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Tours of the City Walking Tours New York’s streets were made for walking, in fact it is the best way for visitors to really explore the city. There are numerous guided tour operators, including Big Onion Walking Tours (tel: (212) 439 1090; website: www.bigonion.com), who, for over a decade, have offered entertaining and informative tours of New York’s historic districts and ethnic neighbourhoods. Tours last approximately two hours and prices start at US$12 (concessions are available). Departure points vary depending on the tour – these are listed on the website. Bus Tours Gray Line New York Tours (tel: (212) 397 2620; website: www.graylinenewyork.com) offers closed and open-top double-decker bus tours, calling at numerous stops around the city in a two- to three-hour loop. The Essential New York Tour offers a 50-stop hop-off hop-on tour of Manhattan for US$69 (concessions are available). Gray Line also offers tours of Harlem and Brooklyn. Boat Tours Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises (tel: (212) 563 3200; website: www.circleline.com) is the only cruise line that circles Manhattan Island, with a three-hour narrated Full Island Cruise, departing from Pier 83 on 42nd Street on the Hudson River and costing US$25. Other options include the two-hour Semi-Circle Cruise, costing US$20, or the evening two-hour Harbor Lights Cruise, costing US$20. At both Pier 83 and Pier 16, South Street Seaport, adventurers can take a spin on the ‘Beast’ for a 30-minute thrill ride, costing US$18. Other Tours Gray Line New York Tours (tel: (212) 397 2600; website: www.graylinenewyork.com) conducts 24 different sightseeing trips by different modes of transport. The ten-minute helicopter tour, A Bird’s Eye View, costs US$94 and allows visitors to see the Empire State Building, the Chrysler and Central Park from above. Helicopter flights depart from the West 30th Street heliport. Scene on TV Tours (tel: (212) 410 9830; website: www.sceneontv.com) operates bus tours of the sites of America’s top TV shows, including Friends, Seinfeld and Law & Order. The company now also offers new Sex and the City and Sopranos tours. The two-and-a-half-hour Sex and the City tour includes 40 sites from the series, departing from in front of the Pulitzer Foundation on Fifth Avenue, Saturday 1430. The tour costs US$25 and booking is essential. |
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