You asked for it and here it is: A tour of the Thousand Islands in late summer.

This three-day/two-night tour of this scenic upstate New York region includes tours of two castles, two cruises along the St. Lawrence River, a winery tasting and a visit to a working lighthouse.

All rooms at this beautiful resort have views of the elegant Boldt Castle. We’ve added another lunch so the package includes six meals.

• Round-trip motorcoach transportation
• Two-night stay at Capt. Thomson’s Resort, Alexandria Bay, NY, with castle-view rooms
• Six meals
• Two-Nation Luncheon Cruise
• Singer Castle Boat Tour
• Boldt Castle Tour
• Antique Boat Museum
• Tibbetts Point Lighthouse
• Taxes, gratuities & housekeeping fees at hotel
• All sales tax & gratuities for included meals

PICKUPS – Monday, Sept. 8

6:15 a.m. – Green Ridge Plaza
7 a.m. - Wyoming Valley Mall

11 a.m. – Tour of Tibbetts Lighthouse
12:30-1:30 p.m. – Lunch at Woodboat Brewery, Clayton, NY
2 p.m. – Self-guided tour of Antique Boat Museum
4:30 p.m. – Check into hotel
6 p.m. – Dinner buffet at Riley’s by the River

8 a.m. – Breakfast buffet at Riley’s by the River
10 a.m. – Singer Castle Boat Tour with boxed lunch
2 p.m. – Wine tasting at Thousand Islands Winery
Dinner on your own in downtown Alexandria Bay

8 a.m. – Breakfast buffet at Riley’s by the River
10 a.m. – Uncle Sam’s Two Nation Cruise with boxed lunch (no passport required)
12:15 p.m. – Tour of Boldt Castle
2 p.m. –Depart for home

DROPOFFS – Wednesday, Sept. 10

6:30 p.m. - Wyoming Valley Mall
7:15 p.m. – Green Ridge Plaza

CANCELLATIONS

• All sales are final.

• Refunds will not be issued for tours -- no exceptions.

• Therefore, we recommend travel insurance which is now being offered through our partner, Trip Mate. You may use this link to get a quote or to purchase the insurance.

• As a reminder, the 10-percent deposits on multi-day tours are non-refundable even if you cancel the trip more than 60 days before the departure date.

• If it becomes necessary for Martz Travel to cancel a tour, you will receive a full refund with the option of receiving a refund in the form of a gift certificate that may be redeemed for a future Martz Tour.ACCESSIBILITY

If you require special assistance getting on or off the bus, or if you are bringing an ADA-approved mobility device, please provide a description in the Comments section when making your reservation. Non-approved ADA devices will not be allowed to be stored on or beneath the bus.

Boldt Castle and the Antique Boat Museum are fully handicap accessible.

WALKABILITY

Captain Thomson’s Resort is a two-story hotel. However, there is no elevator so please specify your need for a first-floor room in the Comments section when making a reservation.
Singer Castle is not handicap-accessible. A tour of the castle requires a lot of walking and climbing stairs; there are 80 steps leading from the Great Hall. Those who do not wish to participate in the guided tour may watch a video in the Singer Castle viewing room.
There is an elevator in Boldt Castle. 

HOTEL INFO

Captain Thomson’s Resort is a two-story resort located in Alexandria Bay, N.Y., on the St. Lawrence River. It is within walking distance of the downtown area and adjacent to the area where we will board the boats for the cruises.

VENUE INFO

Tibbetts Point Lighthouse in Cape Vincent, N.Y., marks the entrance into the St. Lawrence River from Lake Ontario and utilizes the only classical Fresnel lens still in operation on Lake Ontario. This is actively used by the U.S. Coast Guard so the tower is inaccessible to visitors. You may explore the three-acre grounds, gift shop, museum, lighthouse atrium and foghorn building.
Antique Boat Museum, in Clayton, N.Y., is the premier freshwater boating museum in North America with a collection of more than 320 unique boats and thousands of related artifacts and archives.
Singer Castle on the seven-acre Dark Island includes a four-story, 28-room castle and related structures. It remained in the possession of the original owners, the Bourne family, from its construction in 1905 until the mid-1960s. Frederick Bourne was the fifth president of the Singer Sewing Machine Co.
Thousand Islands Winery, owned and operated by Steve and Erika Conaway, opened to the public in 2003 and now produces more than 50,000 gallons of wine annually and 23 varieties ranging from dry to fruit and dessert wines.
Our Two-Nation Luncheon Cruise and our cruise to Boldt and Singer castles will be hosted by Uncle Sam’s Boat Tours which is adjacent to Captain Thomson’s and offers cruises along the St. Lawrence River to many of the islands and castles within the Thousand Islands area.
Construction on the ornate Boldt Castle began in 1900 by hotel magnate George C. Boldt as a tribute to his beloved wife Louise who, sadly, died several months before the estate was completed.

MEALS

Lunch on Day is a pizza buffet at Wood Boat Brewery in Clayton, NY.
A breakfast buffet on Days 2 & 3 and dinner on Day 1 will be served at Riley’s By The River within walking distance of the hotel.

Boxed lunches will be served on Days 2 and 3 while on the cruise boats.

BUS SEATING

While we try our best to accommodate all requests, we cannot guarantee you will be assigned the seat of your choice. If you have a  preference, please make note of it in the Comments section when booking your trip. We are committed to meeting the specific health and mobility needs of our passengers.