Santiago Canyon College Community Services Program
Presents....
NEW YORK CITY
FEATURING A TIMES SQUARE HOTEL, 9/11 MUSEUM & MEMORIAL, STATUE OF LIBERTY, ELLIS ISLAND
MAY 26-30, 2016 ~ 5 DAY TOUR
Leisurely
TOUR PACE
On the Go
ACTIVITY LEVEL
Low
High
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
w Unpack once and stay in the heart of
Manhattan at a sophisticated and lovely hotel
within walking distance of Times Square,
the Theatre District, Rockefeller Center,
5th Avenue shopping and Central Park
w Tour Lower and Midtown Manhattan with a
local guide to see Radio City Music Hall,
the Empire State Building, SoHo, Little Italy,
Chinatown and visits to Rockefeller Center,
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Greenwich Village,
Grand Central Terminal, and Wall Street
w Tour Midtown and Upper Manhattan with a
local guide to see Lincoln Center, Columbia
University, Grant’s Tomb, Harlem, take a
guided walk through Central Park and an
included brunch at Tavern on the Green
w Guided subway and ferry excursion to visit
the Statue of Liberty and tour Ellis Island
w Included ticket to a Broadway show of your
choice (restrictions apply)
w Visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum
FINE HOTELS / GREAT LOCATIONS
w Nights 1-4
Sheraton NY Times Square
New York City, NY
TOUR INCLUSIONS
w 4 Nights deluxe hotel accommodations
w 5 Meals – 3 dinners, 1 breakfast, 1 brunch at
Tavern on the Green
w Services of a professional GTT tour director
w Comprehensive sightseeing with a local guide
using our audio headset system
w Ticket to a Broadway show of your choice
w Admissions per itinerary
w Transportation on a deluxe motorcoach
w Roundtrip airport-hotel transfers (with purchase of group air)
w Luggage handling throughout the tour
PER PERSON LAND PRICES
~DAY BY DAY ITINERARY~
Welcome to America’s, if not the World’s, most exciting metropolis – New York, New York – a city so
great they named it twice! This tour features four
nights at a deluxe Times Square hotel and offers the
best of New York City’s sights, sounds and tastes. A
perfect tour for those venturing to the City their first
time, repeat visitors or native New Yorkers.
Via
Upper West
Side
Metropolitan
Museum of Art
NEW JERSEY
Hudson
River
Lincoln
Center
Times
Theatre Square
District
Midtown
Statue of Liberty
Central
Park
Upper East
Sheraton Side
Hotel
Rockefeller
Center
Empire State
Building
MANHATTAN
East
River
Greenwich
Village
Little
Italy
Financial
District
wDAY 1 ~ ARRIVE IN NEW YORK CITYw
Optional transfers from home or our departure
points this morning will have us at Los Angeles
International Airport for our nonstop flight
arriving into New York in the late afternoon.
After a transfer from the airport, we’ll be on the
island of Manhattan and will head to our hotel.
Our stately and elegant hotel is situated on 7th
Avenue between 52nd and 53rd streets in midtown
Manhattan, just a short walk from Central Park,
the Theatre District, Times Square, Rockefeller
Center and 5th Avenue, as well as many of Manhattan’s greatest sights. is will be our home for the
next 4 nights. Enjoy an included dinner at one of
New York’s famous delis. (Dinner)
View from Top of the Rock
wDAY 2 ~ MID/UPPER MANHATTANw
Double $1,599 / Single $2,249  Deposit $300 You may wish to join your tour director on an
optional excursion to NBC Studios this morning
Roundtrip group airfare available from $595
to see the Today Show live! We’ll then embark on
Optional LAX airport transfers – see reverse
a full day tour of Midtown and Upper Manhattan
by motorcoach with our New York City local
Travel Protection Plan – see reverse
Ellis Island
Statue of
Liberty
BROOKLYN
Times Square
guide aboard. We’ll use our audio headset system
that allows you to hear the guide even on busy city
streets. We’ll tour inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral
and walk through Rockefeller Center. Then,
enjoy an included plated brunch at the renowned
Tavern on the Green, the Central Park icon that
recently reopened after being closed for 6 years
and a $40 million renovation. A modern tavern
nestled in a bucolic Central Park setting, the
restaurant captures the spirit of Central Park and
the energy of New York City. Originally designed
by Calvert Vaux and built in 1870 to house the
sheep that grazed in Central Park’s Sheep Meadow,
Tavern on the Green has proudly served locals,
presidents, royalty, artists, actors since 1934.
This afternoon take a guided walk through Central Park and see the Bethesda Fountain and
RESERVATIONS
Santiago Canyon College
Community Services Program
8045 East Chapman Ave., U-83
Orange, CA 92869
Phone (714) 628-4960iFax (714) 628-0474
www.sccollege.edu/cs
Tour operated by Good Times Travel
California Seller of Travel License #: 2018390-40
PAYMENT INFORMATION
Strawberry Fields – the tribute to the late John
Lennon by his wife Yoko Ono. See Columbia
University, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Riverside Church, Grant’s Tomb, the Apollo
Theatre in Harlem, the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the celebrity
apartments along Central Park East and West,
the Plaza Hotel, the legendary Ed Sullivan
Theatre, Radio City Music Hall, 5th Avenue,
Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and much more!
