Welcome to Hines Tours. We are NYC's premier Eco tour company. We believe that we have found some remarkable natural attractions/activities for you to enjoy.

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Please note that all prices are for online reservations. A $6 surcharge applies for all phone, fax and mail reservations

The following is included in the price of every tour:
• Transportation with deluxe air conditioned coach from NYC
• Friendly and professional tour guide
• Light breakfast
• Lunch, including non-alcoholic beverages
• Snacks on the bus
• Admission to all attractions
• Gratuities for bus driver and local guides (Tipping your tour guide is left to your discretion)

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                  Tour Schedule for 2008:
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Memorial Day Getaway - Monday May 26th. 

Tour 8: Sam’s Point, Awosting Falls & Huguenot Street 
(Shawangunk Mountains)

Visit Sam's Point preserve in the Shawangunk Mountains. Hike to the Ice Caves. Explore the spectacular view from Sam’s point. Visit Minnewaska State Park and indulge in a short hike to the Awosting Falls. Go back in time with a visit to Huguenot Street, a National Historic Landmark District featuring the oldest continuously inhabited street in America with stone houses dating back to the early 1700s.

 
Tour Time: 7 am to app. 7:00 pm.
Departure from NYC: 2nd Ave between 80th & 81st Street. (By the H&H Midtown Bagels East)
Restrictions: Children must be 7 years old.

 

$115 (Children age 7-15 pays $105)   Click here to reserve your seat 

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Sunday June 8th.

  

Tour 1 - Kaaterskill Falls & Howe Caverns (The Catskill Mountains)
Experience some of the most spectacular natural wonders that New York State has to offer. Hike to the 260 ft. Kaaterskill Falls, taller than even the Niagara Falls.Visit Howe Caverns, the largest cave in the North East open to the public. Enjoy a boat ride 180 feet below the ground on an underground lake.
 
Tour Time: 7 am to app. 8 pm.
Departure from NYC: 2nd Ave between 80th & 81st Street.
                                      (By the H&H Midtown Bagels East)
Restrictions: Children must be 7 years old.
 
$115 (Children age 7-15 pays $105)   Click here to reserve your seat

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Saturday June 21st.

 

Tour 3: Horseback Riding and Great Falls, (Poconos and NJ)
Experience the second most powerful waterfall on the east cost, the 77 foot Great Falls. Second to only Niagara Falls. Visit one of the largest and oldest working dude ranches the United States. You will have the opportunity of no less than 2 trail rides. The trail rides are both for experienced and inexperienced riders. You can also enjoy: Archery, A Swimming Pool, Row Boats, Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Horseshoes and a Riffle Range. (You pay for your own bullets)
 
Tour Time: 7:00 am to app. 7:00 pm.
Departure from NYC: 8th Ave between 33rd & 34th Street. (By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Children must be 8 years old. No person weighing more than 275 pounds. Sorry!

$139 (Children age 8-15 pays $129)  

Click here to reserve your seat

 

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Saturday July 5th. 

 

Tour 5 - Dolphin Watch and Harbor Safari (Cape May)

Visit the Nature Center of Cape May, a part of the New Jersey Audubon Society. Together with a marine biologist we will pull a seine net through the waters of Cape May Harbor and learn about the incredible diversity of marine life in the shallows. Experience a 3 hour cruise in search of marine mammals such as dolphins and whales. Seeing these beautiful intelligent mammals in their natural habitats is a true treat.

 
Tour Time: 7 am to app. 8 pm.
Departure from NYC: 8th Ave between 33rd & 34th Street. (By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Children must be 5 years old.

$129 (Children age 5-15 pays $119)   Click here to reserve your seat

 

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Saturday August 2nd. 

Tour 4 - Bash Bish Falls & North-South Lake
(The Berkshire and the Catskill Mountains)
Experience 2 mountain ranges in one day. First ,the Berkshire Mountains in the state of Massachusetts where we indulge in a short hike to the tallest waterfall in Massachusetts. Visit North-South Lake in the Catskills, join a 2-3 hour guided hike and experience extraordinary scenic beauty or stay and enjoy the lake beach. For a minimal fee canoeing, kayaking, paddleboats or fishing are available.
 
Tour Time: 7 am to app. 7:30 pm.
Departure from NYC: 2nd Ave between 80th & 81st Street. (By the H&H Midtown Bagels East) Restrictions: Children must be 7 years old.

$109 (Children age 7-15 pays $99)   Click here to reserve your seat

 

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Sunday August 17th.

Tour 7: Canoeing & Dingmans Falls (Delaware Water Gap)
Explore the amazing natural beauty of the National Recreation Area, the Delaware Water Gap. Visit the second highest waterfall in Pennsylvania, the 130 feet Dingmans Falls. Paddle through a 6 mile stretch of the majestic Delaware River in a canoe. Smell the fresh air and view some of the rich plant and animal life. Opportunity for swimming, snorkeling and picnicking.

