
The United States
The East Coast, then the Great Lakes road to the Windy City
The United States
A grand tour of the East: New York, Philadelphia, Lancaster's Amish country, Washington and Arlington cemetery, the colonial town of Annapolis, Harlem and its gospel service, the port of Mystic, Boston, Niagara Falls, Cleveland, then Chicago and its architecture cruise.
When
Apr-June, Sept-Oct
Price
From 2 863€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
10 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-6
The Big Apple and the cities of independence.
Day 1
Arrival in New York
Flight to New York, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2
New York
A day discovering the Big Apple, from Midtown to Downtown.

Day 3
New York – Philadelphia
The Financial District, then Philadelphia and its historic centre.

Day 4
Lancaster – Washington
Lancaster's Amish country, then Washington.

Day 5
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery, then the federal capital: the White House, the Capitol, the Supreme Court, the National Mall and its memorials, and the Georgetown district.

Day 6
Annapolis – New York
Annapolis, one of the oldest towns in the country, then back to New York.

Days 7-12
New England, the falls and the Great Lakes.
Day 7
Harlem, Mystic – Boston
A gospel service in Harlem, then the port of Mystic and Boston.

Day 8
Boston – Syracuse
Boston, cradle of independence: Harvard and Cambridge across the Charles River, the Freedom Trail and the Beacon Hill district. Drive to Syracuse.

Day 9
Niagara – Cleveland
Niagara Falls, from the American side, and the cruise to the foot of the falls. Then Cleveland, on Lake Erie.

Day 10
Cleveland – Chicago
Drive to Chicago, the 'Windy City', and its skyscrapers on Lake Michigan.

Day 11
Chicago – flight home
An architecture cruise on the Chicago River, then fly to France.

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


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