Price (/person)

Single	$175
Double	$125
3rd Person
Adult	$88
Child (Age 0-12)	$88
4th Person
Adult	$88
Child (Age 0-12)	$88

Pricing Policy

Buy 2 Get 3rd Discounted: (1) Cancellation of discounted passenger must be made at least 7 days before departure. (2) No-show or late cancellation incurs a $88 penalty fee for the reserved bus seat.
Child rates: Child rates apply to those who are 0-12 years old. Child above 2 years must take the seat. Customers are welcome to use child safety seats on that have lap and/or shoulder belts/harnesses for the infant under 2 years.

Itinerary

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Day 1
Day 2

Day 1: New York - Timexpo Museum - NEAM - Springfield Forest Park(211 miles)

Guests will be picked up in New York in the early morning. Our first stop will be the Timexpo Museum in Waterbury, CT. From there, we will head to Windsor Locks, CT to visit the New England Air Museum. After that, we will visit one of New England's most popular destinations--Yankee Candle Village, which offers an unique shopping, entertainment and dining experience. To conclude the day, guests will have the chance to enjoy the holiday lighting display in Springfield's Forest Park.

Waterbury, VT

This town is in central Vermont and also is the location of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, whose factory tours have become Vermont's most popular tourist attraction.

Timexpo Museum

This museum chronicles the history of the Timex Corporation and watchmaking back to 1854, when the company was known as the Waterbury Clock Company. The museum is also known for the large Easter Island head outside its building.
Admission (Optional): Adult $6; Child (5-12 yrs) $4; Senior (Over 65 yrs) $5
Windsor Locks, CT

New England Air Museum

The New England Air Museum in northern Connecticut was founded in 1959 with the mission of showcasing and cataloging aviation history. Their collection includes more than 80 planes and engines as well as uniforms, instruments, and other memorabilia.
Admission (Optional): Adult $12; Child (4-11 yrs) $6.50; Senior (Over 65 yrs) $10
South Deerfield, MA

Yankee Candle Village

Enter this facility to find fun for the whole family! Featuring countless candles in over 200 classic Yankee Candle scents and a fairy-tale village with talking characters, this mixes the best of shopping and entertainment.
Opening Hours: Mon - Sun 10:00am - 6:00pm
Springfield, MA

A city in the state of Massachusetts, United States.

Bright Nights at Forest Park

Bright Nights is New England's largest holiday lighting display, with almost three miles of lights.
Admission (Optional): Adult $8; Child (3-12 yrs) $8; Senior (Over 65 yrs) $8|Opening Hours: Nov - Jan 5:00pm - 11:00pm

Standard Hotel: Quality Inn, MA or similar

Day 2: Springfield - Premium Crossing Outlet - Yale University(145 miles)

Today we will head to Connecticut, and enjoy a wonder shopping experience at Premium Crossing Outlet. After shopping, we will have a brief visit at Yale University and Peabody Museum of Natural History. After seeing this famous school, we will head south to New York, where guests will be dropped off to end this tour. See "Departure and Return Details" for dropoff information.

New Haven, CT

New Haven is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, and is part of the New York metropolitan area. Besides, New Haven is the home of Yale University.

Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets

This impressive shopping mall less than a half hour from New Haven, Connecticut offers designer wares at bargain prices. Stores at the complex include Gap, Anne Taylor, Levi's, Nike, Oakley, Nine West, Gymboree, Saks Fifth Avenue, and many more.

Yale University

Founded in 1701, this world-famous university is the third-oldest in the United States. This Ivy-League school is consistently ranked as one of the best institutions of higher learning in the entire world, and admission is extremely competitive.

Peabody Museum of Natural History

The Peabody is one of the oldest museums of its kind in the world. The Great Hall of Dinosaurs features the reconstructed skeletons of some of these prehistoric beasts, as well as several other compelling exhibits.
Admission (Optional): Adult $9; Child (3-18 yrs) $5; Senior (Over 65 yrs) $8; college student with ID|Opening Hours: Mon - Sat 10:00am - 5:00pm, Sun 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Departure & Return Find Closest Pickup

Location	Address	Departure	Return
Flushing, NY	135-20 39th Ave, Flushing, NY 11354 (In front of the Sheraton hotel- Flushing, NY )	7:00am
New York, NY	75 Chrystie St, New York, NY 10002 (Chinatown (Manhattan NYC)- New York, NY )	8:00am	4:00pm

Please arrive at pick up locations 15 min earlier.
Drop off location will be the same as pick up location (some locations may not have drop off service).
The timetable above is subject to change. We reserve the right to make changes to the itinerary without prior notice.

