New York airport pick-up+ Watkins Glen State Park+ Niagara Falls+ Toronto+ Ottawa+ Montreal+ Quebec City+ New York City 8-day Tour

Arrive at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). Free airport pickup at 9:00 AM or 4:00 PM-9:00 PM (meeting time after baggage claim). Optional New York Morning Tour for guests arriving before 9:00 AM: New York City Hall & Brooklyn Bridge (80 mins) → Lunch (45 mins, at own expense) → Chinatown & Little Italy & Manhattan Bridge (60 mins) → SoHo (30 mins). Drive from Newark to hotel (25 miles, 30 minutes). Free airport pickup service included (excluding $15/person service fee). 24-hour airport pickup available for $160 (includes 1st and 2nd persons, $10 each additional).

Welcome to the city that never sleeps! Explore great wonders of New York City. New York City Fortune Tour (mandatory, 150 mins): Canyon of Heroes → Woolworth Building → 15 Park Row → Porter Building → St. Paul's Church → Telegraph Building → Equitable Building → Trinity Church → Bank of New York → Federal Hall → New York Stock Exchange → Trump Building → Deutsche Bank → Charging Bull → Customs House → Standard Oil Building → Cunard Line HQ → Rockefeller Center → Pulitzer Fountain → Grand Army Plaza → Plaza Hotel → Times Square → Nasdaq MarketSite. Optional attractions: One World Trade Center Observatory (70 mins) - tallest building in US at 1,776 feet with 360-degree views; Liberty Cruise (60 mins) - Hudson River tour with Statue of Liberty views; RiseNY (60 mins) - immersive galleries with 4D ride over five boroughs. Attractions viewed by car and hiking.

Drive from New York to Watkins Glen State Park (260 miles, 5 hours). Watkins Glen State Park + Finger Lake (optional, 90 mins) - located in Finger Lakes region with stratified rock geology eroded by glaciers, forming unique landform with more than a dozen waterfalls along approximately two-mile canyon trail. Known as 'Millennium Valley'. Note: Seasonal summer itinerary (May-October). If park closed, replaced with Corning Museum of Glass (optional, 90 mins) - world-renowned glass center with about 100,000 pieces of glass boutiques and artistic sculptures. Drive from Finger Lake to Niagara Falls (135 miles, 2.5 hours). Niagara Falls Night View Tour (mandatory, 90 mins) - visit [One Park, Two Islands, Three Falls]: Niagara Falls Park with exotic flowers and trees; Ram Island and Moon Island for multiple waterfall views; three major waterfalls - Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, American Falls - illuminated with colorful neon lights. Drive from Niagara Falls to hotel (20 miles, 30 minutes).

Drive from hotel to Niagara Falls Canada Side (25 miles, 1 hour). IMAX: Niagara (Canada side, optional, 30 mins) - six-story screen with 12,000 watts digital surround sound. Hornblower Niagara Cruise (optional, 30 mins) - also called Voyage to the Falls Boat Tour; white double-decker cruise ship enters horseshoe-shaped center circle of waterfall; or Journey Behind the Falls (optional) - elevator down 125 feet with outdoor observation decks directly behind the falls. Skylon Tower Observation Deck & Lunch (fee included, 120 mins) - over 100 meters high, closest tower to Horseshoe Falls, glass-walled elevator, revolving restaurant or casual dining with complimentary ride-to-the-top and observation deck access. Drive from Niagara Falls to Toronto (80 miles, 1.5 hours). Toronto Sightseeing Harbour Tour (optional, 60 mins) - two-level Great Lakes steam ship replica on Oriole; or Casa Loma Royal Castle (optional, 60 mins) - century-old castle with 98 rooms overlooking Toronto. CN Tower (optional, 60 mins) - symbol of Toronto with glass floor observation deck at 342 meters. Ripley's Aquarium of Canada (optional, 60 mins) - largest aquarium in Canada with 16,000+ marine creatures and 96-meter transparent sightseeing tunnel. Toronto Chinatown dinner (optional, 60 mins). Drive from Toronto to hotel (120 miles, 2 hours). Note: September-October maple leaf season may include Ontario Legislative Assembly Building visit. If Toronto Harbour Tour closed, replaced with Casa Loma.

