New York, New Year

Celebrate a New York New Years in Time Square, what many consider the 'Center of the Universe'. Don't worry...you'll still take in everything New York has to offer, as we'll go sightseeing the day before the new year's event. See the Statute of Liberty, take a walk in Central Park, shop till you drop along Fifth Avenue and experience New York's crazy nightlife!

Length:	5 days
Accommodations:	Hotel as per itinerary
Meals:	Dinner, Breakfast as per itinerary
Sightseeing:	n/a
Transportation:	n/a
Next Tour:	December 30, 2008 Request a booking See all dates & rates

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Day Hello Big Apple!

This morning meet your Contiki tour manager and enjoy a sightseeing tour of Manhattan including fashionable Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Harlem's Apollo Theatre, Greenwich Village, the World Trade Centre Site and much more. We'll visit Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty as well today. To complete your day, you'll have an opportunity to take an optional helicopter flight around the island of Manhattan for spectacular view of the New York City Skyline. After dinner, we'll take in the lights of world famous Times Square, before experiencing New York's nightlife. Hotel (D)
Day New Year's Eve in New York

This morning we'll stroll through Central Park then the afternoon is yours to shop on trendy Fifth Ave, explore one of New York's vibrant neighbourhoods or you have the opportunity to see "NY TV and Movie Sites" on a guided tour. Tonight's the big night so bundle up and we'll ring in the New Year in Times Square! Hotel (B)
Day New York

Happy New Year! Today is yours to do as much, or as little, as you'd like in New York. Perhaps you'll want to go ice skating in the Rockefeller Center or shop the trendy stores along Fifth Avenue. Tonight you are free to take in a Broadway show at your leisure. Hotel (B)
Day More New York sightseeing.

This morning you have the opportunity to see New York "Sex and the City" Style with an optional sightseeing tour. Tonight, we'll get together for a great dinner at one of New York's restaurants. Later we will experience the view of a lifetime, as we take an elevator up 102 stories to the observation tower of the Empire State Building to see the incredible skyline of New York at night. Hotel (B,D)
Day New York

Say a final farewell to your newfound friends as your tour ends this morning. (B)

Highlights

Accommodations

4 nights in twin-share hotel accommodation
Breakfasts (B) and Dinners (D) – as per itinerary

Contiki Difference

Experienced Tour Manager
1 week metro pass

Optional Excursions

New York

The Big Apple Helicopter Ride (USD$118.00): See the Statue of Liberty, the Financial District, Empire State Building, Chrysler, Woolworth and Pan Am Buildings.
New York, New York Helicopter Ride (USD$181.00): An enhanced Harbor tour that includes view's of New York City's five Boroughs! Your tour begins down the Hudson River, Manhattan's Financial District, Woolworth Building and Ellis Island, allowing for a birds-eye view of the Statue of Liberty, Governors Island, Verrazano Bridge, which joins Brooklyn and Staten Island before returning up the Hudson passed the Air Craft Carrier-USS Intrepid to view Midtown's famous skyscrapers: Empire State, Chrysler and Met Life (Pan Am) Buildings, along with Central Park, Yankee Stadium-Home of the New York Yankees, St. John the Devine Cathedral, Columbia University, George Washington Bridge and the Palisade of New Jersey.
New York TV & Movie Tour (USD$34.00): Lights! Camera! Action! Take a bus tour to over 60 sights of your favorite movies and television shows.
New Year's Eve Cruise (USD$115.00): Move over Dick Clark because the action is on the water rockin' in the New Year. Enjoy a full open bar, hors d'oeuvres and non-stop DJ. Party favours add to the fun with a champagne toast at mignight.

New York

The Big Apple Helicopter Ride (USD$118.00): See the Statue of Liberty, the Financial District, Empire State Building, Chrysler, Woolworth and Pan Am Buildings.
New York, New York Helicopter Ride (USD$181.00): An enhanced Harbor tour that includes view's of New York City's five Boroughs! Your tour begins down the Hudson River, Manhattan's Financial District, Woolworth Building and Ellis Island, allowing for a birds-eye view of the Statue of Liberty, Governors Island, Verrazano Bridge, which joins Brooklyn and Staten Island before returning up the Hudson passed the Air Craft Carrier-USS Intrepid to view Midtown's famous skyscrapers: Empire State, Chrysler and Met Life (Pan Am) Buildings, along with Central Park, Yankee Stadium-Home of the New York Yankees, St. John the Devine Cathedral, Columbia University, George Washington Bridge and the Palisade of New Jersey.
New York TV & Movie Tour (USD$34.00): Lights! Camera! Action! Take a bus tour to over 60 sights of your favorite movies and television shows.
New Year's Eve Cruise (USD$115.00): Move over Dick Clark because the action is on the water rockin' in the New Year. Enjoy a full open bar, hors d'oeuvres and non-stop DJ. Party favours add to the fun with a champagne toast at mignight.

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