1-Day Boston City Sightseeing: Harvard University,MIT, Harbor Cruise Tour
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- Departure: Boston
- Leave: Boston
- Duration: 1 Day(s)
Dates & Prices
Highlights
- The world-famous Harvard University and MIT, that thousands of students aspire to go
- If you come to Boston, you definitely should visit Trinity Church, the top ten buildings in the United States
- After visiting all the major cultural attractions in Boston, then go to Quincy Market, shopping and sightseeing.
Itinerary
- Details
- Brief
Day | Itinerary | Attractions | Note |
Day 1 | Boston City Sightseeing | Harvard University / Trinity Church Boston / Massachusetts State House / Boston / Quincy Market / Massachusetts Institute of Technology / New England Aquarium |
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Day 1
Boston City Sightseeing
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Meet Point
On the designated pick-up area
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Attractions
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Description
Passengers will be picked up in Quincy and Boston in the morning. Our tour will begin in Cambridge, MA, where we will take a Harvard University in-depth tour and visit MIT. After, we will head to Boston proper, where we will see the Massachusetts State House, Trinity Church and New England Aquarium. Take a Boston Lobster as your lunch. Next, we will take a Cruise of Boston Harbor. Finally, we will conclude the day with a visit to Quincy Market.
In the late afternoon, we will return passengers to the pickup points. See "Departure and Return Details" for more information.
Boston, MA
Boston is a city as beautiful as it is historically significant. Visitors can walk the Freedom Trail and see where the seeds of the American Revolution were sown or visit the North End and look out over the harbor.
Boston Harbor Cruise
For hundred of years, Boston Harbor has been a place of dramatic importance in the United States. Now guests can experience it in a whole new way with an exciting boat tour of the area.
Admission (Optional): Adult $23; Child (Under 11 yrs) $19; Senior (Over 65 yrs) $21|Opening Hours: No service on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day|Duration: Approx. 45 Minutes
Massachusetts State House
Perched grandly atop Beacon Hill, the Massachusetts State House has been the location of Massachusetts government since 1798. This iconic domed building houses the governor's offices and the state legislature. Tours must be scheduled in advance.
Boston Lobster Meal
At one time, lobster was considered low-class food, barely fit to be used as fertilizer. Not so today-- the most elite are willing to shell out a fortune for a good lobster, and Massachusetts is famous for its shellfish.
Admission (Optional): Adult $35; Child $35; Senior $35
Harvard University In-Depth Tour
One of the most famous institutions of higher learning in the world, Harvard University in Cambridge, MA has been standing since 1636, making it the oldest university in the United States. Our unique student led campus tour will tell you the most interesting stories of both history and the architecture.
Admission (Optional): Adult $12; Child (Under 12 yrs) $7; Senior $12|Duration: Approx. 1 Hour
MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts is a research university known the world over for its highly selective and intense academics, and MIT alumni include 24 Nobel Prize winners and 22 Rhodes Scholars.
Opening Hours: Sat - Sun Mar 1 - May 31 11:30am, Sat - Sun Nov 1 - Nov 30 11:30am, Mon - Fri Jun 1 - Aug 31 11:30am, Mon - Fri Jun 1 - Aug 31 1:30pm, Fri & Sat 11:30AM, 12:30PM, 1:30PM, Sep 1 - Oct 31, Sat & Sun 11:30AM, 1:30PM
Trinity Church
Trinity Church is located in Boston's upscale Back Bay neighborhood. It is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, and the elaborate and ornate building has become a landmark and icon in downtown Boston.
New England Aquarium
Considered one of the most enrapturing aquariums in the country, the New England Aquarium houses all manner of aquatic life in its Giant Ocean Tank and also features a large IMAX theater.
Admission (Optional): Adult $28; Child (3-11 yrs) $19; Senior (Over 60 yrs) $26|Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm, Sat - Sun 9:00am - 6:00pm, Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25.
