7-day East Coast Standard Tour

TOUR DETAILS

Highlights

• Two-day tour of New York to explore city landmarks from a panoramic perspective!

• Explore the historic cities in the East Coast and feel the charm of the new capital and the old.

• Participate in in-depth activities and feel the majestic momentum of the great falls!

• Take a visit the world-top school—Harvard University!

• Enjoy the authentic Boston lobster in the famous Quincy Market!

Tour code: EW-APR7

BUY 2 GET 1 OR 2 FREE

Departure dates: Every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday

ITINERARY

DAY 1 Home - New York City

Arrived in NYC. For New York airport pick up. JFK and LGA airport FREE pick up Schedule: 9AM-9PM, arrived EWR airport, take hotel shuttle bus (The transportation and time back to the hotel will be arranged by hotel).  Customers who arrive before 4PM can join the optional New York City Night Tour.  

1. From 9:00 to 21:00; we provide complimentary airport pick-up at two major airports of New York: (JFK and LGA) and Chinatown in Manhattan (4:00pm # 6 Elizabeth St, New York, NY 10013). 

2. Arrival procedure for domestic flight: Arrival Baggage Claim Area Meet tour guide, Tour guide will arrange shuttle bus service. 

3. Arrival procedure for international flight: Arrival Go through immigration Baggage Claim Area Go through Custom Meet tour guide, Tour guide will arrange shuttle bus service with other group people and bus schedule will an hour for departure. 

4. If customers arrived outside of the complimentary airport pickup hours, we could arrange 24 hours airport pick-up service for $160 (include first 1st and 2nd persons, $10 for each additional person). 

5. Guests arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), you can take either the hotel shuttle or a taxi to your hotel. We offer paid airport pick-up service at a cost of $160 for the first two passengers and an extra $10 charge on each additional passenger. 

New York City Night Tour Itinerary: Lincoln Center performance of arts → DUMBO →Times Square, Rockefeller Center - passing by.

Hotel: Holiday Inn Newark International Airport North or similar

DAY 2 New York Instagrammable 1-Day Tour

New York City has so much to offer that many tourists, and even the locals, never venture outside of Manhattan. This town is the ultimate home for food lovers and information seekers with a rich and diverse history waiting to be explored. Ranging from the worldwide well-known Statue of Liberty to Wall Streets, one of the world’s great financial centers, New York City seems to have all its needs covered!

Itinerary:

Grand Central (inside, 20 mins) → New York Public Library (inside) Bryant Park Blue Bottle Coffee (Optional) Lady M Cake (Optional) (40 mins) → Central Park (20 mins) → Roosevelt Island (Optional, include one-way cable car ticket, 40 mins) → DUMBO (70 mins) → Little Island Starbucks Chelsea Market The High Line Lunch (Optional) (80 mins) → Vessel (outside visit, 10 mins) 

Hotel: Holiday Inn Newark International Airport North or similar

DAY 3 New York City Tour

Welcome to the city that never sleeps! New York City is always full of life and energy! Join us as we will be exploring the great wonders of this amazing city! We will stop at the famous Times Square, Wall Street, Charging Bull, Empire state building, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and so much more! This is the opportunity of a lifetime! 

Itinerary:

NYC Trinity Church (Outside visit) → Wall Street (25 mins) → Charging Bull (Taking Photos)  → One World Trade Center Observatory (Optional, 70 mins) → Liberty Cruise  (Optional, 60 mins) → U.S.S. Intrepid (Optional, 60 mins) → Times Square (20 mins) → The Fifth Avenue (100 mins, you can go to the Central Park by yourself, or go to the Museum of Modern Art at your own expense) → Madame Tussauds New York (Optional, 60 mins) 

Hotel: Holiday Inn Newark International Airport North or similar

DAY 4 Philadelphia - Washington D.C.

