SPRING TIME in New York City
April 19-23, 2017
“Start spreading the news; I am leaving today; I want to be a part of it; New York, New York….”
I am headed back to New York again and taking another small (maximum 20) group with me. This will
be a local group with people you know. We’ll see most of the sites of New York you have always
wanted to see - Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, 9/11 Memorial & Museum, One World Observatory,
NBC Studios, Central Park, Broadway Play and much more!!! Hope you can come, Janet
Note: This is a WALKING TOUR and requires much walking each day to take in the sights. We will
walk most of the trip as many of our stops are located outdoors; many tours are walking tours, etc. You
will be required to keep with the group as everything we see and do is on a ‘timed’ admission ticket.
April 19: We’ll board our early morning nonstop flight from Des Moines to New
York City. Our hotel is located in TIMES SQUARE.
We’ll have a bite to eat at Junior’s Restaurant (included) and then do a stroll of
this area to become acclimated. Later in the afternoon, we’ll board our motor
coach for our escorted evening tour. We tour by many of New York’s famous landmarks
including Empire State Building, Flat Iron Building, Union Square,
Little Italy, Chinatown, Brooklyn Bridge and more.
April 20: After breakfast at our hotel, we’ll head down to
BATTERY PARK where we will board our ferry to the
STATUE OF LIBERTY, a gift from France as a token of
goodwill. It was dedicated in 1886 and has stood as a
symbol of freedom, justice and opportunity every since.
We will disembark and you will have time to see the Statue up close. Then over to
ELLIS ISLAND to see where over 12 million of immigrants came into America from
1892 to 1924.
After a quick ferry ride back to Battery Park
and a stroll through the Financial District
&Wall Street, we’ll head to the 9/11
MEMORIAL which opened in 2011, the
9/11MUSEUM which opened in 2014 and the
ONE WORLD OBSERVATORY, now the
tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere
and the 6th tallest in the world. It became the
tallest in New York City in 2012 when it
surpassed the Empire State Building. Its total height is 1,776 - the same number as
the year the Declaration of Independence was signed. It opened in 2014. We’ll spend time in the Museum and
go to the observatory on top of the One World Trade Center.
April 21: For you early risers, you might want to wander (on your own) to
Rockefeller Center at 6am and check out the TODAY SHOW that
starts at 7am (breakfast on your own). Details can be found at
www.visit.today.com.
For the rest of us we’ll have our breakfast at the hotel and join you at
Rockefeller Center where we will take in the NBC STUDIO TOUR
where you will learn about the TV production process. We’ll grab a quick lunch on the
Concourse at the Center and stroll over to RADIO CITY for their Stage Door Tour. Then off
to GRAND CENTRAL STATION and see this busy & historical station that was close to
seeing the wrecking ball when First Lady Jackie Kennedy stepped in and saved it in 1975.
Tonight we’ll take in a BROADWAY PLAY or MUSICAL.
April 22: After breakfast at the hotel, we head north to CENTRAL PARK where the Cherry Blossoms are in
bloom from Mid-end of April.
We’ll spend time at the METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, the
largest art museum in the United States. Its permanent collection
houses over 2 million works divided among 17 departments.. Then
further into the Park we go for a brief stroll and lunch (not included)
at The Loeb Boathouse Restaurant located on The Lake.
After another stroll in the Park we will be at the LINCOLN CENTER which is a 16
acres complex known to be home to the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan
Opera and the New York City Ballet. To end a great day and make it better we’ll take
a HORSE and CARRIAGE RIDE through the Park.
April 23: After breakfast we will check out of our rooms and head to the EMPIRE
STATE BUILDING where we will go to the observation deck. It took only 410
days to build the Empire State Building.
Then a quick stroll to the HIGH LINE PARK. The park is built on a disused elevated
railroad section formerly known as the West Side Line. It was been turned into a park
with construction starting in 2006 and opened to the public in 2009.
With time permitting, we’ll visit the CHELSEA MARKET that was created in the
former Nabisco Biscuit Company building where Oreo cookies were created and produced.
We have to be back to the hotel late afternoon for our transfer to the airport for our early evening
flight back to Des Moines.
Tired? Of course, you are! You didn’t come to New York to stay in your room, did you???
For reservations or further information, contact:
Janet Lambertsen, All Around Travel, Inc., Iowa Falls, IA
641-648-5031. Cell: 641-373-1925
www.travelagencyiowafalls.com Email: [email protected].
