NewNorthwesterner
Oct 2018
My wife & have been to Manhattan quite a few times, but we had never made it to Brooklyn. We initially considered a 2 hour walking tour but then discovered this (longer & more expensive) option, and we were both glad we did. Traveling by bus, we were able to see & find out a little about several neighborhoods & sample mostly small bites of different ethnic foods. Our guide, Laurie, was knowledgeable & handled questions well. As an added bonus, Laurie has insights into most of the theater underway & made some useful suggestions.
The several food stops amounted to a nice lunch spread over a few hours, & we enjoyed each stop. This format also gave us the opportunity to visit with almost all of the other participants.
At end of tour you have the option of riding back to the meeting place in the West Village or leaving the bus at the Brooklyn Bridge & walking across. We chose to walk & really enjoyed the views & the experience. I recommend that option if the weather is O K or better. It was great on the day of our tour.
One caution about ordering tickets: we chose to book this tour through a 3rd party, TripAdvisor, on the day before our travel to NY from the West Coast. Instead of getting an outright confirmation, we were told we had to contact the tour operator or we might be canceled & lose our payment. Tour operator, a small company, was hard to reach on the weekend, & I almost decided to cancel to avoid the risk. Everything worked out, but it was a little stressful the day before travel. So I recommend either booking directly (which I would do without hesitation now that I know the company) or booking several days ahead, to allow plenty of time for reservation confirmation.
Réponse de l'hôte
Feb 2019
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughtful review. We love hearing from our guests and we are glad you had a great time touring with us. We pride ourselves on our communications with our guests, providing all the necessary details for a seamless and excellent experience. We apologize for any stress you may have experienced but are so happy that you joined us and had a great time and we hope to welcome you back on another tour in the near future!