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Combining the history and charm of Boston with the excitement and variety of New York, this tour provides the time to concentrate our explorations on these two fine American cities. With free time in each you can enjoy a detailed acquaintance of these attractive and easily explored cities and as an added bonus we have included the Amtrak rail journey between the two cities to complete the experience, allowing you to view the majestic skyline of Manhattan as we approach the famous Pennsylvania Station. Comprehensive city tours of both Boston and New York are also included to help you select the highlights and attractions that you will want to return to in your own time. For the duration of your tour, you will be aided by the enthusiasm and expertise of our tour manager.
Times Square Downtown Boston
Downtown Boston · Midtown Manhattan, New York
DAY 1 LONDON · BOSTON DAY 3 BOSTON
We begin with Titan's VIP Home Departure ServiceTM to London Heathrow Airport and our British Airways or Virgin Atlantic flight to Boston. On arrival we transfer to Downtown Boston and your hotel for the next three nights, the Hilton Boston Back Bay, excellently positioned for all of the city's major sights and attractions. This evening you are free to relax and settle in. Today you are free to discover this compact city at your leisure. Boston blends old world charm of historical buildings with modern conveniences and as the city is more than 360 years old, its famous buildings are not merely civic landmarks but viewed as national icons. Boston is designed for the walker and the majority of the city's historic and architectural delights are to be found along the Freedom Trail, a two and a half mile walk that links sixteen historic sites commencing from Boston Common, America's oldest public park to the State House and the Old North Church and Bunker Hill. For those who enjoy the delights of shopping then Back Bay offers the more exclusive boutiques while Filenes' famous basement is the place for bargain hunters. This evening why not dine out in style at one of the city's many fine restaurants.
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DAY 2
BOSTON
This morning we have arranged for a comprehensive tour of Boston that will include the sight of the famous Tea Party, as well as highlighting why this most English of cities is viewed as the cradle of American Independence. We drive through Beacon Hill, easily recognisable by the gilt dome of the Massachusetts State House and the rows of fine brick houses in the surrounding streets, to Charlestown where the USS Constitution, more commonly known as Old Ironsides is moored, and on to Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, one of the country's first commercial developments. Today this area is known as Faneuil Hall Marketplace and still houses butchers and fishmongers but also trendy espresso and piano bars, a wealth of dining attractions and gift stalls. Here we will take time for lunch before we leave the Downtown core and travel the short distance across the Charles River to Cambridge. Home to both Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology the area is a mix of ivy clad historical buildings and youthful modernity, with Harvard Square an eclectic mix of cafes, bars and restaurants and Harvard Yard a quieter leafy quadrangle. We return to our hotel later this afternoon where the evening is free.
Massachusetts State House
DAY 4
BOSTON · NEW YORK
We bid farewell to Boston this morning as we board our train bound for New York City. En route our journey takes us through the changing landscapes of Rhode Island and Connecticut before entering New York State. As we near the end of our rail journey, the majestic Manhattan skyline comes into view, allowing us our first glimpse of the world's most exciting city. We arrive at the famous Pennsylvania Station where our coach is on hand for the transfer to your hotel for the next four nights, the conveniently located Holiday Inn Midtown. This evening you are free to make your first explorations of New York and you need not venture too far, with the restaurants and theatres of Times Square being a short walk from your hotel.
Central Park - New York
DAY 5
NEW YORK
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This morning we have arranged for a city tour to enable you to become aquainted with this most fascinating and exciting of cities. Our aim is to highlight the many varied delights on offer in New York, from the antiquated character of Greenwich Village to the cosmopolitan SoHo in Lower Manhattan, the impressive United Nations Building, the beautiful Art Deco pinnacle of the Chrysler Building and the iconic Empire State Building in Midtown, to the vast playground of Central Park that dominates Uptown. This afternoon you are free to explore the city at your leisure. If you wish to meander through the wealth of architecture and explore, then head for the blocks south of Houston or SoHo. Here the buildings, once used for warehouses, now form loft apartments for artists and sculptors but the 19th century architecture, ranging from Victorian to
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