Feel the heartbeat of NYC from the comfort of a stretch limousine on a journey through the city's most exciting neighborhoods!
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| Rating: 5 |
A wonderful experience
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| Sat, Oct 25, 08 2:15 PM | tonir1025 | Female | 50-59 | Local | Family Without Children | |
Our group included a teenage boy and adults ranging from late 20's up to nearly 80. The tour held everyone's interest; Sam was terrific, very knowlegable and extremely friendly. Most of us have spent quite a bit of time in NYC, yet we saw and learned things that were new. Sam, thanks for showing us the Irish Hunger Memorial - we had no idea and it was one of our favorite stops! I highly recommend NY Fun Tours and Zerve. I teach customer service skills, and I will use these companies as an example of how to do it right! |
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| Rating: 5 |
Amazing and Exciting New York sightseeing tour
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| Fri, Oct 10, 08 7:15 PM | nours_am | Male | 30-39 | International Tourist(s) | Family With Children | |
We've been welcomed by a guide.
This person is in love with New York, full of great advices, very enthousiastic.
The visit of new york, with some walks in Greenwich Village, Little Italy, Chinatown, over the Brooklin bridge was a dream come true.
The guide, i don't remember his name, was an actor. We spent an amazing moment with him.
Thanks for all Fun Tours, great time
Aymeric |
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| Rating: 4 |
Great way to see lesser known NY spots
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| Sat, Aug 2, 08 7:15 PM | jggoldenberg | Male | 40-49 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
Tour guide was very knowledgeable about obscure but current NY things to do. Seeing NY from Brooklyn, the IRish hunger memorial and other locales would not have been obvious to visitors so it was a welcome change from "Normal" NY activities. |
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| Rating: 5 |
A great customized tour for our extended family!
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| Mon, May 26, 08 1:45 PM | carenfields | Female | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family With Children | |
Issac did a great job showing us some of the sights of Manhattan
and Brooklyn - while still fitting in our specific sights of interest. |
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| Rating: 3 |
Energetic, informed guide and professional driver!
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| Mon, May 19, 08 10:15 AM | DebbieAtchle | Female | 40-49 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Other | |
We had my two college daughters AND elderly mother. Guide Sam and driver Shariff went out of their way to meet our special needs, adjusting the walking portion as necessary with pleasant and fun attitude. Sam was awesome, completely prepared with history and interesting facts. This gave us a great intro to the city. Since we did it on the first day, they also answered questions and gave advice about our plans for the week. Wonderful. |
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| Rating: 4 |
Exciting and fun introduction to the city
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| Sat, May 10, 08 10:15 AM | jannhoke | Female | 40-49 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family With Children | |
I purchased this tour for my sister-in-law, her two teenaged daughters, and my three teenaged daughters. My SIL and I have been to New York numerous times, but it was a first-time trip for our girls. We had show tickets and other outings planned, but we really wanted to start out the trip with a bang, and this tour was just the ticket. We kept it as a surprise for the girls.
We wanted them to be wowed with some of the "glitz" factor of the city. Having a gleaming white limousine pull up in front of our hotel on Saturday morning to take us for a private three-hour overview of the city made for some excited, giggling teens.
Our tour guide, Sam, was personable, informative, and friendly. He was also (my thirteen-year old informed me afterwards) "a hottie." He seemed very proud of his city and not only told us myriad facts about the history and culture, but pointed out some neat shopping places which the girls hit with credit cards blazing the next day. He was a terrific tour guide and I recommend him whole-heartedly.
The limo was very clean and the driver was uniformed. We all felt very "uptown." Although the limo will pick you up and drop you at your hotel, when our tour was over, we requested to be dropped in Chinatown for some shopping, and Sam was happy to do that.
I only have one complaint about the tour, and that is why this rating is four stars and not five. Our driver conducted some kind of business on his cell phone for the entire tour. Whatever business he was conducting seemed much more interesting and important to him than we were. We all noticed, and it did detract from the "glamour" of the experience.
