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Please note: New Beginning Tours has a new departure location:  The A&P, off of Kenilworth Boulevard, Kenilworth,  NJ (off of Garden State Parkway Exit 138).  Please see directions at bottom of this page:  (Call 732-382-3108 with questions)
 

New Beginning Tours
            For more information contact us at
                                Phone: (732) 382-3108
                                      Fax:  (732) 382-4706
                                     email: newbeginningtour@aol.com

              
Established since 1981 we pride ourselves
in the highest level of professional service. 

Hosted by Tony and Maureen Roccia, 
we pride ourselves not only in our dedicated 
and friendly service, but also in our advertised 
choices of events, accommodations and restaurants. 

We offer one day, weekend motor coach tours, as well as extended vacations 
within the US and Europe.  Let us plan your next vacation, honeymoon, etc.!

Deluxe motor coaches with restroom and video.

See Travel Specials below!

New Beginning Tours' Gift Certificates can be purchased in any denomination OR for any event.  Just give us a call on 732-382-3108.  Remember those on your list who are hard to buy for - or who need to do something nice for their birthday, anniversary, Holiday!

NEW BEGINNING TOURS GIFT CERTIFICATES
New Beginning Gift Certificates make great gifts,
i.e. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Holidays!
These certificates can be used towards any of our events.
Call us at (732) 382-3108 for more information.

Updated:  April 8, 2008
 

NEW  BUS  DEPARTURE  LOCATION
IMPORTANT:  -  Please note that as of February 23, 2008, the New Beginning Tours new departure location will be:  A&P, Kenilworth, NJ. 

From Garden State Parkway North or South, take Exit 138.  You will exit GSP to a traffic light.  Make a left-hand turn at the traffic light and this will put you on Kenilworth Boulevard.  The A&P is 1/2 block on your left-hand side.  When you pull into the A&P go past the front door and park in the adjacent lot.

HERE ARE A FEW OF OUR NEW EVENTS !

THE BERKSHIRES, Massachusetts
TANGLEWOOD in The Shed
The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra & Brian Stokes Mitchell
August 17-18, 2008  (Sun-Mon)
2 Dinners & 1 Breakfast
Highlights:  Jiminy Peak resort featuring suite accommodation
* Norman Rockwell Museum * Stockbridge
* The Jiminy Peak Resort - suite accommodation, swimming pool, fitness center, lounge
* GREAT SEATS in The Shed in Tanglewood.  Special musical evening featuring Keith Lockhart, musical director with special guest, Brian Stokes Mitchell, baritone, singing songs from his new album, plus tribute in musical selections to the 90th Anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth.
* A visit to the Norman Rockwell Museum which houses the largest collection of his original art, and time on your own to stroll the streets in the quaint town of Stockbridge.
COST: $285 per person, double ($345 Single) A $150 deposit per person reqd with registration.

Lancaster Showtime Get-A-Way Weekend, PA           Register  
Hotel:  Park Plaza Hotel
Show - The British Invasion - American Music Theater
Show - Brigadoon - Fulton Theater
Also, West End River Tour
Sat.-Sun. June 28 - 29, 2008 
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch & 2 Dinners (The Pressroom & Shady Maple)
Come and enjoy this unique and fun-filled Lancaster PA Get-A-Way!  Enjoy the lush and rolling hills of this beautiful area!.  Along with the 2 shows that we will enjoy (listed above), we'll also have a step-on guide board our coach, and take us on a West End River Tour.  Come and see what this is all about! Sunday dinner will be at The Pressman Restaurant.  Please choose entree and list below: 1) Roast Prime Rib of Beef Au Jus, 2) Roasted Pork Loin w/Caramelized Applies or 3) Flounder Stuffed w/Crabmeat.
Cost: $299 pp double $354 Single $125 pp deposit required.
Approx return on June 29 is 9:00 PM.
 

GYPSY          Cost:  $119          Register 
Starring  PATTI  LUPONE
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - Lv. 6:00 PM
Set during the vaudeville era, Gypsy is about a relentless stage mother,
ose, traveling the Country with her two daughters, June and Louise, and their
manager, Herbie.
Rose dreams of stardom for her girls.  When June deserts the act, Rose
turns her attention to the shy Louise.  As Louise is forced into the spotlight -
Gypsy Rose Lee is born!
 

