Long Island, NY
May 14, 2025 - May 16, 2025
Join us as we tour the Gold Coast of Long Island where New York's elite built fabulous mansions & gardens.
3 Day(s) | 4 Meals
Highlights
- Deluxe Motorcoach
- 2 Nights Hyatt Place East End
- Guided Tour of the Hamptons
- Dinner at the Long Island Aquarium
- Guided Mansion Tours of Coe Hall, Vanderbilt Mansion & Old Westbury Gardens
- 4 Meals: 2 Breakfasts, 2 Dinners
- Friendship Tours Escort
Itinerary
Day 1
Depart aboard our deluxe motorcoach for the Gold Coast of Long Island where New York’s elite built fabulous mansions & gardens. Visit COE HALL at Planting Fields, former home of insurance magnate William Robert Coe & Mai Rogers Coe, a Standard Oil heiress. One of the few remaining Gold Coast Estates, Coe Hall contains many original pieces & furnishings once belonging to the Coe family, including the restored Louis XVI Reception Room. Spend 2 nights at the HYATT PLACE EAST END in Riverhead, NY, a full service hotel featuring spacious guestrooms, restaurant, indoor pool and fitness center. Welcome dinner at the LONG ISLAND AQUARIUM. The dining tables are surrounded by various sea life exhibits, stroll around the indoor space of the aquarium where you can interact with the sting rays, view the variety of fish swimming in the lagoon, admire the 10,000 gallon living reef tank and walk through the shark tunnel.
Day 2
We join our local guide for a full day GUIDED TOUR OF THE HAMPTONS. Travel through Southampton Village, the oldest English Settlement in New York State, former farmlands that is now the location of the estates of the rich and famous. Stop at America’s #1 Beach, Coopers Beach for a chance to stroll and enjoy the beauty of this famous playground of the wealthy residents. Explore Sag Harbor, once the center of the whaling industry and now the home of historic neighborhoods, fabulous yachts, excellent restaurants and wonderful shops. The tour continues to Sagaponack, America’s most expensive zip code as well as Bridgehampton and East Hampton, voted by National Geographic Magazine as one of the most beautiful Village’s in the United States. We return to our hotel this afternoon for a farewell dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 3
We begin with a tour of the elegant VANDERBILT MANSION, 43 acre estate overlooking Northport Harbor and the Long Island Sound. This remarkable mansion offers an intimate look at the life of a privileged family from the Jazz Age through the Second World War. Visit OLD WESTBURY GARDENS for a GUIDED TOUR OF THE MANSION & THE GARDENS, set on 160 pastoral acres and considered one of the most beautiful English style country estates in North America. Head home with great memories of our Long Island getaway.
Departure Locations
Manchester
Depart: 7:00 AM
Return: 8:45 PM
Manchester, Park & Ride Commuter Lot, Buckland Street & Pleasant Valley Road
Farmington
Depart: 7:30 AM
Return: 8:15 PM
Farmington Park & Ride Commuter Lot, 575 Colt Highway (Rte 6) & South Rd, Farmington, CT
Waterbury
Depart: 8:00 AM
Return: 7:45 PM
Chase Parkway Commuter Park & Ride, 709 Chase Parkway, across from Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT
Danbury
Depart: 9:15 AM
Return: 6:30 PM
Exit 2 off I-84, Commuter Park & Ride on Mill Plain Rd., Danbury
Pricing
DOUBLE - PER PERSON
$715
SINGLE - PER PERSON
$889
TRIPLE - PER PERSON
$715
Policies
Payment Policy
DEPOSIT: $250 per person due with reservations; FINAL PAYMENT: April 2, 2025Cancellation Policy
If a passenger cancels from deposit to April 2, 2025 fee of $75.00 pp; April 3, 2025 to April 30, 2025 fee of $250.00 pp; no refunds if canceled on May 1, 2025 or later unless a substitute is provided.Trip Protection Policy
Trip Protection Coverage is strongly recommended. Trip Protection offers coverage for Cancellation for covered medical reasons, Interruption, Emergency Medical, Travel Delay, & more.
The AON/NTA Travel Protection Plan offers 3 levels of insurance: Basic or Enhanced or Enhanced with Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR). The Pre-existing medical condition exclusion can be waived by purchasing the Enhanced Plan within 14 days of your deposit or initial payment. The Enhanced Plan with the add-on of CFAR must be purchased within 14 days of initial deposit. CFAR allows you to cancel for any reason up to 48 priors to departure and reimburses up to 75% of your nonrefundable trip cost.
To enroll: https://nta.aontravelprotect.com Tour Operator Location #076068 OR call AON 1-800-388-1470.
Premiums are non-refundable once paid. Terms & Conditions apply. Plan details are available at https://www.friendshiptours.net/protection-plan. Call Friendship Tours 860-243-1630 for assistance in enrolling.
