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Washington, New York & Niagara Falls
Discover three historic, enthralling American cities, and gaze in awe at one of the world’s greatest natural wonders.
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Washington Monument Day One – Fly to Canada Fly into Toronto, meet your tour manager and travel around Lake Ontario’s shore to your overnight hotel in Niagara Falls. Catch a brief glimpse of this extraordinary work of nature before making the most of a chance to rest and relax after your journey.
Day Two – Travel south to Gettysburg
Board the coach, this morning, for the journey across the border into the US, heading across scenic New York State and into the ‘Keystone State’, Pennsylvania. Continue south to stay overnight in Gettysburg, close to the site of the 1863 battle.
Day Three – Included visit to the Gettysburg
National Military Park Museum Step back in time today as you pay a visit to, and your respects at, the Gettysburg National Military Park, which preserves the land upon which Unionist forces overcame the Confederates during one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War. In addition to the battlefield site itself, with its monuments and memorials, including that at Gettysburg National Cemetery dedicated to Abraham Lincoln’s famous Address, the site has a Museum and Visitor Center that houses a collection of over 40,000 Civil War artefacts. After a fascinating day, you’ll continue to Tysons Corner, close to Washington DC, where you’ll spend the next two nights.
Day Four – Included visit to Washington
DC Spend a day in the “most powerful city on Earth”, America’s capital – Washington DC. An optional guided city tour will introduce the giant, domed Capitol building on Capitol Hill – home to the US Senate and the House of Representatives – the vast Library of Congress and the Supreme Court. Stretching two miles from the Capitol to the Potomac, the manicured acres of the Mall boast the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial, the Smithsonian museums and – across the green swathe of the Ellipse, at
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Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from
• Heathrow £1,699 • Manchester £1,749* (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)£2,195 • Manchester £2,205 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)
Washington City Tour (half day) – from £30
Manhattan City Tour & Top of the Rock (half day) – from £61
Niagara Falls Lunch – from £33 • Helicopter over Niagara Falls – from £105
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Room for Sole Use from £592
Please note: *Some departures from Manchester into the USA are via Houston instead of Atlanta and will follow a slightly different itinerary which can be seen on our website. All of the main tour highlights remain included. The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately three hours. Room for Sole Use from £599 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 30 minutes. There is a $6 US charge to cross the border from Canada to the USA. This is payable in cash at the border crossing and is not included in the tour price. Canada
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• Bookend the tour with stays close to extraordinary Niagara Falls, one of the natural wonders of the world • Travel from Canada to historic Gettysburg • Visit the Gettysburg National Military Park • Explore all-powerful Washington DC, home to the White House and Capitol Hill • Visit Philadelphia, ‘Freedom City’ where
American Independence was declared • Explore New York, one of Earth’s most exciting cities, with its famous skyline • Journey through beautiful, forested, up-state New York • Enjoy a visit to glittering waterfront Toronto • Eight nights’ carefully chosen three- and four-star room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return scheduled flights to Toronto, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager
fun fact...
Did you know that more than 800 languages are spoken in New York? This makes it the most linguistically diverse city in the world.
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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue – the White House itself. Across the Potomac lie Arlington National Cemetery and the hulking Pentagon. After the tour, you’ll have the rest of the day free to explore before you return to Tysons Corner. Day Five – Included Philadelphia tour Travel to the original US capital, historic Philadelphia. Here, Independence Hall National Park is home to the place where the Declaration of Independence was prepared and – after the tolling of the Liberty Bell – first read to the nation in July 1776. Enjoy an orientation tour, which will bring to life the colourful story of America’s birth and the characters of the men, like Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, who wrought it. After a fascinating day, you’ll travel north to Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, for a two-night stay. Day Six – Included Manhattan day-trip Make the most of a full day in the incomparable Big Apple, the “city that never sleeps”, perhaps the world’s most famous metropolis. Discover its landmark skyscrapers, the green acres of Central Park, the famous Fifth Avenue stores, glittering Broadway, bustling Times Square, world-class museums and the irrepressible buzz that extends from Harlem in the north to Wall Street’s Financial District overlooking the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Choose to join our optional guided city tour and you’ll also have the chance to ride to the top of the Rockefeller Centre for spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline. At the end of your day in this wonderful place, we’ll travel back across the Hudson River to spend a second night in Hasbrouck Heights. Day Seven – Travel north to Canada Today you’ll board the coach for the scenic journey through beautiful Upstate New York, its forested landscape dotted with typical, idyllic New England style towns and villages, and back towards Niagara Falls for your final two nights. Day Eight – Discover Niagara Falls Spend a day in awestruck wonder as you visit the Falls, which plunge over their famous precipices and are without question one of nature’s greatest sights. The trememdous noise and permanent misty spray can be heard and seen for miles around. While you’re here, why not enjoy lunch in a restaurant overlooking the Falls, and stroll the green acres of the park that runs above the rushing waters of the Niagara River, before spending a last evening in the resort town?
Day Nine – Included visit to Toronto and flight
home Treat yourself to an optional helicopter flight over the Falls today – the perfect way to bid them farewell – before you board the coach for the journey to Toronto. After a brief visit to the city - home to the sky-piercing CN Tower and some bustling waterfront developments - you’ll return to the airport to check in for your evening flight home. Day 10 – Arrive home Arrive back in the UK early this morning, after an overnight flight.
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Washington is a great city as all the museums and attractions are within walking distance.
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Ideally located in the heart of the Niagara Falls resort, this hotel boasts spectacular views of the falls and offers a huge array of on-site amenities including two restaurants, a bar, a spa and indoor and outdoor swimming pools. There are further restaurants located on the hotel’s shopping concourse. Wyndham Hotel, Gettysburg night 2
A modern hotel with a traditional feel, this hotel offers two restaurants and a bar, as well as a gift shop, gym and indoor swimming pool. The rooms have TV and tea- and coffee-making facilities.
Doubletree by Hilton, Tysons Corner nights 3-4
Adjacent to Tysons Corner shopping mall and its vast selection of shops and restaurants, this hotel has a fitness centre, a bar and two restaurants including a pub. The guest rooms are very comfortable and come with tea- and coffee-making facilities. Please note: On selected dates you will stay at the Courtyard by Marriott, Tysons Corner. Holiday Inn, Hasbrouck Heights nights 5-6
Located in New Jersey, across the Hudson River from Manhattan, this hotel has an indoor swimming pool and a fitness centre. There’s also a choice of restaurants, including a steak house, as well as an atrium bar. Rooms are spacious and comfortably furnished. Please note: On selected dates you will stay at the Courtyard Secaucus Meadowlands.
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