TROPICANA  CASINO        Cost:  $59          Register  
Plus Atlantic City Cruise & IMAX Theater
 Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - Lv.  8:30 AM
   Package:  Cruise + IMAX Movie + $15 Coin & Fiesta Buffet
Get this great package!
$15 back in coin, Fiesta Buffet
& IMAX Movie "Dolphins & Whales - Tribes of the Ocean"
First we have a 1 hour Atlantic City boat cruise and then we go to the Tropicana Casino
Return approx at 6:30 PM
 

RESORTS  CASINO                Register  
DIAHANN  CARROLL    SHOW      Cost:  $38
Package:  $26 in Slot Cash, Show & $5 Food
Wednesday, June 4, 2008   -   Lv.  9:30 AM
Diahann Carroll is a Tony Award Winner and an Academy Award nominee, appearing also in many TV programs including The Ed Sullivan Show & Johnny Carson. She starred in the TV Series "Dynasty", and was married for many years to Vic Damone. Come and see the multitalented and beautiful Diahann Carroll.
Return at 7:30 PM Package: Show + $26 Slot Cash & $5 Food
 

Call us on 732-382-3108 - thanks!
 

HAVE ROOM AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING UPCOMING EVENTS:

TROPICANA  CASINO        Cost:  $59
Show:  "Some Enchanted Evening"
 Monday, May 5, 2008 - Lv.  9:30 AM
   Package:  Show, plus $5 Coin & Lunch Bufet
This is another wonderful Latshaw Production with their great 20-piece Orchestra, singers & dancers!  They will bring to life some of the greatest songs ever written - The Blue Danube, The Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet, highlights from The Sound of Music & much more!  
Return approx 7:30 PM
 

CAT  ON  A  HOT  TIN  ROOF              Cost:  $119          Register 
Starring James Earl Jones
Thursday, June 26, 2008 - Lv. 6:00 PM
Set in a plantation house in Mississippi, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is the story of the
rivalries and misunderstandings that tear apart a family as it gathers for the birthday
of its patriarch, Big Daddy. There is a stellar all-black cast for this revival, including
Tony Award winner, James Earl Jones.
 

Philadelphia Museum of Art       Cost:  $55        Register  
EXHIBIT:  FRIDA  KAHLO
Tuesday, May 13, 2008  - Lv. 9:15 AM
Organized in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the artist's birth, Frida
Kahlo is the first major Kahlo exhibition in the US in nearly fifteen years.  It
presents over 40 of the artist's most important self-portraits and still lifes, rendered in vivid colors and realistic detail.  Kahlo's jewel-like paintings are filled with complex symbolism, often relating to specific incidents in her life.  We will be given head-sets for a self-guided tour. A movie was made in 2002 on her life. Lunch will be on our own.
Ret. approx. 4:30 PM
 

WOODLOCH  PINES - located in Hawley, PA    Cost:  $74        Register  
Thursday, May 8, 2008  - Lv. 9:15 AM
Complimentary coffee, tea and nut bread upon arrival.  Woodloch Pines is consistently voted "One of the Top Vacation Destinations in America".  Come and see why!  A delicious full course dinner featuring Fresh Fruit Cup, Prime Ribs of beef with Fried Butterfly Shrimp and Apple Pie ala Mode. Musicians will play throughout the meal for your listening and dancing pleasure.  For entertainment, we have an all new musical revue.  We can take a scenic boat ride and participate in a bingo game. Visit the Country Store featuring Woodloch food items, antiques and unique gifts. Always a great day!
Ret. approx. 6:30 PM

GUGGENHEIM  MUSEUM, NYC       Register         COST  $80
with lunch at Panevino Restaurant in Lincoln Center, NY
Cai Guo-Qiang Exhibit
Friday, May 2, 2008  - Lv. 9:30 AM
The Guggenheim Museum is Frank Lloyd Wright's only NY designed building is one of the highlights of the modernist tradition.  Cai Guo-Qiang is internationally acclaimed as an artist whose creative transgressions & cultural provocations have literally exploded the accepted parametrews of art.  Cai's largest installaton to date presents 9 real cars in a cinematic progression that simulates a crash, occupying the central atrium of the Frank Lloyd Wright rotunda. We will have head-phones for a self-guided tour. 
A deluxe Buffet Lunch follows at Panevino Restaurant in Lincoln Center.
A great day in the City!     Ret. approx 4:30 PM

See our newest vacations for 2008 below!
 