The driver is supposed to open the limo doors, help you in and out of the limo, and pick you up when you make a stop and walk for a few minutes to see some attraction, like the view across to Ellis Island, or the Irish Hunger Memorial. But our driver talked on his cell phone during the entire tour, even if he did open the door -- that phone was glued to his ear. Several times he did not exit the limo when we did, and once he failed to meet us at a rendezvous point at the WTC Ground Zero for about ten minutes.
I think that when one pays that much for someone's time for three hours, that their mind should be on their job, not on their own personal business. Our tour guide, Sam, was very attentive and made us feel very special. The driver, whose name escapes me, made us feel as though we were intruding on his private time. If my daughters had not been with us, I would have said something to him about it.
But other than that one blot, the experience was first-rate, and I highly recommend it, especially if your children have never been in a chauffeured limousine before. |
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| Rating: 4 |
A fantastic way to see New York!
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| Wed, May 7, 08 10:15 AM | paullavender | Male | 30-39 | International Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
This is absolutely a great way to see New York! You feel like a film star, as you are certainly the centre of attention in the limo - every time it stops, people gawp to see who gets out... really!
The places you get to see on the tour are interesting and a nice mixture of the regular sites and the lesser known ones. There is a good mixture of walking and driving, so you don't feel too lazy.
One thing I hadn't realiized from the brochure is that there is a driver and a guide - they are not one and the same, which of course is great. Isaac is an enthusiastic and entertaining guide - a real New Yorker! Seeing NY from the eyes of someone who lives there is very special.
My tour party was interesting as we were a mixture of very young and old people, and the old ones did not speak English! Nevertheless, everyone enjoyed the tour, although I would humbly offer 2 suggestions that would have improved it: 1) to establish whether people at a slower pace want to see everything or less things at a more relaxed pace; 2) for the tour guide to leave pauses between the sentences or the main points to allow people to translate.
So, what else can I say? Go for it and enjoy! |
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| Rating: 4 |
Superb Tour
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| Mon, Dec 31, 07 10:15 AM | davymc | Male | 40-49 | International Tourist(s) | Family With Children | |
We were vacationing as a family of 5 with some young children in NY for 8 days and included this as part of a well researched intinerary and were very pleased.
Our guide and driver were punctual, pleasant , well presented and well informed.
The tour was superb and afforded our family the opportunity to fashion a tailor-made ininerary.
I would be pleased to recommend this tour to others in a similar position.
dave (Ireland) |
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| Rating: 5 |
LOVED THE TOUR
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| Sun, Dec 2, 07 10:15 AM | cjohnston8 | Female | Unspecified | Domestic Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
WE HAD A GROUP OF LADIES OF ALL AGES. THE TOUR WITH A CAR AT YOUR DISPOSAL WAS GREAT. LESS WALKING AND WE COVERED ALOT THE CITY. WE SCHEDULE OUR TOUR ON A SUNDAY MORNING AND IT ENDED UP BEING THE FIRST SNOW NEW YORK HAD THIS YEAR. TRUST ME IT WORKED OUT GREAT. OUR GUIDE WAS GREAT. WE EVEN STOP AT A RUSTIC COFFEE SHOP FOR SOME COCO. LOVE THE TOUR AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR TOUR NEXT YEAR OF BROOKLYN. HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET THE SAME TOUR GUIDE (ISSAC). THANKS AGAIN. |
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| Rating: 4 |
A good choice
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| Fri, Nov 23, 07 10:15 AM | Gerard | Male | 40-49 | International Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
If you're a group of first timers in NYC or even if you've been on guided tours of the city before, you'll enjoy this for a full morning or afternoon out. My group did!
We were a group of ten friends (aged 38 - 48). Some of us had been to NYC before and some of us had been guided before. Our guide rang us before hand to establish a tailor made itinerary and this worked well.
The car, guide and driver were all prompt and well presented. The driver and guide were friendly and helpful.
We were in and out of the car quite a lot which suited us but might not suit everyone. We walked a street or two in several neighbourhoods and found some places we loved which we would never have found on our own.
All in all, very worthwhile, very informative, very good value for money. It was also great to be picked up at your hotel and dropped back off, in our case, in our new favourite neighbourhood. |
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