| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age [v] |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Absolutely the best
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| Tue, Sep 30, 08 9:00 AM |
mcfalls |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My husband and I enjoyed this tour and learned so much about NYC that we wouldn't have learned any other way. It gave us a great overview and a sense of what we wanted to go back and see at our leisure. Steve was wonderful and entertaining and so knowledgeable of the city. Personally,I wasn't impressed with Katz deli,only because it was so confusing and unorganized and of course we were there at the height of lunch hour. I only had a hotdog because that was the shortest line to maneuver through. However,my husband loved the place and raved about the pastrami. The tour was well worth the money and gave us a great memory of NYC. |
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Tour well worth it.
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| Tue, Sep 23, 08 9:00 AM |
missymoo |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| The tour was well worth it for me travelling on my own to get my bearings, & to give me an overall 'picture' of New York City. It enabled me to feel more confident in venturing out on my own to more places. Good to meet others & the guide (Steve) was informative - a wealth of valuable knowledge. |
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Marvelous Manhatten Tour Is All That !!
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| Fri, Sep 19, 08 9:00 AM |
vickylee |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We entered the very clean, comfortable bus and were greeted by our wonderful tour host Steve. Steve made all of us feel like we were all old friends out for a day of informative and entertaining sightseeing. We learned so very much about the history of New York and all the inside stories were wonderful. We would recommend this tour to all who want a relaxing day of seeing the spots that are important and learning the history and secrets of New York. |
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entertaining & educational
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| Thu, Sep 11, 08 9:00 AM |
tsgriess |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| I am not sure how you would get to know the city in a shorter time |
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Another great tour!!!!!!
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| Thu, Sep 4, 08 9:00 AM |
haylee913 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| This is the 3rd time I have been on this tour and I have recommended it to many others going to New York City. It was great and I again learned new and interesting facts about the city! Steve is a hoot and makes the day very enjoyable. My friends and I really appreciate the fact that he is very knowledgeable and has a great sense of humor! He took us to so many beautiful places and the lunch at Katz' Deli was perfect. I feel sorry for the people on the double decker busses listening to the guide on a microphone, Steve is so personable. It's great that he makes a point to know everyone's name. I just can't say enough about this trip! If we get to NYC again we will definitely take the tour again!!
Steve, you are wonderful!! (Don't forget George, he is a great driver!) |
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We Highly Recommend This Fantastic Tour of NYC
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| Sun, Aug 31, 08 9:00 AM |
Saurastri |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I was born and raised in New York and moved to the West Coast when I was 26. I thought I knew everything there was to know about this great City. How wrong I was. My husband, a native of India and my two cousins, native New Yorkers who now live in Queens and Long Island loved the tour as well.
Our tour guide Steve was funny, helpful and very informed about each of the areas that we toured. We chose to take the half day tour of mid-town and downtown Manhattan but next time we are back in the City we want to take the remainder of the tour which goes uptown. It was such a wonderful experience to re-discover the City of my younger years.
Thank you Steve for a very rewarding adventure.
Susan and Pan Saurastri
Fountain Valley, California |
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A Truly Marvelous Tour of Manhattan
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| Thu, Aug 28, 08 9:00 AM |
Burtonduo |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| On this tour we saw everything we wanted and so much more! The route is very well thought out with just the right amount of opportunities to get out and step foot. We learned a lot - all the facts and the little insider secrets. |
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A MUST DO on your first full day in Manhattan!
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| Thu, Aug 28, 08 9:00 AM |
Bonney53 |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I could not say enough about this tour. If you have never experienced New York before, as my sisters and I had not, be sure to experience this Bus Tour. We chose the 7 hour tour, and it was worth EVERY cent, and more. Steve, our tour guide, taught us more about New York than even our nephew knows, WHO LIVES IN NEW JERSEY! We left New York with a huge desire to learn even more: Burroughs (5 in total), how to pronounce Houston properly, the TRUE meanings of Uptown, Midtown, Downtown and Crosstown, there are only 2 homes in Manhattan (wow!!!), the cost of renting in Manhattan (ridiculous!) etc. etc. etc.
Steve made it informative and entertaining, and the fact that he is 'easy on the eyes' did not hurt one bit. He made navigating through New York for the next 6 days a real treat, rather than a stressful adventure, as it is to many.
Pass all other Bus tours by, and jump on this one.
My only complaint would be where we had lunch. We were looking forward to experiencing Katz Deli, where that memorable scene from "When Harry Met Sally' was filmed, however it was so stressful and frantic, and those working there very abrupt and impatient, it really dampened our previously high spirits. The situation actually brought my sister to tears. Because of the line-ups both to order and to pay, I actually delayed the bus leaving by 10 minutes, for which I felt very bad about. I will admit though that that was absolutely the best Pastrami sandwich I have ever tasted! Just be prepared to be treated like a number, not a person when you get there.
Other than that, do NOT miss this tour - fantastic job Steve! Thank you, on behalf of my two sisters and I, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - remember ('I'm sure that she is NICE"). : ) |
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Great tour
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| Sat, Aug 23, 08 9:00 AM |
ceciliaj |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We enjoyed the full day tour of Manhattan very much. We covered a variety of sights and the information provided by our guide was most impressive. The tour was fun and educational. We appreciated being able to board the bus close to our mid-town hotel, and being dropped off there at the end of the tour. We have taken smaller sized tours before and find them to be vastly superior to large and impersonal tours. We could ask our guide questions and have them answered. Having a qualified guide from the region makes a huge difference. Steve is a passionate New Yorker, he clearly loves the city and wanted to share his enthusiasm with us. We were made to feel welcome and received many words of guidance on how to best utilize our time while visiting New York. We all agreed that this tour was an excellent introduction to Manhattan. We also appreciated the skills of our driver, navigating the busy streets and making adjustments to the route due to road closures, and never once making us feel nervous - nicely done. We would highly recommend this tour, I intend to pass this recommendation on to our travel agent for the benefit of her other clients. |
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What a great way to get introduced to New York
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| Fri, Aug 22, 08 9:00 AM |
jajovik |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Steve was great at presenting an introduction to New York that prepares you for the rest of your stay. We intentionally took the tour on the first day so that we could paln teh rest of our stay and it sure did help alot. We were able to revisit some places in more detail and also go to others that Steve mentioned that were interesting. He kept everyone interested and had a great conversation, not just a monologue so that every one felt a part of the trip. I would highly recommend this tour and would even take it again the next time that I and in New York. |