What's Included

Price Includes

1 night hotel accommodation
Transportation (The type of vehicle used will base on the number of guests on the day. 7-seat minivan; Minivan; motorcoach)
Tour guide Level 2: semi-guided tour
Taxes

Price Excludes

Admission Fees:

New Haven, CT
Destination	Adult	Child	Senior
Peabody Museum of Natural History (Optional)	$9	$5 (3-18 yrs)	$8 (Over 65 yrs)
Springfield, MA
Bright Nights at Forest Park (Optional)	$8	$8 (3-12 yrs)	$8 (Over 65 yrs)
Waterbury, VT
Timexpo Museum (Optional)	$6	$4 (5-12 yrs)	$5 (Over 65 yrs)
Windsor Locks, CT
New England Air Museum (Optional)	$12	$6.50 (4-11 yrs)	$10 (Over 65 yrs)

Prices are subject to change without prior notice.
If you would like to join the optional activities, please pay the fee in cash to the tour guide. You cannot buy / use the tickets on your own or use City Passes. The tour guide will arrange the tickets for the group.

Meals and drinks unspecified during the trip.
A mandatory service fees: Minimum $12 / day / person should be paid in cash to tour guide and the bus driver as a service fee. Any child / Infant reserving a seat will have to pay the service fees as well. Ex: 2 people taking a 2-day tour would pay: $12 x 2 (seats) x 2 (days) = $48.
Personal room fees: such as laundry or valet services, telephone calls, or alcoholic beverages/mini bar items, unless they are otherwise specified.
Any private expenses

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Complete operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, is included on your e-ticket. You must print the e-tickets and take them along on your trip; they are your proof of purchase.

Terms & Condition

Booking changes
A fee may be charged for any revision or alteration made to a reservation after the booking is confirmed. Name changes or corrections may be treated as a cancellation and cancellation fees will apply. A change of tour date or tour itinerary may be treated as a cancellation, and normal cancellation fees will apply. Please be noted that we do not allow departure change 48 hours before departure.
Cancellations and Cancellation Fees
Regardless of reason, cancellations result in costly charges from our travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed and pending bookings. Therefore, cancellation penalties and or fees will apply. The time of cancellation will be determined when notice is received and confirmed by our office. Notice of cancellation must be made directly to TakeTours by email or through webmail at Contact Us .
Cancellation penalties per person (request day and departure day are not counted)
15 days or more prior to departure - Free cancellation with full refund.
8-14 days prior to departure - 50% of total purchase amount.
Within 7 days prior to departure or no show - 100% of the total purchase amount.
Unused features are non-refundable. No shows forfeit entire payment.
Trips require a minimum number of participants to avoid cancellation. We reserve the right to cancel a schedule trip to fully refund affected customers although tour companies will make every effort to maintain the normal operation.
The refund amount will be credited directly to your account. Or the refund can also be forwarded directly to your credit card with a 10% handling fee.
NOTE: We cannot grant any refunds more than 30 days after completion of the tour.
Itinerary Variations
We constantly strives to improve tour itineraries and features. If such improvements can be made, or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control make changes necessary - we reserve the right to vary itineraries and to substitute hotels. At certain peak periods duplicate departures may operate, and sometimes in reverse order in which case hotels may vary from those stated on the itinerary pages.
Tour Cancellation:
We reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure in accordance with operating requirements or circumstances beyond its control. If cancellation is made any time prior to departure* of the tour, TakeTours' only liability will be to refund to the passenger the amount it has received for the tour booking. We will try to re-book the same or similar tour.. Please note that we are not liable for any cancellation penalties incurred on any other travel arrangements including air tickets purchased separately from customers.
We are not responsible for any other travel arrangements affected due to our cancellations.
Some of the destinations may be closed due to Covid pandemic.Please follow your tour leader's instruction. Your kind understanding and cooperation are highly appreciated.

Additional Note

Tour route may be changed and reversed; you may contact the vendor 1-2 days prior departure to confirm final itinerary
Customers are held solely responsible for their own travel documents and/or visas if required.
Luggage: Each customer may bring on board one checked luggage plus one carry-on bag.
Bus Arrangement: Usually only passengers in the same order will be arranged in the same bus. If you book the tour separately with your friends and you want to sit in the same bus, you need to inform us before departure . Or you may be arranged in different buses.
Language: All tours are escorted by professional bi- or multi-lingual tour and/or driver guides (English/Chinese). Depending on the number of passengers booked for a particular departure, tours and/or languages may be combined to operate the tours.
This tour does not accept any City Pass or your own tickets for the attraction. Passengers who take this tour need to purchase admission tickets from tour escort upon arrival.

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Oanh
2015-09-28
We took this tour at the end of December 2014. It was a nice tour and I enjoyed the ride through Springfield with all the displays at the Forest Park. I also enjoyed the Timexpo Museum. Overall a nice trip. The tour guide was good too.
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