Itinerary
Day one
On arrival into New York JFK or Newark Airport you will complete the formalities and head out of the terminal to meet your waiting coach.
You will then transfer to your hotel in Manhattan to take some long needed rest before heading out for lunch or dinner depending on your selected flight.
You will then head back to your hotel for your first nights’ stay.
Day two
After enjoying breakfast at your hotel, you will embark on a day of sightseeing.
Your first stop will be the 9/11 memorial. The 9/11 Memorial and Museum serves as a place for reflection and remembrance, with the memorial pools sitting in the footprints of the original Twin Towers.
Each pool features the largest man-made waterfalls in North America, symbolizing the void left by the tragedy. The museum offers a comprehensive timeline of the events leading up to, during, and after the attacks, with multimedia displays, archives, narratives, and a vast collection of artifacts. Personal stories of courage and survival are highlighted throughout the exhibits, offering visitors a poignant reminder of the human impact of the attacks.
The Survivor Tree, a Callery pear tree that endured the devastation, stands as a symbol of resilience and hope. The museum also provides educational programs and resources to help future generations understand the historical context and lasting effects of 9/11.
You will the visit Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty, designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and dedicated in 1886, stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. A gift from France to the United States, it symbolizes freedom and democracy. The statue's torch, held high, represents enlightenment and the path to liberty, while the broken chains at her feet signify freedom from oppression.
Visitors can explore Liberty Island and its museum, which offers exhibits on the statue's history, construction, and significance. The pedestal includes a museum with interactive displays and artifacts related to the statue’s history and its role as a welcoming figure for immigrants.
Ellis Island, located a short ferry ride from Liberty Island, was the main entry point for immigrants to the United States from 1892 to 1955. The Ellis Island Immigration Museum, housed in the restored main building of the former immigration station, provides a vivid portrayal of the immigrant experience. Exhibits include personal stories, photographs, and records that reflect the diverse journeys of the millions who passed through the island. Both sites are integral parts of American history and offer a profound understanding of the nation's immigrant heritage and the enduring ideals of freedom and opportunity.
You will then enjoy a Walking Tour of New York with a knowledgeable guide through Wall Street and visit many well-known attractions.
After a very enjoyable day you will enjoy dinner, and have some free time before heading back to your hotel.
Day Three
After enjoying breakfast you will enjoy a CREATIVELY WILD ART STUDIO WORKSHOP - CREATIVE ARTS Workshop
Step into the heart of artistic inspiration at Creatively WILD Art Studio on Water Street in Brooklyn. In just two hours, you'll embark on an immersive journey through the world of art, discovering new techniques and creating stunning pieces that reflect your unique vision.
At this renowned studio, you’ll dive into a range of extraordinary workshops that bring the essence of celebrated artists to life. Imagine sculpting with a hands-on approach to Louise Nevelson's iconic wooden assemblages, crafting abstract forms that echo her powerful artistic voice. Or, channel the colorful spirit of Henri Matisse as you cut and create vibrant, dynamic shapes that celebrate his playful style.
Experience the thrill of seeing yourself through Pablo Picasso's eyes, as you transform your self-portrait into a cubist masterpiece, exploring the bold and unconventional perspectives he was known for. Engage with the timeless practice of live model drawing, honing your skills while capturing the beauty and complexity of the human form in real-time. For those who find inspiration in landscapes, immerse yourself in Van Gogh’s world as you "Van Gogh-ify" your favorite scene, embracing his distinctive brushstrokes and emotive color palette. Alternatively, paint a cityscape that brings the energy and architecture of urban life into your artwork.
Each workshop at Creatively WILD is designed not just to teach, but to inspire and engage. You’ll leave with more than just a piece of art—you’ll carry with you a deeper connection to the creative process and a newfound appreciation for the masters of art.
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Creatively WILD Art Studio, Water Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Take part in a 2 hour workshop at the fantastic Creatively Wild Art Studio. The most popular private lessons include Louise Nevelson wood sculptures, Matisse cut-outs, Picasso your face, live model drawing, "Van Gogh-ify" your favorite landscape, cityscape painting and drawing from observation.
You will then enjoy a one hour guided tour of the fantastic Guggenheim Museum. Founded in 1937, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is dedicated to promoting the understanding and appreciation of art, primarily of the modern and contemporary periods, through exhibitions, education programs, research initiatives and publications.
You will have free time before enjoying dinner at a local restaurant and heading back to your hotel.
Day four – day eight
For the next four days you'll take part in 90 minute educational and enlightening workshops, and behind-the-scenes tours.
