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2-Day Boston and Newport Tour from New York
Our Price: from US$308 ￥2087 €270 C$433 Rs.29663 (Price per person based on double occupancy)
Duration: 2 days
Language: English; Mandarin Chinese
Visit Boston (Boston Harbor Cruise, Quincy Market, Boston Lobster Meal), Newport (Breakers Mansion), New Haven (Yale University In-Depth Tour).
Itinerary
Day 1:New York - Newport - Boston(237 miles)
We will begin the tour by traveling from Manhattan Chinatown to Yale University in New Haven. Here we will join a Yale student-guided tour of the campus introducing about Yale's rich 300-year history and aspects of student life at several of Yale's twelve residential colleges. Next, we will head to Newport, RI to see the famous Breakers Mansion, the crown jewel of Newport. We can even take an audio-guided tour of the mansion, learning about its long history and the Vanderbilt family. Afterwards, we will continue to Boston.
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New Haven, CTNew 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.
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Yale UniversityFounded 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.
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Yale University In-Depth TourOn this tour, you will be able to explore the campus of Yale University, one of the most prestigious institutes for higher learning in the entire world.
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Newport, RINewport is a high end New England seaport town, extremely popular among the mega-rich of America. Travel along Ocean Drive to get beautiful scenic views and see the magnificent Breakers Mansion. It is a short drive from Boston.
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Breakers MansionFrom the 1870s to the 1920s, the illustrious Vanderbilt family erected a series of mansions in the northeastern United States that are still unrivalled today in their opulence and grandeur. This is perhaps the most well-known and most impressive.
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Boston, MABoston 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.
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Boston Lobster MealAt one time, lobster was considered low-class food, barely fit to be used as fertilizer. Not so today-- the most elite are willing to shell out a fortune for a good lobster, and Massachusetts is famous for its shellfish.
Day 2:Boston - New Haven - New York(216 miles)
Today, we will take a city tour of Boston, beginning with The Firsts of America Exploration Tour, followed by a relaxing Boston Harbor cruise(March to October only, will replaced by New England Aquarium when close) that provides us with breathtaking views of the city from the water. For lunch, we will go to Quincy Market. The tour ends with an appointed drop off locations in Chinatown back in New York.
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Boston, MABoston 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.
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The Firsts of America Exploration TourThe Firsts of America Exploration Tour Itinerary: Harvard University (1 hour, offical campus tour included) → The Old State House (the birthplace of the American Revolution and the place where the Declaration of Independence was first published) → The Tremont Street Subway Marker (the first subway system) → Boston Common (the first public park) → Boston Public Garden (the first public botanical garden) → Boston Public Library (the first large-scale free municipal library funded by the public) → Boston Trinity cathedral (Outside visit).
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Harvard UniversityOne 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.
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Old State HouseNot to be confused with the large, gold-domed building on Beacon Hill, Boston's Old State House was the site of the Boston Massacre in 1770 and is a major stop along the Freedom Trail. Today, it houses a small museum.
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Boston Harbor CruiseOver the past few centuries, Boston Harbor has been both a symbol of the city's beauty and its passion, and Boston Harbor Cruises offer a unique view of a town bathed in history both national and natural.
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Quincy MarketQuincy 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.
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Prudential TowerThis iconic Boston skyscraper is the second-tallest building in the city at 750 feet tall and with 54 floors. Completed in 1964, the building has been a staple of the Boston skyline for nearly a half century.
Departure & Return
| Location | Address | Departure | Return |
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| Flushing, NY | 7:00am | 7:30pm | |
| New York, NY | 8:00am | 7:00pm |
*Return time is an estimate and varies based on traffic and weather conditions.
Includes & Excludes
Price Includes
1 Night hotel accommodation
All domestic ground transportation via air-conditioned vehicle
Professional Tour Guide
All taxes included
Price Excludes
Mandatory Service Fee:Min. $15/day/person
Air fares
All meals and drinks during the trip, although eating arrangements will be made by your tour guide
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.
Activities & Attractions
| Destination | Adult | Child | Senior |
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| Boston, MA | |||
| Boston Harbor Cruise (Optional) | $46 | $41 (3-11 yrs) | $46 (65+) |
| Boston Lobster Meal (Optional) | $40 | $40 (3-11 yrs) | $40 (65+) |
| Prudential Tower (Optional) | $34.99 | $28.99 (6-12 yrs) | $32.99 (65+) |
| The Firsts of America Exploration Tour (Mandatory) | $55 | $45 (3-12 yrs) | $46 (66+) |
| New Haven, CT | |||
| Yale University In-Depth Tour (Optional) | $25 | $15 (3-12 yrs) | $25 (62+) |
| Newport, RI | |||
| Breakers Mansion (Optional) | $29 | $10 (6-12 yrs) | $29 (65+) |
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.
Additional Notes
CITY PASS: Passengers are NOT allowed to use a CITY PASS to purchase tickets for any of the optional sightseeing attractions visited on this tour.
Lodging: Single price is for one person staying in one room. Double, Triple and Quadruple prices are for two people, three people and four people staying in one room respectively. Triple and Quad rooms are based on the existing bedding in a room which is 2 double beds.
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.
All purchases are subject to re-confirmation within 1-2 business days after booking, please do not book the airline tickets until you received the confirmation.