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WEST POINT & THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS TOUR
October 17 & 24, 2009
Saturdays

West Point The experience

The Hudson Highlands offers the most dramatic scenery of any point on the Hudson River, and this tour has all that and more. You will be met at Cold Spring Station by a West Point Tours guide and bus. During the 25 minute drive to West Point, your guide will regale you with the fascinating history of this part of the Valley, as well as intriguing tales about sites along the way.

Your one-hour tour of West Point includes the Main Cadet Chapel,Trophy Point, Battle Monument, and the Plain, with time for visits to the Visitors Center and the West Point Museum and Gift Shop. Then board the bus back to Cold Spring and spend the rest of the day browsing the antique stores and boutiques, and grabbing a meal at one of the village's cafes or restaurants. Cold Spring Station, where you'll catch the train back to New York City, is right at the foot of Main Street.

Reservations for the tour package are required and should be made at www.westpointtours.com or by calling 845-446-4724. As part of the security at West Point, everyone 16 years and over is required to bring a government issued photo ID (such as a driver's license or passport)..


The deal

PACKAGE INCLUDES: Discount round-trip rail fare, bus transportation tour of Cold Spring and West Point.

PRICE: From Grand Central Terminal or Harlem-125th Street: adults, $40.75; seniors, $37; children 5-11, $20.50; children 2-4, $19; children under 2, FREE Save an additional 5 percent on rail fare when you purchase this package through WebTicket.

Getting there

Take the Hudson Line to Cold Spring Station. There is only one bus which meets the train departing Grand Central Terminal at 8:47 a.m. Check here for an ITINERARY.

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