Boston Field Trips and Educational Tours with Winged Victory USA

WV USA- 2004-2005
Boston Student Field Trip Itinerary

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Day 1
7:00 AM	Depart school on a deluxe, climate-controlled and restroom-equipped motorcoach.
12:00 PM	Arrive in Boston and meet your Winged Victory USA guide in front of Faneuil Hall. This historical location is where Samuel Adams rallied the citizens of Boston to the cause of independence from Great Britain. Here, you will be free for lunch at your own expense at one of the many food vendors in Quincy Market. After lunch, you'll be free for 1/2 hour of gift-shopping and picture-taking in the shadow of "The Cradle of Liberty", one of America's most famous shopping and dining areas! For over 250 years, the marketplace has played an integral role in the life of Boston's residents. With cobblestone paths under your feet, roaming street performers, numerous stores, gift shops and market vendors, you are in the ideal location for a great Bostonian experience!
1:15 PM	Meet the bus for a short ride to the Freedom Trail where you will begin a city tour that will highlight Paul Revere’s house, the Old North Church, Old Ironsides, Chinatown, Beacon Hill the Back Bay and Boston Common.
4:45 PM	Your tour will end back at the Faneuil Hall Marketplace where you will enjoy dinner at Cheers Restaurant! This conveniently located restaurant, in Boston's Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall Marketplace is not just a museum of the famous Boston comedy show, it's a wonderful place to dine, to relax, and to have a good time.
6:00 PM	After dinner, transfer to the Museum of Science, where you will view an Omni film.
7:00 PM	Enter the Mugar Omni Theatre where you will experience the world's largest film format projected onto a 5-story-tall domed screen.
8:00 PM	Afterwards, meet the bus and depart for your hotel, where you will check-in and get some well deserved rest.
8:30 PM	Arrive at your hotel and check in to your rooms. Tucked away on the South Shore in the historic city of Quincy, just 8 miles south from downtown Boston, you'll find the Boston Marriott Quincy. This brand-new full-service hotel features 464 guest rooms including 8 suites. Guest amenities include concierge level, business center, health club, pool, sauna and whirlpool.
9:30 PM	Overnight security service begins.
Day 2
7:30 AM	Breakfast in the hotel that will include: scrambled Eggs,Crisp bacon, Breakfast Potatoes, Oatmeal, Assorted Cereals, Yogurt, Fresh fruit, assorted breakfast breads, orange juice, milk, Coffee, Tea.
8:30 AM	Reassemble in the lobby, meet your guide, board your bus and depart for your Whale Watch!
9:15 AM	Arrive at the Boston waterfront and check in.
10:00 AM	Begin your 3 hour Whale Watch from Boston Harbor Cruises on the waterfront! BHC proudly has Boston’s only three-hour whale watch cruise on our high-speed catamarans. They will get you to and from the whales in half the time, which allows you more time to watch the whales. Their catamarans feature 3 outside decks for optimum viewing capability. Inside you will find climate controlled cabin space with cushioned seating, tables, state-of-the-art audio-visual, and a galley offering snacks and beverages for purchase.
12:00 PM	While you are on board, you will enjoy a prepaid & preordered lunch, which will include: choice of: turkey, ham&cheese, rouastbeef or veggie sandwich, Chips, Fruit, Cookie or Brownie, drink.
1:15 PM	Transfer to the New England Aquarium.
1:45 PM	Arrive at the New England Aquarium on Boston's waterfront. The mission of the New England Aquarium is to increase understanding of aquatic life and environments, to enable people to act to conserve the world of water, and to provide leadership for the preservation and sustainable use of aquatic resources. This mission is fulfilled through exhibits, and through education, conservation and research programs.
3:45 PM	Transfer to the Boston Common Park for a little free time before dinner. Set aside by the city of Boston in 1634, the Common is the oldest public park in the U.S. It was a political rallying point and military training field before and during the American Revolution and the Civil War. Also contains the site of the playing field of the first organized football club in the United States, which began in 1862.
