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

Sun 17 Nov

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Sun 17 Nov

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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)

Ilse D

Nov 2014

Our experience with the tour was not so super. The park itself is great. Although the guide was a little disappointing. We had several tours in English before and we never had the problem of not understanding. This time however the guide was talking so fast and didn't try to make it understandable for not native speakers. He looked like he was not really interested himself and the group didn't follow any more. Some people even left before the ending. He talked a lot, that's true, but the message came not over. So after all, we had preferred doing the bike tour on our own... it would have been much more pleasant. However I think if you have a good guide, the experience must be super.

Phillip J

Nov 2014

The bike pickup process was chaotic with many people picking up and returning at the same time, although it's hard to see how this could be avoided. We were sensibly advised to wear helmets but when too few could be found we were advised that the slow pace of the meant that a helmet was not essential. It took around 30 minutes to pick up the bike, listen to the intro and wheel the bikes from the pickup location to the start of the tour. The tour itself was leisurely and informative, although it does not cover a huge amount of ground. Overall it was OK but next time I would simply hire bikes and do our own thing.

Winderickx E

Oct 2014

The bikes were to old…
and the informations given by the guide far to long…but may be I did not catch everything…
next time I just hired the bike … it's 5 min from the entrance in the park..
After a while we went on our own and did the tour of the park in one hour relax…
impossible to lose there… everything is fine indicated.