Harlem Gospel Multimedia Walking Tour

Overview

On this tour you will visit one of Harlem’s most historic churches consisting of outstanding soul stirring gospel music and the power of prayer. After the church service, you will embark on a cultural walking tour conducted by a lifelong born and raised Harlem resident equipped with portable video, sound and pictures presented along the way at sights of cultural significance. The media component will heighten your enjoyment and understanding of Harlem history.

City: New York City

Tue 19 Nov

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Starting at $41.60

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Tue 19 Nov

Starting at $41.60

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What's Included

Walking tour complimented with portable video and audio

Tours start with light morning snack, water, juice, and coffee

Tour conducted by Harlem born-and-raised tour guide who has lived in Harlem entire life

Storage place for luggage and bags

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Place available to leave bags and belongings inside Harlem Heritage Tourism and Cultural Center while on tour
Place available to use restrooms and charge cell phones and other devices inside Harlem Heritage Tourism and Cultural Center
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff

What To Expect

Apollo Theater

We end this tour at the Apollo Theater, we are able to visit lobby area but not for entrance into main theater. Tour guide will tell great stories pertaining to the Apollo.

Harlem

After leaving Harlem Heritage Tourism and Cultural Center we will visit historic Harlem church fir one hour. The power of pray and beautiful music will leave you enchanted and inspired. After gospel church service we will engage in 2 hour cultural walking tour covering 400 years of Harlem history with special emphasis on 20th century Harlem. Along the way see beautiful architecture, historic music / jazz clubs, civil rights movement sites, theaters and many historic churches of various denominations.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (31)

crash955

Dec 2017

We booked this tour as we had missed visiting Harlem on a previous visit to NY. However, the website read much better than the reality. The owner /guide, Neal, arrive at the tour start time. On entering the Cultural Centre the guide made some token effort to clear a floor space to put out some folding chairs. The room looked like an old attic that hadn't had a spring clean in a decade. The website states that, "Your tour begins with a light breakfast and introductory video presentation...." - didn't happen. No light breakfast, no video. The guide did check that his tablet was charging and told us about the great music etc that we would have when we did the walking part of the tour. The guide was very cheerful and personable but gave a disjointed, off the cuff,talk about Harlem and its civil rights history. He appeared to be filling in time before transferring us to the church about half a block away. We arrived at the Canaan Baptist Church of Christ to find queues of other tour groups waiting to enter. There were church "helpers" on the street shouting at the tourists not to take in bags/backpacks. The church itself was a converted picture theatre. The tourists were herded upstairs to the gallery section away from the congregation. The"head usher"(he had a badge) was particularly officious and seemed determined to spoil everyone's visit. His resentment of having tourists in his church was palpable. I'm certain that the church enjoys the revenue stream and plate offerings and therefore should confine this man to the main church hall. The gallery has a wide balustrade, but even so , tourists could not sit in the front row as they might drop items onto the congregation. Most of the visitors could probably see the preacher and the choir. Otherwise there was a large projection screen flanked by two monitors to view the service but not be a part of the service. It was better than watching a church service on TV as the music and singing were live and were the highlight of the visit. The pianist ( unseen) was brilliant. The church service took longer than expected leaving less than half an hour for the multimedia walking part of the tour. Perhaps the tour improved in this part but as we were running short on time , we forwent this experience.

Response from Host

Dec 2017

Hello my name is Neal Shoemaker and I own and operate Harlem Heritage Tours. I firstly want to apologize to the reviewer for not providing the usual experience that our guests receive when they visit Harlem Heritage Tours. The day the reviewer arrived we were preparing to decorate our outside and inside Christmas trees and windows, having pulled all the decorations off the top shelves and, and pushing furniture into the back room, it left our office in a situation that is not the usually way, and for that we apologize to the customer. We refunded 117.00 dollars to the customer in an effort to remedy the situation and hope one day to make it up to the reviewer, we love what we do and work very hard to please all customers and hope one day to make it up to the reviewer.