Enjoy the evening at leisure. (Brunch)
Central Park
wDeposit due at time of booking to the address
above (Good Times Travel will contact you
with airfare and travel protection information)
wGood Times Travel will invoice you for the
balance payment 60-90 before departure
TRAVEL PROTECTION / CANCELLATION
Travel protection/cancellation insurance is
highly recommended for all multi-day tours. If
travel protection has not been purchased, only
recoverable funds less a cancellation charge of
$50 will be reimbursed once payment has been
made. Amount of reimbursement depends on
the date of cancellation.
If travel protection has been purchased and you
must cancel prior to departure or leave the tour
enroute for a reason approved by the insurance
company, you will receive a full refund (or partial if enroute), minus the cost of the premium.
Other benefits of travel protection include
medical expenses for illness and injury, emergency transportation, and lost/stolen/damaged
luggage. Pre-existing medical conditions are
only covered if protection is purchased at the
time of deposit. See travel protection plan for
full details and exclusions.
DEPARTURE INFORMATION
Roundtrip airport transfers are available as follows:
Park/board at one of the departure points: $69 p.p.
wDAY 3 ~MID/LOWER MANHATTANw
Get your fuel for the day with an included
breakfast this morning. We’ll then embark on a
full day tour of Midtown and Lower Manhattan
by motorcoach with our local guide. See Times
Square, the Theatre District, the Garment
District, the Empire State Building, SoHo,
Tribeca, Little Italy, Chinatown, the Brooklyn
Bridge, the new Freedom Tower the United
Nations building and so much more! We’ll go
inside the iconic Grand Central Terminal and
enjoy lunch on your own in Greenwich Village.
This afternoon, take a guided walk down Wall
Street in the Financial District to see the New
York Stock Exchange and visit both Trinity
Church and St. Paul’s Chapel. This evening
enjoy an included dinner at a locals’ favorite followed by an included ticket to see a Broadway
show of your choice (some restrictions apply).
(Breakfast, Dinner)
Brooklyn Bridge
Fountain Valley - Good Times Travel office
Long Beach - City College, Lot “O”
From home: $159 and higher (contact us for quote)
Exact times are provided 2 weeks prior to departure
LAND ONLY PRICES
We’ve listed land only rates with the optional
airfare price separately. You have the option
of taking advantage of our group discount or
making your own air arrangements. Generally
air prices get higher as the departure date
approaches so it’s best to pay for airfare early.
FURTHER INFORMATION / TERMS
See Good Times Travel catalog
or www.goodtimestravel.com
wDAY 4 ~ LIBERTY & ELLIS ISLANDSw
This morning, we embark on a memorable excursion to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
Just like a local, you’ll ride the subway to Battery
Park where you’ll board the ferry to the Statue
of Liberty and then Ellis Island. Enjoy time at
leisure to walk around Liberty Island and pay
your respects to the Statue of Liberty, a gift from
France to the United States, which has become
a worldwide symbol of freedom. At Ellis Island
enjoy ample time at leisure for lunch on own
and exploration of the Museum of Immigration
which features a movie, a number of exhibits and
the ability to explore your ancestry. We return
to the hotel via subway this afternoon. Having
toured and gotten acquainted with most of the
areas of Manhattan, you will now feel more
comfortable with your surroundings to enjoy the
remainder of the day at leisure. You may choose
to take a walk or carriage ride in Central Park,
visit a museum or shop on 5th Avenue. Your tour
director will be available to suggest and direct you
to New York’s famous sites. This evening enjoy
a farewell dinner at a locals’ favorite followed
by an optional excursion to the Top of the Rock
observation deck atop 30 Rock to see the beauty
of New York City at night. (Dinner)
wDAY 5 ~ 9/11 MUSEUM, FAREWELLw
This morning, on Memorial Day we honor those
who have made the ultimate sacrifice with a
visit to the National September 11 Memorial
& Museum. The Museum displays authentic
artifacts associated with the events of 9/11, while
presenting stories of loss and recovery. On a selfguided tour you’ll come to better understand
what happened on 9/11, how people responded
in the aftermath of the attacks, and the history
and rebuilding of the World Trade Center.
Enjoy time at leisure to pay your respects at the
9/11 Memorial, two reflecting pools, set in the
footprints of the North and South Towers of the
World Trade Center. Both pools have cascading waterfalls which are the largest man-made
waterfalls in North America. Inscribed around
the bronze edges of the pools are the names of
those who died on 9/11. Visit The Survivor Tree,
the 8 foot tall Callery Pear tree that was found
barely alive among the rubble of the fallen towers.
Nursed back to health and replanted in the plaza,
it has since flourished and has grown to 30 feet
in height. The tree embodies the story of survival
and resilience important to the history of the
World Trade Center and 9/11. A short transfer
to the airport for our nonstop return flight later
today. Upon our return to Southern California,
those with included transfers will be returned
to their respective destinations. Memories and
images of your time in New York City indelibly
set in your mind. Note that considerable walking
is required in order to see all of the sights listed in
the itinerary.
Empire State Building
9/11 Memorial