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Landscapes of Eastern Canada and USA end Boston Your itinerary Start Location Visited Location Plane End Location Cruise Train Over night Ferry Day 1 studios. You will test your head for heights at the city's biggest icon, the CN Tower, Arrive New York City its 553 metre spire dominating the landscape from every angle. If it's food you're craving, choose our Optional Experience, a Foodie Walking Tour. Nothing beats the thrill of New York City. The towering Manhattan skyscrapers, the salt pretzels sold on every street corner, the trendy Brooklyn dive bars you've seen Hotel - Bond Place Hotel it all on the silver screen, and now you're finally here. Soak it in, because there's nowhere else in the world quite like the Big Apple. After settling in to your hotel, Day 8 meet up with your Travel Director this afternoon before hitting the streets to explore Toronto – Kingston – Ottawa the city, your way. For a bird's eye view to appreciate it all from on high head to the Leaving Toronto behind, enjoy the drive alongside Lake Ontario as you head to Top of the Rock, or pay a visit to leafy Greenwich Village for boutique shopping and Kingston. You'll be hopping on board a cruise of the Thousand Islands region; a some Sex and the City nostalgia. Feeling hungry? From gourmet food trucks to collection of 1,800 islands that play host to elaborate mansions, fairytale castles Michelin Star restaurants, the city that never sleeps ensures you'll never go hungry. and a whole realm of wildlife. Back on land, finish today in Ottawa, Canada's dynamic capital city. Hotel - Holiday Inn New York City Times Square Day 2 Hotel - Quality Inn & Suites Gatineau New York City – Philadelphia – Washington (2 Day 9 Nights) Ottawa – Quebec City (2 Nights) If you feel like you only scratched the surface of New York yesterday, this morning's This morning's orientation tour of Ottawa will take you past Canada' capital city's orientation tour will get you acquainted with some of the city's best loved icons. On most prominent sites. Ready for some romance? We've got good news timeless, the coach, you'll then head south to 'Philly' as it's affectionally called by its locals. elegant Quebec City is up next. Exuding class, grandeur and a distinctly European Declared a UNESCO World Heritage city in 2015 and the home of the legendary feel, Quebec City is almost a country within a country; 95% of the population speak cheesesteak sandwich, Philadelphia is also the beating heart of the USA's French, and around 75% are native Francophiles. Arriving here, we'll be listening out revolutionary history. Visit the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall where both the for the collective sighs of appreciation as you set eyes on the narrow cobblestone Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were signed. Masterclass in streets and pretty parks for the first time. No doubt itching to explore, why not US history complete, you'll then finish the day rather fittingly in the country's capital unearth the city's gastronomic side today. Upon arrival, why not continue your and the seat of political power, Washington DC. Quebec love affair with our Optional Experience that will get you out of town to admire the towering Montmorency Falls. Standing at 83 metres these falls are Omni Shoreham Hotel Hotel - actually higher than Niagara Falls, forming the mouth of the Montmorency River. Day 3 Travelling back to Quebec City, you'll then be treated to a 3course dinner in the Washington, D.C. Sightseeing historic district of VieuxQuebec, tucking in to a menu of freshly sourced, organic ingredients. Today's all about unearthing the political and cultural highlights of this highflying city. You'll kick things off with a sightseeing tour that will feel more like a walk Hotel - Hotel Universel Quebec SainteFoy through a reallife movie set, visiting icons including the gargantuan Lincoln Day 10 Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the jewel in America's political crown, the White House. With the rest of the day to explore as you please, the question is Quebec Sightseeing and Free Time really where to start? Perhaps treat your cultural side to an afternoon spent browsing After no doubt grabbing a taste of France with a croissant and coffee, you'll be the museums of the Smithsonian Institution, or choose experiences like visiting heading out to join a Local Specialist this morning for a tour of the UNESCO World George Washington's sprawling Mount Vernon Estate, or cruising down the scenic Heritage listed Old Town. Checking out sites including The Citadel, the historically Potomac River whilst enjoying a delicious buffet lunch. This evening we've