Passengers will be picked up in New York City in the early morning. Our first stop is the city of Cambridge where will find one of the most famous and most prestigious universities in the world: Harvard. Our tour starts with a walk in Harvard Yard the oldest academic ground in America. We see Widener Library and then rub the shoe of John Harvard for good luck.
We will then cross the Charles River and arrive in the center of the intellectual capital of the country. We will visit Copley Square and see beautiful Trinity Church. Next up is a walk along the Freedom Trail and through the Boston Common. We will break for lunch at Quincy Market. After, we will visit the site of the famous Tea Party.
In the late afternoon we will depart southwest for an evening arrival in New York.
Boston is a city as beautiful as it is historically significant. Visitors can walk the Freedom Trail and see where the seeds of the American Revolution were sown or visit the North End and look out over the harbor.
This light 2.5-mile walking trail winds its way through some of Boston's most important historical locations. A favorite with tourists for its convenience and educational value, the Freedom Trail offers a view of Boston as it was and is.
Boston's famous park has been serving citizens of the city for over 200 years. The 50 acres of rolling lawns and clear ponds have seen the likes of everyone from Martin Luther King to Paul Revere.
One of the most famous institutions of higher learning in the world, Harvard University in Cambridge, MA has been standing since 1636, making it the oldest university in the United States. Tourists come for both history and the architecture.
Quincy Market in the Faneuil Hall marketplace of downtown Boston is a historic building that still serves as a souvenir marketplace and food court today. The area has expanded to include two other marketplace buildings as well.
Trinity Church is located in Boston's upscale Back Bay neighborhood. It is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, and the elaborate and ornate building has become a landmark and icon in downtown Boston.
Departure and Return Details
Departure times and locations:
6:30am, 330W 42nd, btw. 8th & 9th Ave., New York, NY (Outside Port Authority side entrance)
Price Includes:
All domestic ground transportation via air-conditioned motor coach
Personal room fees, such as laundry or valet services, telephone calls, or alcoholic beverages/ mini bar items, unless they are otherwise specified.
All meals and drinks during the trip, but the tour guide will arrange for.
A mandatory service fees for tour guide and bus driver (suggest $10.00/day per passenger).
All other private expenses and purchases
Language: All tours are escorted by professional bi- or multi-lingual tour and/or driver guides (English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Chinese, Japanese, and Hebrew). Requested language must be specified at the time of booking. Depending on the number of passengers booked for a particular departure, tours and/or languages may be combined to operate the tours.