Wine, Water & Wonders of New York State

Experience the best of the American East Coast with an unforgettable escorted tour from Niagara Falls through to New York, before embarking on your choice of two fantastic cruise itineraries. 


October Temperatures in New York

AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE
18°C
  HIGH
TEMPERATURE
24°C
  LOW
TEMPERATURE
14°C
DAILY SUNSHINE
HOURS

9 hrs

     
 


Niagara & New York Touring 2024

Start Date: 01 October 2024
End Date: 13 October 2024
Duration: 13 Nights
Price: From £2899pp
Ship: NCL Breakaway or Symphony of the Seas
Highlights:  
5 Night Escorted Tour (BB) & 7 Night Cruise
   


Escorted Tour Highlights
• 5 night fully escorted tour on bed & breakfast basis
• Maid of the Mist Niagara boat ride & Cave of the Winds 
• Outlet shopping mall stop near Niagara
​• Dinner at Anchor Bar, home of the original Buffalo Wings
• Visit the Strong Museum of Play
• Ithaca waterfalls tour & Cornell University
• Visit the famous Corning Museum of Glass & decorate your own glass
• West Point tour • Uptown & Midtown New York City tour
• Evening visit to the observation deck SUMMIT One Vanderbilt 
• New York city tour including 9/11 memorial, wall street & more

NCL Breakway from £3399pp
Symphony of the Seas from £3299pp
MSC Meraviglia from £2999pp

 


Your itinerary in detail:
 

     

Your Tour:
‣ Day 1
– Fly UK to Buffalo to begin your 5nt escorted tour. You will be met and transferred to your Niagara Falls hotel for check in. Rest of the day at leisure.

‣ Day 2 – Niagara Falls
Today we visit Niagara Falls State Park and take in the sights and sounds of the majestic Niagara Falls USA. Experience the Cave of the Winds and let the rushing waters loom above you. Enjoy a ride on the Maid of the Mist, which features two environmental friendly, zero- emission vessels, that will take you as close as possible to the amazing Niagara Falls. Transfer to Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls USA for shopping and lunch on own. Afternoon at leisure before  the famous Anchor Bar, home to the original Buffalo Wings, for dinner. (B,D)

‣ Day 3 – Niagara Falls through Rochester to Ithaca
After breakfast drive to Rochester to visit the Strong National Museum of Play, which is a highly interactive collection-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play and offers the world’s largest collection of toys and games. Tour the city by bus before a lunch stop at Weghams. Continue to Ithaca to enjoy a 2-hour tour with 4 waterfall stops in Ithaca and around Cornell University. Learn about the natural history of the Finger Lakes, the history and stories of Ithaca and Cornell University. Overnight in Ithaca. (BB)

‣ Day 4 – Finger Lakes to Hudson Valley
After breakfast leave Ithaca and visit the Corning Museum of Glass. The Corning Museum of Glass is world largest glass museum, where you can browse 3500 years of glassmaking history in the collection galleries and see the display of thousands of objects of glass. You will decorate a pre-made wine glass with stickers, tape and more and then use the sandblasting equipment to blast fine granules of sand against the glass. When the stickers and tape are removed, it creates a very beautiful frosted appearance on the glass and you will keep own wine glass. Drive onto Woodbury Commons for a shopping stop. Overnight in Goshen. (BB)

‣ Day 5 – Hudson Valley to NYC
After breakfast your tour continues on to West Point, the United States Military Academy founded in 1802. Enjoy a 90-minute combined bus and walking tour of the story of West Point with breathtaking views overlooking the Hudson River and learn of its role in the Revolution, its famous history, along with stories of graduates who helped shape the nation. 
Continue onto New York city for Uptown/Midtown city tour on the way to the hotel. See Central Park, Museum Mile, explore 5th Avenue- famous for all its exclusive shopping opportunities and home to Patrick‘s Cathedral, which is the largest Gothic Catholic Cathedral in the US. In the evening, walk to visit to the observation deck SUMMIT One Vanderbilt. Transcend 93 floors above the city and step into an immersive, multi-sensory experience with amazing views of New York City. (BB)

‣ Day 6 New York City
After breakfast check out of hotel to take 4-hour guided sightseeing tour to explore the highlights of New York City. Pass by Grand Central Terminal which is Manhattan’s most famous rail terminal as well as a shopping, dining, and cultural destination, see Bryant Park and the New York Public Library, which was founded in 1895 and offers the nation’s largest public library system and pass by the Empire State Building. Explore the area of lower Manhattan, where you will see the 9/11 memorial, the Oculus at the World Trade Center, Wall Street and the Charging Bull. Your tour ends at the cruise terminal as you embark on your 7 night cruise!

 


Your cruise (NCL Breakway) All Inclusive Canada Discovery:
Embark Norwegian Breakaway for your 7nt all inclusive cruise
‣ Newport, USA
‣ Portland Maine, USA
‣ Bar Harbour, USA
‣ Saint Jon Bay of Fundy, Canada
‣ Halifax, Canada
‣ At sea
‣ Disembark Norwegian Breakaway in New York for Overnight Flight back to UK
‣ Why not extend your stay in New York?

Your cruise (Symphony of the Seas) Bahamas & Perfect Day:
Embark Symphony of the Seas for your 7nt full board cruise
At sea
Port Canaveral, Florida
Perfect Day At Cococay, Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas
2 x days at sea
Disembark Symphony of the Seas in New York for Overnight Flight back to UK
Why not extend your stay in New York?