Depart hometown for New York; meet our staff at airport and transfer to hotel. (For whom arrives at the Greeting area of JFK & LGA before 8:30am, will get a Complimentary half day NYC tour, which include Manhattan Christmas window displays, Chinatown & Little Italy. The tour will end at 1:30pm. Transfer from Manhattan to your hotel).
Hotel: Hilton Hotel or similar
Day 2
New York City Tour (12/27)
Arrive to Manhattan in the morning; tour the largest city in America - New York City. Attractions include: Wall Street, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Ground Zero, Empire State Building Observation Deck*, United Nations Headquarters, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Avenue, Intrepid Air Space Museum & and Manhattan cruise* on the Hudson River ,taking in the views of the Statue of Liberty. In the Evening, enjoy your dinner at the Times Square and proceeds to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Show. Transfer back to hotel after show time.
Hotel: Hilton Hotel or similar
Day 3
Philadelphia - Washington D.C.(12/28)
In the morning visit Independence Hall and Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, then continue on to Washington D.C., take a stroll outside White House, Washington Monument, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korea War Veterans Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial and visiting one of the Smithsonian Museums.
Hotel: Marriott / Hilton Hotel or Similar
Day 4
Washington D.C. - Atlantic City (Casino) (12/29)
Continue DC tour in the morning; visit Capitol Hill (tour inside Capitol Hill if tickets are available) and the United States Botanic Garden. After lunch proceeds to Atlantic City, the East Coast Casino City, you can walk along the famous wooden boardwalk to view and take photos of the Christmas lightnings. For adults, try your luck in the Casino or enjoy the dinner at the hotel restaurant (Complimentary Casino coupon and restaurant coupon apply to age 21 & above only).
Hotel: Hilton Atlantic City Casino Hotel or similar
Day 5
West Point - Woodbury Common Premium Outlet shopping - NY (12/30)
Morning departs and heading north to the world famous Military Academy - West Point. Tour inside the academy by the Chartered tour guide (I.D. required). Afterward, proceeds to the New York biggest Shopping Outlet Mall (Woodbury Common Premium Outlet). Transfer to hotel after dinner.
Hotel: Hilton Hotel or similar
Day 6
New York (Countdown at Time Square) (12/31)
In the morning take a tour of northern New York City, Uptown Manhattan, Columbia University and tour inside the Metropolitan Museum. You'll get a chance to leisurely enjoy your lunch and get yourself enough rest for the long night at Times Square. Experience the most spectacular New Year's Eve countdown in world right in New York City's Times Square. We will get to the Time Square around 3:00pm. Last pick up time is 1:30am after the countdown. There will be buses to drive travelers who like to leave early back to the hotel, starting at 8:00pm --- travelers can check with the tour guide the details. The bus will be parking on 11th Ave, but we won't know the exact address until Dec 31.
Hotel: Hilton Hotel or similar
Day 7
New York Shopping - Hometown (1/1)
Enjoy a free day for New Year shopping. Transfers to the airports (EWR, JFK, and LGA) will be arranged. Please arrange your departure flight after 10:30am.
Inclusions:
Complimentary round trip airport transfer (Baggage Claim Area ) for each order, please check the airport shuttle schedules from LGA and JFK .
6 nights hotel accommodations at above listed or superior hotels
All domestic ground transportation via air-conditioned deluxe vehicle
Empire State Building - Adult: $20.00 ; Child : $14.00 (3-12)
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum - Adult: $19.50 ; Child : $14.50 (3-17)
(All the above entrance fees are subject to change)
Special Note:
Booking: If your reservations is made less than 7 days before departure, please book airline tickets after your tour booking is confirmed, tour booking will be confirmed within 1-2 business day.
Airport pickup: In case of flight delayed (more than 30 mins) or other reasons out of our control, passengers have to pay for their own transportation fee to the hotel.
Lodging: Single price is for one person staying in one room. Double, Triple and Quadruple prices are for two people, three people and four people staying in one room respectively.
Language: All tours are escorted by professional bi- or multi-lingual tour and/or driver guides. Depending on the number of passengers booked for a particular departure, tours and/or languages may be combined to operate the tours. Please contact us in advance if you have any questions.
Immediately after submitting your reservation you will receive a receipt of
booking by email. Within 36 hours of submitting your reservation you will
receive a confirmation email confirming the booking status. Tour requires a
minimum number of passengers to operate so
reconfirmation is required during low season (Oct to April).
Redemption
Complete Operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, are included on your Confirmation Email (e-ticket). When you reserve your attractions and services you will be asked to print e-tickets to present when you arrive at your destination. You must print the e-tickets and take them along on your trip; they are your proof of purchase.
Terms & Condition
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
The purchase of any travel services represents your acceptance Terms & Conditions set out herein. Please ensure that you read carefully and understand these Terms & Conditions prior to booking.
