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Starpoints:
- Complimentary pickup and return available from 3 easy-to-locate pickup locations.
- Numerous guided stops and short optional strolls for closer looks.
- Your "royal coach" is a 14-passenger, air-conditioned luxury tour vehicle with comfortable seats & oversize picture windows for awesome views!
- This is a great tour for first time visitors to our city. Get your bearings and see all the highlights so you can enjoy the best of NYC during the rest of your stay.
- Your guide, Stephen, is upbeat, fun & informative - part historian, part showman his commentary not only informs but also entertains!
- See the famous Flatiron and Empire State Buildings before heading downtown.
- Appropriately, we eat lunch (not included) at the king of delis - Katz's on the Lower East Side.
- Discover famous landmarks, including the former World Trade Center Site, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Ellis Island, United Nations building & many more!
- The homeward drive down Fifth Avenue passes Jackie Onassis' former apartment building!
- There are hundreds of amazing photo opportunities on this tour, so be sure to pack the camera and capture everything!
Description
Spend a full day covering all the sights of Manhattan! We'll travel in a luxury minibus or van with oversized windows for optimum viewing and phototaking. By taking an expertly designed route with articulate, fun and knowledgeable commentary, you'll see the most of New York City without feeling rushed!
Your experience begins in midtown, at Times Square in the high-energy Theatre District with a stop at Sardi's, the Broadway "Hall of Fame." The city will begin to make sense as your guide introduces you to the Fashion, Fur & Flower Districts.
Then see the famous Flatiron and Empire State Buildings before heading downtown. After SoHo, venture into the Civic District, home to the NYPD, courthouses and, of course, City Hall.
Proceed to the site of the former World Trade Center. From there, view Wall Street, then stop for a spectacular view of Ellis Island & the Statue of Liberty.
Top off your morning with views of the Brooklyn, Manhattan & Williamsburg Bridges, spanning the East River before stopping for a well-deserved lunch break. Appropriately, we'll dine at the king of delis - Katz's on the Lower East Side(lunch not included).
After lunch, head uptown to see the Grand Central Terminal. Next, proceed to the Upper West Side, where the King shows you the splendors of Central Park, where locals play. We'll even show you a spot to gaze at a picturesque view of the New York City skyline!
During the tour, we will make numerous stops, allowing for quick strolls, amazing photo opportunities or simply the chance to stretch your legs!
Midtown Sights:
- Theatre District - home to 33 Broadway theatres
- Times Square - Crossroads of the world
- Sardi's Restaurant - the Broadway Hall of Fame
- Fashion District - home to over 2,000 fashion design firms
- Macy's Department Store - 2.5 miles of aisles to shop in
- Flatiron Building - 106 years old and & named for its shape
- Empire State Building - 102 stories of architectual wonder
- Chelsea - contemporary art galleries galore
- United Nations - 187 flagpoles line its front
- Grand Central Terminal - Commuter city with over 100 train tracks
- Saks Fifth Avenue - where the elite of New York go shopping
- St. Patrick's Cathedral - seats 10,000 people
- Rockefeller Center - funded by the money of one man
- Today Show Studios - home to Meredith and Matt
- Radio City Music Hall - the Rockettes made it famous
Downtown Sights:
- Greenwich Village - a charming enclave home to artists galore
- SoHo - birthplace of the hipster
- Cast-Iron architecture - unique to New York architecture
- Canal Street - shop til you drop
- The Civic District - the legal brain of New York
- City Hall - built in 1812
- Woolworth Building - the Cathedral of Commerce
- Former World Trade Center Site - we pay our respects
- Statue of Liberty - not just a staue, but a symbol
- Ellis Island - the doorway to America
- Brooklyn Bridge - a true New York icon
- St. Paul's Chapel - Manhattan's oldest public building having survived 9/11
- South Street Seaport - a wonderful maritime reminder
- Lower East Side - the true melting-pot to America
- Katz's Deli - lunch stop at oldest deli in NYC (lunch not included in price)
Uptown Sites:
- Columbus Circle - paying tribute to Chris
- Tavern on the Green - where the posh go to dine
- Upper West Side - home to artists galore
- The Dakota - the first luxury condo built in 1881
- American Museum of Natural History - simply amazing
- Central Park - 843 acres of sculpted paradise
- Upper East Side - where the most affluent of New Yorkers can be found
- Metropolitan Museum of Art - the largest in the Western Hemisphere
- The Frick Collection - one man's collection for us to see
- Julliard School - world renowned fine arts school
- Lincoln Center - home to New York's opera & ballet
Transportation Information:
In the field provided, please enter your preferred pickup & drop-off location.
