New York City
Holiday Lights NYC Express Tour on a Double Decker Open Top Sightseeing Bus

Christmas Holiday Lights NYC Sightseeing Tours with Special gifts

New York City, USA
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

    What's Included

    • Single Ride
    • Gifts and Souvenir

      Meeting And Pickup

      Meeting point

      • West 42nd Street & 7th Avenue
        W 42nd St & 7th Ave, New York, NY 10036, USA

        Beside Red Lobster

      End point

      This activity ends back at the meeting point.

      What To Expect

      Empire State Building

      Admission Ticket Free

      Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Pass By)

      Bryant Park (Pass By)

      Radio City Music Hall (Pass By)

      Times Square (Pass By)

      5 th Avenue (Pass By)

      Vessel (Pass By)

      Edge NYC (Pass By)

      Rockefeller Center (Pass By)

      Central Park (Pass By)

      Grand Central Terminal (Pass By)

      Additional Info

      • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
      • Infants must sit on laps
      • Service animals allowed
      • Near public transportation
      • Stroller accessible
      • Most travelers can participate
      • Wheelchair accessible
      • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 999 travelers

      Cancellation Policy

      You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

      • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
      • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
      • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
      • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
      • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
      • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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      Reviews

      2.5
      37 reviews
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      Skip it
      Crystal_L, Dec 2023
      Save your money this was one of the most unprofessional group of people I’ve ever met. We were suppose to leave at 5:30, we left at 6:30. No explanation and when we asked the guide yelled for us for use to just sit down. It was cold and no hear in the downstairs area. Don’t sign up for this pleas
      Don’t waste your money
      Leah_P, Dec 2023
      Kept us waiting to get more on the bus so as soon as they would start to take off, staff selling would whistle to stop to convince others to get on… over & over! This was not a hop on hop off. Horrible guide!! Only bonus was blanket. Not worth it!!!
      absolute disgrace ,complete rip off
      Shaun_M, Dec 2023
      Went to pick up as requested on time , waited 30 mins before 2 gents in orange uniforms told us to go to another location . arrived there got on bus , no other people on bus . bus didn't move , no one came to us , within 5 minutes got off as would have been late for pre booked meal . complete waste of time , bus never moved off , sat on it like a lemon . absolutely disgusting service , paid a lot of money for that and would like a refund
      Christmas in New York
      kathymcclure52, Dec 2023
      Excellent tour and tour guide. BUT due to New York traffic, allow at least 2 hours to get to a pick up location that is 15 mins from your hotel by Lyft or Uber. Lyft and Uber drivers cannot control the heavy traffic and possibly won't get you to your pickup location on time.
      Nightmare journey,Never again.
      shirley_w, Dec 2023
      Had to wait over an hour at designated pick up.Rang giiven number twice but NO ONE ANSWERED.Eventuallt found a man in orange top belonging to tour company.He said he would try to locate our bus;which he did 4 blocks away.We then had to run 4 blocks to get to the bus,Waited on the bus for45 minutes untill we left.A man came and gave us earphones which DID NOT WORK Our driver had no set route,so we were on that dreadful bus until 11,30 pm,Eventually i asked for them to let us off the bus,
      Terrible experience
      Jennifer_Z, Dec 2023
      We arrived at the pick up site 20 mins early, only to wait 1 hour for anyone one to show. Then we rode for an hour to get to the starting point of which multiple people got on but all thought they were going to a different ride. No holiday lights, no warm blankets, no music. So disappointing for my daughter who was really looking forward to it.
      No show
      Jayne_D, Dec 2023
      Bus didn’t turn up where we was advised to collect from, waited 2 hours in freezing cold for next bus. Driver didn’t know he was doing Xmas lights so got back off. Utterly rude gentleman on side of road. Very very disappointed
      This was nuts
      Ellen_H, Nov 2023
      I've used viator many times and never ran into a problem, but this was simply ridiculous. We ended up in Brooklyn, freezing, no Christmas lights, drunken your guide... But even closer to what was advertised. I'll be asking for a credit to use on our next trip.
      Response from Host, Nov 2023
      Holiday Lights tour starts on Dec 1st at 5:30pm and 6:30pm respectively. Your tickets are still valid for the holiday lights tour. Thank you
      Good…. Barring the weather
      Andrew_C, Dec 2022
      We went on the holiday lights express tour as a family of 5. The tour itself was great and the tour guide was very knowledgeable. Our biggest issue was the weather, and the fact the bus downstairs didn’t have a door and adequate heating. The ambient temperature was -13deg C, but felt like -23 deg C due to the wind; hence by the end of the tour we were freezing. So our recommendation would be to go if the weather is good.
      Avoid!
      Alicia_R, Dec 2022
      Worst experience. This picture shows what was going on a half hour after the advertised departure time. Have requested a full refund.
      Worst tour ever!!!
      rskarns, Dec 2022
      We waited for 1 hour and 45 minutes on the bus in 25 degree weather before they left for the tour. At 8:30 when the tour was to depart we were told 15 more minutes, then continued to be told 15 more minutes for the next 1 hr/45 minutes. We drove mostly around empty streets and the only Christmas lights we saw were the ones in peoples apartments along the way. The tour guide was awful; he also got so cold that he spent the last 1/2 of the trip on the lower half of the bus while those of us that couldn't fit downstairs froze. I would never recommend this trip to anyone!
      Worst tour ever and huge waste of time and money
      Meredith_S, Dec 2022
      Buyer beware. This was the worst tour I have ever been on. We didn’t see one Christmas light. We loaded on the bus..waited for 30 minutes… drove two blocks where they made us get off that bus and on to another bus, then we proceeded to tour everything but the city. Went down to the waters edge at 9pm when it was already freezing. Drove over the Manhattan bridge where the tour guide (I’m sure he was stoned) pointed out where someone was about to jump …”to your left, you have a jumper” literally came out of his mouth. When we got down under the bridge about 20 minutes later, we could see that there were recovery efforts going on so he was not joking. I have called to ask for a refund but no answer yet. We then started to go back he same way. At one point, we came up on the Empire State Building but the tour guide did not point it out at all.
      Skip it-find anything else.
      Karalee_H, Dec 2022
      Started a hour late, didn’t see anything holiday-not even the Rockefeller tree. The tour guide was something else. No real information just constant yelling at people on the streets “this is a night tour”. She didn’t have any knowledge of the sights and would say the most bizarre things like “they are tearing that down” or “I was a actress”. Didn’t get done till after 11pm and I was upset that this tour was close to $100 yet on the street was $15. If you are looking to just drive around and see sights then this is I guess ok but suggest getting ticket there not through the website. Also, it did not end where it started, about 5 blocks away which was a pain with a kid at 1130pm.
      It was tough to connect...
      Molly_M, Dec 2022
      It was tough to connect with anyone as they didn't pick you up where they said they would, put us on the wrong bus, the microphone wasn't working so couldn't hear if you were on the top. Wasn't a "Holiday Tour" it was more of a city tour.
      Pack patience & warm clothing
      Gregory_A, Dec 2022
      Amount of traffic made the experience slow, long & extremely cold. Bus was 30 minutes late to pickup location & unable to fully appreciate the experience as advertised
      Bus ist nicht gekommen...
      Marcel_S, Dec 2023
      Bus ist nicht gekommen obwohl wir pünktlich am angegebenen Treffpunkt waren. Selbst nach dem Versuch der Kontaktaufnahme mit dem Veranstalter welche nicht möglich war da die Anrufe immer abgelehnt wurden war das ganze sehr unzufriedenstellend
      Demande de remboursement
      Pascale_P, Sep 2023
      Il ni a pas eu ce service pas assez de monde donc sortie pas exécutée le billet était pour 19h30 arrivés à l heure sur le lieu de rendez-vous 47 street on nous dit non car personne.autee que nous que nous devions descendre au 42 chose faites et la 6 personnes dans le bus qui ne savait pas à quel heure et si à quelle heure il allait partir donc à 20 h40 toujours pas de départ nous sommes parti bus extrêmement sale et le chauffeur venait de fumer un joint donc je demande le remboursement pour cette prestation non effectuée
      Response from Host, Nov 2023
      La visite Holiday Lights commence le 1er décembre à 17h30 et 18h30 respectivement. Vos billets sont toujours valables pour la visite des lumières de Noël. Merci

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