Cancellations and Cancellation Fees
Regardless of reason, cancellations result in costly charges from our travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed and pending bookings. Therefore, cancellation penalties and or fees will apply. Time of cancellation will be determined when notice is received and confirmed by our office. Notice of cancellation must be made directly to Gotobus through web mail at Contact Us. Your refund request will be answered and processed promptly. If you do not receive any reply
within 2 business days, that means your request is not received successfully; thus, the tour status remains "confirmed". Please contact us immediately
at 617.354.2101.
Cancellation penalties per person as follows, there is 6% handling fee
add-on to the penalties.
Cancellations received up to 15 days prior to departure will incur a penalty of
$175 per booking.
Cancellations received within 7-14 days of departure will
incur a penalty of 50% per person.
Cancellations received within 7 days of departure will incur a penalty of
100% per person.
Unused features are non-refundable. No shows forfeit entire payment.
We cannot grant refunds more than 30 days after completion of tour.
Itinerary Variations
We constantly strives to improve tour itineraries and features. If such improvements can be made, or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control make changes necessary - we reserve the right to vary itineraries and to substitute hotels. At certain peak periods duplicate departures may operate, and sometimes in reverse order in which case hotels may vary from those stated on the itinerary pages.
Tour Cancellation
We reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure in accordance with operating requirements
(e.g. minimum number of passengers) or circumstances beyond its control. If cancellation is made any time prior to departure* of the tour, Gotobus' only liability will be to refund to the passenger the amount it has received for the tour booking. We will try to re-book the same or similar tour. Please note that we are not liable for any cancellation penalties incurred on any other travel arrangements including air tickets purchased separately from customers.
We are not responsible for any other travel arrangements affected due to our cancellations.
The following are FAQs from our customers. If you cannot find the answer to you question, please click [Ask Question] to ask. We will answer your question as soon as possible.
1
May I have the hotel accommodation details for this tour?
The itinerary/details page of the tour will have information about the level of hotel. The actual hotel will not be finalized until 1 or 2 days before departure. Most hotels are around 2 stars and you may get the exact hotel details while reconfirming your tour.
2
Where will we have meals in this tour?
Meals are NOT included in the tour price but our tour guide will arrange meal stops. Normally we stop at a plaza to have some fast food, or stop at a restaurant and passengers can order.
3
Where are the pick-up locations of tours?
Departure information, including time and location, is listed in the “Departure And Return Details” section of the tour itinerary. There is often a link to a map as well. Every e-ticket includes full pick-up time and location information. Please print out your e-Ticket and bring your ID to board the bus.
4
Can I pay this tour by cash?
No. Gotobus is a complete online travel company and uses a completely secure and automated booking system, therefore we can only accept bookings made online, using an authorized and valid credit card, check (by fax or mail) and money order (by mail).
5
Can I change my pick-up location?
Passengers should board the bus at the location shown on the e-tickets. If passengers need to change the pick-up location, please contact us at least one business day before the departure to confirm the change. For unconfirmed changes in pick-up locations, we reserve our rights not to pick up the passengers, or if the passengers need to be picked up, we will charge an additional fee of $50.00 for the pick-up.
6
What does the Lodging pull-down menu mean?
This is where you select how many people will be in your room. Double occupancy for hotel room is only guaranteed with a tour purchase by two persons. Single room is only for one person and price is higher. Family triple arrangements can be purchased with three tickets. Family quad arrangements can be purchased with four tickets.
7
Can I change my seats on the bus?
Seats are allotted on first book first served basis, we can make special arrangement if you can produce doctor's note etc.
8
Can you send me a brochure for this tour?
You will find an electronic brochure for each tour on our website describing all activities and itineraries. Printed brochures are not available. If you do not find adequate information about a tour on our website, please contact our online help. Contact customer support
9
Do I need to pick up a physical ticket?
No. You do not. E-Ticket will be automatically emailed to you after you complete your booking online. All you need to do is to bring a valid picture ID along with a printout of eTicket you receive to board the scheduled bus.
10
Why can’t I find the tour date I want in this tour?
We only post available dates in our website. If you can't find date before last showed date in the tour, it means no service available. Also, we currently accept 60-90 for tours days advance bookings for tour service; if the date you want is outside this range, please bookmark the schedule page, as product updates occur every day.
11
How to cancel this tour?
Cancellations and Cancellation Fees
Regardless of reason, cancellations result in costly charges from our travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed and pending bookings. Therefore, cancellation penalties and or fees will apply. Time of cancellation will be determined when notice is received and confirmed by our office. Notice of cancellation must be made directly to Gotobus through web mail at Contact Us. Your refund request will be answered and processed promptly. If you do not receive any reply
within 2 business days, that means your request is not received successfully; thus, the tour status remains "confirmed". Please contact us immediately
at 617.354.2101.
Cancellation penalties per person as follows, there is 6% handling fee
add-on to the penalties.
Cancellations received up to 15 days prior to departure will incur a penalty of
$120 per booking.
Cancellations received within 7-14 days of departure will
incur a penalty of 50% per person.
Cancellations received within 7 days of departure will incur a penalty of
100% per person.
Unused features are non-refundable. No shows forfeit entire payment.
We cannot grant refunds more than 30 days after completion of tour.
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