- 8:30 AM: Waldorf Astoria at 301 Park Avenue. Meet at the front entrance of Park Avenue between 49th & 50th Street
- 8:45 AM: New York Hilton at 1335 Avenue of the Americas. Meet on the corner of 53rd Street & 6th Avenue on Avenue of the Americas next to the green statue)
- 9:00 AM: Marriott Marquis at 1535 Broadway. Meet on 45th street between Broadway and 8th avenue. Right in front of the Starbuck's coffee shop located on the ground floor of the Marriott Marquis hotel directly across from the Juniors Restaurant.
Reviews & ratings from fellow travelers
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My husband and I had a FABulous time on this tour!!!
My husband was very much against the idea of us joining any bus tours in NYC but after the tour he said to me that he was glad that I didnt listen to him cos he totally enjoyed the tour!
Steve, our tour guide, did an AMAZING Job!!!
I would definitely recommend this tour to anymore!
Reviewed by: C. K., Canada, July 2010
Steve was great, showed us why he loves his city! My in-laws loved it. Me and my wife will be more than happy to recommend this tour.
Reviewed by: VASANTH R., USA, May 2010
I just wanted to thank you for an amazing day. Our bus driver was an amazing tour guide. Full of fun facts and stories. While I have been to New York City before, my parents hadn't (recently anyway) and it was an absolutely wonderful way for us to get a glimpse of the whole city. He was absolutely perfect! We got to ask all the questions we could come up. Great back and forth conversations! It was a treat and a treasure to get to spend the day with him. Would recommend this trip for sure!
Reviewed by: Linda M., USA, May 2010
Great tour, great guide, highly rec to do early in your travels to NY, gives you a very good idea of how the town works etc.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, March 2010
We did the Royal Tour of New York on our first day in the city. It was Mum's first visit and I hadn't been for many years. Our guide was fantastic, very knowledgeable and made the trip both informative and fun. You get to see all the regular sights plus all the tucked away ones too. Quite a few stops for photos and visits so it's not all sitting on a bus (which was comfy) and the small numbers are perfect. You were able to ask any questions and by the end felt you had seen everything New York had to offer! I can't recommend this tour enough. Having worked on cruise ships and spent a good part of my life travelling, this tour is high up on the visiting New York must-do list! I will recommend to friends. Thanks for making our day touring New York perfect.
Reviewed by: Susie Y., UK, February 2010
Best introduction to New York/Manhattan you could wish for.
Reviewed by: Terry A., UK, February 2010
Our tour guide arrived punctually for us at 8:30 at Waldorf Astoria with a smile on his face. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and made our tour a pleasure. The thing I loved about him was how proud he is of his city without being arrogant. We were visiting from Ireland and London and I had been to New York a few times before and done some tours but it was first time for the rest of my party. They all thoroughly enjoyed it and found him to be most informative. He was a pleasure to have and it would be great if all tour guides were like him. He is an asset to the company.
Reviewed by: Elizabeth W., UK, February 2010
We were visiting New York for the first time and obviously had limited time. The tour allowed us to see a ton of great spots in 6 hr and also learn the history behind them. Our tour guide did an awesome job. He was very entertaining and very hospitable. We would highly recommend this quaint tour.
Reviewed by: David O., USA, February 2010
The small number of participants and the in-depth knowledge of our guide made this the perfect tour for us.
Reviewed by: Robyn W., Australia, February 2010
saw alot!! Steve was really informitive, nice and hes pretty funny. would recommend this tour to friends. In fact I already have.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, USA, January 2010