 

Tour Time: 7 am to app. 7 pm.

Departure from NYC: 8th Ave between 33rd & 34th Street. (By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Participants must be able to swim. Children must be 6 years old.
$125 (Children age 6-15 pays $115)   Click here to reserve your seat

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Sunday August 31st.

 

Tour 5 - Dolphin Watch and Harbor Safari (Cape May)
Visit the Nature Center of Cape May, a part of the New Jersey Audubon Society. Together with a marine biologist we will pull a seine net through the waters of Cape May Harbor and learn about the incredible diversity of marine life in the shallows. Experience a 3 hour cruise in search of marine mammals such as dolphins and whales. Seeing these beautiful intelligent mammals in their natural habitats is a true treat.
 
Tour Time: 7 am to app. 8 pm.
Departure from NYC: 8th Ave between 33rd & 34th Street. (By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Children must be 5 years old.

$129 (Children age 5-15 pays $119)   Click here to reserve your seat

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Saturday September 13th.

Tour 6: Amish Country & Crystal Cave (Pennsylvania)

Explore one of the greatest natural wonders of Pennsylvania, Crystal Cave. Receive a guided underground tour. Visit the oldest Amish community in America. Enjoy an educational guided tour through an 1840's Amish farm house and see a one room schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop and typical Amish farm animals. Experience a real Amish buggy ride, enjoy a leisurely ride through the back roads of the Amish country.

 

Tour Time: 7 am to app. 8 pm.

Departure from NYC: 8th Ave between 33rd & 34th Street. (By the Duane Reade)

Restrictions: Children must be 6 years old.

$125 (Children age 6-15 pays $115)   Click here to reserve your seat

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Sunday September 28th.

Tour 3: Horseback Riding and Great Falls, (Poconos and NJ)
Experience the second most powerful waterfall on the east cost, the 77 foot Great Falls. Second to only Niagara Falls. Visit one of the largest and oldest working dude ranches the United States. You will have the opportunity of no less than 2 trail rides. The trail rides are both for experienced and inexperienced riders. You can also enjoy: Archery, A Swimming Pool, Row Boats, Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Horseshoes and a Riffle Range. (You pay for your own bullets)
 
Tour Time: 7:00 am to app. 7:00 pm.
Departure from NYC: 8th Ave between 33rd & 34th Street. (By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Children must be 8 years old. No person weighing more than 275 pounds. Sorry!

$139 (Children age 8-15 pays $129)   Click here to reserve your seat

 

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Saturday October 11th. - Fall Foliage Tour

  

Tour 1 - Kaaterskill Falls & Howe Caverns (The Catskill Mountains)
Experience some of the most spectacular natural wonders that New York State has to offer. Hike to the 260 ft. Kaaterskill Falls, taller than even the Niagara Falls.Visit Howe Caverns, the largest cave in the North East open to the public. Enjoy a boat ride 180 feet below the ground on an underground lake.
 
Tour Time: 7 am to app. 8 pm.
Departure from NYC: 2nd Ave between 80th & 81st Street.
                                      (By the H&H Midtown Bagels East)
Restrictions: Children must be 7 years old.
 
$115 (Children age 7-15 pays $105)   Click here to reserve your seat

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Saturday October 18th.  -  Fall Foliage Tour

 

Tour 2 - Bushkill Falls & Sterling Hill Mine (The Pocono Mountains)
Visit the Sterling Hill Mining Museum, a national historic site. Visit a real underground mine, learn about the mining process and view the greatest collections of fluorescent minerals in the world. Visit "The Niagara of Pennsylvania", Bushkill Falls in the Poconos. Hike on your own time or with a guide to a series of 8 waterfalls. For a minimal fee you can also enjoy Paddle Boats, Miniature Golf and Fishing.

 

Tour Time: 8 am to app. 8 pm.

Departure from NYC: 8th Ave. between 33rd and 34th Street (By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Children must be 6 years old.

 $115 (Children age 6-15 pays $105)   Click here to reserve your seat

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Multiple Tour Discount

Make reservations and pay for more than one tour at the same time and you will

receive a significant discount. You have to call us to receive these discounts.

The phone reservation surcharge will be waived.

Multiple tour discounts can not be combined with any other offers.

 

Book 2 tours: $16 discount off the total price per person

Book 3 tours: $36 discount off the total price per person

Book 4 tours: $64 discount off the total price per person

Book 5 tours: $100 discount off the total price per person

Book more than 5 tours. Call us!

 

NEW!  Now we also have have GIFT CERTIFICATES. A perfect gift for that special someone. 

 

Comparison Chart

 

How does Hines Tours compare to other tour companies offering getaway sightseeing day tours from NYC?

 

 

 

 

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Average tour price

$229

$163

$121

$149

$225

$143

Average tour length

 14.5 H

11.5 H

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9 H

Breakfast included

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Lunch or dinner included

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Snacks on bus or train included

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Visit to natural wonders

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No

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 No 

 

                        

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