Drive from hotel to Thousand Islands (75 miles, 1.5 hours). Thousand Islands Cruise (optional, 60 mins, seasonal) - 1,864-1,865 natural islands plus one artificial island in St. Lawrence River Bay, called Thousand Islands Lake or St. Lawrence Islands National Park; appreciate mansions and islands of different sizes and shapes. Drive from Thousand Islands to Ottawa (100 miles, 1 hour 50 mins). Parliament Hill (outside visit, 20 mins) - centered on Parliament Building, symbol of Ottawa and Canada; Gothic buildings on Ottawa River banks; Peace Tower with observation deck; maple leaf flag and oil lamps during Parliament Building meetings. Drive from Ottawa to Montreal (125 miles, 2 hours 10 mins). Double Decker Montreal (mandatory, 60 mins, seasonal) - two-level sightseeing bus with open-air upper deck; highlights include Notre-Dame Basilica. Montréal City Hall (outside visit, 20 mins) - built 1878 in French Second Empire style, rebuilt 1922 after fire with steel structures and copper roof; designated Canadian Landmark 1984. Old Montreal (90 mins) - Old Port on north bank of St. Lawrence River, oldest neighborhood, strong European flavor with churches and old stone houses. Montreal French meal (optional, 60 mins). Drive from Montreal to hotel (40 miles, 1 hour).

Drive from hotel to Quebec (130 miles, 2 hours 20 mins). Quebec is only city in North America with fortress wall. English and French road signs everywhere; European-style pedestrians; open-air cafes; cobblestone pedestrian streets; art shopping. Quebec French Cuisine (optional, 75 mins). Old Quebec City Tour (optional, 60 mins) - includes Place d'Armes, Chateau Frontenac Hotel, outside visit of Parliament Building, Quebec City Notre-Dame Basilica. Quebec is World Cultural Heritage site since 1985; Royal Square as center with narrow streets and ancient buildings. Little Champlain Street (60 mins) - historic street. Montmorency Falls + Cable Car (optional, 60 mins) - known as Crystal Falls; 83-meter drop (1.5 times higher than Niagara Falls); powerful waterfall pouring into St. Lawrence River. Note: Montmorency Falls closed 11/18/2025-12/25/2025 & 01/05/2026-01/30/2026. Drive from Quebec to hotel (130 miles, 2 hours 20 mins).

Head back to the US. Drive from hotel to Ausable Chasm (110 miles, 2 hours). Ausable Chasm (optional, 60 mins) - Grand Canyon of the Eastern United States, shaped over 500 million years ago by wind, water, and sedimentation; hundreds of feet deep canyon floor paved with natural stone; walking along weaving between cliffs feels like another world. Drive from Ausable Chasm to New York (300 miles, 6 hours).

New York City has much to offer. City is ultimate home for food lovers with rich and diverse history. Grand Central (inside, 20 mins) - world's most famous train station, favorite filming location for Men in Black, Bad Boys, The Godfather, Gossip Girl, Avengers; magnificent marble decorations, arched glass windows, Kissing Room, four-face clock, starry sky dome. New York Public Library (inside) + Bryant Park + Blue Bottle Coffee (optional) + Lady M Cake (optional) (40 mins) - solemn lion sculpture, marble steps and columns, 16.47 million books/periodicals/manuscripts/pictures, classical atmosphere; Bryant Park known as Manhattan's Town Square with lush seasonal gardens, 12 million annual visitors; Blue Bottle Coffee created by James Freeman in 2010. Central Park (20 mins) - back garden of New Yorkers, beautiful all seasons, artificial lakes, walking trails, skating rinks, wildlife sanctuary, lawns, playgrounds. Roosevelt Island (optional, includes one-way cable car ticket, 40 mins) - slender island on East River between Queens and Manhattan, unique architectural history, filming location for Spider-Man and King Kong. DUMBO (70 mins) - 'Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass' in Brooklyn; vibrant artistic district on East River; Brooklyn Park with Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge views; preserved cobblestone roads, red brick walls, popular carousel. Little Island + Starbucks + Chelsea Market + The High Line + Lunch (optional) (80 mins) - Little Island: floating park opened 2021, 132 concrete 'tulips' support 2.4 acres of hills and winding paths, 400+ tree/shrub species; Chelsea Market: converted from abandoned factory, indoor market with food court and retro design shops, seafood, Australian pies, French desserts, Japanese sushi, Italian ice cream; The High Line: 1.45-mile elevated linear park on former railroad spur. Vessel (outside visit, 10 mins) - Hudson Yards, honeycomb-shaped staircase called 'big pine cone', unique beauty from different angles.