dinner:NoneHotel: Crowne(或 Ramada) Plaza/Sheraton/Hilton /Courtyard by Marriott or similar hotels
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Day 2:West Point Military Academy Outlet Shopping -
Summary of the Day:Meals Included: Breakfast:None / Lunch:None / Dinner:NoneHotel: Crowne(或 Ramada) Plaza/Sheraton/Hilton /Courtyard by Marriott or similar hotels
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Day 3:New York City Tour -
Summary of the Day:Meals Included: Breakfast:None / Lunch:None / Dinner:NoneHotel: Crowne(或 Ramada) Plaza/Sheraton/Hilton /Courtyard by Marriott or similar hotels
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Day 4:New York - Philadelphia - Washington D.C. -
Summary of the Day:
In the morning, we will visit Princeton University, one of the prestigious Ivy League universities in United States. A guided campus tour will give our guests the opportunity to know more about American education culture. and then head for Philadelphia where known as the birthplace of American democracy. At last, we will visit memorials, museums, and Americana characterize this historic city.
ITINERARY:
Princeton University Campus Tour (Optional, 60 mins) → Philadelphia → Independence National Historical Park, Independence Hall (Outside Visit) and Liberty Bell (35 mins) → Philadelphia One Liberty Observation Deck (Optional, 50 mins) → Washington D.C. → Madame Tussauds President Gallery (Optional, 50 mins) → White house (Outside Visit, 20 mins) → Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (40 mins)
We will also pass by: US Treasury, Washington Monument1.Philadelphia pick-up location will not be available for drop-off, and the drop-off location will be the NJ Turnpike James Fennimore Cooper Service area between exit 4 and 5.
2.Guests departing from Philadelphia will not be able to visit Princeton University.
3. The annual Reunion event at Princeton University will be held on May 31-Jun 3, 2018. The Princeton University will not be open to the public during this time.Meals Included: Breakfast:None / Lunch:None / Dinner:NoneHotel: Comfort Inn College Park North or similar hotels
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Day 5:Washington D.C. -
Summary of the Day:
● No boat operation in winter. If time is available, guests will have chance to take the impressive and exciting Niagara Jetboat.
● The completeness of night view on certain summer evenings may be limited or not available due to late sunset time and US Federal Government regulations on driving hours.Meals Included: Breakfast:None / Lunch:None / Dinner:NoneHotel: Holiday Inn/Crowne Plaza/Shippen Place Hotel or similar hotels
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Day 6:Corning Glass Center - Niagara Falls -
Summary of the Day:Meals Included: Breakfast:None / Lunch:None / Dinner:NoneHotel: Adam's Mark/Radisson/Holiday Inn or similar hotels
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Day 7:Upstate New York - Boston -
Summary of the Day:
1. 不参加尼亚加拉深度游的朋友，可以选择在瀑布公园自由活动。
2. 尼亚加拉喷气快艇的出航会根据具体天气情况作出调整，如遇暴风雨雪、尼亚加拉河水面结冰以及各种恶劣天气状况会暂停出航。尼亚加拉喷气快艇处于安全考虑，儿童须满4周岁以上才可参加。
3. 如果当天日光情况允许，将进入波士顿市区游览部分市区景点。
4.尼亚加拉深度游（包含漩涡公园+战争古堡+瀑布IMAX电影）为自费项目。Meals Included: Breakfast:None / Lunch:None / Dinner:NoneHotel: Doubletree by Hilton/Four Points by Sheraton/Radisson or similar hotels
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Day 8:Rhode Island - Yale University -
Summary of the Day:Meals Included: Breakfast:None / Lunch:None / Dinner:NoneHotel: Doubletree by Hilton/Four Points by Sheraton/Radisson or similar hotels
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Day 9:Cambridge - Homeland -
Summary of the Day:Meals Included: Breakfast:None / Lunch:None / Dinner:None
Pricing
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Holiday Price/Person By Occupancy :
1. The sequence of itineraries is subject to change without prior notice according to departure date, weather, traffic, etc.
2. Two full-size beds per room, Usitour don't guarantee extra rolling/sofa bed for 3rd or 4th person, please contact front desk for availability;
3.Some itineraries offer "Buy two get one free" or "Buy two get two free", which means three or four persons share one room freely; The third/forth person only needs to pay the theme park tickets included in the itinerary. The bus location is provided free of charge;
4. Due to we reserve bus seats, no-show of third and fourth discounted customers incurs penalty fee, and the first and second customers should pay the fee to tour guide.
