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NYC: Guided Bus and Walking Tour with Staten Island Ferry

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Discover New York City by bus, boat and on foot on a 6-hour tour accompanied by an expert guide. Take in the city's top attractions and enjoy a ride on the Staten Island ferry.

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  • Live guiding
    English
  • Duration
    6 hours
  • Includes
    • Staten Island ferry ride
    • Climate-controlled bus
    • Live tour guide
    • Bottled water
    • Tickets to attractions
    • Lunch
Highlights & Description

Highlights

  • Be accompanied by a licensed tour guide who will provide live narration
  • Take in NYC skyline views and the Statue of Liberty on the Staten Island ferry
  • Explore New York City on a fully-guided bus tour
  • Ride in climate-controlled comfortable buses with small groups (avg 32)
  • Make 15 - 20-minute guided stops at NYC's major landmarks and attractions

Description

Experience the enchanting allure of New York City with Discover NY, your expert guide to the city’s top sights! Join us and savor the quintessential NYC delights. Choose between our climate-controlled closed-top or glass-top buses for an unforgettable journey through the city that never sleeps!

Our half-day New York City bus tour departs daily at 9 AM and 10 AM on 7th Ave between 50th & 51st Streets (in the middle of the block) and ends at 3 PM and 4 PM at the same location. Please note that ending times might be later than listed due to NYC traffic conditions. Meet your driver and guide, and take a seat aboard your comfortable bus to begin.

After a drive through the Times Square area, our first stop is at Central Park. The stop includes a short, guided walk into Central Park and a visit to Columbus Circle – one of NYC’s hottest neighborhoods and the official zero-mile point from which all official city distances are measured. We’ll also drive by the Shops at Columbus Circle at Deutsche Bank Center, the Museum of Arts and Design, and the famous Plaza Hotel.

The second stop on our tour is Rockefeller Center, where beautiful views over St. Patrick’s Cathedral await. We’ll also see the location of the winter ice-skating rink and Christmas Tree, and NBC’s Today Show set.

Our third stop is on Fifth Avenue, where we pause to admire the iconic Empire State Building. This area also provides spectacular views of dramatic architecture featured in numerous books and films, including the Flatiron Building (Godzilla, Spider-Man), the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower (The Runaway Skyscraper, Futurama), and of course the Empire State Building (King Kong, Independence Day).

We drive by Madison Square Park – the original location of Madison Square Garden Arena, and our tour continues with a drive through iconic NYC neighborhoods - Greenwich Village, Soho, Chinatown, and the Financial District. We'll also drive by Wall Street for views of the New York Stock Exchange, Federal Hall, Trinity Church, and the famous Charging Bull sculpture on Broadway.

Our fourth stop is the World Trade Center, where we visit the 9/11 Memorial. The tour does not include entry into the 9/11 Museum, but visitors can walk the grounds of the Memorial, visit the waterfalls of “Reflecting Absence,” (the footprints of where the original twin towers stood), and see the Survivor Tree that withstood the destruction of 9/11.

Around 1 pm, we’ll stop for a quick lunch break at Gansevoort Liberty Market - a great place to stop and pick up something tasty (please note that lunch is not included in the tour price).

Our fifth stop is the Whitehall Terminal in downtown Manhattan, for a boat ride on the Staten Island ferry. Soak up magnificent views over the Statue of Liberty to the Manhattan and Brooklyn skyline beyond. The boat docks back at the Whitehall Terminal, where we board our bus to head back to our original departure point on 7th Avenue in the Times Square area.

Good to know before you go
  • Convertible buses switch from open-tops to glass-tops between Oct 15 - Mar 15 due to colder temperatures
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NYC: Guided Bus and Walking Tour with Staten Island Ferry

Tour with Glass-Top Bus in English

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1. What is the cancellation policy for this activity?
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
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  • Adults
    13-99 years
  • Children
    3-12 years
  • Infants
    0-2 years
  • Military (with ID)
    21-99 years
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