Manhattan for three nights, the Hudson Valley for three nights — a perfect pairing of the world's great city with the quiet river valley that shaped American history and art. The city days cover the 9/11 Memorial and One World Trade Center, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Central Park, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and a Broadway show. The Hudson Valley days cover West Point Military Academy, Hyde Park and the FDR Historic Site, a maple syrup farm tour and tasting, Boscobel House and Gardens, and a Hudson River cruise. Home pick-up and airfare included. Hotels: Westin Times Square or Marriott Marquis Manhattan, Hyatt Place or Courtyard Hudson Valley.
Price includes
Round-trip home pick-up airport service | Round-trip airfare | 8 meals: 6 breakfasts, 2 dinners | New York City sightseeing tour — 9/11 Memorial, One World Trade Center, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Central Park | Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island | Broadway show | West Point Military Academy and film | New Paltz and historic Huguenot Street | Hyde Park — FDR Historic Site | Maple syrup farm tour and tasting | Boscobel House and Gardens | Hudson River cruise | Professional tour manager | 3 nights Westin Times Square or Marriott Marquis, 3 nights Hyatt Place or Courtyard Hudson Valley | Hotel transfers and baggage handling
Price excludes
Meals beyond those listed | Personal expenses and gratuities | Optional Metropolitan Museum of Art | Optional Top of the Rock observatory | Travel insurance
Broadway show — included in the tour price | Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island — the original gateway to America | 9/11 Memorial and One World Trade Center — the most moving site in New York | West Point Military Academy — the oldest continuously occupied military post in America | Hyde Park FDR Historic Site — the home where Roosevelt was born, lived, and is buried | Hudson River cruise — the valley that launched American landscape painting
New York City and the Hudson Valley are complementary in a way that makes this tour unusually satisfying. Three days in Manhattan is the right amount for first-time visitors and still not enough for repeat visitors. The Hudson Valley pivot changes the pace completely — wide views, historic houses, and the quiet of the river. The Broadway show is a highlight regardless of what's playing.
Tour plan
Day 01
Arrive New York City
Day 02
NYC Sightseeing & Broadway
Day 03
Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
Day 04
To the Hudson Valley
Day 05
West Point & New Paltz
Day 06
Hyde Park & Maple Syrup Farm
Day 07
Boscobel & Hudson River Cruise
Day 08
Fly home
Day 09
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