5.We offer a "buy two get one free" or "Buy two get two free" . We reserve seats in advance for those who enjoy the discount. If someone who enjoys the offer does not participate in the group on the same day, the tour guide will receive a fine in cash when they get on the bus.
6.Children must be occupied when they are two years old (including two years old), and children under two years of age can be embraced by adults. If there is no seated child, there is no service charge.
7.Except the Illinois (Chicago Tour), the state law requires infants to use car seats, not adult embraces, if you want to take the tour with your baby no matter how old the baby is, please bring your own baby car seat.
8.Please read carefully the content in "What's Excluded" section on tour's detail page,and directly pay the fee in cash to your tour guide.
What's Included:
8-night hotel accommodationsEnglish speaking tour guideTransportation via deluxe air-conditioned vehicleAirport Pick-up and Drop-offTaxes
What's Excluded:
Gratuities: Suggested $10 per person per day for tour guide and driver (Suggested $12 for ID=550,636533 ); $10 per person one way for airport transfer;
All Personal Expenses (Meals, Laundry, Phone & Travel Insurance, etc.);
All listing mandatory admission, please pay when you make the booking or pay cash to tour guide;
All listing optional fee: Prices are reference only and subject to change without notice in advance;
All other fees not show in "What's Included"；
| Subject Of Entry | Adult/per. | Child/per. | Elder/per. | Remark |
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| New York | ||||
| New York Night Tour | $50.00 | $40.00 （Under 12 years old） | $50.00 | |
| Metropolitan Museum | $25.00 | $0.00 （Under 12） | $17.00 （65+） | |
| World Trade Center | $39.00 | $32.00 | $36.00 | |
| Liberty Cruise | $48.00 | $42.50 （3-12） | $42.50 （65+） | |
| U.S.S. Intrepid | $36.00 | $26.00 | $34.00 | |
| West Point Military Academy(Official tour guide fee included) | $21.00 | $16.00 （3-12） | $21.00 | |
| New York Morning Tour | $50.00 | $40.00 （3-12） | $50.00 | |
| Washington D.C. | ||||
| Washington D.C. Cruise | $26.00 | $18.00 （3-12） | $23.00 （65+） | |
| Corning | ||||
| Corning Glass Museum | $22.00 | $0.00 （0-17） | $19.00 （62+） | |
| Washington | ||||
| Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. | $23.00 | $17.00 （3-12） | $23.00 | |
| Boston | ||||
| Harvard In-depth Tour | $25.00 | $15.00 | $25.00 | |
| Lobster Dinner | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | |
| Boston Harbor Cruise | $46.00 | $41.00 （3-11） | $46.00 （65+） | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology In-Depth Tour&Charles River | $14.00 | $12.00 （3-12） | $14.00 | |
| Niagara Falls | ||||
| Niagara Jetboat Adventures | $69.00 | $43.00 （Under 12 years old） | $69.00 | |
| Maid of the Mist | $29.00 | $17.00 （6-12） | $29.00 | Due to the weather, the annual opening and closing time is subject to the official notice of the Falls |
| Falls Night Tour | $45.00 | $35.00 | $45.00 | |
| Falls In-Depth Tour | $45.00 | $35.00 （3-12） | $43.00 | Old Fort Niagara + Whirlpool State Park + IMAX MOVIE |
| Massachusetts | ||||
| Plymouth Patuxet | $34.00 | $20.00 （5-12） | $31.00 （65+） | |
| Rhode Island | ||||
| Breakers Mansion | $29.00 | $10.00 | $29.00 | |
| Philadelphia | ||||
| One Liberty Observation | $16.00 | $11.00 （3-11） | $16.00 | |
| $36.00 | $20.00 | $34.00 | ||
| Washington.D.C. | ||||
| $25.00 | $15.00 | $25.00 | ||
| $60.00 | $45.00 | $60.00 | ||
Reviews
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How to book
How to book:
Your purchase does not guarantee confirmation. Your purchase will initiate a reservation process. We will confirm with you via email within one to two business days.
Prices may vary due to availability. We reserve the right to make price adjustment without prior notice.