5:00 PM	Located in Boston's City Place, you will have dinner at California Pizza Kitchen that includes appetizers, Pepperoni, Cheese & BBQ Pizza, Marinara & Bolonese Pasta, Dessert, and Soft Drinks with refills.
6:00 PM	Walk across the street to the Charles Playhouse.
6:30 PM	Attend a highly memorable performance of Shear Madness the longest-running play in the history of the American theatre, during which you can actually question the witnesses, and eventually vote to determine the guilty party. The outcome of the play changes from day to day, and will depend upon which of the characters you and your classmates believe (or which one you don't).
8:30 PM	Meet the bus and return to the hotel.
9:30 PM	Overnight security service begins. EVENING OPTION TWO: (price dependent upon ticket cost) After dinner, depart for Boston’s legendary Fenway Park to see the Red Sox play. The game begins at 7:05pm. EVENING OPTION THREE: (approx. $10 -$20 more/person than dinner & Shear Madnessdepending on time of year) Depart for the Boston Waterfront where you will board the Spirit of Boston for a three-hour dinner cruise in the Boston Harbor. During your cruise, you'll have breathtaking views of the Boston skyline, and, after a buffet dinner, you'll enjoy a pep rally and dance, with contests and prizes. EVENING OPTION #4: (approx. $30 more/person than Shear Madness) Attend a highly memorable performance of Blue Man Group. This show is best known for its award-winning theatrical productions which critics have described as "ground-breaking", "hilarious", "visually stunning" and "musically powerful." These performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percussive music, art, science and vaudeville into a form of entertainment that is like nothing else.
Day 3
8:00 AM	Breakfast in the hotel that will include: scrambled Eggs,Crisp bacon, Breakfast Potatoes, Oatmeal, Assorted Cereals, Yogurt, Fresh fruit, assorted breakfast breads, orange juice, milk, Coffee, Tea.
9:00 AM	Check out of your rooms, place your bags on the bus, meet your guide in the lobby, and depart for Fenway Park.
10:00 AM	Depart on a 70 minute guided tour of the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball - Fenway Park! The tour will include the press box and broadcast booths; the new Red Sox Hall of Fame Club; the .406 Club; the Dugout Seats; and Pesky's Pole. Enjoy your visit to the park where the Babe pitched, The Kid hit, Yaz dazzled, and Nomar and Pedro still thrill young fans today. Soak up the rich history; hear the echoes of the past. Touch the Green Monster, imagine being one of the "Knights of the Keyboard" as you see the view from the Press Box, visit the new Red Sox Hall of Fame, and take a seat in the .406 Club before strolling around Fenway Park.
11:30 AM	Afterwards, you will transfer to the Prudential Center in Boston’s Back Bay for lunch at your own expense. There, after an inexpensive lunch in the food court, you’ll have about a ½ hour to browse in the dozens of gift and specialty shops in the City Under Glass.
1:15 PM	After lunch, walk to the Duck Tour office in the Prudential Center at 1:30 to check in for your 2pm ride.
2:00 PM	Begin your ride on Boston’s legendary Duck Tour. The fun begins as soon as you board your "DUCK", an authentic, renovated World War II amphibious landing vehicle, at the Prudential Center in Boston's historic Back Bay. After learning many interesting new facts about the city of Boston from your conDUCKtor, by land, you’ll splash into the Charles River for a completely different perspective. Tour is 80 minutes!
3:30 PM	Meet the bus and begin your journey home, exhausted yet forever enriched.
Your trip also includes:
A customized, keepsake DVD for each student and group leader, made from photographs taken with a camera that we will loan you for your trip. The images are downloaded, set to music, and then mailed back to you on a DVD to enjoy for years to come! A comprehensive Travel Protection Plan, underwritten by Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company and administered by Trip Mate, Inc. is included in the price of the trip. This Plan provides benefits such as Pre-Departure Trip Cancellation, Medical Expense Emergency Assistance, Travel Delay, Baggage and Baggage Delay. A Travel Insurance Certificate will be provided to your child’s teacher for each child on the trip. Liability Insurance - WINGED VICTORY USA carries $2,000,000 in Professional Liability and Errors and Omissions insurance.