HI,I was surfing through the internet and got really confused from the amount of the different sightseeing tours.I was wondering which one should I choose and if it is better to book it from the web or wait until I get in NY and decide there.P.S. I would like to take the helicopter tour and I would like to know if it s worth+1 for the harlem tour(is it worth?)
my husband and I went to NY for 1 week in May this year from Scotland, and we booked everything here online before we left, this was for 2 reasons, 1 it helped us budget and 2 it stopped us standing in long queues for certain things/ places. we went onto a wensite in Uk called attractionticketsdirect.com The bus company we used was the one you mentioned, they are the blue buses. we purchased a 5 attraction ticket from attractionticketsdirect.com and the blue busues only took 1 attraction ticket for 3 bus tours, because we took them all on the same day. we went on the hop on hop off open top bus tour of uptown, which after being on it I wouldn t do again, there wasn t anyhting to see for us, but the downtown tour was brilliant and we did hop on and hop off a lot, then we took the nighttime tour to Brooklyn to see Manahattan in the dark, which is an amazing tour and one not to be missed. On the day we went to statue of liberty, we went on subway to battery park from Grand central terminal, but you don t see anything down there, on the way back to hotle, we rode it again and kept coming up at certain points to see if there was anything interesting, sometimes we got lucky and other times we found ourselves nowhere near anything, so I would much prefer to travel on ground than underground. Be very careful of the helicopter flight, as we spend many hours on the statue of liberty and there is a protection area surrounding it, so no other boats or helicopters can go near it, so the internet is misleading, the photos show that you will fly right over the top of it, but you don t at all, you would see it clear enough but from a distance, best way to see it is by getting the ferry direct to it. and just re-reading your question, if you took the uptown tour, it takes you to Harlem anyway, so that would all be in the 1 price. I would definately recommend the bus company you suggested yourself.Hope this helps
My friend, if you really want to save money, I would suggest doing your own tour of NYC. Get a map and ware comfy shoes. If you need to get around the city, you can take public transit, the fare is only $2.25 a person. However, if you in town for week or 2 you can purchase a weekly or bi-weekly unlimited ride MetroCard and ride the subway as many times as you wish for one price.The 7-day unlimited ride pass will cost $27, which the 14-day unlimited will cost you $51.50.Good luck
That s a good tour for the price. Normally, you only get the helicopter ride for that amount. Here, you get bus tours and cruises. Sounds great actually. That s a good tour company too.