Please refer to our Customer Amendment, Cancellation and Refund Policy before you make reservation.
Local tour provider reserves the right to make modifications to tour arrangements including order of tour activities, hotel and its location if deemed necessary.
Booking process:
| 1. Place Order: | Choose the departure date, pick-up location, number of adults/children, and tours or activities that you like, provide all required information and then place your order. |
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| 2. Complete Payment: | You can pay with Discover, Master and Visa card, or with PayPal. Once you have completed the payment, you will receive a Reservation Form. The Reservation Form is not your voucher. |
| 3. Confirm Order: | Confirmation of your order will take up to 2 business days, depending on availability. If the tour you have chosen is unavailable or cancelled, we will offer you a full refund. |
| 4. Get E-Voucher: | Once your order has been confirmed, we will immediately send an E-Voucher to your email. Please read it carefully and keep it with you while traveling. |
After You Book:
Immediately after submitting your reservation you will receive a Receipt of Reservation via email.
Within one to two business days of submitting your reservation you will receive a confirmation email from us. If you need to book an airline ticket, we recommend that you do so after you receive a confirmation of your tour reservation from us.
An E-Ticket will be sent to you via email as soon as details of your reservation are confirmed or your supporting information is received by us. We will provide you with all detailed information about your tour on the E-Ticket. Contact information for local tour provider will be included on E-Ticket for your convenience or re-confirmation purpose if re-confirmation is required.
Simply print your E-Ticket and present it with your valid photo ID on the day of your activity to your tour guide. Please remember E-Ticket is your proof of purchase.
Amendment/Cancellation/Refund policy
Once you receive your electronic travel voucher, your order has been confirmed. For any reason that you cannot attend the tour or desert the groupearly, there will be no refund for unused tours. All flights and hotel cannot be changed or canceled once confirm.
- 1U.S. & Mexico travel packages
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 1-day tour | Non-refundable |
| 7 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 8-14 Days Prior to Departure Date | 50% of payment is refunded |
| 15-29 Days Prior to Departure Date | 75% of payment is refunded (Mexico is 60%) |
| 30 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | 90% of payment is refunded |
- 2Alaska travel packages
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 1-day tour | Non-refundable |
| 10 Days Prior to Departure Date(including 10 days) | Non-refundable |
| 11-21 Days Prior to Departure Date | 45% of payment is refunded |
| 22-30 Days Prior to Departure Date | 65% of payment is refunded |
| 30 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | 90% of payment is refunded |
- 3Hawaii travel packages (exclude Hawaii inter-island air ticket)
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 7 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 8-14 Days Prior to Departure Date | 15% of payment is refunded |
| 15 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | 50% of payment is refunded |
| Tour package with "Once confirmed, no refund" notice | Non-refundable |
- 4Canada travel packages
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 1-day tour | Non-refundable |
| 17 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 18-24 Days Prior to Departure Date | 45% of payment is refunded |
| 25-36 Days Prior to Departure Date | 65% of payment is refunded |
| 36 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | 85% of payment is refunded |
Surcharge for hotel upgrading is non-refundable
- 4Yellowstone National Park travel packages
Please refer to "Cancellation and Refund Info" for individual tours.
- 6European travel packages
Once the Europe Tour package orders and sends a "Tour Confirmation Form" or "E-voucher", no fees will be refunded. Cancellation of special circumstances will be carried out in accordance with the specific provisions of the "Precautions" in each route.
