First let me say that I found this tour by surfing on the Internet, neither of us had ever taken a guided tour before; having said that we would never take one again. Tours are NOT for people who wish to relax on their vacation, they are for people who want to see a lot in a very short period of time. It was very much like boot camp. We were up before sunlight almost everyday of the tour so that we could get to our destinations with plenty of time to see what we came there to see. I will say this much for the tour it was well organized and we did see a lot of places.
I highly recommend that you bookend your tour should you take one. I extended our stay in New York City and Washington D.C. by one day each.
This is the itinerary for the tour. Keep in mind that although breakfast starts at 6:30 you have to be showered and repacked before you go to eat. So usually your day starts about 5:00am!
Saturday April 24, 2004
Grand Hyatt Hotel ~ 102 East 42nd Street; New York, NY – I booked two nights there. The tour only included one.
6:30 am: Breakfast at leisure (ha!) at the Manhattan Sky Restaurant in the Grand Hyatt
8:00 am: Grayline Tour (at leisure)
Dinner is on your own today
Sunday, April 25, 2004
6:30 am Breakfast at leisure in the Manhattan Sky Restaurant
7:00 am Bags to be picked up by bellmen
8:00 am Depart for Philadelphia
10:30 am Arrive at Vistor Center in Philadelphia
1:30 pm Depart for Betsy Ross House
2:30 pm Depart for Lancaster County and Amish Country
4:30 pm Arrive at the Lancaster Host
5:45 pm Hershey Farm Restaurant
Monday, April 26, 2004
7:00-8:30 Breakfast at leisure in Vista Dining Room
8:30 am Depart for Wheatland
11:30 am Arrive at Kitchen Kettle Village for lunch
1:00 pm Depart for tour of Amish Country
6:00 pm Depart for Amish Family Dinner
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
6:30 am Breakfast at leisure in Vista Dining Room
6:30 am Luggage outside of room for pick up
7:00 am Depart for Gettysburg
9:30 am Gettysburg Tour
11:15 am Group Photo
11:45 am Arrive for lunch in Gettysburg
1:00 pm Depart for Shenandoah
3:00 pm Break
5:30 – 8:30 pm Dinner at leisure
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
6:00 am Wake up knock
6:30 am Bags out
6:55 am Depart for breakfast (as a group – bring everything you need as you will not be returning to your room)
8:00 am Depart Skyland Lodge
9:45 am Arrive Monticello
12:00 Depart Monticello
1:00 pm Lunch
3:30 pm Arrive Williamsburg – Dinner tonight on your own
Thursday, April 29, 2004
6:30 am Breakfast at leisure
8:45 am Depart for Visitors Center Colonial Williamsburg
5:15 pm Depart for Dinner
5:30 pm Dinner at King’s Arm Tavern
Friday, April 30, 2004
6:30 am Breakfast at leisure
7:00 am Bags out
8:00 am Depart for Washington D.C.
10:30 am Arrive at Mt Vernon
12:15 pm Depart Mt. Vernon
1:00 pm Arrive at Smithsonian Museum
4:00 pm Pick up from Smithsonian Museum at the Air & Space and the American History Museum
4:30 pm Check in at Hyatt Crystal City
5:00 pm Depart for optional Dinner and Twilight Tour
Saturday, May 1, 2004
6:30 am Breakfast at leisure in the Cinna Bar
7:30 am Depart for City Tour
Tour of Washington D.C. until about 4:00pm
6:00 pm Farewell Dinner at Tivoli’s
Sunday, May 2, 2004
6:30 am Breakfast at leisure at Cinna Bar
I highly recommend that you bookend your tour should you take one. I extended our stay in New York City and Washington D.C. by one day each.
This is the itinerary for the tour. Keep in mind that although breakfast starts at 6:30 you have to be showered and repacked before you go to eat. So usually your day starts about 5:00am!
Saturday April 24, 2004
Grand Hyatt Hotel ~ 102 East 42nd Street; New York, NY – I booked two nights there. The tour only included one.
6:30 am: Breakfast at leisure (ha!) at the Manhattan Sky Restaurant in the Grand Hyatt
8:00 am: Grayline Tour (at leisure)
Dinner is on your own today
Sunday, April 25, 2004
6:30 am Breakfast at leisure in the Manhattan Sky Restaurant
7:00 am Bags to be picked up by bellmen
8:00 am Depart for Philadelphia
10:30 am Arrive at Vistor Center in Philadelphia
1:30 pm Depart for Betsy Ross House
2:30 pm Depart for Lancaster County and Amish Country
4:30 pm Arrive at the Lancaster Host
5:45 pm Hershey Farm Restaurant
Monday, April 26, 2004
7:00-8:30 Breakfast at leisure in Vista Dining Room
8:30 am Depart for Wheatland
11:30 am Arrive at Kitchen Kettle Village for lunch
1:00 pm Depart for tour of Amish Country
6:00 pm Depart for Amish Family Dinner
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
6:30 am Breakfast at leisure in Vista Dining Room
6:30 am Luggage outside of room for pick up
7:00 am Depart for Gettysburg
9:30 am Gettysburg Tour
11:15 am Group Photo
11:45 am Arrive for lunch in Gettysburg
1:00 pm Depart for Shenandoah
3:00 pm Break
5:30 – 8:30 pm Dinner at leisure
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
6:00 am Wake up knock
6:30 am Bags out
6:55 am Depart for breakfast (as a group – bring everything you need as you will not be returning to your room)
8:00 am Depart Skyland Lodge
9:45 am Arrive Monticello
12:00 Depart Monticello
1:00 pm Lunch
3:30 pm Arrive Williamsburg – Dinner tonight on your own
Thursday, April 29, 2004
6:30 am Breakfast at leisure
8:45 am Depart for Visitors Center Colonial Williamsburg
5:15 pm Depart for Dinner
5:30 pm Dinner at King’s Arm Tavern
Friday, April 30, 2004
6:30 am Breakfast at leisure
7:00 am Bags out
8:00 am Depart for Washington D.C.
10:30 am Arrive at Mt Vernon
12:15 pm Depart Mt. Vernon
1:00 pm Arrive at Smithsonian Museum
4:00 pm Pick up from Smithsonian Museum at the Air & Space and the American History Museum
4:30 pm Check in at Hyatt Crystal City
5:00 pm Depart for optional Dinner and Twilight Tour
Saturday, May 1, 2004
6:30 am Breakfast at leisure in the Cinna Bar
7:30 am Depart for City Tour
Tour of Washington D.C. until about 4:00pm
6:00 pm Farewell Dinner at Tivoli’s
Sunday, May 2, 2004
6:30 am Breakfast at leisure at Cinna Bar
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