WELCOME TO NEW YORK!!!
TODAY YOUR DRIVER WILL MEET YOU AT JFK AIRPORT (CURRENCY EXCHANGE FOR INTERANTIONAL PASSENGERS & BAGGAGE CLAIM FOR DOMESTIC PASSENGERS). AIRPORT PICK UPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PASSENGERS ARRIVING BY FLIGHT ONLY. RECOMMENDED ARRIVAL TIME IS BEFORE 4 PM.
HOTEL CHECK IN TIME IS 3 PM. EARLY CHECK IN IS AT THE HOTEL’s AVAILABILITY & DISCRETION.
YOUR TOUR MANAGER WILL MEET YOU IN THE HOTEL LOBBY FOR MEET & GREET AT 6 PM. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOUR FLIGHT IS COMING IN LATE, YOU WILL MISS THE ITINERARY SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
6:30 PM: DEPART FOR DINNER & FREE TIME AT TIMES SQUARE.
7:00 PM: SCRUMPTIOUS DINNER AT INDIAN RESTAURANT. ENJOY A FABULOUS ARRAY OF MOUTHWATERING DISHES LAID BUFFET STYLE.
8:00 PM: ENJOY A BREATHTAKING FIRST VIEW OF TIMES SQUARE, BRIGHTLY ADORNED WITH BILLBOARDS, ADVERTISEMENTS & MEETING PLACE FOR PEOPLE FROM MANY CULTURES, IT IS REFERRED TO AS “CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD”. YOU WILL BE GIVEN AN HOUR TO EXPLORE ON OWN TIMES SQUARE.
OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
ENJOY A HEARTY BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL & HAVE AN EARLY START TO FULL DAY OF SIGHTSEEING
YOU WILL STOP AT THE POPULAR WALL ST BULL, THE 3000 LBS BRONZE STATUE FAMOUS FOR BEING THE MOST ICONIC IMAGE OF NEW YORK.
10:00 AM: YOU WILL BOARD THE FERRY TO VIEW THE ICONIC STATUE OF LIBERTY. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY WAS A GIFT FROM FRANCE AS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY. GROUND ACCESS IS INCLUDED IN YOUR RESERVATION (NO CROWN & PEDESTAL ACCESS). LUNCH ON OWN AT CAFETERIA AT STATUE OF LIBERTY
1:00 PM: GET AN INSIDER LOOK AT THE LEGENDARY RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL. ON THIS GUIDED TOUR, YOU WILL SEE ART DECO MASTERPEICES & LEARN THE SECRETS OF THE GREAT STAGE INCLUDING THE MAGNIFICENT GRAND FOYER, THE 1.8 MILLION CUBIC FEET AUDITORIUM, ROXY SUITE & THE FABULOUS LOUNGES IN A 80 MINUTE WALKING TOUR.
3:00 PM: ENJOY A VIEW OF NY SKYLINE FROM 102nd FLOOR OF THE TALLEST BUILDING ON THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE DENOTING A SYMBOL OF STRENGTH, SOLIDARITY & ENDURANCE “FREEDOM TOWER”. IT IS BUILT WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF 3.8 BILLION DOLLARS, MAKING IT THE MOST EXPENSIVE OFFICE TOWER IN THE WORLD WITHIN THE COMPLEX OF TWIN TOWERS OF WORLD TRADE CENTER.
6:00 PM: ENJOY MOUTHWATERING INDIAN DISHES MADE TO PERFECTION AT ONE OF THE BEST RESTAURANTS IN NEW YORK.
7:30 PM: BOARD A DOUBLEDECKER BUS TO ENJOY MANHATTAN’S SKYLINE BEAUTIFULLY LIT UP WITH LIGHTS. MAKE YOUR WAY THROUGH MANHATTAN BRIDGE, WHERE YOU WILL SEE THE MANHATTAN SKYLINE FROM BROOKLYN WATERFRONT. A GUIDE WILL GIVE YOU A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE MAJOR LANDMARKS. THIS IS THE TIME TO RELAX & TAKE IN THE BEAUTY OF THE CITY.
OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
CHECK OUT OF THE HOTEL AFTER YOU ENJOY A BUFFET BREAKFAST & MAKE YOUR WAY TO PHILADELPHIA (APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS).
11:30 AM: RIDE THROUGH THE HISTORIC CITY OF PHILADELPHIA IN AN AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE FOR AN 80 MINUTE INTERACTIVE TOUR THAT MIXES HISTORY, FUN & MUSIC. THE DUCKS ARE THE AUTHENTIC REPLICAS OF DUKW, AMHIBIOUS VEHICLES USED TO TRANSPORT SUPPLIES & ARMS IN WORLD WAR II.
