I had never been to New York City, so my friends and I decided to use this 6-hour tour as our introduction to the city to see an overview and then know what we wanted to go back to see at greater depth. This was a GREAT tour for that purpose! We chose the van that holds 16 passengers and had a glass top that could be retracted in good weather. We had great weather so the top was off and we could see all of the tall buildings easily by looking up or to either side. (See attached photo for what the bus looks like. It was hard for me to imagine from the description, so I thought a photo would be helpful for others.) This was not a hop on/hop off kind of tour. There were about 6 stops along the way where we got out and looked around for 20-30 minutes, but we always got back into the same van with the same tour guides so there was no waiting and there was good continuity. We saw a good variety of sites on the lower half of Manhattan Island and also took the ferry to Staten Island and came right back on the next ferry, passing the Statue of Liberty each time. Our tour guide, Walter, did a great job of pointing out the sights and our driver always had the vehicle ready to pick us up each time. You can read the exact description of where the tour goes, but some of my highlights were Times Square, the Strawberry Fields area of Central Park, the Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building, the Flatiron Building, the Financial District, the Staten Island Ferry, the 9/11 Memorial, and many sights along the Hudson River. If I go back to New York again, I will probably take the tour again because it was so helpful to be able to see everything while not having to pay attention to traffic, and to move through the city quickly and comfortably. I highly recommend this tour!