精东影视

Ivy League Tour 2022

The summer of 2022 was our first year back to tours after the pandemic. Due to overwhelming interest in our Ivy League Tour, we decided to launch both June & July tour dates and have two tours for the first time. We sold out of both tours!!

June 27-July 2, 2022 and July 11-16, 2022
Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, & Washington D.C.
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Two large groups of students joined 精东影视 to visit some of the world's most prestigious universities! During this tour, they visited:

  • Harvard University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)聽
  • Brown University
  • Yale University聽
  • Columbia University
  • New York University (NYU)
  • Princeton University聽
  • University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Georgetown University

In addition to these university visits, they also had chances to explore the amazing historical and tourist attractions in all of the fantastic East Coast cities we visited! See our itinerary recap and pictures from the tours below!

Pictures from the tour!

Welcome to Boston!

The Ivy League Tour started in Boston, Massachusetts! The tour groups arrived throughout the day and we ate lunch in Quincy Market then jumped straight into tour festivities starting with a historic guided tour of Boston! We walked around Downtown Boston and explored Faneuil Hall, the Boston Freedom Trail, Old Granary Burying Ground, Old South Meeting House, Paul Revere's House, Old State House, Boston Massacre site, the Italian North End neighborhood, Old North Church, New England Holocaust Memorial, and the Boston Common!

Welcome dinner

Our June tour group had their welcome dinner at Joe's Waterfront overlooking the Boston Harbor! Our July group ate dinner at Elephant & Castle, a cool British pub downtown!

USS Constitution

We started the first official tour day with a stop at the USS Constitution- the world's oldest commissioned warship- which never lost a battle!

Harvard University

First Ivy League University stop!

Harvard University

Campus tour of Harvard!

Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Our 2nd university stop on the Ivy League Tour!

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

MIT Q&A session with our tour guide in a lecture hall on campus!

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

On our July tour, the MIT bookstore awarded a book to the student that asked the best questions on the tour! After the two top students battled it out in rock paper scissors, Ayotunde was declared the winner!

Brown University

Day 3 & Ivy League University stop #3!

Brown University

On our campus tour of Brown University!

Brown University

Students from the July tour on the Brown University steps!

Yale University

Ivy League University Tour stop #4!

Yale University

Touring Yale's campus!

Yale University
Yale University

Yale's campus was so cool to explore with so many architecturally beautiful buildings!

Yale University
Columbia University

Day 4 and our 5th Ivy League University stop!

Columbia University

Students from the June tour posing in front of Columbia's mascot during our campus tour!

Columbia University
Times Square NYC
New York University

Stop #6 - NYU!

New York University

NYU's campus surrounds Washington Square Park!

Broadway Show

On our June tour, students saw Come From Away!

Broadway Show

On our July tour, students saw Paradise Square!

Princeton University

Day five - we traveled to Princeton, NJ for our 7th university stop!

Princeton University
Princeton University

Princeton was another architecturally beautiful campus to explore!

Princeton University
Institute for Advanced Study

While in Princeton, New Jersey, we visited Albert Einstein's former house and saw the Institute of Advanced Study, where Einstein was one of the Institute's first professors!

University of Pennsylvania

University stop #8 - UPENN!

UPENN
UPENN

An interesting gate on UPENN's campus

Independence Hall

After our Philly cheesesteak dinner in Philadelphia, we had some extra time to walk around and explore the historical landmarks in the area - like Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed and the Liberty Bell is kept!

Johns Hopkins University

Our ninth university stop in Baltimore, Maryland - Johns Hopkins!

Johns Hopkins University

Taking a tour of the Johns Hopkins campus!

Johns Hopkins University
Georgetown University

Our tenth and final university - Georgetown in Washington D.C.!

Georgetown University
Georgetown University

Inside a Georgetown building!

Goodbye Washington D.C.

D.C. was our final stop on the tour. Thank you to everyone that participated this year. We had two amazing tour groups and such a great summer helping members find their best fit school!!

Itinerary recap

Meet 精东影视 and EF Tours Staff at Boston Logan International Airport

Guided sightseeing of Boston
A local guide introduced students to Boston's most historical sites.

Dinner and hotel check-in in Boston

Breakfast in Boston

Harvard University campus visit

Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus visit

Dinner in Boston

Breakfast in Boston

Transfer to Providence
Brown University campus visit

Transfer to New Haven
Yale University campus visit

Transfer to New York City
Dinner in NYC

Hotel check-in in New Jersey

Breakfast in New Jersey

Round-trip Metro pass
Students hopped on the subway for an unique ride underneath Manhattan.

Columbia University campus visit

New York University Campus Visit

Dinner in New York City

Broadway show
Students enjoyed a Broadway show and had an unforgettable theater experience!

Breakfast in New Jersey

Princeton University campus visit

Transfer to Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania campus visit

Dinner and hotel check-in in Philadelphia

Breakfast in Philadelphia

Transfer to Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University campus Visit

Transfer to Washington, D.C.
Georgetown University campus visit

Depart for home from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport