Name: New York City, NY *
Start: 2023-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
Location: New York, NY, USA

Creative Group Tours

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71 reviews

Aug 4 - 8, 2023

Group size: 48 - 50

New York City, NY *

New York, NY, USA

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Creative Group Tours

Email address verified

71 reviews

Aug 4 - 8, 2023

Group size: 48 - 50

This is a *sample* trip traveling to New York City, NY

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Hotel: Hilton Meadowlands Hotel - 2 Meadowlands Plaza East Rutherford, NJ 07073

(201) 896-0500

Transportation throughout trip

4 nights lodging in New Jersey area with breakfast included each morning

3 dinners: Annie Moore's Restaurant, meal allowance in Times Square, Ellen's Stardust Diner with singing servers

2 midlevel cost Broadway shows of your choice

Guided tour of upper and lower Manhattan to include Central Park, Rockafeller Center, Chinatown and 9/11 Memorial

Admission to One World Observatory

Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island self-tours

Times Square shopping & photo opportunity

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CANCELLATION POLICIES - INDIVIDUALS

Cancellation of individuals must be made in writing to Creative Group Tours, Inc.

email: info@creativegrouptours.org

CANCELLATION OUTSIDE 120 DAYS All deposits returned less any fees assessed by suppliers or vendors.

120-90 DAYS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE $100.00 cancellation fee, plus any funds or fees retained by suppliers.

90-60 DAYS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE $150.00 cancellation fee, plus any funds or fees retained by suppliers.

60-45 DAYS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE $200.00 cancellation fee, plus any funds or fees retained by suppliers.

45 DAYS PRIOR UNTIL DEPARTURE NO REFUNDS. No additions, cancellations, or changes to group configurations can be made inside 45 days prior to departure (substitutions are acceptable)

Items of a personal nature (i.e. souvenirs, sundries, photos, beverages or snacks)

Meals enroute and during the itinerary not included

Gratuities for local tour guides

Thursday, September 28th
Thursday, September 28th
Traveling to NYC
6:00 am Bus arrives to stand inspection & load luggage

7:00 am Bus departs for NYC, lunch & dinner stop enroute at your expense (driver change enroute TBA)

11:00 pm Arrive at hotel, check in & get settled into rooms

11:45 pm Room check by chaperones
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Friday, September 29th
Friday, September 29th
Ellis Island & Liberty Island
7:30 am Wake up call by Chaperones

8:15 am Breakfast buffet at hotel in assigned room

9:00 am Board bus and depart for Liberty State Park

9:45 am Arrive at Liberty State Park. Tickets disbursed as you depart coach, then pass through security screening and enter queue for next ferry

10:45 am Board ferry for Ellis Island. Upon arrival, begin brief self-tour of facilities on the island

11:45 am Board ferry for Liberty Island. Upon arrival, begin self-tour of the island. Lunch here at your own expense. Outdoor seating only

2:00 pm All group members meet at designated location to join queue for ferry

2:30 pm Enter queue for ferry to Battery Park / New York

4:00 pm Board bus and depart for dinner

5:15 pm Arrive at Annie Moore's Irish Restaurant

6:30 pm Board bus following dinner to ride uptown

7:30 pm Time for group photo and some shopping in Times Square

8:30 pm Board bus on Broadway at 51st St. and travel to hotel

9:30 pm Arrive at hotel

11:00 pm Room check by chaperones

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Saturday, September 30th
Saturday, September 30th
Lower Manhattan & The Lion King
7:00 am Wake up call by chaperones

7:45 am Breakfast buffet at hotel

8:30 am Board bus and depart for Lower Manhattan

9:15 am Arrive at One World Observatory for visit

11:00 am Walk from One World Observatory to lunch

11:30 am Arrive at Hudson Eats - variety of lunch options at your own expense

12:30 pm Meet guide at atrium at bottom of escalator, board bus when it arrives for afternoon tour

