Finger Lakes of New York Sightseeing Tour
Corning Museum of Glass, Ithaca Waterfalls, Sunset Cruise on Seneca Lake, White Deer Preserve, Wine Tasting, Cornell University, Cheese Tasting at a Finger Lakes Dairy and more!

The Finger Lakes region of New York is an area of unparalleled beauty. With its winding lakes, rolling hills, and charming small towns, it's easy to see why locals love this place so much. It's renowned of course for its delicious wines (you get to try some at two venues of this tour), and it's also known for taking in one of the gorgeous sunsets over one of the lakes (and you get to do that too on our Seneca Lake Sunset Cruise). 

This 4-day tour to this beautiful region has something for everyone to make this tour an unforgettable experience.

Two iconic destinations in this tour are the Corning Museum of Glass and the waterfalls. While at the museum, we have lined up the glass etching experience for you where you design your own pattern on a wine glass and then take the glass home with you. Also included at the museum is a private buffet dinner accompanied by Finger Lakes wines.

​See the amazing waterfalls and gorges in Ithaca, have a wonderful sunset cruise on Seneca Lake, do some wine tasting at a lakefront winery, visit the Seneca White Deer preserve, get a guided tour of a Finger Lakes Dairy and do some cheese tasting of Finger Lakes cheeses. And so much more!
  • This trip travels to the USA. Passports required. 
  • ​​Please review our latest COVID-19 protocols. Click here.

Trip Dates

4-Day Trip
May 29-June 1, 2023
Only $99 deposit to reserve your seat.  Deposit fully refundable if you cancel for any reason by April 24, 2023.

Prices

All prices are per person, in Canadian dollars. ​All taxes and tips are included!
  • Double $1,099
  • Single $1,499
  • Triple $999
  • Quad $949
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Pickup Locations

7:00 AM Vaughan Carpool
7:45 AM York Mills Station
8:20 AM Mississauga Carpool
8:35 AM Mississauga McDonalds
9:10 AM Appleby Line
9:45 AM Grimsby
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Inclusions

  • Round trip transportation on deluxe highway bus with a washroom and WiFi. 
  • 3 nights accommodation at the fabulous Hilton Garden Inn, Ithaca, NY.
  • 5 meals included (3 buffet breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 buffet dinner at Corning Museum of Glass including Finger Lakes wines with dinner).
  • Admission to Corning Museum of Glass included. Also includes private glass etching workshop and a wonderful group dinner.
  • Guided tour of Deer Haven Park, home of the majestic Seneca White Deer.
  • Admission to Lively Run Dairy with a cheese tasting experience.
  • Guided tour of waterfalls & gorges in Ithaca included.
  • Sunset cruise on Seneca Lake included.
  • ​Escorted tour with ShortTrips.ca tour director available during the trip.
  • All tips and taxes included.

Approximate Return Times

  • ​Grimsby 6:15 PM
  • Appleby Line 7:10 PM
  • Mississauga Carpool 7:40 PM
  • Mississauga McDonalds 7:55 PM
  • York Mills 8:30 PM
  • Vaughan 9:00 PM

Deposits, Payments, Cancellations & Refunds

  • $99 deposit required to reserve your seat. Deposit is fully refundable if cancelled by April 24, 2023. Remaining balance in full is due on April 24, 2023 and will be charged automatically if booking is not cancelled.
  • If the tour has to be cancelled due to travel restrictions or government shutdowns, a full & prompt refund will be done regardless of how many days are left before departure.​
  • You can transfer your seat to anyone else you know up to the time of departure without penalty. 

​Travelling With Children

  • Children 10+ are welcome on this tour. Price is the same as adults. 
  • Passengers younger than 21 will not be allowed to do wine & cider tasting, will receive fruit juices instead.

Travel Documents

  • US Immigration requires that all travellers MUST have a passport (or Nexus or EDL cards).  If you do not have a Canadian or USA passport, please make sure that you have the appropriate permissions or documentation to travel to the USA. 
  • If you are denied entry to the US, sadly we will have to leave you at the border.
  • Sorry but no refunds if you are denied entry.

Emergency Medical/Travel Insurance

  • Emergency medical and trip cancellation insurance is strongly recommended. Getting ill in the USA can be very expensive. 
  • If you are not covered by a workplace or some other blanket travel/medical insurance policy, please consider purchasing emergency medical insurance online from CAA or TD Insurance or RBC Insurance or Manulife.

Tour Highlights

Corning Museum of Glass

The Corning Museum of Glass has been a must-see attraction for lovers of art and glass since 1951. With spectacular views from its soaring atrium and galleries, you can admire a collection of more than 45,000 glass items from around the world, ranging from ancient to contemporary. The museum also features multiple demonstrations that allows visitors to see the breathtaking skill required to form molten glass into impressive works of art. During our visit, you will have time to tour the galleries, watch some demonstrations and also attend our private workshop on the sandblasting method to etch your own glass in your chosen pattern. And you get to keep the glass that you make as a momento of your visit!

Buffet Dinner at Corning Museum of Glass

We will be having a private group dinner at the Corning Museum of Glass at the end of our visit.  

​Our dinner will be accompanied with two complimentary glasses of New York State Finger Lakes wine per person. A cash bar will be available for additional purchases.  Complimentary beverages with the meal include Coffee, Hot Tea,Iced Water, Iced Tea, and Lemonade. Other soft drinks and juices can also be purchased from the cash bar. 

Ithaca, NY

Ithaca is known as the city of gorges and waterfalls. There are over 150 waterfalls within 10 square miles. that flow across the town, funneling water through gorges carved out thousands of years ago. By glaciers, they tell us. The most famous of these is Taughannock Falls. We will be visiting Taughannock Falls as well as a couple of the others -- nature's marvels for us to enjoy. And a perfect photo opportunity. 

Also included on our guided tour of Ithaca will be a trip through the Cornell University campus.

​Please note that the waterfalls tour in Ithaca is not walker or wheelchair friendly. Those with mobility issues will regrettably not be able to experience these stops fully.

Seneca Lake Sunset Cruise

A visit to Seneca Lake is not complete without a 1.5 hour sunset cruise board Captain Bill's 270 passenger Seneca Legacy vessel located at the southern end of Seneca Lake, one of the larger finger lakes.

Deer Haven Park

Deer Haven Park occupies a portion of the former Seneca Army Depot, a US Military munitions storage facility built in 1941. For over 75 years, the Seneca Army Depot was closed to the public. It's now been reopened as an animal refuge and offers a glimpse into its mysterious past and a chance to see the unique wildlife that resides within its fences, from wild turkeys, beavers, and American Bald Eagles to the Majestic Seneca white deer! 

Owing to their entrapment by the fencing when the depot was built in 1941, the herd has been inbreeding for nearly 70 years. The trait has manifested itself to such an extent that today there are an estimated 200–300 white deer in the total herd of about 700.