8-Day East Coast: NY, D.C, Boston, Rhode Island and Niagara Falls

Summary of the Day:

When you arrive at New York airport, the domestic flight passengers please meet tour guide at the baggage claim area; international flight and JFK terminal 7 passengers please meet tour guide at terminal exit. Free pick up time is 8:30am-11:00pm (flight arrival time); the tour guide arranges you and other members to take the nearest bus to leave the airport. JFK, LGA Airport: Guests arriving before 9:00am will enjoy free transfer to Manhattan, where you can join an optional Manhattan Morning Tour at your own expense. Guests arriving from 9:00am to 5:00pm enjoy a focused exploration of flushing, where you can savor your food, go shopping, and learn about Asian life and culture… free luggage storage service will be provided during your stay. We will arrange shuttle bus to the hotel depend on the number of people and the time of flight arrival. EWR Airport: Guests arriving before 12:00pm can enjoy Jersey Gardens Outlet Mall shopping with free transfer; or drop-off to hotel for rest after pick up (hotel check-in after 3:00pm). No flight: If you are arriving in New York ahead of departure date, you can go to one of the three major airports, or two meet up points as below:
Flushing: New York Food Court (133-35 Roosevelt Ave, Flushing, NY 11354) before 5:00pm
Manhattan: Chinatown Mayi Office (77 Bowery, 2FL, New York, NY 10002) before 6:00pm

Guests who enjoy free airport pick-up or pick up in Manhattan and Flushing do not include a tip of $10/person; and the tour guide will collect it the day before the tour ends. Any flight delays due to the weather and other reasons will prevent passengers from arriving during the free pick-up time, subject to the pick-up charge ($120 for 1st and 2nd persons, $10 for each additional person), Or go to the hotel by yourself. Manhattan Morning Tour: Adult: $25/person, Child: $15/person (limited to arrival at JFK, LGA Airport before 9:00am, mini 4 people) (30 minutes) [Brooklyn Bridge Park] is 85-acres Park on the Brooklyn side of the East River in New York City. Almost every picture taken from Brooklyn Bridge Park scenery can be used as postcards. (15 minutes) New York's most famous High Line Park is a new attraction, which built in 5 years. The number of visitors to visit has been more than the Statue of Liberty. (15 minutes) [Chelsea Market] Experience the authentic local culture of New York. The 800-foot wide street is a food hall, shopping mall, office building and television production facility located in the Chelsea neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan. (10 minutes) [Washington Square Park] is the main landmark of Manhattan's Greenwich Village, right in the middle of the NYU University campus. Variety of musicians plays the piano, play the violin, play the guitar, and play drums here.
New York Night Tour: Adult: $25/person, Child: $15/person Take you to enjoy the glamorous night view of the New York City: Times Square, Rockefeller Center…Finally stay at Hudson River Park which is on the other side of New York to take the entire night view of Manhattan. (Due to seat availability, need to register before 4:30 pm)

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.

Summary of the Day:

Activity time: 11-13 hours. Distance: 60 miles. Explore America’s Largest City for the whole day including almost all the significant landmarks: Experience the bustling Times Square; take a boat ride on Hudson River to visit the Manhattan; and take picture of the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn Bridge. Visit the U.S.S Intrepid to see the superpower of the world's first military power. Visit the mega-treasures of the Metropolitan Museum and Central Park; New York City's first landmark - One World Trade Center, which you can see all the famous building such as [Empire State Building] and [United Nations Building], [Trump Tower]. Walk around the world financial district: [New York Stock Exchange], [Wall Street], world heritage site [Trinity Church], and take picture with [Charging Bull]. And pass by [Fifth Avenue], [Rockefeller Center], and other famous attractions......

Reminder:
1. City passes are not accepted during an escorted tour due to the fact that they do not correspond into the tour schedule. The group entrance tickets provided by tour guides have fast lane and tour guides accompany passengers for activities.
2. According to the traffic condition in New York, we may visit the Madame Tussauds in Washington D.C. instead of the one in New York.

Summary of the Day:

Activity time: 10-12 hours. Distance: 250 miles. Visit Philadelphia, the birth place of the United States: spend time at the Independent Park to see the Independent Hall and the Liberty Bell, take pictures with the statue of the first president George Washington. Continue on to Washington DC. Our Tour of this Vibrant US Capital district features the Capital Hill (outside visit), White House (outside visit), Lincoln Memorial, Korea War Memorial, and Vietnam War Memorial. Enjoy some free times at the National Air & Space Museum to learn the milestones of human beings had made to overcome gravity.

Summary of the Day:

Activity time: 11-13 hours. Distance: 350 miles. Visit [Corning Museum of glass], which currently has a collection of more than 45,000 glass objects, some over 3,500 years old. Watch hot glass making show. Arriving Niagara Falls, watch Imax Movie, which a 15-million-dollar movie that tells you the colorful legends of the Niagara Falls. And take the “Maid of the Mist” boat (closed in winter) to get a real feeling of the magic of nature. After this you can choose to: A. Stay in the park to see more of the falls; B. Join the optional In-depth tour of Niagara, to see the Whirl Pool, and the Old Fort of Niagara. ($25/person including a $12 ticket of Fort Niagara). It is a fortification originally built to protect the interests of New France in North America. In the evening, we will go to hotel after dinner.

