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Niagara Falls, New York State

Highlights of New York State

14-day tailor-made self-drive from £2,955 pp incl. flights

Summary

Short description

Combine city slicking with upstate New York’s rural ideal on this luxury USA holiday

Highlights

  • Experience upstate New York’s rural ideal with the serene Finger lakes and the balms of Saratoga Springs
  • Explore the heady delights of what is arguably the world’s premiere city
  • Uncover some of the state’s hidden, and not so hidden, gems including the awe-inspiring Niagara Falls and the tumbling Adirondack Mountains

In Brief

  • 2 Nights Niagara Falls
  • 2 Nights Finger Lakes
  • 1 Night Syracuse
  • 2 Nights Lake Placid
  • 2 Nights Saratoga Springs
  • 3 Nights New York

About

Recommended for:
City | May holidays | Natural world | Self-drive

In the imagination of most, New York is dominated by visions of Manhattan skyscrapers and Brooklyn’s landmarks and a fair amount of its denizen’s would be happy to keep it that way. On this two-week road trip uncover some of the state’s hidden, and not so hidden, gems from the awe-inspiring Niagara Falls and Adirondack Mountains to the serene Finger Lakes and the balms of Saratoga Springs. Of course, you’ll also have three nights to explore the heady delights of what is arguably the world’s premiere city.

Day by day itinerary

Days 1-2
UK/Buffalo/Niagara Falls

Arriving in Buffalo, pick up your rental car at the airport and make your way to your downtown hotel. Much more than a jumping off point to the falls, the city has charms all of its own. Art-deco landmarks house vibrant creative communities, interspersed with one of America’s finest park systems. It’s also a short drive downstream to Niagara Falls, surely one of the natural world’s most impressive wonders. Thunderous torrents of water steadily surge over its precipice making for spectacular viewing, framed by swirling mists. 

Stay: Hotel at the Lafayette Trademark Collection by Wyndham, Buffalo

Days 3-4
Finger Lakes

Travelling south, away from the Canadian border, you’ll drive through the picturesque Finger Lakes Region stopping off at Rochester for scenic river gorges, waterfalls and intriguing museums, including the Kodak Museum and the Strong National Museum of Play, a must-see for families with young children. You’ll stay just south of Ithaca, itself at the foot of Cayuga Lake, in a state-certified green hotel – the perfect base to explore the area’s wineries, lakes, hikes and state parks.

Stay: La Tourelle, The Finger Lakes (Superior)

Day 5
Syracuse

As you make your way further east you’ll pass state forests, quaint upstate villages and open countryside as you drive cross-country to your overnight stopover. Agreeable Syracuse is home to a collection of small museums and, if you want to experience those authentic American pastimes, there’s minor league baseball and hockey.

Stay: Marriott Syracuse Downtown (Superior)

Days 6-7
Lake Placid/Adirondack Mountains

Just inland from the shores of Lake Placid, stay in one of the Adirondack’s grandest properties, complete with handcrafted timber furnishings. Of Olympic fame, the area is best known for its winter sports with everything from bobsleds and tobogganing to speed skating and dogsledding. You can even skate the lake itself. Come summer, hiking trails through the mountains open up for scenic walks through tiered elevations, which, in the autumn, are covered in spreads of golden browns.

Stay: High Peaks Resort (Superior)

Days 8-9
Saratoga Springs

Track the New Hampshire state border down to the foothills of the Adirondacks and Saratoga Spa State Park, your home for the next two nights. In its 19th century heyday, Saratoga’s bathhouses played host to the King of Spain while today visitors to its one remaining spa are treated to mineral and gas-infused waters from Lincoln Springs. Throw in landscaped golf courses, performing arts centres and America’s oldest thoroughbred track and Saratoga Springs is an elegant retreat before New York’s bustle.

Stay: Gideon Putnam, Saratoga Springs (Superior)

Days 10-12
New York City

Stop off at state capital Albany and picturesque Hudson Valley en route to the Big Apple and drop off your car at the airport. You’ll then be transferred to your NYC hotel in Midtown East, just a few blocks south of Central Park, giving you three nights to experience all that the city has to offer. Perhaps summit the Empire State Building and catch a ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Staten Island. However, New York is much more than its big-name attractions with hidden rooftop bars and experimental art scenes around every corner.

Stay: The Benjamin Royal Sonesta, New York (Superior)

Day 13
Departure

Transfer back to the airport for your overnight flight back to the UK.

Day 14
UK

After touching down, continue your onward journey home.

Map

Pricing

Any element of this itinerary can be adjusted to suit your needs. Just contact us to find out more.

Accommodation rating: Superior

14-day tailor-made self-drive
from £2,955 pp incl. flights

Superior

Low Season

from £2,955 pp. incl. flights

High Season

from £3,925 pp. incl. flights

Includes:

  • Complimentary UK airport lounge access
  • Return flights from London to Buffalo and from New York City to London
  • 12 nights in typically 3* (Standard) or 4* (Superior) accommodation
  • 10 days Compact hire car including road book
  • Private airport transfers

High season: June-September

Terms & Conditions

Prices are per person based on two people sharing a twin/double room; prices are subject to availability and possible change; normal booking conditions apply.

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