Harlem Wednesday-Morning Gospel Tour in New York City booking from $75.00

Harlem Wednesday-Morning Gospel Tour

Overview

Visit Harlem, the ethnically diverse borough of New York, on a Wednesday-morning guided tour. On your tour through one of New York City's most vital neighborhoods, you'll hear stories from Harlem's fascinating history and see its famous sights.

City: New York City

Sat 11 Jan

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What's Included

Walking tour of residential sections of Harlem

Stop at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Gospel service

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not recommended for child aged 4 and under
Church services may be held in the Bronx, however the tour will still cover the Harlem itinerary
Shorts and tank tops are not allowed to be worn on this tour. Harlem Spirituals Inc. reserves the right to refuse clients improperly dressed and will not refund the service
What is "Soul Food"
Soul Food is traditional African American cuisine that originated in the South in the United States. Today it has become a highly sought after cuisine. It consists of spicy ribs, collard greens, fried fish and chicken, freshly cooked corn bread, and a few side dishes like black eye peas, okra, or macaroni and cheese to mention a few.
Do the tours include walking?
Guests are invited to take walks through the neighborhoods visited. The average walk is about 15 minutes.
Are the tours wheelchair friendly?
With advance notice, wheelchair bound customers with some mobility can be accommodated in the front rows of the tour bus with their wheelchairs folded away in the luggage compartment. It is mandatory that someone accompany customers with special needs to assist them onto the coach.
For passengers with no mobility or a non foldable wheelchairs we recommend giving at least 3 weeks notice so that we can secure a coach with a wheelchair lift.
Wheelchair lifts are 49" X 28" and can carry a maximum weight limit of 700lbs. We kindly ask that you submit the dimensions and model of the chair as our lift may not be able to accommodate scooters and other large sized electric chairs. A maximum of one person in a wheelchair can be accommodated per bus.
Private tours are available with accessible ramp transportation.
Many of the churches that we visit have steps. In order to accommodate their wheelchair bound congregation members churches use portable mobility ramps.
Masks are mandatory inside the church.
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Masks are mandatory inside churches and temperature checks may be performed upon arrival at the church

What To Expect

Harlem

Neighborhood covering the north section of Manhattan Island.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

National research library dedicated to documenting the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world.

Apollo Theater

The symbol of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, the Apollo is still the place to perform in Harlem.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (144)

DirkBakker

Apr 2018

Booking the tour they say it takes 4 hours. Stop here!! They mean 2,5 hours in the buss and 1.5 hour in the church... ARC is a lovely band, and for sure I wanted to hear more from them. The guide was engaging a specially his German visitors (he spoke good German although) but the rest of the bus could loose him some times. That the native born in Harlem guide talks about his own life and growing up in Harlem is his history is in a way charming. But when he becomes political I think I booked the wrong bustour. Calling the bankers ¨criminals¨ for what happened around 2008, that there is a racist now in the White House... and more idications of his own were for a part offending and definitely not in place. We took this trip 4th of April Scores: +5 for singing.. should have been much longer -3 for guide +3 for tour and showing Harlem -3 for the price of the event

Response from Host

Apr 2018

Dear DirkkBaker, I hope this email finds you well. Thank you for sharing the details of your experience on our tour. We are surprised and disappointed to learn that our tour guide included additional content to our Harlem Gospel tour. Please accept our sincerest apologies, we are truly sorry that you were made to feel uncomfortable. Our tour guide explained to us that the German-speaking members of the group asked some personal questions to which he candidly responded and then translated on impulse for the rest of the group. Our tour guides are native New Yorkers and although we encourage them to interact with guests and bring their own personalities and experiences as examples of life in New York City to the tour; this is certainly not what we had in mind. We appreciate your bringing this issue to light as it helps us to improve the overall customer experience. We are truly sorry that this experience did not meet your expectations. I kindly ask that you contact me directly because we would like the opportunity to make it up to you. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerest regards, Erika Elisabeth Vice President Harlem Spirituals /New York Visions 1212391 0900 [email protected]

Marie_T

Feb 2018

Tour guide was great. But we were there on the Wednesday after new year and I don’t think they had the whole singing group there. They didn’t do what the guide said they were going to do at the end. It al ended rather suddenly. A bit disappointing.

Barbara G

Jan 2018

Interesting tour. Enjoyable but being translated so many times was annoying. Otherwise the tour guide was very helpful.

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Harlem Wednesday-Morning Gospel Tour

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