Great Eastern Cities

 

Arrive in New York and have an independent transfer to your hotel, where you will meet the tour director. Take time to visit famous places and feel the special taste of the Big Apple. Enjoy a city tour of New York the next morning and make plans for independent time – we suggest a stroll through the Central Park, a bird’s eye view on a Manhattan Helicopter Tour (optional), or reenact history with a kiss in Times Square. Next day leave the city and travel to upstate New York through the Finger Lakes Countryside and stop in Watkins Glen for local wine tasting. Continue to cross the border into Canada where you will have an overnight at the romantic Niagara Falls. The next morning you will have time to explore the Falls – take a boat ride along the base of the falls (optional), or stroll along Table Rock to view the thundering waters of the Horseshoe Falls.

Depart Niagara and travel into Pennsylvania Dutch country, also known as Amish Country, for your overnight stay. Travel through the Appalachian Mountains along the picturesque Susquehanna River, the longest river on the American East Coast. Visit the historic Gettysburg Civil War National Battleground, site of the largest battle ever fought on American soil, and the place where President Lincoln gave his famous address in 1863. From here, you will journey to the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. Enjoy a tour of the National’s Capitol with such highlights as: the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the White House and Arlington National Cemetery, site of the JFK Memorial, and spend the remainder of the day on your choice. The next morning continue journey to Philadelphia – the birthplace of America, where the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. Here you will see the Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell on a comprehensive city tour. Return to New York City the next morning, or you can close the tour in Philadelphia.