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Please scroll down to view our 2023 public tour schedule (More tours might be added later). For a private tours, you can check the tours that we have had in the past under the "Tour Details" link, and contact us to make a private tour for 2-14 people.

 

The following is included in the price of all our public full day tours:
        
  • Transportation with deluxe air-conditioned van/bus from NYC
  • Friendly and professional tour guide
  • A light breakfast 
  • Lunch or Linner (except for tour 18)
  • Snacks on the van 
  • Admission to all attractions
  • Equipment usage (if any) for primary tour activity
  • All taxes and fees

Not included: Gratuities are left to your discretion.

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							2023 SCHEDULE  
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April 13 - 17.   (Thur – Mon) (4-5 days/4 nights)   

Southern Arizona
 
4 days in the beautiful Southern Arizona. Visit Saguaro National Park, Kartchner Caverns (Voted best cave in the US), Chiricahua National Monument, Tombstone, an Ostrich Farm, Tonto National Forest, Scenic Steamboat Cruise, Ghost Town visit and much more. Price incl. all local transportation, 4 nights hotel, 4 Breakfast, 3 lunches, 4 dinners, activities every day, all admission fees and taxes. Airfare is NOT included.     Click here for Tour Details 
 
Tour Time: Thur. afternoon/evening to 8:30 pm Mon.  Physical Grade: 1.5 - 2.5
Departure Start: Hotel Quality Inn & Suites, Goodyear Phoenix West AZ 
Tour End: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Restrictions: Children must be 7 years old.    Click here to reserve your seat

$1,099* (Per person based on double occupancy)
 
$799* Few seats left at this major discounted price Single supplement $200 (Sorry no child discount)
 
 
 

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Sunday April 23.
 
NOT AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING YET, WE ARE WAITING TO SEE WHEN THE TULIPS WILL BLOOM
Tulips Holland Ridge Farms and
Six Flags Safari Tour (Tour 48 – NJ)

Visit Holland Ridge Farm, the biggest u-pick flower farm in the US. A farm bursting with a sea of colorful flowers, including millions of tulips which are perfect backdrop for beautiful photos. We will visit Six Flags Wild Safari Park, this is a 350 acre drive through Safari Park boasting 1,200 animals from six different continents. Tour includes lunch.  Click here for Tour Details

Tour Time: 7 am to app. 7 pm.  Physical Grade: 1

Departure from NYC: 8th Ave Between 33rd & 34th Street.
                                      (By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Children must be at least 7 years old.

$145*   Click here to reserve your seat

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Saturday May 20.

Gardens of the Garden State
(Tour 49 – NJ)

There is a reason to that New Jersey is called “The Garden State”. The State is home to a lot of beautiful greenery. Explore a total of 6-9 parks, arboretums and gardens in one eventful day, including a short hike to a small but beautiful waterfall. Tour includes lunch.

Click here for Tour Details

Tour Time: 7:30 am to app. 7:00 pm.  Physical Grade: 1
Departure from NYC: 8th Ave Between 33rd & 34th Street.
                                      (By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Children must be at least 7 years old.

$135*   Click here to reserve your seat

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Sunday May 21.
Kent Falls - Dover Stone Church Cave - Muscoot Farm  (Tour 31 – CT & NY)
 
Explore Connecticut highest waterfall, Kent Falls. A cascade falling a total of 250 ft. Hike to the Dover Stone Church, a natural stream fed cave with a 30 ft waterfall inside. Visit Muscoot Farm, an early 1900s farm museum with historical buildings and farm animals. Tour includes lunch.
 
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Tour Time: 7:00 am to app. 5:30 pm.  Physical Grade: 2-3
Departure from NYC: 8th Ave Between 33rd & 34th Street.
                                      (By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Children must be at least 7 years old.
 
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Saturday June 3.

Shawangunks Mini Hikes (Tour 52 – NY)

Experience 5 different small hikes/walks in the beautiful Shawangunks Mountains, the hikes/walks will vary from 5 – 60 minutes in lengths, most of them in very different beautiful natural settings including a mountain top, a fire tower, a stone church and 2 waterfalls. Tour includes lunch.

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Tour Time: 7 am to app. 7:30 pm.  Physical Grade: 2-3
Departure from NYC: 8th Ave Between 33rd & 34th Street.
                                      (By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Children must be at least 7 years old.

$135*    Click here to reserve your seat

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Sunday June 4.

