22 Activities
Finger Lakes Frolic: NYC to Canandaigua & Seneca Lakes, Watkins Glen, Geneva, Ithaca
Starts from
New York
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Activities
22
Duration
3 days
Length
526 mi
Route details
Starts from
New York
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
3 days
Length
526 mi
- Natural Attractions
- Gastronomy
- Adventure
Kristan Schiller
Traveler
- Paddleboard on peaceful Canandaigua Lake.
- Tour Farm Sanctuary, a rescue for working farm animals.
- Enjoy a cruise aboard a vintage boat on Seneca Lake.
- Explore the winding Finger Lakes Wine Trail.
- Visit historic sites of the Women's Rights Movement.
- Swim at Taughannock Falls State Park.
- Discover rare birds at Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Sapsucker Woods.
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Depart from Manhattan and head northwest towards New York's beautiful Finger Lakes region, so-called because the slender lakes look like fingers when viewed on a map. Your hotel for the three nights you're in the Finger Lakes is the Lake House at Canandaigua, a design-focused hideaway on the northern tip of Lake Canandaigua. Once there, you'll paddleboard on this serene inland lake and enjoy farm-to-table cuisine from local purveyors.
On day two, take a leisurely cruise aboard a vintage boat on another Finger Lake, Seneca Lake, and visit a rescue sanctuary for working farm animals. Explore the Finger Lakes Wine Trail, visit the home of women's rights champion Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and take a dip at one of the tallest waterfalls in the eastern United States before heading home to the city.
On day two, take a leisurely cruise aboard a vintage boat on another Finger Lake, Seneca Lake, and visit a rescue sanctuary for working farm animals. Explore the Finger Lakes Wine Trail, visit the home of women's rights champion Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and take a dip at one of the tallest waterfalls in the eastern United States before heading home to the city.
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Categories
- Natural Attractions
- Gastronomy
- Adventure
Depart from Manhattan and head northwest towards New York's beautiful Finger Lakes region, so-called because the slender lakes look like fingers when viewed on a map. Your hotel for the three nights you're in the Finger Lakes is the Lake House at Canandaigua, a design-focused hideaway on the northern tip of Lake Canandaigua. Once there, you'll paddleboard on this serene inland lake and enjoy farm-to-table cuisine from local purveyors.
On day two, take a leisurely cruise aboard a vintage boat on another Finger Lake, Seneca Lake, and visit a rescue sanctuary for working farm animals. Explore the Finger Lakes Wine Trail, visit the home of women's rights champion Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and take a dip at one of the tallest waterfalls in the eastern United States before heading home to the city.
On day two, take a leisurely cruise aboard a vintage boat on another Finger Lake, Seneca Lake, and visit a rescue sanctuary for working farm animals. Explore the Finger Lakes Wine Trail, visit the home of women's rights champion Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and take a dip at one of the tallest waterfalls in the eastern United States before heading home to the city.
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Kristan Schiller
Traveler
- Paddleboard on peaceful Canandaigua Lake.
- Tour Farm Sanctuary, a rescue for working farm animals.
- Enjoy a cruise aboard a vintage boat on Seneca Lake.
- Explore the winding Finger Lakes Wine Trail.
- Visit historic sites of the Women's Rights Movement.
- Swim at Taughannock Falls State Park.
- Discover rare birds at Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Sapsucker Woods.
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Travel itinerary
7 Activities
Day 1
176 mi0.3 mi
NYC to Canandaigua Lake
Today you'll depart the city early and drive to Lake Canandaigua, where you'll stay at the gorgeous Lake House at Canandaigua for three nights. En route, grab breakfast at a diner and arrive in time for afternoon paddleboarding on the lake.
9 Activities
Day 2
142 mi
Farm Sanctuary & Seneca Lake
Head southeast to Watkins Glen, where you'll tour a farm that offers sanctuary and a home to abused farm animals, helping educate visitors about treating animals with compassion.
Afterwards, take a short cruise along nearby Seneca Lake, then visit a few stops along the Finger Lakes Wine Trail. End your night in Geneva where you'll dine at a coveted farm-to-table dinner party-style restaurant, then hit a live music show in a restored opera house.
6 Activities
Day 3
208 mi0.2 mi
Women's Rights, Waterfalls, Planet Walk, and Wildlife
Visit a historic park dedicated to the Women's Rights Movement in America and see one of the tallest waterfalls in the eastern United States. Spend time in Ithaca and have a healthy lunch at the famous Moosewood Restaurant.
Take a planet walk dedicated to astronomer and Ithaca resident Carl Sagan, and learn about rare birds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary. Return to the city in the evening after your three day Finger Lakes escape.