Taught by Broadway professionals, workshops and master classes are a great way to enrich your theatrical experience.
An example of the type of workshop is:
A BROADWAY REHEARSAL
A Broadway performer will teach a musical number from a current Broadway Show.
Conducted in a Broadway rehearsal studio, vocals and/or choreography will be rehearsed (time permitting) by a Broadway performer as they would run a professional rehearsal, giving students a true Broadway experience.
Lyric or music sheets may be provided to the group at the beginning of this exciting workshop. Q&A session with the performer to follow rehearsal. (Restrictions may apply if a Broadway Show requires strong ballet or tap technique such as the challenging dances of the legendary Jerome Robbins.
You will then enjoy an evening at a Jazz Club at one of the Lincoln Centre for Performing Arts venues. Experience an evening of fabulous jazz at one of the Lincoln Center’s venues. Dizzy's Club offers live jazz performances with panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline. Depending on availability, your evening might be at Dizzy's Jazz Club or a similar venue. Incorporated into this day will be some free time for sightseeing and shopping. You will enjoy dinner before heading back to your hotel.
Day five
After enjoying breakfast you will embark on a visit to Madame Tussauds on 42nd Street.
Voted as one of New York’s most unique attractions, it’s the only place with no ropes or barriers holding you back from getting up close and personal with your favourite stars.
Madame Tussauds is five floors of interactive entertainment, including the Ghostbusters and Project Runway experiences. You are invited to pose “in a moment in time” with famous fun figures of internationally renowned musicians, A-list stars, sports legends, world leaders and more.
You will then enjoy a tour of the Met and Workshop – Creative Arts
The largest museum in the Western hemisphere, The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
The Museum lives in three iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Breuer, and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.
Since it was founded in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects.
Every day, art comes alive in the Museum's galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing both new ideas and unexpected connections across time and across cultures.
Take part in a program called the Studio Art Workshop, which combines a 60 minute Exploring Art across Cultures tour with a 45 minute art making workshop.
Day six
Today you will visit the Cooper Hewitt Museum and enjoy a tour and workshop.
Cooper Hewitt is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary design, and is the steward of one of the most diverse and comprehensive design collections in existence more than 215,000 design objects spanning 30 centuries. Students will discover how designers are partnering with data scientists and researchers to translate complex facts and figures into imagery that can help everyday people advocate for the causes they care about.
In an exhibition tour of Cooper Hewitt’s Designing Peace and Deconstructing Power: W.E.B. Du Bois at the 1900 World’s Fair exhibitions, students will investigate how data visualisation has been a powerful tool for analysing inequities and enacting social change. In a hands-on workshop, you will have the opportunity to interpret and visualise data around important human rights issues.
You will then visit The American Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as AMNH), located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, and is one of the largest museums in the world. Located in park-like grounds, across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 28 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library. The museum collections contain over 33 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, human remains, and human cultural artefacts, of which only a small fraction can be displayed at any given time. You will then have some free time for dinner before heading back to your hotel.
Day Seven
Your day will start with a Brooklyn Museum guided tour
The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the borough of Brooklyn.
At 500000 square feet the Museum is New York’s second largest and contains an art collection of approximately 1.5M objects.
You will experience a guided gallery visit of around 75 minutes with in person lessons focusing on a variety of themes.
You will then visit Times Square the most bustling square of New York, is known for its many Broadway theatres, cinemas and super-signs. It is one of those places that make New York a city that never sleeps. This evening, you will have a chance to see the sparkling lights of the Theatre District while you enjoy dinner.
You will then head to Broadway, the home of musical theatre and take in a dazzling, toe-tapping performance that will provide a night to remember in New York City! There are so many to choose from, including classics such as Grease, the Lion King, Cats and the Phantom of the Opera.
You will then head back to your hotel for your overnight stay.
Day eight
Today you will enjoy a guided tour of Chelsea and Soho Galleries and the High Line.
Enjoy a tour around the main gallery district in NYC, which is constantly changing. Not only are the Chelsea gallery exhibitions changing every 4-6 weeks, the gallery businesses themselves are often relocating within the Chelsea art district and stretching those boundaries to the north, and inland to the east. You'll also get a chance to explore The High Line, a public park built on an historic freight rail line, elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. Saved from demolition by neighborhood residents and the City of New York, the High Line opened in 2009 as a hybrid public space where visitors experience nature, art, and design. You will then visit the Radio City Music Hall on 6th Avenue. Radio City Music Hall, located in Rockefeller Center, New York City, is an iconic entertainment venue renowned for its stunning Art Deco architecture and grand interior. Opened in 1932, it has hosted a wide range of events, from world-class performances and Broadway shows to film premieres and live concerts. The venue is famously home to the Radio City Rockettes, known for their high-energy Christmas Spectacular.
