| DAY 1 |
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SUNDAY
BOSTOM –
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.
Continental Breakfast. In the morning, a short trip across the
Hudson
River takes you 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 |
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TUESDAY
NEW YORK AREA –
PHILADELPHIA –
WASHINGTON DC AREA
(237 M / 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 |
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WEDNESDAY
WASHINGTON DC
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Continental breakfast. Our morning panoramic 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.
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| DAY
5 |
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THURSDAY
WASHINGTON DC AREA - NIAGARA FALLS
(435 M / 690 KM) |
Continental Breakfast. An early morning departure takes us
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-today
lives. Arrive in Niagara Falls in the early evening.
| DAY
6 |
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FRIDAY
NIAGARA FALLS –
TORONTO - NIAGARA FALLS
(172 M / 276 KM) |
Continental Breakfast. Cross the border into Canada and head for
Toronto, where our 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 |
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SATURDAY
NIAGARA FALLS –
BOSTON
(470 M / 752
KM) |
Continental Breakfast. Early departure for the return to Boston,
passing
through upstate New York and central Massachusetts. Evening
at leisure.
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