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NYC Bus Tour of Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens: Contrasts, Color and Character

NYC Bus Tour of Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens: Contrasts, Color and Character

Overview

Explore four of NYC’s boroughs from the comfort of your bus with an entertaining, expert guide. See the city’s two baseball stadiums, home to the Yankees and the Mets. Learn about Harlem’s African-American history at the Apollo Theater’s Walk of Fame.

Contrast the evocative graffiti murals of the Bronx with Brooklyn's colorful street art. Be immersed in NYC’s largest Chinatown in downtown Flushing, Queens. Travel back in time to the World’s Fairs of 1939 and 1964 and marvel at the surviving Unisphere.

Discover the culture and traditions of Brooklyn’s Hasidic Jewish community.
Enjoy waterfront views of the Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge.

City: New York City

Mon 18 Nov

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Starting at $79.00

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Mon 18 Nov

Starting at $79.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Private transportation

Professional Tour Guide

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Times Square / Theater District

We meet just north of Times Square before we drive north to Harlem

Apollo Theater

After a 15 minute drive, we will arrive in Harlem and walk in front of the Legendary music hall for African-American music and see it from the outside.

Yankee Stadium

A 15 minutes drive will take us up to Yankee Stadium. We may visit the outside of the Stadium and learn about the legendary Yankees.

Bronx

From the Stadium it's another 10 minute bus trip to see the incredible graffiti murals unique to this borough that speaks to the history of hiphop and the community. We will drive by and may stop at specific murals.

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Take a guided walk featuring the outside of Citi Field home of the Mets baseball team and the magnificent Unisphere from the 1946 World’s Fair

Bushwick Collective Street Art

After a 30 minute bus ride, we'll arrive in Brooklyn! Take a guided walk to see Street art at its finest.

Brooklyn Bridge Park

See the Brooklyn waterfront with its amazing Manhattan skyline view. Many movies were shot here and in Dumbo.

Dumbo

Visit this iconic neighborhood with amazing pictures of the Manhattan bridge and skyline.

Little Italy

After a 20 minute drive, the tour will end in Little Italy where you can explore this neighborhood and catch dinner. Chinatown and Soho are close by if you prefer other types of cruisine.

Chinatown

Tour ends in between Chinatown and Little Italy in Manhattan

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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 (326)

AndyThomas123

Sep 2022

Went on this tour last week and was generally good fun. We felt the second half was definitely better than the first. The first couple of stops weren’t too interesting really, but Flushing was good and the highlight was Bushwick. Murals there were great and were some good places to get lunch. The drive through Williamsburg very interesting! Jorge the guide was excellent, he was humerous and gave some very interesting information and facts. But had a big problem with him asking for a tip when we decided to leave the tour at the Brooklyn bridge (we were staying nearby). We told him this so the bus didn’t wait for us, and he asked if we’d ‘like to participate in the American tradition of tipping’. If he wouldn’t have asked I may have done, but honestly it felt like begging and it felt distasteful, especially when people are already paying a lot of (probably too much in all honesty) money to go on this tour. I told him no and his whole demeanour changed and he said ‘OK, I’ll tell the driver’. Bit of a disappointing end to the trip for us! First half needs to be more interesting and tour guides need to not ask for a tip, which we perceived as being very rude!

Simona C

Sep 2022

We had an amazing tour with Jorge, who is not only knowledgeable but also super engaging and funny! You will discover lots of hidden gems you don’t usually get to see when you visit NY and Jorge will uncover all the little interesting stories behind each of them. Muchas gracias Jorge :)

369laurenv

Sep 2022

We absolutely loved the bus tour. Jorge was an excellent guide. Would 100% recommend. Very informative, super interesting. The tour took 6 hours, which we thought would be too long, but not at all! Time flew by and Jorge had something very interesting to say about every corner of NYC. No silly celebrity facts (as many tours tend to focus on), but truly informative facts concerning cultural, socio economic and historic differences and similarities between NYC's different boroughs. Good job Jorge!