NEW YEAR IN NEW YORK 2010 / 2011

This 4 day Contiki package includes 3 nights accommodation, sightseeing, Times Square New year celebration dinner and open bar, metro pass and much more. See the Statute of Liberty, take a walk in Central Park, shop till you drop along Fifth Avenue, and experience New York's crazy nightlife! Note: 18 - 35 year old's only.

PRICE: per person, twin share

TRAVEL: 30 December 2010

INCLUDED:

• 3 nights in twin-share hotel accommodation
• 2 breakfasts (B) & 2 dinners (D) as per itinerary - this includes the NYE dinner Times Square with an open bar
• Experienced & professional Tour Manager
• Metro pass for duration of your stay
• Inclusions & sightseeing as detailed in itinerary

ITINERARY:

DAY 1 - HELLO BIG APPLE!
Meet up with your fellow travellers and Tour Manager in fabulous New York. Cool, chic and pumping with urban soul, this is one knock-out town. From yellow cabs to delis, from hit shows to cutting-edge galleries, from iconic monuments to street culture, this city has it all.

Get familiar with the Big Apple as your Tour Manager shows you round New York’s core spots today. You’ll kick start the day as your Tour Manager opens up Manhattan. See the USA’s economic heart on Wall Street and the famous stock exchange NYSE, before checking out the cultural hub of Harlem and the famous Apollo theatre, where jazz, blues and soul greats like James Brown performed.

You’ll see Museum Row, which includes some of the world’s most prestigious museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum.

Check out the towering Rockefeller centre, which took 70 000 workers to build, the gothic St Patrick's Cathedral and the exclusive jewelry store, Tiffany's before making a sobering stop at the World Trade Center Site, where the Twin Towers once stood.

Cruise out to one of the world’s most recognizable icons, the Statue of Liberty.

With free time tonight, maybe you could catch a late show, New York style. Or else, with so much variety and so many places to go, head out with some friends and explore the city's incredible nightlife.

DAY 2 - NEW YEARS EVE IN NEW YORK
With a free day, you can take off at your own pace and discover more of the ultimate big city.

If the weather is nice, get on 2 wheels in a fun optional guided tour and peddle your way through Central Park, New York's heart and "lungs". Our Local Guide knows this popular haunt's hidden spots and will tell you all about this iconic space.

Otherwise, get familiar with New York's various flavours and step into its global kitchen. Try some hand made pasta in atmospheric Little Italy, or authentic noodles from a hole-in-the-wall restaurant in bustling Chinatown. Pick up a bagel and some salami from a deli or buy an authentic American hot dog from a street stand.

Use your free time to explore New York's vibrant and diverse neighbourhoods up close. Soak up the bohemian feel of the former centre point of the folk movement, Greenwich village. This hub of alternative culture still has a buzzing street life and cute, sidewalk cafes. Take a walk through stylish Soho and check out its hip, funky boutiques, the warehouse district and its trademark iron architecture.

Shopping-wise, New York is one of the world's hottest cities and a leading trend-setter, so get some tips from your Tour Manager on where to go for the latest fashions.

If you’re into the hit show "Sex and the City", don't miss your chance to find out more with our fun optional locally guided tour around the girls’ favourite city hot spots in New York this afternoon.

For dinner tonight, we’ll all head down to Times Square. Take in the bright night lights of this popular meeting point, right in the thick of the theatre district. Kick back with the group at the open bar, watch the ball drop from our private viewing hot spot and see in the new year with style.

DAY 3 - NEW YORK CITY
Jump start the new year by following local tradition and go ice-skating at the Rockfeller Centre or catch a matinee on Broadway.

Otherwise, use your free time to get out of the city for a change of scene. Head out to beautiful Brooklyn by walking over the historic Brooklyn Bridge or visit the colourful suburb, the Bronx, known for its zoo and botanical gardens.

For something different, hit the Lower East Side and learn about New York's mixed history and immigrants at the Tenement Museum. If you’re feeling hungry, visit the Chelsea Market - it's packed with gourmet foods from brownies to lobster.

Tonight is the last night on tour, and we're going to make it unforgettable. We’ll head straight to the top of New York's most famous landmark, the Empire State Building. Take in the gorgeous night lights of Manhattan and sweeping views over the city from 102 floors up

DAY 4 - FAREWELL NEW YORK
This morning the tour ends & it’s time to say farewell to your new friends