New York, Niagara and Washington

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1. Day1 Athens to New York: the city that never sleepsAthens → New York

   Fly from Athens to New York on a scheduled flight. On arrival your Greek coordinator welcomes you and the transfer takes you to the 4★ hotel in the heart of Manhattan. After the welcome dinner, for those with energy left, a first stroll to Times Square, among giant screens, yellow cabs and an energy that never switches off.

   • Flight
   • Dinner
2. Day2 Midtown, Central Park and the city from aboveManhattan

   A day devoted to the heart of Manhattan: Fifth Avenue, Grand Central Terminal with its starry ceiling, the skyscrapers of Midtown. Then Central Park, with its tree-lined paths, ponds and benches where New Yorkers read the paper. At dusk you go up to a panoramic observatory, and the city lights come on beneath you.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast
3. Day3 The Statue of Liberty, the 9/11 Memorial and Brooklyn BridgeLower Manhattan

   In the morning a ferry to Liberty Island: the Statue of Liberty, symbol of arrival and hope, seen up close with the Manhattan skyline behind. Then the 9/11 Memorial, two pools set into the footprints of the Twin Towers, with the names of the victims inscribed in bronze: a place of silence and respect. In the afternoon you walk across Brooklyn Bridge.

   • Ferry
   • Breakfast
4. Day4 Free day in New YorkManhattan

   A day at your disposal to live New York your own way: a great museum, a stroll through Greenwich Village and SoHo, shopping on Fifth Avenue or a bagel in a corner café. The coordinator suggests ideas and routes; in the evening you can choose, at your own expense, a Broadway musical.

   • On foot
   • Breakfast
5. Day5 From New York to Niagara FallsNew York → Niagara Falls

   An early start by coach to the north-west: the long road crosses wooded hills, lakes and small towns of upstate New York, with stops for lunch and to stretch your legs. You reach Niagara Falls on the American side in the afternoon: the roar of the water is heard before the falls are seen. In the evening the falls are lit with coloured lights. Dinner at the hotel.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Dinner
6. Day6 Under the falls and on to WashingtonNiagara Falls → Washington

   In the morning the boat approaches the base of the falls, amid spray, wind and rainbows; the service is seasonal and in winter it is replaced by scenic walks in the park, with the falls often framed by ice. Then the long road south, through the hills of the Appalachians, to the capital. Arrival in Washington in the evening.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast
7. Day7 Washington: Lincoln Memorial, the Capitol and the SmithsonianWashington

   A day in the capital on foot along the National Mall: the Lincoln Memorial, with the seated statue of the president, the long pool mirroring the sky, the Washington Monument and, in the background, the Capitol. Then the Smithsonian museums, free to enter, for space, nature or art. On spring departures the cherry trees around the Tidal Basin usually bloom from late March. Farewell dinner.

   • On foot
   • Breakfast · Dinner
8. Day8 A last morning in Washington and flight homeWashington → Athens

   Breakfast and a free morning, depending on the flight time: a stroll through Georgetown, with its row houses and shops, or one last look at the monuments. Then the transfer to the airport and the flight home to Athens, with one connection, your memory full of skyscrapers, waterfalls and white marble.

   • Flight
   • Breakfast