The pace of the tour was quite alright except for one or two days. The days spent at NYC and Niagara Falls were more relaxed. To be fair, we did spend quite a considerable amount of quality time at some cities like Niagara Falls and Quebec City which is beautiful.
Because of the low cost of the tour, the agent will try to sell many attractions & meals with admission. And if you opt out of these, you are literally left alone, for example, you have to look for rest room yourself once you got off the bus as the guide will not give you any info on these. His priority is on those who join the attractions and meals.
Foodwise, most of the recommended meals were not up to my standards and some were overpriced. The meal which disappointed me most was at Chinatown Toronto. The Western and French meals were so so only and overpriced or was that the standard or cost in US & Canada.
The hotels were big and good. Quality Hotel Niagara was the only one that looked more like a motel but it was within walking distance to the Falls and Sheraton Laurel was a bit run down. 1 or 2 hotels have microwave and most hotels had WIFI in the room. Only exception is Sheraton Laurel.
In summary, there will be always be pros and cons taking up such a package but overall, it was quite a good package and enjoyable holiday.
Total amount spent per person is ~3.5k sing dollars.
Itinerary :
Day 1 - Dinner at Penang Culture Restaurant, Terminal 2 ->Flight to Abu Dhabi -> New York
Day 2 - Flushing -> Lunch at Flushing Noodles -> Check in Radisson Piscataway , New Jersey -> Dinner from Cheng's Garden – delivery to Hotel Room -> Rockfeller Centre -> Times Square -> New York City Skyline from New Jersey
Day 3 - Breakfast at Sloatsburg Travel Plaza -> West Point Academy -> Woodbury Factory Outlet -> Lunch -> Dinner from Cheng's Garden – delivery to Hotel Room
Day 4 - New York City –> Wall Street -> Breakfast at subway -> Pass by Former Twin Tower -> Statue of Liberty -> Lunch at Intrepid -> Intrepid -> Metropolitan Museum of Art -> Empire State building -> Dinner at Midtown Buffet, Times Square -> Check in Crown Plaza Monroe South Brunswick
Day 5 - Philadelphi -> Breakfast at Philadelphi Bourse -> Independence Hall - > Liberty Bell -> Washington DC -> Air and Space Musem -> Capitol Building -> Smithsonian Castle - > McDonalds Lunch -> White House -> Korean War memorial -> Lincoln Memorial -> Vietnam War Memorial -> Buffet Dinner at Grand Buffet & Grill at Laurel -> Check in Sheraton Laurels
Day 6 - McDonald’s Breakfast -> Corning Glass Museum -> -> Lunch at Corning GlassMarket Cafe -> Niagara Falls -> Maid of the Mist -> Check in Quality Inn (Review) - > Dinner at Hard Rock Café -> Niagara Falls Illumination
Day 7 - Breakfast at Legends Bar & Grill -> Niagara Falls State Park -> Theatre Show -> Customs at Canada -> Niagara Falls, Canada -> Brunch at Skylon tower -> Toronto CN Tower -> Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park -> Toronto University -> Old City Hall -> Chinese Dinner at Forestview Chinese Restaurant（客满楼酒家） Toronto Chinatown -> Check in Delta Toronto East Hotel
Day 8 - Thousand Islands Cruise -> Brunch on board Cruise -> Ottawa Parliament Hill -> Rideau Canal -> Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal, Montreal -> Mount Royal -> Dinner at Pho Bac, Montreal Chinatown -> Check in Delta Hotel, Trois-Rivières
Day 9 - Breakfast - > Quebec City -> Citadelle -> Brunch at Restaurant 1640, Auberge du Trésor -> Place d'Armes -> Shopping at Duty Free -> Boston Lobster Dinner at New Moon Villa, Chinatown -> Check in Holiday Inn Boston
Day 10 – Havard University -> MIT -> Boston Harbour Cruise -> Brunch at Quincy Market -> Quincy Market -> Travel to New York -> Check in Holiday Inn Express, Jamaica -> Subway to New York - > Dinner at Grand Central Station
Day 11 – Breakfast, Holiday Inn - > Flight to Abu Dhabi
Day 12 – Flight to Singapore Home Swee Home
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