6 Days December 21 - 26, 1996
INCLUDED MEALS
Watch the ice skating at Rockefeller Center.
Begin New York City
Sunday Dec. 21D
Few American cities offer such holiday excitement as New York with its decorated store windows, skaters and holiday-trimmed tree at Rockefeller Center. Tonight, visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art where you can browse the museum and exhibitions. See the Christmas tree and crèche display. Return to the hotel for a get-acquainted reception. Your hotel for the next five nights is the NEW YORK HILTON AND TOWERS.
Hudson Valley
Monday Dec. 22BL
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel and gather with your fellow travelers for a group photo. Depart for the Hudson Valley and visit historic homes fashioned with Christmas decor. The tour, "Sprit of Christmas Past," visits Van Cortland mansion, Croton and Sunnyside. Enjoy lunch at the Chart House in Dobbs Ferry. NEW YORK HILTON AND TOWERS.
Metropolitan Art Museum, New York City sightseeing
Tuesday Dec. 23 BD
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Today's festivities include a city sightseeing excursion of Manhattan. You'll see the World Trade Center and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Enjoy the rest of the afternoon exploring on your own. Dinner is at leisure at the hotel with time to get ready for a performance of the New York City Ballet's "The Nutcracker."
Ellis Island Harbor dinner cruise
Wednesday Dec. 24 BD
Visit the Lower East Side Tenement Museum to learn the history of immigrant life in Manhattan. See the Statue of Liberty as you ride the ferry to Ellis Island to visit the Museum of Immigration dedicated to 17 million men, women and children who came ashore here. Enjoy an evening of dinner and dancing aboard the World Yacht as it cruises New York harbor.
Christmas Day Tavern on the Green
Radio City Music Hall
Wednesday Dec. 25 BD
Merry Christmas! Enjoy your breakfast and much of today at leisure. Relax or enjoy the amenities of the hotel. Tonight's farewell Christmas dinner is an elegant affair at Tavern on the Green, the celebrated restaurant in a historic building in Central Park. Have time to rest at the hotel before departing for the "Christmas Spectacular," featuring the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall.
Conclude New York
Thursday Dec. 26 B
We're glad you could spend a New York Christmas with us. After breakfast transfer to the airport for a flight home. Join us soon for another exciting vacation.
LAND TOUR RATE per person is $1730 twin, $2305 single and $1635 triple (twin with roll-away) basis. AIRFARE is additional.
RESERVATION DEPOSIT per person is $350 plus (optional) $75 per person fee for Tour Cancellation Protection.
FULL REFUND when you participate in the Tour Cancellation Protection Plan.
Please see the For Your Information section.
Average temperature: Hi 43, Low 30
TOUR NUMBER: NYC-148