Sightseeing tours in New York
| A sightseeing tour in New York and Manhattan will give you a nice experience in a short period of time. You will see a lot of places during a few hours. A guide is often also attending the tours, who will tell you stories about buildings and people who lives or have lived in New York. |
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 Tip! Take a sightseeing tour with some of the many different tour companies in town. As for example with: Bus, bicycle, boat, cab and also helicopter. You will see a lot during a short period of time. |
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Below we present some of the selections of sightseeing tours
| CitySights NY |
CitySights NY offers different tours with bus, boat and helicopter.
You have a tour with the name All Around Town Tour. It is a bus trip were you can hop on and off as much as you like during 48 hours.
Information about tickets and booking see the CitySights NY website » |
Night Tour/ Lights of the Holiday Tour (Nov.23 - Jan. 1)
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 Take a night tour and see all the bright lights lighting up New York. The special trip during the Christmas season (Nov 23 - Jan 1) takes you to places as Macy's, Lord & Taylor, Central Park, Rockefeller Christmas Tree, Radio City Music Hall and much more. Take the opportunity to see the New York Christmas lights! |
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| A tour with CitySights NY:
All Around Town Tour |
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| Hush Hip Hop Tours |
Take a hip hop look of New York.
They say that hip-hop was born in New York. Go with Hush Tours on a 4 hours hip-hop trip around Manhattan, Harlem and Bronx. You will get a lot of interesting information about hip-hop from the tour guides. The trip also includes live entertainment.
Information about tickets and departure times see Hush Tours website »
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| Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises |
 
Since 1945 Circle Line arrange different boat trips that will take you out on the water around Manhattan. It will give you that special view over the Manhattan Skyline.
You can choose from different alternatives of boat trips. With Circle Lines 3 hours trip you will see areas around all of Manhattan that you probably would have missed or maybe never have seen. The trip will take you up on 3 rivers, under 7 big bridges and around the 5 different areas of New York and also all the way out to the Statue of Liberty.
Circle Line depart from: Pier 83 (at West 42nd street). |
| Buy tickets to Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises |
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| Circle Line Downtown (ZEPHYR) |
Circle Line Downtown also offers boat trips. Here you can board the ZEPHYR that will take you on a 1,5 hour trip.
Here you also will get that special view over the Manhattan skyline. The tour will take you under the Brooklyn Bridge in East River and after that it will continue a bit up East River. You will also see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (at a distance).
Zephur departs from Pier 16 (at South Street Seaport).
Tickets and departure times see Circle Line Downtowns website » |
| New York Water Taxi - hop on/hop off |
Jump on a water taxi that will take you to 11 different stops.
Buy a 2-days tour and you can jump on and off as much as you like. This alternative will take you quickly to many sights. On board is also a local tour guide. A bit different way to take a taxi. They also offer guided harbour tours.
Water Taxis round trips depart from: South Street Seaport (Pier 17).
Information about all the hop-on/hop-off stations see Water Taxis website.
Information about hop-on / hop-off stations - map » |
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A Summer tip! Take one of the last departures times if you are here during summer time......
If you are in New York during summer time when the nights are bright, then take a boat trip with one of the last departures times of the day. Don´t forget your camera, you will get fantastic pictures of the Manhattan skyline in a nice warm sun light. |
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