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NYC Bus tour Discounts
After living here all our lives, my wife and myself along with some friends want to do a NYC bus tour. Any recommendations and discounts? We will be 4 maybe up to 7 people.
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Brilliant !Originally posted by bigfrank View Post
Wait: Just found in my little back pack: http://www.nytix.com/Attractions/
and this just in: http://www.citysightsny.com/
I think this would be an excellent thing to do for a New York TS4Mers get together. I saw the big buses and one double decker last Saturday. It was half open, half closed - semi-topless you could say.
and folks looked like they were enjoying themselves.
I've taken them in London, Dublin and Edinburgh just to cover a lot of things in a short amount of time.
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Thanks for the links Beags ,
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Bigfrank,
I googled this exact phrase:
and it came back with a bunch of links. You might try changing bus tour to sightseeing bus also. You'd have to compare the websites, but I am sure you can find something that way.NYC bus tour discounts
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Entertainment books has some coupons for NYC tours.
You can check out their site. The 2010 Entertainment® Book Offers Great Savings – Discounts for Restaurants, Shopping, Travel & More!
There are a few people who have a cottage industry selling coupons like these on ebay. My sister in law does. She does mostly Hawaii and Florida though.
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Frank, I have done the HOHO bus from Times Square with the kids....there was an uptown route as well as a downtown route...I remember really enjoying it.
This was on a double decker bus with the top open - it is an entirely different experience seeing Manhattan from 15 feet up!
I am sure you will all enjoy it but wait until the weather is nice enough to sit uptop and outside.Comment
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There are some small discounts in the links that I put up. Not much of a discount, but still with a group, it adds up.Originally posted by bigfrankComment
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I haven't taken one of those tours since I was a teenager, but looking quickly, this one seemed like a good deal, depending on how much time you wanted to spend in the city......
New York City Hop-on Hop-off Tour and Harbor Cruise, New York City Hop-on Hop-off Tours | Viator.com
New York City Hop-on Hop-off Tour and Harbor Cruise
Duration: 2 days (approx.)
Location: New York City
Product code: 5026ALL
$54.00
Design your own itinerary and explore the streets of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Harlem on a hop-on hop-off double-decker bus tour. In summer the top deck is open and in winter clear screens allow for unobstructed views of New York. Tickets are valid for 48 hours, allowing you to set your own pace and see as much or as little as you like. There are over 40 stops around the city.
Downtown Tour: View the most famous neighborhoods and attractions like Times Square, Madison Square Garden, Empire State Building, SoHo, Little Italy, Wall Street, Financial District, Lower East Side, United Nations, Rockefeller Center, Carnegie Hall and more.
Uptown and Harlem Tour: Views of Fifth Avenue, Museum Mile, The Dakota, Lincoln Center, Time Warner Center, Central Park, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Guggenheim, Frick Collection, Apollo Theater, Museum of Natural History, Museum of Modern Art and Harlem Market.
Brooklyn Tour: Drive through trendy and historic neighborhoods with views of the Brooklyn Bridge. Pass the oasis of calm that is Prospect Park and see stately mansions as well as the grand arches at Grand Army Plaza.
Night Tour: Enjoy breathtaking views of the glittering Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge lit against the night sky. Also make a stop at historic Fulton Ferry.
Harbor Cruise: Hop aboard for a New York harbor cruise. Learn about the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the historic immigration center and the World Financial Center.
Museum of the City of New York or New York Historical Society: Embrace the past and future of NYC and celebrate the city's cultural diversity.
Schedule Details
Empire State Building, New York
Departs:
March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 Go
Departure Point:
After you have exchanged your voucher at the Visitors Center in Times Square you may board the bus at any of the designated stops
Departure Time:
Downtown Tour: every 10 - 15 minutes from 8:00am to 6:00pm
Uptown Treasures and Harlem Tour: frequent departures from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Brooklyn Tour: every hour from 10:00am to 3:00pm
Night Tour: 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm
Harbor Cruise: 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm
Museum of the City of New York: 10:00am to 5:00pm (closed Monday) or New York Historical Society: 10:00am to 6:00pm
All services end at 3:00pm on:
Your ticket is valid for 48 hours from time of voucher exchange
Duration:
2 days (approx.)Angela
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Frank, funny you should post this. I have lived in the NYC area for 55 years, and had never played "Tourist" until last year. We did one of the bus tours (the downtown loop) last summer and had a wonderful time. We learned some history that we either never know or took for granted. DH and I want to go and do the Uptown loop. What got me going on this was discount ticket offer in the "New York Daily News". We used to get daily delivery and it had a discount thing that you had to collect something like 6 out of seven pieces of a boat and it gave you a great discount. I am in Scottsdale now, other wise I could give you the information that I may still have at home. The offer was good for a really long time. I think almost a year. Have fun!Ann-MarieComment
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Frank, we did the "Hop on/Hop" Off tours in 2008. There are 4 HO/HO tours, Uptown, Downtown, Brooklyn, and the night tour. We purchased our tickets from the concierge at the Manhattan Club. We purchased all 4 tours as it only cost $10.00 more to get all 4 than to buy just one of the tours. We didn't do the night tour as we ran out of time but will definitely do it this August when we visit New York. Our favorite was the Uptown Tour mainly because we had a great tour guide. She not only was very informative but had a great sense of humor. If I could only do 2 of the tours, I would pick the Uptown and Downtown. Brooklyn was OK but nothing like the other 2. You have 48 hours to complete the tours and get on and off wherever you feel like. Basically you are buying a 2 day pass.
We have done HO/HO in Vancouver, Victoria and elsewhere but the New York City ones were the best and much cheaper.
We also did one of the boat cruises and the "Ducks" tour. I do not recommend the "Ducks" tour. It is pretty lame. We have done "Ducks" tours in Seattle, Branson MO, San Diego, etc. and the NYC one was the worst. There are different boat tours. We went on one that was recommended by the concierge at the Michelangelo Hotel. Unfortunately I do not remember the name but it was excellent. It was a 90 minute tour and quite reasonable. The concierge warned us not to take the 2 hour tour as it was slower, more expensive, and you didn't see any more.JohnComment
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Rain might be raining on my parade. We may have to cancel our fun for Tuesday.
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