1:00 pm Begin tour of Lower Manhattan (to include 9/11 Memorial, Wall Street, Financial District, and Chinatown)

4:45 pm Tour ends on Broadway between 50th and 51st streets

5:00 pm Dinner at Ellen's Stardust Diner. Enjoy singing servers while you dine

6:30 pm Group departs restaurant (walking) and led by guides to Minskoff Theatre. On arrival at theatre, join queue to enter when doors open

7:30 pm Doors open for entrance to theatre

8:00 pm The Lion King beings (2 hours 30 minutes with one intermission)

10:30 pm Following conclusion of show, follow guides to 8th Ave to board bus

10:45 pm Board bus and depart for hotel

11:30 pm Arrive at hotel

12:00 pm Room check by chaperones

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Sunday, October 1st
Sunday, October 1st
Upper Manhattan and MJ, the Musical
7:15 am Wakeup call by chaperones

7:45 am Breakfast buffet at hotel

8:45 am Board bus

9:00 am Bus departs for Midtown Manhattan to meet tour guide

9:30 am Begin tour of upper Manhattan (to include Lincoln Center, Central Park, Rockafeller Center, and St. Patricks Cathedral)

12:30 pm Tour ends. Lunch on your own in area of Neil Simon Theatre on 52nd St. and Broadway

2:15 pm Return to Neil Simon Theatre to join queue to enter the theatre

2:30 pm Doors Open

3:00 pm MJ, the Musical begins (2 hours 30 minutes with one intermission)

5:30 pm Following conclusion of show, return to the Times Square area for dinner (meal allowance provided) and last minute shopping

7:30 pm Report to bus on 8th Ave between 49th and 50th St. Bus departs for hotel

8:30 pm Arrive at hotel. Pack for tomorrow's departure
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Monday, October 2nd
Monday, October 2nd
Traveling Home
5:30 am Wake up call by chaperones

6:00 am Breakfast buffet at hotel

6:30 am Report to bus with luggage

7:00 am Bus departs for trip home. Lunch and dinner stops enroute at your expense (driver change enroute TBA)

11:00 pm Arrive at school. Unload luggage and head home.
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Thursday, September 28th

Traveling to NYC

6:00 am Bus arrives to stand inspection & load luggage

7:00 am Bus departs for NYC, lunch & dinner stop enroute at your expense (driver change enroute TBA)

11:00 pm Arrive at hotel, check in & get settled into rooms

11:45 pm Room check by chaperones

Best. Trip. Ever. No comment.

By Chandra J for Piney Grove Middle School Band on Aug 29, 2024

My Son had a great time. He had a wonderful adventure!

By Jack K for Jefferson Academy 5th Grade on May 24, 2024

My 5th grader had a wonderful time! You made it easy and seamless for the whole group. Thank you!

By Caroline K for Jefferson Academy 5th Grade on May 21, 2024

The kids did a great job but I felt like it was not well prepared as far as timing. There were days where we were so jam packed the kids had no idea what we were even looking at so it was hard for them to digest. Also I would definitely take out Union Station for safety precautions. Two of my kids I was chaperoning were approached by the homeless and one took her money right out of her hand. I immediately took my group out and across the street away from Union Station until we had to meet back up with the group which was almost two hours later. Other parents experienced this as well at Union Station this year and last year.

By Sarah B for Jefferson Academy 5th Grade on May 20, 2024

This trip started off rocky as our bus ran out of gas 6 hours into the drive. Overall it was great to see all of the sites however, there’s lots of room for improvement on how to handle as many people as were in our group to make it equitable. We were in the last bus (assigned) and were always last to get into places. This meant we were either rushed through places or all spots were taken and our kids had to squeeze in any available spaces and never got a chance to choose where and who they got to sit with. A suggestion would be to rotate how the different buses got access to things. Make sure the same people aren’t always going last and getting the left overs. Secondarily - it felt like we were either rushed from place to place OR there was too much time in between. It would be nice to have it be spaced a little more evenly.