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

Tue 24 Dec

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Starting at $48.99

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Tue 24 Dec

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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)

Lyssa_B

Sep 2022

Couple of items to take or leave…. - Small group was 16 people. - Samantha was great. - There is no real way to communicate with the guide until a planned stop. If your chain comes off and you are at the back of the pack…it could be 10 mins before anyone notices. - I have a much better understanding of the Central Park layout. Never been and we covered a large portion. - Check in/returns were simple - No bathroom at bike shop but one stop on ride had public bathrooms - We were a family of 4; kids ages 13 and 10 with city bike experience. My 10 yr old was the youngest on our tour.

Whitney_M

Sep 2022

Samantha our guide was amazing . She was so knowledgeable about the park and he passion really showed!

EOneill

Aug 2022

We booked the two hour guided tour for a Sunday morning -- myself, my twin sister and my 15 YO daughter. Our guide was PAUL and he was AWESOME! We had a full group (14 folks) from a few difference countries (US, CA, Chile) and varying ages. Paul's great energy and sense of humor kept us smiling and his knowledge about the area is legit and interesting. The park is very crowded and Paul was truly a leader in making sure we knew the rules of the road, proactively flagging where our exits would be to see certain sites, etc. We had time to snap photos and explore a few minutes at each place we saw and there's no way we would've covered this much ground on foot. From an operations perspective of Unlimited Biking, the checkin was an s-show. We were there on time (15 minutes prior to start) and waited patiently with a ton of other folks waiting to find out where we needed to go. Once one person in our party (me) was given the ok to get in line to check in, I did that and waited patiently. I finally realized my name was being called by one of their team members (pushing our start time at this point, having waited in lines until then) and jumped the queue. Checked in, then had to get in another line for helmets and bikes. A not-so-patient group of others cut me and I waited some more, flailing to my fam to get their butts inside for gear. They had a number of HARD WORKING people hustling in that tiny shop but I felt like my niceness got me steamrolled lol. It was chaos, really. No clue how they can improve this, but definitely needs some process overhaul. They also gave my 15 YO a kids bike, which I didn't even realize until we were rolling (she's as tall as me) which was not a great fit for her, but she's an even keeled awesome-face and it didn't bother her too much. We loved the ride (especially back to the shop because again, PAUL IS AWESOME and let us ride back from the park --- on the way there, we all walked our bikes.) If you are high anxiety or high stress with crowds, noise, feeling a bit rushed, this is not for you. My sister was not a fan of this experience lol, but was a trooper. For her, renting a bike on her own time/speed would've been preferred. Totally worth the time and money to see this beautiful place, cannot say enough good things about Paul as our guide and the rest of the Unlimited Biking team was fantastic to deal with as well.