Day 1: Sunday
BOSTON – NEW YORK AREA (219 miles / 250 km)
Board the coach in Boston and start the day with an orientation tour of this fascinating and historic city. Highlights include Faneuil Hall, Boston Common and Harvard University. Continue south through the states of Massachusetts and Connecticut before arriving in New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from New York City.
Day 2: Monday
NEW YORK
Continental Breakfast. In the morning, a short trip across the Hudson
River takes us into New York and an orientation tour of the “Big Apple”. Spend the afternoon at leisure exploring this amazing city. Transportation back to the hotel will be offered in the early evening and, for those wishing to see a Broadway show or experience the nightlife, later at night.
Day 3: Tuesday
NEW YORK AREA – PHILADELPHIA – WASHINTON DC AREA (237 miles / 380 km)
Continental Breakfast. Travel south to Philadelphia, the “City of Brotherly
Love” and the birthplace of American independence. Our orientation
tour passes the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed and the U.S. Constitution written. Arrive in the Washington DC area in the late afternoon.
Day 4: Wednesday
WASHINGTON DC
Continental Breakfast. The morning sightseeing tour is devoted to the landmarks and monuments of this great city: the White House, the Washington Monument, Arlington Cemetery, the Supreme Court and the US Capitol. Afternoon is free to explore one of the Smithsonian Museums, such as the National Air and Space Museum.
Day 5: Thursday
WASHINGTON DC AREA – NIAGARA FALLS (435 miles / 690 km)
Continental Breakfast. An early morning departure takes you through Pennsylvania, en-route to Niagara Falls. Time permitting, a stop will be made at a market in Amish Country. The Amish preserve traditional elements of late 17th-century European rural culture in their day-to-day lives. We arrive at Niagara Falls in the early evening.
Day 6: Friday
NIAGARA FALLS – TORONTO – NIAGARA FALLS (172 miles / 276 km)
Continental Breakfast. Cross the border into Canada and head for Toronto, where the orientation tour highlights this lakeside city, where skyscrapers of glass and steel overlook traditional neighborhoods and parks. There is free time to explore the downtown area on foot. Head back to Niagara Falls where we recommend the exhilarating Maid of the Mist cruise to the foot of the Horseshoe Falls. In the evening, join an optional dinner with a panoramic view of the falls beneath the evening sky.
Day 7: Saturday
NIAGARA FALLS – BOSTON (470 miles / 752 km)
Continental Breakfast. Early departure for the return to Boston, passing
through upstate New York and central Massachusetts.
Overnights Stays:
Day 1: New York area
Day 2: New York area
Day 3: Washington DC area
Day 4: Washington DC area
Day 5: Niagara Falls
Day 6: Niagara Falls
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