Optional Activities - New York

Monday 26 March


There are two wonderful optional activities available to you (at your own expense). 

Alternatively you may wish to spend the day shopping or maybe out and about
on your own exciting New York adventures!

Option 1:  Lower Manhattan Sightseeing Tour

Lower Manhattan
Explore where it all began – Lower Manhattan – or New Amsterdam.
Walk back in time through history and rediscover the historic, political and cultural sites associated
with the birth of New York and the nation. Stops Highlights may include a combination of sites associated with
Bowling Green Park (the city's first park); Battery Park (with views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island);
Castle Clinton (a former fort, immigration processing center, concert hall, and aquarium);
the former United States Custom House; the Promenade overlooking New York Harbor, Hanover Square;
the Great Fire of 1835, Fraunces Tavern; St. Paul's Chapel (the oldest church in Manhattan, it sustained
relatively little damage notwithstanding its proximity to the WTC site and served as the heart of the
massive rescue and relief effort after September 11, 2001); Trinity Church and its graveyard.

9/11 Memorial
The 9/11 Memorial is a national tribute of remembrance and honor to the 2,983 people killed in the
terror attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993. Occupying eight of the 16 acres at the
World Trade Center, the Memorial is a tribute to the past and a place of hope for the future.

World Trade Center Transportation Hub
The world’s fanciest PATH stop, also known as “the Oculus” or “Boondoggle Station,” has opened in
the World Trade Center. Designed by internationally acclaimed architect Santiago Calatrava, it will
be the third largest transportation center in NYC rivaling Grand Central Station in size. From the
outside, the structure evokes both a dove in flight and a gleaming ribcage, with an interior that’s
clean, bright and airy. A330-foot-long operable skylight along the middle can open when weather
permits, and floats a lofty 274 feet above the main floor at its apex.

One World Observatory Entrance
Positioned on top of the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, One World Observatory will
provide unique, panoramic views of New York City from three floors (100, 101 & 102) from above 1,250 feet.
One World Trade Center is104 stories high. The antennae on top will make it 1,776 feet high.
And though the building is no longer called the Freedom Tower, that figure is not a coincidence.

AUD $112 pp
(incl. licenced NYC Tour Guide & Transfer by Subway!)

Discover and rediscover Harlem on this sensation foodies tour exploring Harlem's legendary soul food restaurants.  

Tour to include:

 125th Street, Harlem
Often considered to be the ‘Main Street’ of Harlem and is co-named Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.
Notable buildings along 125th Street include the Apollo Theater, the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., State Office Building,
the Hotel Teresa, the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Mount Morris Bank Building,
and the Harlem Children’s Zone, among others. 

Apollo Theater (no entry)
This legendary venue is a noted venue for African-American performers. It was the home of Showtime at the
Apollo, a national television variety show that showcased new talent from 1987-2008. Billing itself as a place
‘where starts are born and legends are made,’ it became famous for launching many careers,
including Ella Fitzgerald.

The Abyssinian Baptist Church
The Abyssinian Baptist Church is the most famous of the many churches in Harlem.
By the time Powell Sr. handed the reins of the church to his son, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. in 1935,
the church was the largest Protestant congregation in America. Today the church is a vital
political, social, and religious institution in New York.

Sugar Hill, Harlem
Located in the northern part of the Hamilton Heights section of Harlem.
Sugar Hill got its name in the 1920s when the neighborhood became a popular place for wealthy
African Americans to live during the Harlem Renaissance.

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine (entry)
The cathedral disputes with Liverpool Anglican Cathedral the title of the largest cathedral and Anglican church
and fourth largest Christian church in the world. The inside covers 121,000 square feet.
Explore the many highlights of the Cathedral’s history, architecture, and artwork, from the Great Bronze Doors
to the seven Chapels of the Tongues.

AUD $150 per person
(incl. 4 hour tour with licenced NY tour guide/transfers and all food tastings)