Wolf Watch, Philipsburg Manor and Croton Dam
(Tour 22 – Upstate NY)
 
Step back in time to 1750 at Philipsburg Manor and learn about the merchants and enslaved Africans who operated the complex. See the New Croton Dam, when it was built this was the tallest dam in the world. Visit a Wolf Conservation Center; learn about the biology and ecology of wolves and encounter them at a natural enclosure. Tour includes lunch.
 
Detailed tour itinerary                
 
Tour Time: 8 am to app. 6:30 pm.  Physical Grade: 1
Departure from NYC: 8th Ave Between 33rd & 34th Street.
                                      (By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Children must be at least 7 years old.
 
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June. 10 –  18.  (Sat – Sun) (9 days/8 nights)   SOLD OUT - Please contact us o be added to a waiting list

Ecuador - Quito, Andes Mountains & Amazon Jungle
 
Visit: Historic colonial Quito, the biggest Neogothic Church in South America, the tallest aluminum statue in the world, one of the highest aerial gondolas in the world, many volcanos, swim in hot springs, visit an indigenous tribe, experience an Amazon basin river boat tour and much more. Price incl. all local transportation from Quito Airport and drop off at Quito Airport, 8 hotel nights, 7 Breakfast, 7 lunches, activities every day, all admission fees and taxes. Airfare is NOT included. 
 
 
Tour Time: Sat. 10 pm to Sun 4:30 am   Physical Grade: 2 - 3
Departure Start: Mariscal Sucre International Airport (Quito)  
Tour End: Mariscal Sucre International Airport (Quito)

Restrictions: Children must be 7 years old.    Click here to reserve your seat

$1,149* (Per person based on double occupancy)
Single supplement $250 

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Saturday July 22.
 
Native American Pow Wow & Wild West City
(Tour 18 – NJ & Upstate NY)
 
Visit Wild West City, an authentic Western recreation of Dodge City in the 1800's with live shows and museums. Visit Bear Mountain Pow Wow with Native American artists, singers, dancers from all across the Americas, booths selling crafts, jewelry, food and more. This tour does NOT include lunch.
Click here for tour details             
 
Tour Time: 10 am to app. 8 pm.    Physical Grade: 1
Departure from NYC: 8th Ave between 33rd & 34th Street. By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Children must be 7 years old.

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Saturday Sept. 30th.

 

Apple Picking, Tibetan Temple & Hiking (Tour 51 – Catskills NY)
 
Visit an orchard in upstate NY and pick some fresh delicious apples. The farm also has pumpkins, raspberries and other fruits and vegetables. Visit a Tibetan Buddhist monastery and experience peace, spiritualism and beautiful temple buildings. Hike by a beautiful nature Preserve. Tour includes lunch and 5-6 lbs of apples.  Click here for Tour Details

Tour Time: 7 am to app. 8:30 pm.  Physical Grade: 2

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

Restrictions: Children must be at least 7 years old.

$145*  Click here to reserve your seat

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Sunday Oct. 1.

Sunflowers at Holland Ridge Farms and
SeaQuest (Tour 50 – NJ)

Visit Holland Ridge Farm, the biggest u-pick flower farm in the US. A farm bursting with a sea of colorful flowers, including millions of Sunflowers which are perfect backdrop for beautiful photos. Visit SeaQuest, a 20,000 square feet of adventure indoor Aquarium & animal center with sharks, rays, birds and other animals from around the world. Tour includes lunch.  Click here for Tour Details

Tour Time:  10 am to app. 8:30 pm.  Physical Grade: 1
Departure from NYC: 8th Ave Between 33rd & 34th Street.
                                      (By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Children must be at least 7 years old.

$149*   Click here to reserve your seat

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Oct. 7th - 9th (Sat-Mon) 

New England All-Inclusive Fall Tour 3 days/2 nights (Vermont - New Hampshire - Massachusetts)
 
There is no better time to be in New England than during the peak of the fall colors. Visit a maple farm, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, a farm museum, covered bridges, many State Parks and much more. Price incl. 2 nights in a 2-3 star hotel with AC and private bath, 7 full meals, activities every day, all transportations, all admission fees and taxes.     Click here for Tour Details

Tour Time: 7:00 am Sat. to app. 9 pm Mon.  Physical Grade: 1 - 2.5

Departure from NYC: 8th Ave between 33/34th Street.  (By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Children must be 7 years old. Click here to reserve your seat
 
