By Jessica Bold
First-time visitors to
New York City may feel overwhelmed or nervous about getting lost amongst the hustle and bustle. A great way to get oriented and also see the sights without the worry of getting lost is to take a sightseeing tour. You can find a tour on buses, ferries, or even helicopters depending on both the tour company you select and the type of tour that best suits your needs.
Gray Line New York Sightseeing
Gray Line New York Sightseeing has been offering tours of New York City for 82 years and has a variety of types of tours available from Classic New York, which includes the Downtown, Uptown and Brooklyn Loops, and a choice of a New York landmark like the Empire State Building or a ferry to the Statue of Liberty, to the Statue by Night tour, where you will experience the city at night and view Greenwich Village, Chinatown, Rockefeller Center, Manhattan Skyline and the Statue of Liberty. The tours are typically done on a double-decker bus or motor coach.
Gray Line New York Sightseeing
49 W. 45th Street
New York, NY 10036
(800) 669-0051 x4
CitySights NY Sightseeing
CitySights NY Sightseeing tours guarantee all visitors get a great view with their top-deck only seating buses. Tours with CitySights range from pub crawls to multilingual tours for visitors from other counties. CitySights also offers group tours and discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. The tour group website offers online booking options as well as a Live Chat function to assist with questions.
CitySights NY
47-25 27th St.
Long Island City, NY 11101
United States
(212) 812-2700
OnBoard New York Tours
OnBoard New York Tours has a tour for visitors that will allow them to see the best of New York City in five and a half hours. The trip includes a bus tour, a ferry cruise, and guided walks to get up close and personal with various attractions. OnBoard uses small shuttle buses instead of large coaches or double-decker buses and also offers free bottled water throughout the tour. OnBoard also offers helicopter tours and also Private/VIP tours where you get to choose where to go and what to see.
On Board New York Tours
Seventh Ave. and W. 50th St.
New York, NY 10019
(877) U-TOUR-NY (886-8769)
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About the Author:
Jessica Bold holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology. Bold has been professionally writing for one year, primarily for ehow, with articles focusing on and relating to education.
