East Coast 5 Days
Day 1 Hometown–New York
Welcome to start your tour with us! You can choose any one of the three major airports in New York when book your flight. Our professional tour guide will meet passengers on domestic flights at the baggage claim area and those on international flights at the Customs exit area. While the complimentary airport pick-up service is available between 9 AM and 10PM (actual arrival time), passengers arriving at JFK or LGA before 5PM will receive an additional gift – experiencing Flushing, Queens, an extremely safe and booming neighborhood with many shopping and eating options. Actually, the density of banks there has been only a little lower than Wall Street and the amount of walking people there is only next to Times Square. Besides traditional large-scale stores such as Macy’s and Best Buy, you will also have lots more to choose from many small featured stores. Hungry? You can find nearly all name brands of fast food chains and hundreds of options of authentic Asian food. For those of you who prefer EWR, upon arrival you can either take our shuttle to the hotel for some rest or pay mere $10 for shopping at Jersey Gardens Mall, one of the major outlets in metropolitan New York area. Additional charge for transfers if arriving beyond 10:00pm - $120/way based on 2ppl and below, and $10 more will be charged for each additional ppl. For all customers, as long as you arrive by before 5 PM, you are invited to join our delicately tailored NYC night tour for just $25 to get an initial contact with this “City that Never Sleeps” – a 3-hour tour stopping at the Rockefeller Center, the Times Square, and the skyline profile from across the Hudson River!
Hotel: Holiday Inn/Best Western or similar
Day 2 New York
Tour the largest city in America, New York City. You can see the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Wall Street, the World Trade Ground Zero, Empire State Building Observation Deck, United Nations Headquarters, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Fifth Avenue, Times Square and enjoy a Manhattan Harbor Cruise to see the Statue of Liberty; and you can also visit the Intrepid Air Space Museum located on the Hudson River. After dinner, proceed to hotel.
Hotel: Holiday Inn/Best Western or similar
Day 3 Philadelphia–Washington D.C.
In the morning, take a short ride to Philadelphia. You will visit the new home for Liberty Bell, and the Old Capitol Building, Independence Hall – the historic site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Then, heading south through Delaware, Maryland and arrives the capital, Washington D.C. , White House, Capitol Hill, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean Veterans Memorial, and see the Hope Diamond in Natural History Museum.
Hotel: Comfort Inn/Best Western or similar
Day 4 Washington D.C.–Corning Center–Niagara Falls
Driving through the hilly Pennsylvania and New York State, the several hours of ride becomes a perfect time to enjoy the rural scenes. Corning Museum of Glass, which maintains the most comprehensive collection of historic and art glass in the world: 35,000 glass pieces representing 35 centuries of glass craftsmanship. In addition, enjoy the hot glass show performed by some most experienced technicians. Amazed by the deafening roar of both the American and the Horseshoe Falls, you are strolling in the State Park with the mist from both falls spraying up in your face. Maid of the Mist takes you all the way into the water. Catch "Niagara: Legends of Adventure," a dramatic 45-minute IMAX film on the new 45X25-foot screen. Then you can choose either to stay in the Falls Park for self exploration until returning to the hotel or have an in-depth tour ($25/Adult) by visiting the Hydropower Station and Old Fort Niagara. Nobody than the Native Americans know better about how strategic Niagara Falls’ location is, and the Europeans learned it in the hard way! Come to the Old Fort Niagara, it will give you all the insights 99% tourists would never discover. (The completeness of night view on certain summer evenings may be limited or not available due to late sunset time and US Federal Government regulations on driving hours.)
Hotel: Best Western/Days Inn or similar
Day 5 Niagara Falls–Hometown
Maid of the Mist (closed in Winter) takes you all the way into the water. Catch "Niagara: Legends of Adventure," a dramatic 45-minute IMAX film on the new 45X25-foot screen. After tour ends, we will transfer you to Buffalo airport (BUF).
Your flight departure time on the last day of tour must be after 1:30 p.m. from Buffalo (BUF)
* Maid of the Mist: Available from April to Oct 24 (Opening date depends on ice condition in the River)