AFTER LUNCH IN PHIALDEPHIA, PROCEED TO WASHINGTON DC.
3:00 PM: YOU WILL BEGIN YOUR TOUR OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING, SEAT OF UNITED STATE CONGRESS, WITH A 13 MNUTE FILM THAT WILL TAKE YOU ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE COUNTRY’S STRUGGLE TO ESTABLISH DEMOCRACY
(THE CAPITOL TOUR IS INCLUDED SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY & IF TIMING PERMITS).
5:00 PM: A 3 HOURS CITY TOUR WILL COVER WHITE HOUSE, JEFFERSON MEMORIAL, LINCOLN MEMORIAL, VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUCH MORE. THE TOUR WILL BE CONDUCTED BY A TOUR GUIDE.
8:00 PM: END YOUR DAY WITH BUFFET DINNER AT INDIAN RESTAURANT.
OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL
AFTER BREAKFAST TODAY, YOU WILL CHECK OUT THE WORLD FAMOUS SMITHSONIAN MUSEUMS- AIR & SPACE MUSEUM & MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. THE AIR & SPACE MUSEUM IS THE LARGEST OF THE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUMS & HOSTS OVER 60,000 ARTIFACTS RANGING FROM WORLD WAR TO HISTORY OF AERONAUTICS.
THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY BOASTS OF OVER 126 MILLION SPECIES OF PLANTS, ANIMALS, FOSSILS, MINERALS, ROCKS AND MUCH MORE. DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE HOPE DIAMOND FROM KOLLUR MINE IN GOLCONDA-INDIA).
AFTER LUNCH, YOU WILL PROCEED TO HERSHEY’S (WORLD FAMOUS CHOCOLATE FACTORY) & ENJOY A FUN FILLED RIDE IN THE TROLLEY LEARNING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE MAKING.USE YOUR FREE TIME AT HERSHEY’S TO TAKE HOME SOME DELICIOUSNESS.
8:00 PM: END YOUR DAY WITH ARRAY OF INDIAN DISHES SPREAD OUT FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT.
OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
START YOUR DAY WITH A BUFFET BREAKFAST SPREAD AT THE HOTEL.
9:00 AM: THE CAPITOL OF PENNSYLVANIA IS A PRICELSS ARCHITECTURE & TREASURE, A MAJESTIC SYMBOL OF HISTORY & POWER AND AN ICON OF DEMOCRACY & FREEDOM. THE CAPITOL’S CENTERPIECE IS A 272 FEET, 52 MILLION POUND DOME STRUCTURE INSPIRED BY MICHELANGELO’S DESIGN FOR St. PETER’S BASILICA IN ROME. GUIDED TOUR WILL BE PROVIDED BASED ON TIMING & AVAILABILITY.
PROCEED TO CORNING (APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS DRIVE).
YOU WILL ENJOY A MUSEUM DEDICATED TO ART, HISTORY AND SCIENCE OF GLASS & HOSTS OVER 45,000 GLASS OBJECTS IN ITS EXHIBITION SPACE.
AFTER LUNCH AT CORNING ON OWN, YOU WILL PROCEED TO NIAGARA FALLS.
JOIN FOR A MOUTHWATERING DINNER AT INDIAN RESTAURANT.
YOUR EYES WILL GET A VISUAL TREAT AS YOU WATCH THE FALLS ILLUMINATE WITH RAINBOW COLORS AT NIGHT. CHECK INTO HOTEL & STAY OVERNIGHT IN NIAGARA.
THIS MORNING AFTER BREAKFAST PROCEED TO GET SOME INTRESTING FACTS WHILE WATCHING A 45 MINUTE MOVIE ON THE WORLD’S MOST AMAZING NATURAL WONDER “NIAGARA FALLS” IN IMAX.
GET UP CLOSE & PERSONAL VIEW OF THE HORSESHOE FALLS WHILE ABROAD THE MAID OF MIST. EXPERIENCE THE FORCE OF THE FALLS AT THE CAVE OF THE WINDS. ENJOY THE CONVENIENT TROLLEY RIDE IN THE PARK.
YOUR DAY WILL END WITH DELECTABLE INDIAN DINNER WHILE CELEBRATING THE BEGINNING OF NEW FRIENDSHIPS. OVERNIGHT AT THE HOTEL.
BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL. (CHECK OUT IS 11 AM). YOUR DRIVER WILL PICK YOU UP FROM THE HOTEL BASED ON YOUR DEPARTURE FLIGHT.