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New York and Hudson River Valley
Tour Dates: May 20 – 26, 2022 New York and Hudson River Valley
Ferry boat visit to the Statue of Liberty Mount Guilian is a reconstructed 18th-century Dutch manor house
DAY 1 Arrive in New York City: Arrive at New York’s DAY 4 West Point, Mount Gulian and Millbrook Vineyards: La Guardia Airport and transfer to your lodgings in Manhattan. Leave the city behind today and come to the West Point Military Meet your Tour Manager in the hotel lobby at 6:00 p.m. for Academy*. Stop at the Visitor Center to learn the history of the dining suggestions. academy and see daily cadet life before a guide conducts a narrated tour of the grounds. In Fishkill, lies Mount Gulian, a DAY 2 New York Sightseeing, Top of the Rock and Broadway reconstructed 18th-century Dutch manor house on the Hudson Show: There is so much to see in this amazing city! A local River. Take a tour of the house and grounds before donning expert guide shows you the sights, from famous museums the trademark white archival gloves and examine artifacts up of history and art, to the center of finance on Wall Street close. At Millbrook Vineyards and Winery, take a behind-the- and the interesting Chinatown. Also see Battery Park, the scenes tour of the Hudson valley’s first vinifera vineyard. Learn Brooklyn Bridge, Carnegie Hall and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. At what goes into the making of fine wines and taste their award- Rockefeller Center, climb aboard the elevator to the observation winning vintages. Meals: B, D deck located at the “Top of the Rock” for a spectacular panoramic view of Manhattan and New York City. Tonight, your DAY 5 Staatsburgh Mansion and Hudson River Cruise: Start reserved seats to a top Broadway Show await. Sit back, relax your day with a walk above the Hudson River. The Walkway and enjoy the finest entertainment the nation has to offer. Over the Hudson is a steel cantilever bridge spanning the river. Meals: B, D At the Staatsburgh State Historic Site, tour the stately 79-room Gilded Age mansion of Ruth Livingston and Ogden Mills. This The Statue of Liberty and WTC Memorial: Board DAY 3 Beaux-Arts style mansion has been lovingly restored to its turn- your vessel this morning and sail across New York Harbor of-the-century appearance. Later, take to the water aboard the to visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. This precious Rip Van Winkle for a two-hour sightseeing cruise of the Hudson American monument symbolizes the ideals established by River. See the historic Hudson River lighthouses and waterfront the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. mansions on this narrated cruise. Meals: B, L Ellis Island, once a major entry point for millions during the 19th and 20th centuries, now houses a museum honoring DAY 6 Maple Syrup and the Roosevelts: Begin the the ethnic diversity of our immigrant forefathers. Fascinating day at Soukup Farms, third generation maple syrup producers. exhibits, including the Registry Room, and Through America’s Embark on a hayride tour to see the sugar house with its , all illustrate the path followed by the more than 16 million Gate traditional wood-fired evaporator and the 2,000 taps before immigrants. This afternoon pay a stirring visit to the National tasting the finished product. Then, visit Val-Kill, the only September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade National Historic Site dedicated to a First Lady and learn why Center. Here, tribute is paid to those whose heroics brought Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most influential women in the nation together. Meal: B the world. At the FDR Presidential Library and Museum, see Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
America’s first presidential library. The immersive, interactive exhibits of the FDR administration take a behind-the-scenes Tour Highlights look at the Roosevelts. Tonight, one of the nation’s Top Ten ...... • 10 Meals: 6 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 3 dinners Chocolatiers, Oliver Kita conducts an engaging chocolate • Round trip airport transfers and wine pairing in the luxurious surroundings of the historic Rhinecliff Hotel. Dine on delicious local farm fresh ingredients • Spend three nights in Manhattan, the nation’s center for finance, art and entertainment while taking in the stunning views of the Hudson River and • Narrated sightseeing tour of New York City including Catskill Mountains. Meals: B, D Central Park, Greenwich Village,Brooklyn Bridge and
Times Square DAY 7 Return Home: Depart the Hudson Valley with a transfer • Top of the Rockefeller Observation Deck with at 8:00 a.m. to New York’s La Guardia Airport for flights out incredible views of New York City after 1:30 p.m. Meal: B • Reserved seats to a smash Broadway show • Cruise to Ellis Island and see the Statue of Liberty • Pay your respects at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum 1 Hotel Overnights • Tour West Point Military Academy* with a local guide Visit • Take a “white glove” tour at the 18th-century Dutch manor Tour Route house Mount Gulian • Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour and tasting at Millbrook Vineyards and Winery
Hudson River • Stroll the steel cantilever bridge at the Walkway Cruise Over the Hudson NEW YORK • Tour the Staatsburgh State Historic Site featuring the Gilded Age mansion of Ruth Livingston and Ogden Mills
Staats urg Mill roo Vineyards • Enjoy a narrated Hudson River cruise aboard the Pough eepsie 3 Sou up arms Rip Van Winkle ish ill West Point Military Academy • Experience maple syrup-making at Soukup Farms • Visit Eleanor Roosevelt’s Val-Kill National Historic Site 3 New Yor City Atlantic Ocean • Tour the FDR Presidential Library and Museum • Enjoy a private chocolate and wine pairing with Oliver Kita • Farewell dinner at the luxurious and historic Rhinecliff Hotel overlooking the Hudson River • $35 in Mayflower Money New York and Hudson River Valley
Midtown New York with Empire State Building
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS Travelers Protection Plan (TPP) – $200 per person This nonrefundable fee waives all cancellation fees when we are notified of cancellation one day before Days 1 through 3 – The Row Hotel, New York, New York the tour departs. If you must leave the tour early due to personal illness, illness or death of a member of your immediate family, TPP guarantees full refund for any unused services after the departure of the tour. Days 4 through 6 – Grand Hotel, Poughkeepsie, New York Other benefits include medical expenses for illness and injury, emergency transportation, 24 hour hot line, and lost or stolen baggage assistance. Return air transportation is included ONLY if your air tickets were provided by Mayflower Cruises & Tours. If you purchase the optional Travelers Protection Plan (TPP), you will be refunded all payments, including deposit amount, less the TPP premium amount. 2022 Departure Per Person Twin Single Room Cancellation Charges Without Traveler’s Protection Plan (TPP) May 20 $3,599 $4,648 • 91 days or more Deposit Amount • 90 to 45 days prior 20% of tour cost • 44 to 15 day prior 30% of tour cost *Valid U.S. state or federal government-issued photo identification • 14 to 1 day prior 40% of tour cost required for entry to Westpoint Military Academy. • Day 1 of departure 100% of tour cost or early departure from tour Pricing includes tour, air fare from • No refund on unused portions of the tour Exclusions: Mayflower Cruises & Tours reserves the right to alter its refund and cancellation policy when Evansville, and taxes. a substantial amount of cancellation or postponement of travel is attributable to: conditions resulting from an act of God, natural or man-made disaster, fire, government action, civil disorder, war, hostilities Rooms for the night before the tour are available. between nations, or unavailability of transportation through no fault of Mayflower Cruises & Tours. Cost for a room in New York City is $479, tax included.
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