EAST COAST  7 DAYS

Departure:  Tuesday & Friday

(Valid now until December 30, 2017)

 package cost:  USD 800 per person based on twin sharing

Visit New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Corning, Niagara Falls, and 4 famous universities, and Smithsonian Museum

Itinerary:

Day 1:  HOMETOWN - NEW YORK 

Domestic passengers meet tour guide in the baggage claim area. International and JFK terminal 7 passengers meet tour guide at the terminal exit. JFK and LGA passengers arriving before 3PM can have the free exclusive tour to Flushing Queens, a large Asian community, where you can shop or try authentic Asian food. Free hotel transfer is provided after the tour. EWR Passengers do not have exclusive tour and will be transferred to hotel directly or go shopping at Jersey Gardens Outlet Mall with additional $10 per person. Optional New York City night tour is available at $25/ person for passengers arriving before 5PM. 

Hotel : Woodbridge at Metropark / Hilton East Brunswick or similar

Day 2:  NEW YORK CITY FULL DAY TOUR 

In the morning, we visit the most famous landmark of NYC, the Empire State Building, where you can see the full view of this amazing City. Cruise on Hudson River to see the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn Bridge. Visit the old aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Intrepid, which was invested with 120 million dollars to become a famous air and space museum. Walk along Wall Street--the world’s financial center. See the Trinity Church, New York Stock Exchange and the symbolic Charging Bull. Visit the Metropolitan Museum-the biggest art gallery in the world, Times Square, Madame Tussaud Wax Museum. Pass by Fifth Avenue, Rockefeller Center, United Nation headquarters, World Trade Center Site, Freedom Tower. 

Hotel : Woodbridge at Metropark / Hilton East Brunswick or similar

Day 3: NYC - PRINCETON - PHILADELPHIA - LANCASTER - WASHINGTON D.C. 

Visit Princeton University, a famous private school located in New Jersey. Then Proceed to 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 first present George Washington. Visit the Amish village in Lancaster. The Amish people who live in modern world still enjoy their way of living from 300 years ago. The way of building houses, farming crops, making clothes had never changed. They refuse to accept modern technologies such as electricity and automobile. Come to the Amish village to see their simple life style and try their organic food. 

Hotel : Holiday Inn Gaithersburg or similar

Day 4:  WASHINGTON  D.C. Full Day Tour 

Arrive at the capital Washington D.C, where you can see art works meanwhile learn some interesting history of the country. Visit the White House, Lincoln Memorial, Korean& Vietnam War memorials. Enjoy some free time at the National Air& Space Museum and Natural History Museum. Transfer to hotel after dinner. 

Hotel : Ramada Plaza or similar

Day 5:  WASHINGTON D.C. - CORNING GLASS CENTER – NIAGARA FALLS 

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. Visit the magnificent Niagara Falls. Inside the Niagara Falls State Park, you can see the 3 beautiful falls including the American Falls, Horse Shoe Falls, and the Bridal Veil Falls. And take the “Maid of the Mist” boat(closed in winter) to pass through falls and get a real feeling of the magic of nature. Return to the visitor center of Niagara Falls to see an IMAX movie called The Legends of The Falls, which cost $15 million to make. 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 $13 ticket of Fort Niagara).

In the evening, transfer to hotel after dinner. 

Hotel : Adam’s Mark/Holiday Inn Airport or similar 

Day 6:  NIAGARA FALLS - BOSTON 

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). Boston city tour: stop at the Copley Square to see the old Trinity Church and the modern John Hancock building. Follow the Freedom Trail you can spot the Boston Common, the golden top Massachusetts State House and many other attractions. Take famous Boston lobster for dinner. 

Hotel : Wyndham Boston Andover /Holiday Inn Tewksbury Andover or similar

Day 7:  BOSTON - NEW YORK - HOME 

Take Boston harbor cruise and enjoy the fantastic view of this historic city. Have a real Bostonian lunch at the Quincy Market and then head back to New York. Tour ends at noon, transfer to Logan Airport (book flights depart BOS after 1:30 pm) or proceed to New York Airport (book flights depart JFK/ LGA/EWR after 8:00 pm).

***End of Tour***

Inclusions:

• Hotel accommodation
• Transfers
• Bilingual (English/Chinese Speaking Tour Guide)

Excludes: 

• Airline ticket
• Visa
• Travel Insurance
• Admission fees
• Meals
• Optional tours (to be offered by Tour Guide during the tour)
• Driver & tour guide’s tips at $ 8 per person per day.

  Note:   We reserve the right to modify the itinerary and hotels for the benefit of the group.  Rates are subject to change unless booked and finalized.

Remarks:

·         Transfer: End Buffalo flight after 1:00pm, end Boston flight after 1:30pm, end JFK/LGA flight after 8:00PM

·         Free transfer JFK/LGA/EWR (8:30AM to 10:00PM)

·         Flight arrive between 10:00PM to 8:30AM will be charged additional of US$ 120/per person (Minimum 2 persons)

US & Canada Optional Tours/Admission Fees:

NOTE:  As for the admission fees, below supposedly payable during the tour with the tour guide.  You can pre-pay but sometimes it gets cancelled due weather and time constraints. 

Below are the rates as of this time:

1)    Metropolitan Museum                             $ 28.00

2)    One World Observatory                          $ 40.00

3)    Empire State building                             $ 35.00

4)    Manhattan Cruise                                  $ 39.00

5)    Liberty Cruise                                        $ 32.00

6)    New York Night Tour                             $ 28.00

7)    Intrepid Air and Sea USS                        $ 36.00

8)    Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum            $ 31.00

9)    Chinese Dinner in DC                             $ 23.00

10)Corning Glass Center                             $ 18.00

11)Niagara Falls “Maid of Mist”                    $ 20.00

12)Niagara Falls Imax movie (Canada side)  $ 12.00

13)Native American show                          $ 20.00

14)In-depth Niagara Falls tour                    $ 29.00

15)Boston Harbor Cruise                           $ 25.00

16)Thousand Island Cruise                         $ 34.00

17)1000 Island Lunch                                $ 18.00

18)Boston Lobster Dinner                           $ 35.00

19)Toronto Seafood Dinner                        $ 26.00

20)Skylon Tower Observation Deck             $ 19.00

21)Skylon Revolving Restaurant Lunch        $ 48.00

22)C.N. Tower                                          $ 39.00

23)Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada                 $ 42.00

24)Olympic Stadium                                  $ 25.00

25)Old Quebec City Tour                           $ 15.00

26)French Cuisine Lunch Quebec City         $ 43.00