Hudson Valley Holiday
7 Day Escorted Tour

New York's scenic and historic Hudson Valley is a natural wonder when it is trimmed in the twinkling colored lights and snow-laden greenery of the Christmas season. Enjoy a relaxing and enlightening holiday as you tour a remarkable collection of the historic and architecturally significant homes of great Americans from our social, literary and political past. Click Here For Itinerary

Inclusions:

• 2 nights at the Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck
• 2 nights at the Hotel Thayer in West Point
• 2 nights at the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz
• 6 breakfasts, 5 lunch, 4 dinners

Highlights:

• Visit Vanderbilt Mansion & Springwood,. FDR home and Museum
• Visit the West Point Museum
• Take an excursion to Washington Irving's Sleepy Hollow
  Tour Boscobel
• Dine at the Culinary Institute of America
• Experience the Hudson Valley's holiday festivities and an almost-certain white Christmas
  

Itinerary
Day 1 D
Arrive Albany, New York
Arrive in Albany, New York, where the Hudson Valley stretches along the mighty Hudson River. Your hotel is the historic Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck, about an hour and a half from the airport. Two motor coach transfers will be coordinated with arrival flight schedules, one mid-day and one late afternoon. Meet your fellow travelers at the get-acquainted reception and dinner this evening. BEEKMAN ARMS INN

Day 2 BL
Rhinebeck
Today take a drive to Hyde Park for a fascinating day exploring estates of some of America's notable landed gentry. Your first stop is at Springwood, Franklin Roosevelt's beloved boyhood home, now a national historic site and home to his presidential library. Take a tour of and enjoy lunch at the Culinary Institute of America, a training ground for chefs since 1946. This afternoon, visit Frederick Vanderbilt's Hyde Park 50-room mansion retreat, where the family spent a few weeks in the spring and fall or an occasional winter weekend. Return to Rhinebeck and your comfortable BEEKMAN ARMS INN.

Day 3 BLD
Locust Grove/West Point
A local guide brings history into focus as you visit Locust Grove, the 150-acre estate of Samuel D. Morse, inventor of the telegraph and Morse code. Have lunch today at Mt. Gulian, an 18th century Dutch Colonial homestead that once served as a Revolutionary War Headquarters. Then, visit another extraordinary Hudson Valley estate, acclaimed as one of the most outstanding examples of New York Federal architecture. In the late afternoon, arrive at West Point to tour the United States Military Academy, whose role in history dates back to the Revolutionary War, and explore the museum, which memorializes over two centuries of our military heritage. Your hotel is listed on the National Register of historic places, the HOTEL THAYER.

Day 4 BL
Sleepy Hollow excursion/New Paltz
Learn about the diversity of the former residents of Sleepy Hollow country, made legend by Washington Irving. Tour his charming country home, Sunnyside, an icon of American domestic architecture, and enjoy readings from Irving's Christmas stories. Later, tour Lyndhurst, the beautiful castle-home of financier Jay Gould. HOTEL THAYER

Day 5 BLD
West Point/New Paltz
Boscobel stands high on a bluff with sweeping views of the river and valley below. Learn about its Tory roots and of its dramatic rescue and renovation, which was initiated by Lila Acheson Wallace, co-founder of Readers Digest. Continue to New Paltz and the Mohonk Mountain Resort, your peaceful Victorian castle retreat in the midst of an unspoiled forest. This resort is especially magical during the holidays, when a 60-foot glittering Austrian pine outdoors and seven beautifully decorated trees inside, together with garlands and flowers everywhere, kindle a joyful spirit. MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE

Day 6 BLD
New Paltz
Merry Christmas! You have the entire day at leisure for your own pursuits. You could attend church services or just relax around the hotel, enjoy traditional holiday fare at lunch, lounge by the cozy fires and sing Christmas carols. You'll have plenty of "favorite things" to recount at this evening's farewell dinner. MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE

Day 7 B
Conclude Albany Airport
A group transfer will be provided to Albany airport. Please do not book flights before 1 PM. Back to Top

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