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Itinerary: Subject to change due to local conditions, unforeseen events, or more interesting as yet unplanned awesome experiences that become available
Overview:
Long Island is a land filled with history and heritage from the North Shore to the South Shore, so let’s start exploring! Step inside a historic manor home that will take you back to the age of splendor and beauty and go back to colonial times to experience daily life as it was in the 18th and 19th centuries. Wander waterfront streets of historic towns and through landscapes designed to provide an oasis of beauty and quiet for pleasure, rest, and refreshment.
In the evening, we’ll celebrate the harvest with live music and tastings from local wineries while discovering all the wonders of the ocean at the Long Island Aquarium.
Why not grab an overnight bag and leave New Jersey behind on our fun two-day Long Island wine adventure!
Day One: Raynham Hall
Let the adventures begin!
On our first stop we explore 300 years of espionage together with colonial life of the wealthy and enslaved and the roles they all played in the history that led to where our lives are today.
A guided tour of the Raynham Hall Museum will take us into the lives of the Townsends as we experience what it meant to be prominent merchants and heroic patriots and how their lives tie into the Culper Spy Ring and America’s first Valentine.
Oyster Bay:
After, take a stroll among the quiet streets of the sleepy hamlet of Oyster Bay and find a tasty spot for lunch.
Walk off a bit of that lunch and wander among the rural charm taking in all the quaint, historic character of the town.
Fish & Sips!:
After checking in our comfy hotel and settling in for a break, we’ll head out for an included Italian dinner before our big night out at the aquarium.
It’s Fish & Sips time! With tasting glass in hand, stroll the enchanting aquarium after dark while sipping local wines and swaying to live music.
With over 20 local wineries and craft breweries you’ll be sure to find a favorite in this celebration of Long Island’s East End harvest.
Day 2: Bayard Cutting Arboretum
A magnificent mansion awaits our visit at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum, a gracious gift by the Cutting family to provide a space for visitors to experience their exclusive and private oasis of peace.
Here we can wander the professionally designed landscape consisting of an unusual variety of plants and pinetum from all parts of the world as we make our way to the Great River Estate’s Manor House, formally known as Westbrook.
Manor House Tour:
Step inside its authentic grandeur where our guided tour will lead us through the major living spaces, both upstairs and down.
You’ll be surrounded by elegant period pieces and exquisite workmanship of long-ago artisans.
Victorian Tea:
After, enjoy an included Victorian Tea at the Hidden Oak Café right here inside the estate home.
Now it’s time to say goodbye and make our way back home to New Jersey filled with cheerful memories of our Long Island Adventures.
Pricing & Departures:
Departs South Plainfield High School at the end of Lane Ave at 7:15 AM and returns at approximately 7:30 PM
Departs Madison’s Kings Road Parking Lot, 62 Kings Rd. at 8:00 AM and returns at approximately 6:45 PM
Departs Ridgewood’s Graydon Pool at the corner of Linwood Ave & Northern Parkway at 8:45 AM and returns at approximately 6:00 PM
Price per person is $ Twin & $ Single. No reservations accepted without a deposit of $150 per person. Make checks payable to Group Tours & Travel and mail to the included address. Final payment is due August 25, 2025. Deposits are fully refundable if cancellation occurs on or before August 25, 2025. There are no refunds if cancellation occurs after August 25, 2025. Travel protection/cancellation coverage is available and highly recommended (approximately 10% of the total cost of the tour) but not included. One piece of luggage per person and one carry-on are permitted. Educated Wanderer is not responsible for any delays, cancellations, injuries or circumstances beyond its control and reserves the right to change this itinerary. All trip components are subject to change in accordance with Government, State and Local guidelines and/or mandates. This tour will run rain or shine.
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Wet blanket
– a person who makes it difficult for other people to enjoy themselves by complaining, acting negatively, creating drama, etc.
– one that quenches or dampens enthusiasm or pleasure
- Our philosophy of travel involves getting out of the ordinary to experience other cultures and places with an open minded attitude and flexibility. Since as in daily life, anything can and will happen, let’s embrace these situations with acceptance and understanding because they will either lead to an unexpected, amazing experience or positive learning experience.
- If anyone brings along excess baggage such as incessant complaining, under the breath rude comments, outward negativity or other such behaviors that infect the entire group or individuals, we have the exclusive right to remove them from the tour at their own cost with no refunds. (yes, this means you)
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The Educated Wanderer
PO Box 35 Henryville, PA 18332
973-513-9001