NEW YEAR's in DALLAS & SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
December 28, 2008 - January 2, 2009 - 6 Days - 9 Meals

* Aztec Theater * River Walk * Alamo * Mexican Marketplace * River Cruise * Tex-Mex Cooking Class & make 'perfect Margarita' * Gala New Year's Dinner at Gaylord Texan Hotel * Dallas * Kennedy Memorial * Cross Timers Winery * Dude Ranch
  We wanted to advertise this Collette Vacation early because we are really excited about it!   First of all we will have our New Year's gala event at The Gaylord Texan Hotel, Dallas, TX,  (which is the same owner as the beautiful Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville). The Gaylord Texan Hotel has the same beautiful glass enclosed atrium - in fact, 4-1/2 acres of lush indoor gardens. Take a stroll around and soak in the festive atmosphere of Riverwalk Atrium, marvel at Palo Duro Canyon in the Lone Star Atrium - all located INSIDE this beautiful Gaylord hotel!  We will have our festive New Year's Eve gala dinner in the Gaylord - with live entertainment. We will enjoy two nights stay in this beautiful hotel, and have plenty of time to enjoy it!
   We'll arrive in San Antonio, Texas on December 28, often referred to as the "American Venice" because of their famed "river walk" which will be lit with sparkling Christmas Lights! Our hotel will be the Drury Plaza Hotel Riverwalk.  We'll visit the "Aztec Theater, one of the most elaborate movie palaces in the Country, where we'll have a guided tour before a movie presentation in the impressive auditorium on a screen over 5 stories high!  With our Collette guide we will see and experience the very best of San Antonio & Dallas!  Cost: $1,799 per person, dbl. A $100 deposit, plus $140 for insurance = $240 per person is required with registration. This amount can be put on a credit card. Call us on 732-382-3108 for further information.

PARIS  LAS  VEGAS  CASINO  &  RESORT  Register  
Sunday - Friday - June 1 - 6, 2008
Enjoy our annual trip to Las Vegas - staying at The Paris Las Vegas Resort Casino. Be transported to one of Europe's most romantic cities while experiencing the heart of the famous Las Vegas Strip.  Classic European style, fine craftsmanship & authentic details elevate Paris Las Vegas far above the ordinary.  Enjoy all the deluxe amenities of this exciting resort, complete with the Eifel Tower which is an exact replica.  Ride to the top & don't miss the Eifel Tower Restaurant! Features 10 other dining eateries, Spa & Fitness Center, 2 Shopping Promenades, 7 unique bars and lounges in the Parisian atmosphere! Enjoy a poolside massage by the beautiful Pool & much more!
This includes round-trip transportation from The Atria in Cranford to Newark Airport, and also round-trip airfare, non-stop from Newark to Las Vegas on Continental Airlines
A $250 deposit per person is required with registration
Airfare: June 1 - Lv. Newark on Continental at 5:30 PM - arrive Las Vegas at 8:07 PM
June 6 - Lv. Las Vegas on Continental at 4:35 PM - arrive Newark at 12 Midnight
Our arrival on Sunday night will allow us to have immediate access to our hotel room, and then 4-1/2 full days in this wonderful location.
Cost: $969 per person

CANADIAN  ROCKIES  BY  RAIL            Register 
Leaving  June 16, 2008 - 10 Days - 16 Meals
Highlights:  Vancouver * Buchart Gardens * Rocky Mountaineer * Train - Kamloops * Jasper  * Icefields Parkway * Chateau Lake Louise * Banff  Springs Hotel * Calgary
In this escorted Collette Tour. we'll marvel at snowcapped mountain peaks, roaring waterfalls, and green coastal forests that wind through western Canada's "road less traveled" aboard the Rocky Mountaineer* train.  Take a city tour of Vancouver featuring Chinatown.  In the Old English-styled city of Victoria on Vancouver Island, meander through 50 acres of gorgeous flowers and lush plant life in Butchart Gardens.  Traveling from Vancouver to Jasper, you won't be able to turn away from the window as you pass the stunning Monashee Mountains and view beautiful Pyramid Falls cascading down Mt. Cheadle.  During a snocoach excursion across the Columbia Icefield, get out and stand on the impressive Athabasca Glacier, a mass of ice over 1,000 feet thick!  You'll overnight at fabulous hotels including the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel and the world-famous Chateau Lake Louise, known as the "Diamond in the Wilderness."  You'll also see the stunning glaciers of the Albreda Icefields, the powerful waters of Athabasca Falls, and the impressive Hoodoos, land of sleeping giants.
Cost: $3,799 pp double incl. round-trip air from Newark.
$250 pp deposit required with regist. Insurance is $235 pp and must be paid at time of deposit.

