After breakfast at our hotel, we’ll meet our guide and coach for more sightseeing in Midtown Manhattan. We will have time to sit and talk to a performer from one of Broadway’s current shows at a rehearsal studio in the Theater District. This session will include personal success stories, career moments, and insight into his or her life as a performer. Our time here will also include a performance from the artist! Then, a backstage tour awaits us at Radio City Music Hall. This iconic theater has a long, rich history and beautiful architecture, and we will get to meet a Rockette! Afterward, the best way to see Central Park is with a carriage ride. Like in so many movies, books, and TV shows, our horse-drawn carriages will slowly carry us past New Yorkers and tourists as they stroll, jog, and bike in New York City’s playground. We will then have some time to explore the Columbus Circle Holiday Market in Central Park where local foods, artisans, and handcrafted gifts abound. Dinner this evening will be enjoyed as a group followed by orchestra seating at a hit Broadway show!

(Breakfast and dinner included)

Following breakfast at the hotel, we’ll board the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, two of the most famous symbols of American freedom. Take in the up-close views of the Lady in the Harbor from the ferry and then explore Ellis Island to discover the moving stories of the many immigrants who came here to pursue a better life. The afternoon is yours to explore this magnificent city on your own. There are endless possibilities, including admiring the gorgeous window displays or shopping for one-of-a-kind trinkets. Tonight we are off to Brooklyn, a borough with a very colorful history! It is home to nearly every nationality and by itself would be the USA's fourth largest city. Dinner will be served at a fun restaurant in the very Italian neighborhood of Bensonhurst. Then we are off to Dkyer Heights. To say this neighborhood is well known for its Christmas decorations is an understatement. It is loaded with elegant and tacky decorations and is a definite must-see. Walk through some of the streets with our guide for the full experience or enjoy the spectacle from aboard the motorcoach.

(Breakfast and dinner included)

Enjoy breakfast this morning before meeting our guide and motorcoach for sightseeing in Lower Manhattan, including Little Italy, Greenwich Village, Chinatown, the World Trade Center, and the Lower East Side. We will also have time at the National 9/11 Memorial for reflection. Our guide will lead us around the area, describing the renaissance of the area from before, during, and after 9/11. We’ll then visit the National 9/11 Museum, which is a moving and powerful testament to survival and rebirth. Up next is a food tour in Greenwich Village that will have us sampling the wonderful foods at family-owned eateries. Then it’s time for the High Line, a public park built on a historic freight rail elevated above the streets on Manhattan's West Side. Saved from demolition by neighborhood residents and the city, the High Line opened in 2009 as a hybrid public space where visitors experience nature, art, and design. Tonight’s dinner will be followed by another New York tradition – the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular! Orchestra seating awaits for this warm and amazing spectacle featuring the Rockettes. Before we return to our hotel, time will be available to visit the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree ablaze with thousands of lights!

(Breakfast and dinner included)

Our day begins with breakfast before we transfer to the airport for our flight home.

(Breakfast included)