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(non-member: $1807)
 

Activity Level:
  95% Easy;
  5% Moderate
 
 

Air Information
Travelers will make their own air reservations and are requested to arrive and depart as follows:

Arrival Airport:
Syracuse Airport (SYR)

Arrive:
Arrive no later than 4:30pm Sunday September 14, 2008  

Departure Airport:
Buffalo Airport (BUF)

Depart:
Depart no earlier than 11:30am, Saturday, September 20, 2008     

Early Arrival:
If you wish to arrive a day early WTT can make your hotel reservation for you. The room cost will be:

You will need a valid passport for this trip. Check your expiration date. It cannot expire less than 6 months after your travel completes.
 

Sunday, September 14:  Arrive Syracuse, New York;  Group Dinner

Fly into Syracuse Airport arriving no later than 4:30pm. The tour begins at 6:00pm at the hotel.  The WTT tour leader will greet you at the hotel. The rest of your day is free until we meet as a group at 6pm.  After introductions, we will go to dinner and talk about the upcoming week’s activities. (D)

Monday, September 15:  Taughannock Falls State Park and Robert H. Treman State Park 

We begin today with a drive along Cayuga Lake from Syracuse to Ithaca, enjoying the wonders of Autumn along the way.  Our first stop is Bellwether Hard Cider specializing in the production of hard cider that once reigned as our nation’s most popular drink.   We then stop at Taughannock Falls State Park.  Taughannock Falls is one of the outstanding natural attractions of the Northeast.  It plunges 215 feet past rocky cliffs that tower nearly 400 feet above the gorge.  We will stop for lunch and visit the Americana Vineyards and Winery for a tasting.  Next stop is Robert H. Treman State Park with the rugged gorge called Enfield Glen as its scenic highlight.  We will end the day in Ithaca, home of Cornell University. (B,L)

Tuesday, September 16:  Watkins Glen State Park, Corning Museum of Glass

Watkins Glen State Park is in a 400 foot deep narrow gorge cut through rock by a stream that was formed when glaciers of the ice age deepened the Seneca Valley generating 19 waterfalls.  It is the most famous of the Finger Lakes State Parks.  We continue our journey to Corning, New York where the afternoon will be spent visiting the Corning Museum of Glass.  The Museum is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of glass--more than 45,000 glass objects, spanning 3,500 years of glassmaking history. We will have dinner together and overnight in Corning.  (B,D)

Wednesday, September 17:  Letchworth State Park, Glen Iris Inn. Niagara Falls, Ontario

On our drive from Corning to Niagara Falls, we will visit Letchworth State Park.  It is renowned as the "Grand Canyon of the East," and one of the most scenic areas in the eastern U.S.  Our lunch will be at the Glen Iris Inn, formerly the country home of William Letchworth.  The Inn overlooks the Middle Falls on the Genessee River.  Our drive continues through the countryside to Niagara Falls, Ontario where we will spend the next three nights. (B,L)

Thursday, September 18:   Niagara Falls, Ontario 

This day is free to enjoy all the sights and sounds of Niagara Falls.  Your Niagara Falls and Great Gorge Adventure Pass provides entrance to Maid of the Mist, Journey Behind the Falls, White Water Walk, Butterfly Conservatory, People Mover Bus, and Falls Incline Railway.  Walk through Queen Victoria Park with its valuable collection of unique plants and beautifully maintained gardens.  There are platforms offering spectacular views of both the American and Horseshoe Falls, and underground walkways leading into observation rooms which yield the illusion of being within the falling waters. The observation deck of the Skylon Tower (admission not included) offers the highest overhead view of the Falls, and in the opposite direction gives views as far as distant Toronto. Illumination of the Falls occurs nightly at 8:30pm.   We will overnight in Niagara Falls, Ontario (B)

Friday, September 19:  Niagara-on-the-Lake

Enjoy a leisurely morning before departing for Niagara-on-the-Lake.  Set by the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, historic Niagara-on-the-Lake has Georgian and Victorian-styled buildings, a waterfront park and surrounding fields of grapevines. 

Enjoy your afternoon here by having lunch and then taking a stroll down Queen Street with its colorful storefronts, carved facades and hanging flower baskets.  The town is also home to the Shaw Festival, a months–long series of theatrical productions featuring the works of George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries.  Upon our return to Niagara Falls, we will get together for our farewell dinner.  Overnight in Niagara Falls, Ontario.  (B,D)

Saturday, September 20:  Return Home

We will depart Niagara at 8:00am as a group. We will cross the US boarder and clear US customs on our return to Buffalo airport. Schedule your departure flight for no earlier than 11:30am.  (B)

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