
The United States
Twelve travellers at most, a French-speaking driver-guide and coastal New England
The United States
The East Coast in a group of 12 at most: Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, Annapolis and Amish country, the Corning Museum of Glass, Niagara Falls, the Finger Lakes, Boston, then Plymouth, Cape Cod, Newport and Mystic, before two days in New York and the Statue of Liberty.
When
Apr-June, Sept-Oct
Price
From 5 003€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
10 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-4
The cities of independence.
Day 1
Arrival in New York
Flight to New York, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2
Philadelphia, Baltimore – Washington
Philadelphia's historic district, cradle of the nation, then Baltimore and Washington.

Day 3
Washington
The federal capital: the White House, the Capitol, the Supreme Court, the National Mall and its memorials, and the Georgetown district.

Day 4
Annapolis – Lancaster
Annapolis and its harbour, then Lancaster's Amish country.

Days 5-6
Glass, the falls and the lakes.
Day 5
Corning – Niagara
The Corning Museum of Glass, then Niagara Falls.

Day 6
Niagara – the Finger Lakes
Niagara Falls, from the American side, and the cruise to the foot of the falls. Then the Finger Lakes, their lakes and gorges.

Days 7-12
Coastal New England, then the Big Apple.
Day 7
Finger Lakes – Boston
Boston, cradle of independence: Harvard and Cambridge across the Charles River, the Freedom Trail and the Beacon Hill district.

Day 8
Plymouth, Cape Cod, Newport – Mystic
Plymouth, where the Pilgrim Fathers landed, the beaches of Cape Cod, the mansions of Newport, then Mystic.

Day 9
Mystic – New York
Drive to New York and a city tour.

Day 10
New York and the Statue of Liberty
By metro and ferry to the Statue of Liberty, then Lower Manhattan.

Day 11
New York – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.

Day 12
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.


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