OTTAWA, CANADA  TULIP  FESTIVAL
Including boat cruise around the 1000 Islands          Register 
Friday - Monday,  May 16 - 19, 2008
* Deluxe Hotel, including 3 breakfasts & 2 dinners * Deluxe bus & fully escorted tour
* Touring of the Ottawa area including the magnificent Tulips spread throughout Ottawa.
* Stop at the RCMP Musical Ride Stables * Marvel at Canada's Parliament Buildings
* Three hour cruise around the 1000 Islands * Guided tour of the Canadian War Museum
* Visit to the Royal Canadian Mint * Guided tour of the Museum of Civilization
* Dinner at the Courtyard Restaurant, located in the Byward Market. Each room features original artworks and tapestries * Free time at the Casino de Lac Leamy
* Dinner at the Empire Grill, becoming one of the most dynamic eating and meeting places in Ottawa
New Beginnings has put together this guided FIRST-CLASS tour to the great Capital of Canada - OTTAWA. See millions of multi-colored tulips bursting into bloom. These tulips are symbols of the friendship that blossomed between the people of Canada and the Netherlands during the Second World War. During the war, Canada provided a safe haven for the Dutch Royal Family to live. Canada continues to receive a gift of 20,000 tulip bulbs from Holland each year! A fully guided tour.
Cost: $758 per person dbl (Single is $975) A deposit of $250 per person required with reservation.

PRINCESS SUMMER CRUISE  from  NEW YORK CITY
to Halifax, Nova Scotia * St. John (Bay of Fundy)
* Bar Harbor, Maine * Boston, Massachusetts
* Newport, Rhode Island
Aboard The Caribbean Princess
          Sailing August 24 - 31, 2008           
Gazing out of the dramatic coastline of the Northeast, you can almost imagine the amazement these early settlers felt when they frst set eyes on those rugged shores. And it's just as inspiring today. The scenic and the civilized alike will be yours to enjoy as you indulge in a timeless East Coast escape with Princess!  The Caribbean Princess is the grandest of the Princess Fleet, with 4 state-of-the art pools including a "swim against the current lap pool".  Features 2 floors of "boutique" shopping, a "Lotus Spa", Nine-Hole putting course, a Grand Casino, Princess Theater, fine restaurants & lounges. In HALIFAX, venture out to Peggy's Cove, for fresh lobster anxd scenic seascapes worthy of the many painters who summer here.  See the dramatic Peggy's Cove Lighthouse and don't miss your chance to stroll through the Victorian-style Public Gardens, gaze on the places described in Longfellow's epic poem, "Evangeline".
In SAINT JOHN we'll view the legendary natural wonder by visiting the famous Reversing Fall Rapids.  In BAR HARBOR you'll learn that there's more to Maine than lobster.  Acadia Natonal Park is one of the most beautiful parks in the U.S., and enjoy the quaint downtown Bar Harbor. BOSTON - Along the 3 historic miles of the Freedom Trail, you'll see Paul Revere's House, Bunker Hill and the Old North Church. Or - get in some shopping at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. NEWPORT - You can explore the picture-postcard Cliff Walk - Or, tour the City's boutiques, art gallaries & historic mansions.
A great summer escape!
Inside - $1,045 * Outside Cabin - $1,390 * Balcony - $1,555 per person
We need a deposit of $250 per person with registration.
 

OBERAMMERGAU  2010
Where is Oberammergau?
What is the Passion Play?

Is that all you do - go to the Passion Play? - or is there a tour?

Give us a call on   732-382-3108
 

NEW BEGINNING TOURS GIFT CERTIFICATES
New Beginning Gift Certificates make great gifts,
i.e. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Holidays!
These certificates can be used towards any of our events.
Call us at (732) 382-3108 for more information.

Wanted to mention that for ANY of our cruises and tours, we, New Beginnings, offer free transportation to and from Newark Airport and return.  All of our cruises and tours are fully escorted and offer group check-in.

Please note: Until further notice New Beginning Tours departure location  has been changed to:  The A&P, off of Kenilworth Boulevard, Kenilworth, NJ (off of Garden State Parkway Exit 138).  Please see directions below:  (Call 732-382-3108 with questions)
From the North or South  Take Garden State Parkway to Exit 138 (Kenilworth). Bear left and make left turn at traffic light onto Galloping Hill Road. Galloping Hill Road changes to Kenilworth Boulevard (or just Boulevard).. Travel 1/8th mile and the A&P Food Store is on the left-hand side. Make left into A&P drive-way, but continue straight to the farthest back parking lot.
                  ALTERNATE DIRECTIONS OTHER THAN PARKWAY SEE BELOW
From Westfield, take East Broad, turn right at light after Wychwood Co-ops) onto Springfield( Ave. ,becomes Boulevard in Kenilworth which leads to A&P.
From Cranford, take Springfield Ave. by Union College, turn right onto Boulevard after College, leads to A&P.
From Garwood, Cranford, Roselle Park - take North Ave. East which becomes Westfield Ave. East; turn left onto Galloping Hill Rd. (hot dog stand on corner); proceed thru 5 Points into Union/Kenilworth directly to A&P.
From Elizabeth - take Westfield Ave. West, turn right onto Galloping Hill Rd. (hot dog stand on corner); proceed thru 5 Points into Union/Kenilworth directly to A&P.