Quincy Market
Quincy Market in the Faneuil Hall marketplace of downtown Boston is a historic building that still serves as a souvenir marketplace and food court today. The area has expanded to include two other marketplace buildings as well. -
Return
Estimated return time to the pick-up location: Quincy 5PM;Hong Kong Eatery 4:30 PM
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Departure & Return
Pickup Locations
Location | Time | Address | Note |
Quincy, MA - President Plaza | 08:00am | 219 Quincy Ave, Quincy, MA 02169 | in front of Kim Man Market at President Plaza |
Boston, MA - 81 Harrison | 08:30am | 81 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111 | Boston-81 Harrison |
Includes & Excludes
Includes
- Transportation via deluxe air conditioned, lavatory equipped motor coach; sometimes may via 7-Seat or 15-Seat minibus
- Tour guide
- All taxes
Excludes
- All meals and drinks during the trip are not included in tour price. The tour guide will make eating arrangements
- A mandatory service fees: A total of $10/day per passenger. Any child / Infant reserving a seat will have to pay the service fees as well. Ex: 2 people taking a 2-day tour would pay: $10 x 2 (seats) x 2 (days) = $40
- Any private expensessuch as laundry or valet services, telephone calls, or alcoholic beverages/ mini bar items, unless they are otherwise specified
- Boston Harbor Cruise (Optional): Adult: $27; Child (Under 11 yrs): $23; Senior (Over 65 yrs): $25
- Boston Lobster Meal (Optional): $35
- Harvard University In-Depth Tour (Optional): Adult: $12; Child (Under 12 yrs): $7; Senior (Over 65 yrs): $12
- New England Aquarium (Optional): Adult: $32.5; Child (3-11 yrs): $23.5; Senior (Over 60 yrs): $30.5
- Prudential Tower (Optional): Adult: $21; Child (Under 12 yrs): $15; Senior (Over 62 yrs): $17
Notice
Optional activity prices in the excluded list is for reference only.
Attentions
- NOT refundable or exchangeable
- All tours are for early booking, tour operator suggests each passenger should book tour at least 3 weeks before departure date, seat assignment is based on a first come first serve basis after down payment.
- All tours are escorted by professional bi- or multi-lingual tour guides and/or drivers (English/Chinese). Depending on the number of passengers booked for a particular departure, tours and/or languages may be combined to operate the tours
- Each passenger must carry a valid travel document. (Valid visa for countries needed) (E.g. Green Card, Passport, Re-Entry Permit, and etc.) Tour operator is not responsible for lost or stolen personal items.
- Prices are subject to change without prior notice
- All passengers must arrive 30 minutes before departure. All passengers must board the vehicle with a permit to board, a group ticket or a confirmation number when booking online.
- Please note that each hotel room can only accommodate a maximum of 4 guests (adults or children). Each guest room comes standard with two full-sized or one queen-sized bed
- No City Passes or any other kind of outside promotional offer may be used on this tour. Guests who buy tickets to attractions from elsewhere will not be provided with transportation
- Due to weather conditions, or other irresistible factors that result in changes to the itinerary, we reserve the right to change the itinerary and stay at the hotel.
- We reserve the right to cancel the itinerary or reschedule in accordance with the execution requirements or force majeure. Once the itinerary is cancelled, we are only obligated to refund the full amount of the tour.
- Children aged under 8 yrs will have to have car seat to take our tours. Customers will need to prepare car seats themselves, tour operator is not responsible to provide car seats
Policies
No Show
Once the booking is confirmed, an absence or failure to show up on the scheduled date is NO SHOW. No show is non-refundable.
Cancellation
Cancellation Period | Policy |
30 or more days prior to tour departure date | Refund 85% payment |
15 - 29 days prior to tour departure date | Refund 75% payment |
8 - 14 days prior to tour departure date | Refund 50% payment |
7 days prior to tour departure date | Non-refundable |
Guaranteed!
- Lowest online price
- 48hr price protection
- Extra award credits
- Secure transaction