SCHOOL FIELD TRIP GUIDE! Safe, Educational & Fun Tours Designed especially for Students! 2019/2020 NEW YORK CITY * BOSTON * PHILADELPHIA * BALTIMORE * ANNAPOLIS GETTYSBURG * LANCASTER * HERSHEY * WASHINGTON DC * QUEBEC CITY MONTREAL * WILLIAMSBURG * VIRGINIA BEACH * FLORIDA * MUCH MORE! 110 North Hillside Road South Deerfield, Massachusetts 01373 800-730-9091 or 413-665-9090 www.fctours.com * ALL ONE DAY AND MULTI DAY FIELD TRIPS INCLUDE * Round Trip Luxury Motorcoach Transportation C.O.R.I. Certified Driver Driver Gratuity One complimentary Hotel Accommodations chaperone for every Private Security at the Hotel each evening 10 paying students! Admission to Museums and Attractions Guided Tours Detailed Itinerary Optional Insurance is Available! Ask for Details! One Day Tours generally start around $89 per person! Multi Day Tours generally start at around $100-$150 per day! Safety is our We customize all tours to fit your needs and your budget! #1 Priority! THE FINEST IN TRANSPORTATION IS USED ON ALL OUR TOURS! Our # 1 company for transportation is F.M. Kuzmeskus/Travel Kuz… They are the very best in Motor Coach Travel! A family owned and operated business since the 1920’s! They have an outstanding safety record!! Their facility in Gill, MA is without a doubt, one of the best facilities in the industry! They take care of their coaches! They employ wonderful C.O.R.I. Certified Driver’s! All this makes for a very safe, enjoyable journey! First Choice Tours believes that travel should be safe, and well planned for students, teachers and parents. We specialize in packages that are educational throughout the U.S. and Canada. Every group that we work with has different needs, different interest and different budgets. We are here to work with you every step of the way. We believe that students should experience the very best in travel no matter what the budget! This is why we work hard to provide educational, fun and safe tours for everyone involved! First Choice Tours connects you with the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and guides! We make the educational value and enjoyment of your trip our responsibility. We work very closely with teachers to customize and create a package that showcases an understanding of the destination, whether it is a one-day or multi-day trip. We look forward to working with you and your class! 2019/2020 School Year! We hope everyone had a wonderful and safe summer. Welcome Back to School! We know how difficult it can be for teachers these days without having to be a “travel planner” as well. That is why we are here to make things easier! First Choice Tours Inc. offers you “one stop shopping” with our experienced travel planners. Our membership in the American Bus Association, and National Tour Association allows us to offer schools the very best prices. We pass these savings on to you and your students. First Choice Tours Inc. is a reputable tour operator. And we offer class trips that are educational and fun to destinations throughout the United States and Canada. We help you create lasting memories! Wishing everyone a great school year! Maria Cheryl Peggy [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] HERE ARE JUST SOME SUGGESTIONS OF TOURS THAT ARE AVAILABLE! MULTI DAY TOURS—INDEX Boston * Salem * Plymouth 8 ONE DAY TOURS—INDEX Gettysburg/Lancaster/Hershey 16 Philadelphia 17 Bronx Zoo 4 Massachusetts/Boston 8 Connecticut 10 New York 2, 3 Massachusetts/Boston 7 Washington, DC 11 New York 1, 5, 6 Williamsburg,, VA/Virginia Beach 12 Newport, 9 Quebec City Canada 13 Salem 9 Quebec City & Montreal 14 Plymouth 9 Niagara Falls & Toronto 15 Whale Watch 10 If there is somewhere special you would like to visit with Music in the Park 18 your class, and you don’t see it in this brochure, please give us a call! We specialize in many destinations! ~Student Tours to Various Attractions in NYC~ *Educational and Fun* Music, history, art, theatre, enriching diversity & so much more! There is so much to see and do with your class in NYC! We can work together to design the perfect trip! Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Central Park Walking Tour and The Central Park Zoo United Nations Headquarters (The MET) Metropolitan Museum of Art The Cloisters Museum - The Medieval Outpost of The Metropolitan (The MOMA) Museum of Modern Art The American Museum of Natural History and Hayden Planetarium The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum The Jewish Museum of New York El Museo del Barrio The Museum of Jewish Heritage, located in lower Manhattan Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site The Top of the Rock Observatory Discovery Times Square is an Exhibition Space in New York City - various Traveling Exhibitions Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum Empire State Building The Bronx Zoo The New York Aquarium in Coney Island, Brooklyn Chinatown & Little Italy Radio City Music Hall Lincoln Center Broadway Theatre Guided Tour of Manhattan Guided Tour of Brooklyn Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour…(4 1/2 hours of fun and great Pizza too!) New York Yankees Game New York Mets Game Page 1 NEW YORK CITY! We know that planning a trip to “The Big Apple” can be a little overwhelming! What should we see and do? It’s impossible to include everything that the city has to offer in one trip, but we can work together to design a trip that will be both fun, educational and memorable! We can custom design a one day, two day, three day or four day trip just for you and your class! Here is a 3 Day/2 Night sample itinerary!! Starting at $299 p/p Day One Board your luxury coach for a journey to the most popular destination! Upon arrival, your group will enjoy a wonderful visit to the Museum of Natural History and Hayden Planetarium! This is a must see museum with over 40 permanent exhibits and always a few temporary exhibits as well! It’s a collection of millions of artifacts with information about their scientific, historical and cultural importance! Next, depart for dinner followed by a wonderful visit to The Top of the Rock for a view of New York City from above! Overnight accommodations in New York City or New Jersey, depending on your group’s budget!! Day Two Breakfast included this morning at the hotel, and then we are off for a wonderful day at Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty! Travel by ferry to visit these two famous landmarks!! See the “Wall of Honor” at Ellis Island, and our gift from France, a universal symbol of freedom and democracy...The Statue of Liberty! Next, our New York City Licensed Guide will meet us for a tour of downtown Manhattan including the National 9/11 Museum and Memorials. Dinner tonight included prior to a wonderful performance on Broadway! Many shows to choose from. Day Three After a wonderful breakfast, depart for the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum! Snap! Flash! Get past the sea of cameras and make a grand entrance to the star studded Opening Night Party. Get the latest gossip and rub elbows with the rich and famous! Next, it’s time for a “Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour”… Here is an article that was featured in a travel magazine about this tour: “A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour…one of the most interesting tours that has come to our attention that combines sightseeing, history and pizza”…It’s time for lunch and our tour moves on to Grimaldi’s known for their award winning Neapolitan style pizza. You will find a line, but your group gets special treatment and you go right in for two slices of pizza and soda. After more touring with “Tony” a second pizza stop is made at L& B Spumoni Gardens. Here the tour pauses while the tour patrons have a chance to sample their award-winning Sicilian style pizza. DELICIOUS!!! Here is a guide to some of the city's must-see sites! Apollo Theater, Bronx Zoo, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Carnegie Hall, Central Park Zoo, SPYSCAPE, Circle Line Downtown, Statue of Liberty National Monument & Ellis Island/American Family Immigration History Center, Empire State Building Observatory, Grand Central Terminal, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Madame Tussauds, Madison Square Garden, NBC Universal Store / Studio Tours, Radio City Music Hall, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, The National 9/11 Museum, One World Observatory, The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, The New York Botanical Garden, Top of the Rock Observation Deck, United Nations, Yankee Stadium, or Citifield for a game and more! Page 2 NEW YORK CITY Day One Arrival in NYC NBC Studio Tour or Lincoln Center Tour NEW! Visit Hudson Yards and climb the vessel. An extraordinary centerpiece at Hudson Yards with a spiral staircase! ` The vessel is comprised of 154 intricately interconnecting flights of stairs -- almost 2,500 individual steps and 80 landings. This amazing vertical climb will offer your students a remarkable views of the city, the river and more! Dinner Top of the Rock Hotel check-in Private security each evening at the hotel from 10-6:00 am Day Two Breakfast included at the hotel United Nations Tour 2-hr Cruise Guided sightseeing of Downtown including The National 9/11 Museum Dinner Broadway Show of Choice Day Three Breakfast included at the hotel Ferry to Ellis Island Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty Group Photo on Liberty Island Tenement Museum visit Medieval Dinner and Tournament Day Four Farewell breakfast included at the hotel Museum of Natural History Museum visit including Space Show or IMAX Show Guided Tour of Central Park Depart for home Pricing starting at $399 p/p Quad Occupancy… Page 3 THE BRONX ZOO WE HAVE YOUR TOTAL EXPERIENCE TICKETS….