Today, we will drive to Philadelphia, the City of Friendship, visit the Independence Historical Park and witness the history of American independence. Then go to Washington, the political center of the United States, the capital, where the White House, U.S. Capitol are located. It also has many museums and is a famous tourist destination.

Itinerary:

New York → Philadelphia → Independence National Historical Park (30 mins) → Washington D.C. → U.S. Capitol In-depth Tour The National Archives (Optional, inside visit, 120 mins) Supreme Court of the United States Library of Congress (Outside visit)  → White House (Outside visit, 30 mins) → Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (45 mins) → Hotel

Special Notes:

If unable to enter U.S. Capitol, the attraction will be replaced with the Washington D.C. In-depth Tour (optional).

Washington D.C. In-depth Tour itinerary: Air Force Memorial (20 mins) → Thomas Jefferson Memorial (20 mins) → World War II Memorial (20 mins) → Capitol Reflecting Pool (20 mins)

Hotel: Holiday Inn Gaithersburg， Springhill Suites Gaithersburg or similar

DAY 5 Corning - Niagara Falls, US

Today we will be heading to the Corning Glass Museum! The museum is located in western New York and is dedicated to history, art, and the science behind glassmaking. Following, we will be visiting Niagara Falls and overlooking the American Fall, the Horseshoe Fall, and the Bridal Veil Fall! Here, you will be simply amazed by the beauty of the falls and what makes Niagara Falls worth the visit. 

Itinerary:

Corning Museum of Glass (Optional, 90 mins) → Watkins Glen State Park Finger Lake (Optional, 90 mins, it will not be visited based on attraction closure) → Hotel → Niagara Falls Night Tour (Optional, 90mins)

Kindly Reminder:

Watkins Glen State Park is a summer itinerary, executed after the opening of the canyon, usually from April to October each year.

Hotel: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Buffalo Downtown or similar

DAY 6 Niagara Falls, US - Boston

Today we will be exploring the true beauty and nature of Niagara Falls! Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. Later, we will drive to Boston.

Summer Itinerary: (Apply when Maid of the Mist resumes)

Niagara Falls In-depth Tour (optional, 120 mins, include Whirlpool State Park and Old Fort Niagara State Park) → Maid of the Mist (Optional, 40mins, it will not be visited based on attraction closure) → Niagara Falls Daytime View (30 mins) → Boston.

Winter Itinerary: (Apply when Maid of the Mist closes)

Niagara Falls In-Depth Tour (optional, 120 mins, include Whirlpool State Park and Old Fort Niagara State Park) → Cave of the Winds (optional, 45 mins) → Niagara Falls Daytime View (30 mins) → Boston.

Special Notes:

1. In case of the closure of Old Fort State Park, the in-depth tour of Niagara Falls will be cancelled.

2. Maid of the Mist Niagara Falls Boat usually closed in winter season, it will not be visited based on attraction closure.

4. Cave of the Winds usually closed on 12/22/2022 and 01/01/2023, it will not be visited based on attraction closure.

Hotel: Hampton Inn Boston/Marlborough or similar (Friday departure) Hilton Garden Inn Boston-Burlington or similar

DAY 7 Boston - Hometown

In the morning, we will start the tour with exploring Cambridge and Boston and taking the cruise to enjoy a breathtaking view of the Boston harbor. The next stop is the old Quincy Market. The Market was also surrounded by dozens of restaurants for dining option with a variety of authentic cuisines, and absolutely, you cannot miss the famous New England clam chowder. Finally, we will go back to New York.

Itinerary: 

Hotel → Harvard University In-Depth Tour (Optional, 80 mins) → Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Pass-by) → Boston Harbor Cruise (Optional, 60 mins) → Quincy Market Boston Lobster Meal (Lobster Meal for optional, 70 mins) → BOS Airport Drop-off → NYC Airport Drop-off

Boston City Sightseeing passes by Old Trinity Cathedral, Hancock Building, Boston Athenaeum, Boston Park, Swan Lake Park, and overlook the Golden Dome of the State House.