Washington, New York and Boston

Upon arrival, meet your tour manager and journey through Virginia to your hotel in Williamsburg, a former colonial capital, famous for the world’s largest outdoor educational living museum. Check in, then rest and relax, and enjoy your first evening.

Step back in time on today’s optional full-day tour. Your first stop will be the popular attraction of Historic Jamestowne, the first permanent English settlement in America. Your visit will allow time to visit the Glasshouse, home to artefacts discovered by the archaeologists at the original Jamestowne Fort.

Your next stop will be colonial Williamsburg, where you'll be transported back to the pioneering days of the 18th century as you stroll the living museum's cobbled streets, passing historic buildings, and hearing locals in period costume discuss the day's events in the dialect of the time. During your visit, you'll learn about how this city was an important hub of political and revolutionary activity leading up to the American Revolution. The tour will also showcase numerous well-preserved historical landmarks, including the Governor's Palace, the Capitol Building, and the College of William & Mary, which is one of the oldest universities in the United States.

Today will be one to savour, as you enjoy our included tour to exquisite Charlottesville. The historic home of Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and the third US President, Charlottesville's magnolia-lined streets hold some of the country’s oldest dwellings, and lovingly preserve the spirit of earliest America.

Continue from here into Virginia’s famous Blue Ridge Mountains, where breath-taking natural wonders can be explored in beautiful Shenandoah National Park, a refuge for deer and other wildlife.

This evening you'll stay the night in Alexandria, a delightful small town on the banks of the Potomac River. Enjoy time at your own pace to explore the shops and restaurants that line its streets.

Please Note: For 2024 departures, guests will stay in Arlington, a vibrant urban hub neighbouring Washington DC, instead of Alexandria. 

Todays' full-day visit to the enthralling US capital offers you the chance to join an optional guided tour of the world’s most powerful square mile and see Capitol Hill, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and (of course) 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue - The White House.

After the chance to discover this "little town" on the bank of the Potomac River, you’ll head north east into New Jersey for a two-night stay.

Today, you’ll head easy, and cross the Hudson River into Manhattan, the beating heart of New York – the incomparable Big Apple. Spend your time here shopping in some of the world’s most iconic stores, taking in the world-famous sights, visiting one of the city’s renowned museums, or strolling through leafy Central Park. Alternatively, join our optional guided city tour, on which the likes of Central Park, Fifth Avenue and the Rockefeller Center will be brought to life.

After a mesmerising day, you’ll return to New Jersey.

Today's scenic journey takes us further up America's East coast to Newport, Rhode Island. This famous maritime resort town is home to the opulent 'summer cottages' of some of America’s wealthiest families. Take in the atmosphere of this quintessential playground of the rich, with its racing yachts and other sleek craft in its famous harbour, before you re-board the coach to begin your onward journey through some scenery into Massachusetts for a two-night stay in Hull, south of Boston.

Join our full-day optional tour to Cape Cod and Plymouth. First, visit Plimoth Patuxet Museums, a fascinating living museum where costumed actors and realistic reconstructions depict a day’s life in 1627. Next to Plymouth, where the first settlers landed in the New World. You'll have time to view Mayflower II, a replica of the early settlers’ ship, before taking the scenic route onto Cape Cod. Stop in Hyannisport where there'll be time to eat and take a wander before visiting the JFK Memorial Park.

Alternately, enjoy time at leisure back at the resort.

Today, you’ll head into elegant Boston, America’s most European city. Join our optional city tour and discover the city’s rich and colourful history, as you take in sights, including the gold-domed State House overlooking Boston Common, the cobbled streets of Beacon Hill, and the places associated with the events leading up to 1776 and Independence from the British.

This afternoon, you're free to explore, perhaps taking in historic Faneuil Hall and nearby colourful Quincy Market with its bars, restaurants and speciality stalls. Alternatively, why not stroll around the harbour, visit the city’s world class aquarium, pay a visit to the replica Tea Party ships - Eleanor and Beaver - or explore the delightful streets of Midtown.

Later, transfer to Boston airport to check in for your flight home.

Arrive back in the UK after an overnight flight, and at the end of a marvellous holiday full of unforgettable experiences.