TERMS:
1. WALKING. First and most important: New York is a walking city. It can take longer to take a taxi to your destination that it
does to walk. We’ll walk to many of our destinations except for the times when we are touring by motor coach or traveling
by taxi, subway or bus. The maximum walking that we will do at a time is approximately 2 miles but we will could walk 5
cumulative miles more or less in any given day considering we will walk to the site and most of the included sites (9/11,
Central Park, etc.) require extended walking in order to see them. You need to be able to endure this extended walking. If you
cannot keep up, you will be left behind on your own and no refunds will be made for missed events. We reserve the right to
refuse reservations if we feel you cannot do this.
2. If you have requested a roommate in order to keep costs down, your room mate will not be required to assist you in any way.
3. Also if you need a roommate, please let me know as I often have other people also looking for a roommate.
4. Punctuality will be emphasized. The time schedule we are on will need to be strictly adhered.
5. This will be escorted by All Around Travel, Inc. and will also have local guides on some portions.
6. Smoking is not allowed on vehicles and hotel rooms.
7. You will be given maps and suggestions as to how to spend any free time you might have.
8. Children under 18 not accepted due to the long schedules and amount of walking.
9. There is not a lot of time is allotted for meals (all on your own unless specified). It’ll be mostly in between activities and
shows. Restaurants, delis and diners abound; you will not have a problem finding something to eat.
10. AARP and other discounts not available.
11. Plane is a 50-72 passenger jet.
12. Trip insurance covers if you have to cancel due to injury, illness or death to you or a family member as substantiated by a
physician at the time of the claim. The Insured must be medically fit at time of purchasing the insurance and not under a
doctor’s travel restriction. Description of Benefits is available for review prior to purchase. You will be provided with
Description of Benefits at time of enrollment.
13. All Around Travel, Inc. cannot provide individual assistance on and off motor coaches, other vehicles or other personal
needs. If you feel you need assistance, then we recommend a different tour that doesn’t include as much sightseeing and
activity as this. Most locations require extensive standing, sitting or walking sometimes on unpaved areas. Refunds are not
made due to if you are unable to participate.
14. All Around Travel, Inc., its heirs and employees are not responsible for circumstances beyond their control including air
carriers, accommodations, motor coaches, hotels, restaurants and others service providers.
15. The vacation participant agrees that above mentioned operators shall not be liable for any damage, loss (including personal
injury, death, and property loss), or expense occasioned by any act of omission of any supplier providing services, any
insurer or insurance administrator or any other person.
16. Any dispute must commence within 30 days. All Around Travel, Inc. shall not in any case be liable for compensatory or
punitive damages. Payment of deposit acknowledges receipt and acceptance.
17. We reserve the right to accept or reject any person and expel any participant if necessary for the comfort, convenience or
safety of the other participants, and to cancel a vacation at any time.
18. We reserve the right to make changes in the itinerary whenever it is deemed necessary. Itinerary, attractions and hotel subject
to revision due to unforeseen circumstanced. Days of travel will not be changed.
19. Maps and suggestions for what to do on your free time will be provided
20. Airline checked luggage limitations: not more than 30” x 21” x 11”, maximum 50#. $25 each direction checked baggage fee
not included – pay at airport.
21. Modes of transportation will include motor coach, taxis or subways depending upon distance traveled, weather and other
factors. Walking will probably be the most used mode.
Included: Attractions & admissions listed in itinerary, Round Trip air from Des Moines, all transfers, hotel, hotel taxes, sightseeing
as listed, motor coach, subway, taxi and other transportation required for itinerary, local escort & Local guides, tips for listed tours.
Also Continental Breakfast is included at the hotel each morning (except for April 19). Also includes $75 Gift card for food, tax and
tips at Junior’s Cheesecake and Restaurant to be used for lunch on April 19 with remainder to be used at your choice.
Not included: Bus transportation to / from Des Moines airport, parking at Des Moines airport, admissions and meals not listed,
laundry, telephone, mini-bar, alcohol beverages and food not listed (Many places to eat and many choices – sit down dinner, ethnic
deli’s, burger places, Junior’s Cheesecake and more – lots of choices for your appetite and budget), optional tours, items of personal
nature, Trip Insurance, airline baggage fees.
Payment of deposit acknowledges receipt and acceptance of all terms listed.
For reservations or further information, contact:
Janet Lambertsen, All Around Travel, Inc., Iowa Falls, IA
641-648-5031. Cell: 641-373-1925
www.travelagencyiowafalls.com Email: [email protected].
Trip 2017 NYC Handout brochure.docx
1/16/17, 6pm