Reminder:
1. No boat operation in winter. If time is available, guests will have chance to take the impressive and exciting Niagara Jetboat.
2. 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.

Summary of the Day:

Activity time: 11-13 hours. Distance: 350 miles. Starting early from the hotel, travel across Upstate New York to reach Massachusetts in the afternoon. Arrive at Cambridge to visit the oldest campus in America, Harvard University. Do not forget to take pictures with the statue of Mr. John Harvard. Also visit another Ivy League school MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). While in the Boston city, stop at the Copley Square to see the old Trinity Church and the modern John Hancock building. Pass by the Boston Common, Boston Library, the golden top Massachusetts State House and many other attractions. Take famous Boston lobster for dinner.

Summary of the Day:

Activity time: 10-11 hours. Distance: 250 miles (Boston-New York).
(In Summer: 4/1-9/30): In the morning, fun will begin as soon as you board the cruise ship and enjoy a breathtaking view of the Boston harbor. The next stop is the old Quincy Market. In the afternoon, we will be taken to the Breakers at Newport, Rhode Island. The 4-story waterfront building is not just one of the most famous, but is the largest and grandest of the several historical Newport properties. One the way back to New York, we will visit the campus of Yale University located in New Haven in the afternoon! It is the third oldest college with Gothic buildings and student dormitory. You will enjoy a brief stop at the famous Sterling Memorial Library, which was designed by James Gamble Rogers as the centerpiece of Yale’s Gothic Revival campus. (In case tour areas closed due to school’s schedule, campus tour will only take place in the public open arcea.)
(In winter: 10/1-3/31): In the morning, fun will begin as soon as you board the cruise ship and enjoy a breathtaking view of the Boston harbor. The next stop is the old Quincy Market. In the afternoon we will be taken to the Rhode Island State House. It is the capitol of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. You can enjoy the view of Waterplace Park near around, which is an urban park situated along the Woonasquatucket River in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. One the way back to New York, we will visit the campus of Yale University located in New Haven in the afternoon! It is the third oldest college with Gothic buildings and student dormitory. You will enjoy a brief stop at the famous Sterling Memorial Library, which was designed by James Gamble Rogers as the centerpiece of Yale’s Gothic Revival campus. (In case tour areas closed due to school’s schedule, campus tour will only take place in the public open area.)

Summary of the Day:

Activity time: 9-10 hours. Distance: 60 miles. Visit the United Nations in the Morning. This building has served as the official headquarters of the United Nations since 1952. Pass through security check and enter into the lobby of the building, you can see the pictures of all the previous Secretary Generals. (Close on: Parliament time or holiday without prior notice) Then we will visit Grand Central Terminal, one of the world’s most visited tourist attractions, multiple subway lines feed in and out. Going ahead to Columbia University, which established in 1754, is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City. Next we spend about 2 hours shopping time on Fifth Avenue. Get to the Top of the Rock to take an overlook of the whole city, feel like Empire State Building is in front of your eyes.

Summary of the Day:

A. Depart from hotel to the Woodbury Common Premium Outlet which is located in Central Valley of New York and is the largest outlet in New York State with more than 220 brand name shops within the area. Feel free to enjoy your shopping time, and then transfer back to hotel.
B. In the morning, we will visit the United States Military Academy at West Point, which is one the oldest military academies. The tour will be led by the Academy’s official tour guide. (Please note: You must present validate form of identification when enter the Academy.) And then go shopping at the Woodbury Common Premium Outlet which is located in Central Valley of New York and is the largest outlet in New York State with more than 220 brand name shops within the area.
C. Today, you are able to design the trip over NYC by your own. Absolutely, New York is never enough for you to explore; there are still quantities of attractions and funs around this world-class super city.
Recommended Attractions:
Take a fly by helicopter to overlook the city in the sky. Take a bite of finest strip steaks in the famous steakhouses. Take a ride by the historical subway to discover every corner of the city: High Line Park， Chelsea Market, Lincoln Center, and Grand Central Station, and so on…(Please be aware that the last day is (Choose 1 of 3 optional tours: A. Woodbury Full Day Shopping/B. West Point - Woodbury/C. New York DIY Tour) for tour departures on Tue & Fri)

1.Please book flights depart JFK/LGA/EWR after 7:00pm.
2.Local drop-off location：
A.133-35 Roosevelt Ave, Flushing, NY 11354
B.77 Bowery, 2FL, New York, NY 10002

Itinerary for depart on Tue & Fri:
D1. Hometown - New York City - Night tour
D2. A. Woodbury Full Day Shopping/B. West Point - Woodbury/C. New York DIY Tour
D3. New York City Full Day Tour
D4. Philadelphia-Washington D.C.
D5. Washington D.C - Corning Center - Niagara Fall
D6. Upstate New York - Boston
D7. Boston - Rhode Island - Yale University
D8. New York City In-depth Tour - Home