New York is a global city with much to offer its visitors. There is a lot to see in New York and the best way to do it, especially if it is your first trip to the city is to take one of the many organised sight seeing tours. You need to check whether there are special offers on some of the tours as there are companies that partner with hotels and package tour oerators. Some tours are more expensive than others, for example a helicopter tour of Manhattan is bound to be considerably more expensive than a bus tour. How many tours you take will depend on how long you are staying and what sort of budget you need to stick to.
Downtown Bus Tour
If you go on the downtown bus tour you will see Times Square, Madison Square Garden, Empire State Building, Macy’s, SoHo, Chinatown, Little Italy, Site of the World Trade Centre, Wall Street financial district, Battery Park, South Street, Seaport, the Lower East Side, Carnegie Hall, the Rockerfeller Centre and the Broadway Theatre District and a lot more. The open top, double decker bus gives passengers a panoramic view of New York City and you will travel with guides who know the city well and should be able to answer all of your questions.
All Around Town Hop On Hop Off Tour
When you take this tour you can hop on a bus and hop off wherever you choose on the downtown, uptown and Harlem tours. There is the Brooklyn tour, the night tour and the Circle Line 75minute cruise and either the New York Historical Society or the Museum of the City of New York. It is up to the individual whether they choose to go on the downtown or utown tour, the Brooklyn tour, the night tour or the cruise. Finally you can choose between the New York Historical Society tour or the Museums tour. Each tour looks at different aspects of New York and you may decide to do all of them if you are staying in the city for an extended period.
All Around and Helicopter Tour
The all around and helicopter tour includes a total of 48 hours of sightseeing from a double decker visiting all the major sites in the downtown, Uptown, Harlem, Brooklyn, Night tour and Museum tour. The tour also includes an aerial view of the Big Apple from a Liberty helicopter, flying over the city’s most famous landmark, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building and Central Park to name but a few.
The Full Manhattan Cruise
The Full Manhattan Cruise is a three hour cruise around Manhattan Island with some of the best available views of the statue of Liberty. You will see three rivers and seven bridges on the tour and more than 25 world famous landmarks The cruise runs all the year round and food and drinks are extra.