Central Park Highlights Small-Group Bike Tour

Overview

Enjoy an easy bike ride through beautiful Central Park in New York City, admiring top attractions including Bethesda Fountain, Strawberry Fields, Belvedere Castle, Cleopatra's Needle and the Sheep Meadow. Learn about the magnificent 843-acre (341-hectare) park from a local guide as you cruise along its gently winding paths. Suitable for all fitness levels, the relaxing ride is an excellent way to cover lots of the park's most famous landmarks in a short span of time.

City: New York City

Sat 09 Nov

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Starting at $48.99

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Sat 09 Nov

Starting at $48.99

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What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges

Professional guide

Bike Bag/ Basket

Helmet

Illustrated Map

Use of bicycle

Bicycle Lock

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
Tag-a-longs and child trailers are not available for this tour
No customer under the age of 18 will be given a bike without an adult over the age of 18 present
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands

What To Expect

Central Park

Meet your guide just a couple of blocks south of Central Park on West 56th Street for your morning or afternoon bike tour. Select a hybrid bike, appropriate for your skill and experience level, as well as a helmet and map of the park.

Belvedere Castle

Then, peddle along at a leisurely pace on both paved roads and unpaved trails as your guide talks about the park's history and its many famous attractions. Your guide broadcasts his narration to group through a speaker, so you won't miss any details.

Strawberry Fields, John Lennon Memorial

See the tribute to the Beatle John Lennon at Strawberry Fields.

Shakespeare Garden

Delight in views of Belvedere Castle, smell the flowers in Shakespeare Garden, and ride by the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre where one of the last public marionette companies in the US operates.

Bethesda Fountain

Admire popular landmarks including ornate Bethesda Fountain, the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle, the massive green space of the Sheep Meadow, and the lovely Jackie Onassis Reservoir in the northern part of the park.

The Dakota

The Dakota, the New York City apartment building where the singer John Lennon once lived.

Central Park Sightseeing

Pause for photos and replenish with bottled water (own expense) as you travel 7 miles (11.2 km) through the lush and lively park. Your leisurely 2-hour Central Park bike tour ends back where it began, just south of the park.

Cleopatra's Needle

See the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle

Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir

Ride around the beautiful Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir

Central Park

Explore Central Park and all of the hidden paths that it has to offer

New York City Center

Explore New York!

Central Park's Literary Walk

Stop and look at the infamous Literary Walk in Central Park, with two rows of trees, music, artists, and sometimes even skate parties!

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (201)

MASLENS

Aug 2019

Excellent guided tour with Dan who could produce so much information. Really entertaining. Not too strenuous and suitable for all in our group. Great fun! Good condition bikes. Well organised.

treaduncharted

Aug 2019

This company doesn't care about service or providing you a good experience. I got an explorer pass, because I wanted to do a few different activities, the main one being a bike tour of central park. Anyway, going on this company's website I found that you cannot book a slot in advance, you just have to show up and hope you get lucky! I turned up at 10.45am to join the 11am tour. I couldn't join because it was too full. I asked if I wanted to ensure I can do this tour on another day, when should I join? I was told to come at 8am. So you expect me to waste 3 hours of my vacation standing outside your office in order to be able to join this tour? Why not let people book slots in advance then you wouldn't have this problem... This wasn't an option for reasons which I'm sure are based around greed (They will get paid from people who have passes, who may not actually be able to join the tour in the end - so free money for the company I guess!). What I decided to do, was to use my pass to simply rent a bike which was another option with the explorer pass, and they couldn't say they were out of bikes, so this is what I did. Even then the amount of time it took for me to get a bike really ate into the time I had left before my next planned activity for the day started. The people in charge of handing out the bikes gave me a bike too high for me and before I could even ask for it to be exchanged, ran away to sort something out for the next person. I tried to ask for an exchange of this bike but was ignored. I ended up finding someone who looked a little less busy who reluctantly helped me out, reluctantly of course because they're not being paid for helping people out - and they already have all the money they can get out of you. It seems this shop does not care about service, or your experience, just your money. They will put the least amount of effort into ensuring you have a pleasant experience. Find another company to use because Unlimited Biking will just steal your money.

sjr165

Aug 2019

Really enjoyed this 2 hour bike ride through Central Park. The guide was very knowledgeable and helpful.