America is a land of paradoxes. Bespeckled with historical sites and crowned by the majestic Empire State Building, it is a country rich in both history and contemporary culture. An eclectic mix of attractions, a visit to the Lincoln Memorial, Statute of Liberty, Niagara Falls and Central Park allows people to see some of the best America has to offer, all just on the East Coast.



Embrace America’s cultural and contemporary riches with today’s Groupon for Bestway Travel:

• $3315 for an eight-day East Coast tour of the USA for one person departing from Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane ($4948 value)
With return flights from New York, seven nights’ accommodation, all coach transport, all transfers and tours as per itinerary, professional guide and airport taxes

• $3815 for an eight-day East Coast tour of the USA for one person departing from Perth or Adelaide ($5448 value)
With return flights from New York, seven nights’ accommodation, all coach transport, all transfers and tours as per itinerary, professional guide and airport taxes

The Itinerary

Day 1

Travellers take their international flights from Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide airports to New York, where they are met by a professional guide, and transported to quality accommodation, such as Sheraton EWR, Marriott, Renaissance or similar in NYC, for their first night in the USA. Tired travellers stay-in and get some shut-eye for the big tour ahead, while those keen to get sightseeing straightaway have the option for additional fee of $25 to see the city that never sleeps with an exciting night tour of New York City.

Day 2: New York City Tour – Philadelphia

The bus tour begins with a New York City tour of the Big Apple where Groupies tour Chinatown, before heading over to the world famous Wall Street to take a look at the renowned bronze charging bull, the unofficial symbol of the financial district. Respects are paid with a stop at Ground Zero, after which sightseers enjoy panoramic views from the famous Empire State Building, the tallest building in New York City. Following a stop at Times Square, Groupies travel to and stay overnight in Philadelphia at the Hyatt Regency, Crowne Plaza Cherry Hill or similar.



Day 3: Philadelphia – Washington D.C.

In the morning the bus tour takes travellers to the historic sites of Philadelphia, visiting Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, before heading over to Washington D.C. In the nation’s capital, sightseers visit the Lincoln Memorial, the site of the iconic large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions of his two well-known speeches. The tour makes stops at the Jefferson Memorial, National Museum of Natural History and Vietnam Veterans Memorial, before checking into to the Marriott Gaithersburg , Marriott Dulles or similar, to rest weary heads.

Day 4: D.C. – Hershey – Corning Museum of Glass – Niagara Falls

Departing from Washington D.C., the tour moves onto Hershey, Pennsylvania, where sweet tooths visit the sweetest place in the world; Hershey’s Chocolate World. After learning how chocolate is made at a special presentation, the tour continues onto Corning, New York, to visit the Corning Museum of Glass for live, narrated glassmaking demonstrations. Breaths are then taken away with a stop at one of the world’s most beautiful water features, Niagara Falls. If mother nature delivers on the day, Groupies can enjoy breathtaking views when the intense spotlights shower the falls with different shades of rainbow colours. Water wonderers return from romantic rendezvous with the falls to stay in the Hyatt Regency, Hotel Indigo or similar, for the night.



Day 5: Niagara Falls – Boston

Wake up and enjoy a more up close experience with Niagara Falls, with a ride on the Maid of the Mist boat to soak up the awe of the Falls, before retreating to the IMAX Theatre to learn the story behind the mist, myths and mysteries of one of the most storied natural wonders of the world. Afterwards, the bus tour travels to the historic city of Boston and heads over to the Crowne Plaza Boston North Shoe or similar for the night.

Day 6: Boston city tour – NYC-Chinatown, Little Italy, SoHo

After a stop at Harvard University, the oldest university in the United States, the tour makes its way over to the Quincy Market, where Groupies explore the shops and foods at the Faneuil Hall Marketplace. With New York calling, the tour heads back to the beginning and this time NYC sightseers explore lower Manhattan, SoHo and Little Italy.



Day 7: West Point Military Academy – Woodbury Common Premium Outlets – NJ

West Point Military Academy is the first stop of the day, before shopaholics shop til they drop at the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets, with over 220 stores on at their dime disposal. Groupies end the day in New York City by enjoying a fabulous Broadway performance.

Day 8: NJ – Upper Manhattan – Australia

A grand tour of upper Manhattan sees Groupies journey through historic Harlem, explore Central Park and travel along Museum Mile, full of museums and other fine art institutions. It is here art lovers get their creative juices flowing with a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the world’s largest art museums with over two million works of art. Afterwards Yankee Doodlers are transferred to the airport for their return fight home.

 

Reviews

Previous guests have applauded the accommodation where the tour stops for its clean facilities and great position, located near a number of historic and cultural sights.

 

I was very happy with this hotel. The location overlooking the lake is great, not to mention it's proximity to shopping, starbucks, cinema, beltway. A stroll around the lake is peaceful…
– KL B, Guest of Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center, TripAdvisor

This is a beautiful, clean hotel with great views of the river. Even though it is located at Penn's Landing across the highway from the rest of the city, it is a short, easy, direct walk right into the historic section.
– Amytf, Guest of Hyatt Regency Philadelphia, TripAdvisor