With its ornate design, including a dazzling ceiling mural and lavish interiors, Radio City Music Hall remains a symbol of New York City's vibrant cultural scene and a must-visit landmark for theatergoers and tourists. You will then visit the Whitney Museum of Modern Art The Whitney Museum of American Art is a must-see museum in New York City, located at the southern entrance of the High Line in Manhattan's Meatpacking District. The Whitney showcases masterpieces by iconic American artists, including Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jacob Lawrence, Alexander Calder, and many others, alongside special exhibitions that rotate throughout the year. Students will take part in a 70 minute guided tour in the galleries, followed by an hour of art making in the Whitney’s Hearst Art space.
This opportunity to explore materials and experiment with processes will encourage you to think like artists and be inspired by artists’ ideas. The experience consists of a 1 hour 10 minute guided visit, plus a 1 hour art making workshop in the Hearst Art space that explores materials and experiments with artistic processes.
Day nine
You will start your day with a Behind the Emerald Curtain Experience.
Behind The Emerald Curtain is an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at WICKED and the 125 people it takes to make every performance happen. This event is great for die-hard Broadway fans and newcomers alike. Even if you haven’t seen WICKED, you’ll be fascinated by the details and complexities that go into a major Broadway production. Led by members of the WICKED Broadway cast, your guides will take you through the creative process of a Broadway show, giving first-hand accounts of the birth of a new musical. Participants take a guided tour through the exclusive Behind the Emerald Curtain Museum, which includes an elaborate set model by Tony Award-winner Eugene Lee and an up-close look at some of Tony Award-winner Susan Hilferty's costumes (with beautiful details that are not always visible from the audience), as well as actual props and wigs from the show. Each event concludes with a Q+A session with cast members, where you will have the opportunity to find out more about WICKED specifically and show business in general.
You will then visit The Empire State Building to the main observatory deck! The main deck observatory, on the 86th floor, has been the setting for dozens of movie and television scenes, as well as tens of millions of unforgettable moments. The open-air observation deck wraps around the building’s spire, providing 360-degree views of New York, Brooklyn, and Queens and beyond. On the clearest days, this unforgettable view spans six states, offering glimpses of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Delaware.
You will then enjoy a visit to the most fashionable museum in New York – The Museum at Fashion Institute. . Best known for its innovation and award-winning exhibitions, the museum has a permanent collection of more than 50,000 garments and accessories dating from the eighteenth century to the present. You will then enjoy dinner before some free time and then back to your hotel.
Day ten
After enjoying breakfast you will enjoy a unique Central Park TV & Movie Sites walking tour through the world-famous park.
This tour highlights more than 30 film and television locations that have been used in TV shows and movies shot in the most filmed location in the world, Central Park.
This 2 hour walking tour is a fun and relaxing way to spend an afternoon, strolling through what was the first public park built in America.
There are 40 locations in all, which means that you’ll have ample opportunity to pose for the camera a la Holly Golightly.
Take a stroll through Bethesda Terrace, as seen in The Avengers and Elf
Dance your heart out musical-style like characters featured in Glee, Enchanted, and Isn’t It Romantic
Sport your black cashmere gloves at the famous ice skating rink, as seen in Serendipity
Get in on the action where Steve Carell and Tina Fey escaped the bad guys in Date Night
Go on location to the Bandshell, the iconic amphitheater from Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Law & Order: SVU
Visit the peaceful Boathouse Café as seen in the famous romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally
Feed pigeons where Kevin McCallister did in Home Alone 2
You will then have some free time before returning to Broadway to enjoy another inspirational show from the many on offer.
Day eleven
Today is your last day and after enjoying breakfast you will enjoy shopping at the Mills.
The Mills in New York refers to The Mills at Jersey Gardens, which is a large shopping mall located in Elizabeth, New Jersey, just outside New York City.
It’s one of the largest outlet malls in the region and offers a wide range of retail stores, dining options, and entertainment facilities. Despite being in New Jersey, it's a popular destination for shoppers from New York City due to its proximity and the variety of brands available at discounted prices.
After getting some great bargains you will head back to your hotel, collect your luggage and board your coach and head to the airport in time for your flight back to Dubai.
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