$699* (Per person based on double occupancy)
Single supplement $150

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Oct. 21 - 22th (Sat-Sun) 

Northwest Connecticut All-Inclusive Fall Weekend Tour (2 days/1 night)

Come and see the beautiful fall colors of northern Connecticut, visit Mark Twain House & Museum, Talcott Mountain State Park, Flamig Farm, Covered Bridge and 3 – 4 waterfall hikes. Price incl. one hotel night w. AC and private bath, 4 full meals + a light breakfast to start the tour, activities every day, all transportation, admission fees and taxes. Click here for Tour Details

Tour Time: 7:00 am Sat. to app. 7:30 pm Sun.  Physical Grade: 2 - 3
Departure from NYC: 8th Ave between 33/34th Street.  (By the Duane Reade)
Restrictions: Children must be 5 years old. Click here to reserve your seat
 
$369* (Per person based on double occupancy)
Single supplement $70 

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December Christmas Tour(s) 

We will organize at least one Christmas tour for December; it is unfortunately too early for us to finalize Christmas tour(s) yet.

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* Please note that all prices are for online and mail reservations. A $6 surcharge per ticket applies for all phone reservations.

 

 

 

This is either a completely new tour, or a revised tour with a majority of new venues.

 

 

 This is a tour which has a revised itinerary.

 

 

 

 

Hines Tours - COVID-19

The health and safety of all our tour participants remains our top priority. We have implemented enhanced health and safety measures for you, other participants, and our employees. Please check these frequently as will will adjust these guidedlines according to the current situation

 

 

1. You can find our Liability waiver here on our website, see the link to the left, so you have the option of printing it out at home and bringing it with you. (We will also have some on the tour day)

 

 

 

 

 

2. We ask that if you are ill or have recently been ill, please don’t join our tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. It is now voluntary if you will wear a mask on our transportation vehicle, regardless of your vaccination status. (We have been following the airline industry's guidelines)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. We will disinfect the van’s commonly touched surfaces throughout the day of the tour

 

 

 

 

 

5. We will always have hand sanitizer available for everyone to use in our transportation vehicle

 

 

 

 

 

6. All Hines Tours employees are fully vaccinated and both driver and tour guide's temperature are taken the day of the tour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. After the tour, we will email or text you our feedback form so that you can fill it out on your cell phone or at home on your PC.

 

 

 

Even if we implement the above measures, an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. Senior citizens and guests with underlying medical conditions are especially vulnerable. By joining our tours, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and other diseases.

 

 

 

 

Multiple Tour Discount

Make reservations and pay for more than one tour at the same time and you will receive a significant discount. If you make the reservations online, please wait up to 4 business days for the discount to be credited to your card. If you make a phone reservations the discount will be applied immediately and the normal phone reservation surcharge will be waived. Multiple tour discounts can not be
combined with any other offers.
 
Note: Multiple tour discount cannot be used with our half day tours, since these are very inexpensive already.
 
Book 2 tours: Get $8 off per tour
Book 3 tours: Get $12 off per tour
Book 4 tours: Get $16 off per tour
Book 5 or more tours: Get $20 off per tour

 

 

Physical Grades/Levels

All our tours have been evaluated based on its general physical demands and we have made a grading system. If a tour has a physical grad range (e.g. 1-3) that means you have the choice of the tours physical level. Please note, many of our adventures include only one activity that may significantly affect the physical grading. You may choose not to participate in any of our activities. For specific tour details, please contact us.
 
1. Very easy. Suitable for people of all ages and experience levels, these trips include only a minimal element of physical activity such as little walking and possible have to climb a few steps.

2. Easy. Suitable for most fitness levels. Your itinerary may include easy paced hiking with only minimal elevation.

3. Moderate. Suitable for people with an average level of fitness. May include 1-2  hours of hiking, hiking with moderate elevation gain or 3-4 hours of slow-paced kayaking/canoeing or equivalent activity. You will raise your heart rate on these tours, so a basic level of aerobic fitness is required.
 
4. Challenging. Suitable for people with good physical fitness. Includes at least one activity with physical exertion above the daily average, possibly for extended lengths of time such as 3-4 hours of hiking or hiking/rock scrambling with high elevation gain.
 
5Strenuous. Suitable only for those with a very high level of physical fitness and endurance. Activities may include 4-8 hours of hiking over steep terrain or other very strenuous activities.

 

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