then got significant Plains of Abraham, and the famous turrets of the Chateau Frontenac, the another treat in store our Optional Experience Washington Illumination Tour, where world's most photographed hotel, prepare to fall even more in love with this city. you'll see DC's most famous monuments lit up in their night time glory. Day 11 Day 4 Quebec City – Montreal Washington, D.C. – Lancaster We hope you're hungry this morning as for breakfast you'll be heading to the iconic Today you'll travel back in time as we reach Pennsylvania Dutch farm country, home Erabliere le Chemin du Roy, a traditional Cabane a Sucre (sugar shack) to learn how to America's oldest and largest settlement of Amish people. Spot farmers working maple syrup, one of Canada's most famous exports, is made. You'll then make the the fields with their horses and manual tools and traditional horse and buggies short drive to Montreal, Canada's cultural capital where festivals, art, good food and passing you by as you take in the beautiful rural surroundings. We'll then meet up a certain joie de vivre are all part of the daily make up. On arrival you'll meet up with with a Local Specialist who will share all about the 'plain' lifestyle of the Amish a Local Specialist to learn the in's and out's of the UNESCO designated 'City of community, who live without cars, televisions, mobile phones or modernday Design', admiring how old European style architecture can sit so naturally beside appliances. You could choose to join our Optional Experience to try out the beautiful contemporary masterpieces. This evening and with free time to explore, traditional buggy for yourself on a ride through the back roads, then tonight you why not head for dinner at one of the cute terraced cafes along Plateau MontRoyal. could take it one step further by experiencing an Amish familystyle dinner at Plain & Fancy, a farmtotable restaurant operating since 1959. Hotel - Sandman Hotel MontrealLongueuil Hotel - Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square Included Meals - Iconic Breakfast Day 5 Day 12 Lancaster – Niagara Falls (2 Nights) Montreal – Boston (2 Nights) Travelling northwest today, you'll journey along the surging Susquehanna River as It's goodbye Canada today as you cross the border back into the United States, you cross the western region of New York State. Passing through the Appalachian journeying through the soaring peaks of the White Mountains into the state of Mountains and no doubt in utter awe of the scenery around you, bear in mind that Vermont, famed for its lush farmland, sprawling mountains and pretty as a postcard this mountain range is one of the oldest on earth, formed around 480 million years villages. If you're travelling in Autumn, you're in for a real treat as the landscape is ago and spanning the border between the USA and Canada. Speaking of which, it transformed with shades of sunshine yellow and burnt orange as far as the eye can will be cheers all round as you venture onto Canadian soil, arriving into Niagara Falls see. Stopping by the state's capital, Concord, you'll gain an appreciation for why late this afternoon. This evening, we imagine anticipation levels will be rising as you New Hampshire is nicknamed 'the granite state' as soon as you spot the centre look forward to the natural spectacle that tomorrow will bring. piece of the city, State House, which exemplifies the use of the material. Finally, you'll finish up in Boston, Massachusetts, America's oldest city. Hotel - Best Western Plus Cairn Croft Hotel - Doubletree Boston Bayside Day 6 Niagara Falls Sightseeing and Free Time Day 13 Pack your raincoats this morning as you're off to visit a natural phenomenon, Boston Sightseeing and Free Time Niagara Falls! The biggest falls in North America, an incredible 750,000 gallons of This morning's sightseeing is all about uncovering the legendary Freedom Trail, that water thunder into the gorge below every second. We'll be getting you up close on a winds its way through the city connecting 16 historically significant sites including cruise to Horseshoe Falls, allowing you to see both the Canadian and American Old North Church, Paul Revere's House, Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market and Boston sides. Remember that raincoat? Now's the time to use it. This afternoon is yours to Harbour. With many of these landmarks playing crucial roles in events including the tailor your trip your way. Why not opt to visit one of Ontario's prettiest towns, American battle for independence and the abolition movement, you'll quickly NiagaraontheLake. Boasting colonial architecture, cute rustic shops and local discover the role Boston has played in America's great history.