Print Full Itinerary:   Wednesday, April 28, Ridgewood & Bloomfield

Print Full Itinerary:  Thursday , April 29, Morris, Chatham & South Plainfield

Itinerary: (Subject to change due to local conditions, unforeseen events, or more interesting, as-yet unplanned awesome experiences that become available)

Cherry Blossoms at The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens

 The Snug Harbor Cultural Center 

One Day Tour ~ Wednesday, April 28, 2021

or Thursday, April 29, 2021

 Our day begins with a visit to The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, consistently rated as one of the finest gardens in the metropolitan area. Spring is in the air and with it comes a rainbow of colors throughout the 52-acres of gardens and open spaces. Now is a special time of year to stroll these floral delights since the garden’s Cherry Blossoms should be in full bloom. Make sure to explore the more than 200 cherry trees along its Esplanade, the Cherry Walk and Japanese Pond Garden. Other highlights are the bonsai museum and almost all the roses, magnolias, lilacs, wildflowers, orchids, and rhododendrons which should be in or near bloom. After time to stroll through the gardens and browse in the shops, we enjoy lunch on our own in the garden’s café. From here we travel to nearby Staten Island to visit one of New York City’s most unexpected and extraordinary destinations: the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden. Set among 83-acres of beautiful parkland, the Cultural Center is home to widely acclaimed botanical gardens and boasts 28 historic buildings. Once a home for sailors and a place of many significant events, our guided tour includes a visit to a few of the most important buildings and a visit to the exceptional New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden.  After an outstanding day of touring, we return home with many fond memories of our spring day. This tour requires a little more walking than other tours.

Wednesday, April 28:

Departs from Ridgewood’s Graydon Pool parking lot (corner of Linwood Avenue & Northern Parkway) at 8:00 AM and returns at approximately 5:00 PM.

Depart from Brookdale Service Plaza South, Bloomfield at 8:15 AM and returns at approximately 5:30 PM.  Enter from the Garden State Parkway Southbound or from Overlook Terrace off of Broad Street in Bloomfield. Park to the left by the trees or on the right behind the Sunoco

Cars may be parked at either location for the duration of the tour at your own risk.

Thursday, April 29:

Departs from The Morris Plains Community Center, 51 Jim Fear Drive, Morris Plains.  Departs at 8:00 AM and returns at approximately 6:15 PM.

Departs from The Chatham Middle School at 480 Main Street, Chatham at 8:30 AM and returns at approximately 5:45 PM. Park behind the Methodist Church.

Departs South Plainfield High School, at the end of Lane Avenue, at 9:00 AM and returns at approximately 5:00 PM.

Cars may be parked at either location for the duration of the tour at your own risk.

No reservations accepted without a payment of $135 per person. Make checks payable to “Group Tours & Travel” and mail to the above address. Group Tours 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. A full refund will be granted if canceled prior to March 17, 2021. No refund will be given on a cancellation after March 17, 2021.

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