- 7Australia travel packages
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 1-day tour | Non-refundable |
| Air ticket included in the product | Non-refundable |
| 14 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 15-29 Days Prior to Departure Date | 75% of payment is refunded |
| 30 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | 90% of payment is refunded |
- 8New Zealand travel packages
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 1-day tour | Non-refundable |
| 21 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 8-14 Days Prior to Departure Date | 40% of payment is refunded |
| 15-29 Days Prior to Departure Date | 70% of payment is refunded |
| 30 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | 90% of payment is refunded |
- 9Africa travel packages
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 1-day tour | Non-refundable |
| Tour package with "Once confirmed, no refund" notice | Non-refundable |
| 21 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 22-29 Days Prior to Departure Date | 40% of payment is refunded |
| 30 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | 90% of payment is refunded |
- 10South America travel packages
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 1-day tour | Non-refundable |
| Tour package with "Once confirmed, no refund" notice | Non-refundable |
| 7 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 8-14 Days Prior to Departure Date | 70% of payment is refunded |
| 15-29 Days Prior to Departure Date | 50% of payment is refunded |
| 30 or More Days Prior to Departure Date | charge $200 penalty, the rest will be refund |
- 11Attraction tickets/ Show tickets/ Bus tickets
- 12Cruise itinerary (any changes is deemed to be cancelled)
| Cancellation Made Within | Refund Policy |
| 14 Days Prior to Departure Date | Non-refundable |
| 15-29 Days Prior to Departure Date | 20% of payment is refunded |
| 30-55 Days Prior to Departure Date | 40% of payment is refunded |
| 56-90 Days Prior to Departure Date | charge $330 penalty per person, the rest will be refund |
The Miami Cruise Line cancellation is subject to the cruise company rules
- 13Reservation made 7 Days Prior to Departure Date
Reservations made 7 days prior to departure date are non-refundable if cancel due to personal reason, regardless of whether you have received the Confirmation Form or E-voucher.
- 14Confirmed order
The following terms apply to the refund policy when canceling or changing a confirmed order
(a) Reducing the number of travelers
(b) Rescheduling tour departure date
- 15Cancel amended order
If cancel the order that has been rescheduled tour departure date, refund policy will be applied to the original tour departure date.
- 16Cancellation of free-fare passenger of "buy 2, Get 1 or 2 Free" offers (exclude Yellowstone National Park tours)
If cancellation of free-fare passenger(s) is made at least 10 days before tour departure date, the reservation will be subject to a $50.00 Amendment Fee. No-show or cancellation within 10 days will be assessed a penalty fee as amount of child price.
- 17The specific amendment/refund criteria after receive Confirmation Form and E-voucher:
(a)If amendment is made at least 7 days before tour departure date, the reservation will be subject to a $50.00 Amendment Fee and any other surcharge.
(b) You can fill the flight information one-time for free after receive Confirmation Form, and will be charge $50 Amendment Fee after.
(c)If a tour is scheduled to depart within the next 7 days, we will not change a traveler's departure date and will not offer a refund.
- 18How to Change/ Cancel a Reservation
Amendment or Cancellation must be made by filling out and signing the Usitour Amendment Request Form and Cancellation Request Form. Please email, fax or mail to us, and confirm of receiving by calling us. We will process your request within 7 to 15 business days.
Email: service@usitour.com
Fax: 626-768-3706
Special Notes
1. Usitour cooperates with top local tour operators and ensures the best quality of services to all travelers.
2. The sequence of itineraries is subject to change without prior notice according to departure date, weather, traffic, holidays, construction, etc.
3. Please ensure safety of your luggage always, especially in public areas. The tour operator or the tour guide cannot be held responsible for any loss of personal belongings.
4. Please bring valid documentation on travel date (passport, driving license, visa, etc).
5. No-show of third and fourth discounted passengers incurs a penalty fee, and the first and the second passengers should pay the fee to the guide.
6. National Park Pass / City Pass / Entry Tickets / Annual or Season Passes / Senior Pass (or) any admission tickets to attractions purchased on your own are not allowed on this tour. All mandatory / optional tour services, have to be purchased as instructed in the exclusions section.
7. Two full-sized beds per room. No additional bed for children, 3rd or 4th travelers.
8. Tour is not wheel chair accessible.
9 Children at 18 or under 18 years old must be accompanied by a partner at 19 or 19+ years old.
10. We recommend that you book your flight ticket after receiving the confirmation e-tour ticket. After ordering the ticket, please return to our website tours.usitour.com “My Account” to fill in the ticket information for the guide to pick up the plane.
11. If the flight is late or delayed, please inform the pick-up personnel in time. We are not responsible for this issue affected due to your pick-up arrangement.
12. For the principle of fairness, the bus seats are rotated daily during the trip. Please cooperate with the tour guide to avoid unnecessary disputes.
13. For New Year's Day, National Day, Labor Day or other long weekend holidays, the group fee will be adjusted appropriately. Please confirm the price before booking.
14. In order to ensure that all guests can start the tour on time, please arrive at the pick-up location 10 minutes in advance, and we are not responsible for your expiration.