Out and about in New York
01/12/2017 · By Lorna Heatley
Do you want to be part of it? Do you want to want to wake up in the city that never sleeps?
Read more2025 Tour code: BNC25
About the tour
Discover three dynamic cities and one of the world's most amazing natural wonders on this exhilarating holiday to America and Canada's East Coast.
From the powerhouse of Washington DC, we travel by rail to one of the world's most celebrated cities - New York - then on to Toronto, where we tour the city highlights and experience the thrilling Niagara Falls up close, on a Hornblower cruise into the sparkling mist at the base of the waterfalls.
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Itinerary
Our holiday starts when we meet our Tour Manager and group at London Heathrow, before our flight to Washington DC, the US capital. We arrive in the late afternoon and are transferred into the city where we check into our friendly downtown hotel for a three night stay.
As we drive through the city, it may start to look familiar. Washington DC has iconic sights around every corner, from the poignant Lincoln Memorial, where Martin Luther King Junior delivered his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech, to the instantly recognisable White House, home to each serving US president since John Adams in 1800. This evening you are free to orientate yourselves with the neighbourhood and to dine independently. Besides other local dining options, our hotel restaurant offers a menu of traditional American and Irish cuisine.
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4.5 / 5 · 6 reviews
J McCormick
Submitted 22 Sep 2023
We visited four great places and saw many iconic attractions, the only downside was that everywhere was very expensive, but that's not Great Railways fault.
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hampson
Submitted 23 Sep 2022
Loved Washington highlight was going inside Capitol Hill. Lots of bucket list places ticked off. Really good trip, good guide with Keith. Lovely travelling group.
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Anita
Submitted 23 Sep 2022
Great tour. Spoilt by 2 hour wait/queue at Washington. Great hotels
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J Smith
Submitted 01 Jun 2022
Tour manager was great and very helpful. Some areas of concern were - There was no one at the airport to transfer us to our hotel even though we were told there would be so had to get a taxi and pay the fare ourselves Trip itinerary states we would spend time in Nigeria on the lake this never happened Trip itinerary states we would go on the boat Trip to view the falls this was changed to going behind the falls. Hotel in Toronto very poor standard very dated and in need of updating .
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Mrs V Roberts
Submitted 12 Nov 2018
The holiday met all our expectations
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Mr C Grove
Submitted 19 Jun 2018
A really enjoyable trip with a most pleasant and helpful tour guide.
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