New York City Hop-on Hop-off Tour

New York City, United States of America

Create you own sightseeing itinerary with the New York City Hop-On Hop-Off Tour! A hop-on-hop-off bus tour is the ideal way to explore every corner of the Big Apple and, with lively tour guides to keep you entertained and informed, you are sure to learn facts old and new about the city that never sleeps!

Choose the Downtown Loop for a 24-hour ticket covering Lower Manhattan or upgrade to the 48-or-72-hour All Loops tickets that include Harlem, Brooklyn and the Night Tour to really make the most of your time in New York City! For even more value, opt for the Freestyle New York Package and benefit from a 72-hour All Loops ticket plus 3 additional options including cruises, attractions, meals and museums including the Empire State Building, UN Building and Guggenheim Museum.

Whatever tour you choose, you can hop on and off the distinctive double-decker buses at any of the 50 stops and discover New York at your leisure. A must-have tour for any visitor to the Big Apple!

24-hour Downtown Loop Bus Tour (full loop duration without stops: approximately 2 hours)
Stops include Empire State Building, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Little Italy, Chinatown, Financial District, Battery Park, South Street Seaport, Times Square, Rockefeller Plaza, Radio City Music Hall, United Nations, 42nd Street, St. Patrick's Cathedral

48 and 72-hour All Loops Bus Tour
Includes Downtown Loop Tour and the following loops:

Uptown Loop (full loop duration without stops: approximately 2 hours)
Stops include Central Park, Fifth Avenue, Lincoln Center, American Museum of Natural History, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Grant's Tomb, Apollo Theater, Harlem Market, The Museum Mile, Guggenheim and the Metropolitan Museum.

Brooklyn Loop (2 hours, not hop-on, hop-off)
See from the bus: the Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Antique Furniture District, Fulton Mall, Brooklyn Museum and much more.

Night Tour (2.5 hours, not hop-on hop-off)
View over 20 sites from Central Park, Times Square, Empire State Building to Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Little Italy. See the glittering lights of the city that never sleeps!

During the holiday season, the Holiday Lights Tour replaces the Night Tour focuses on Midtown to highlight the best holiday decorations, including department store windows.

Freestyle New York Package (view full list in itinerary section below).
Includes 72-hour All Loops Tour plus a total of 3 cruises, attractions, dining, and museums while in New York City. See itinerary section below for a complete list of options including the Empire State Building, UN Building, Guggenheim Museum and the ferry to the Statue of Liberty.

USD $43.99

Review by: lolly4612	April 2012
As first time visitors to NYC, we found the HOHO buses to be a great way to see the city! Since we were only in NYC for 3 days, we purchased a 48 hour pass. This allowed us to get a great overview of the city, and we had plenty of time to do both the uptown and downtown loops in their entirety as well as the nighttime city tour which also takes you into parts of Brooklyn as well. We also used the buses a couple of times on the second day for transportation to various parts of the city. Overall, we found the buses to be easy to use and we never had to wait very long to get one as they seemed to be running frequently enough to keep the good sized holiday week crowd moving. Most of the buses we rode were filled to near-capacity each time that we used them. The various tour guides we had were all very entertaining and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend the HOHO buses if you are looking to be able to see a lot of the city in a short amount of time, and particularly get a "lay of the land" before setting out on your own. If you are using them for basic transportation, they do go to most of the popular tourist destinations, but you definitely need to have adequate time in your schedule as it may take you up to an hour or two to get to your desired destination since the buses follow specific routes. Also be aware that some of the buses do one-way runs, so if you want to do for instance, the whole downtown loop, you may have to get off at Battery Park and catch another bus to continue!

Review by: Lea E	April 2012
Good Guides, can only hop on off at certain stops, not very well highlighted, guides could do with telling you which stops were coming up. cover a good area overall.

Review by: Geoffrey F	April 2012
Highly recommend this trip its worth every penny, a fantastic way to explore the city and all it has to offer.

Review by: Mark W	April 2012
Best way to see the city.

Review by: Tina M	April 2012
When visiting NYC on a short trip you need to pre-plan what you want to do._br/_ The 72hr hop-on-hop-off bus tour from Gray Line is one of the best ways to see all the major sights with informative guides and not worry about how to get to and from them when you're ready to explore._br/_ Plus we got the choice of 3 attractions which we chose on arrival. The Gray Line tours have 4 different tours in NYC - Uptown (for central park and museums), Downtown (for shops, statue of liberty), Brooklyn and Night tours. All the tour guides were very informative and added their own slant on their tours.

Review by: Cully	April 2012
Great way to see the city.

Review by: Denise E	April 2012
This was well worth the money - the bus was easy to hop on and off, I would recommend this to all that are new to NY! The ideal is to go round the loops, get a feel for the place, then use is as hop on and off you soon get to know where things are. Shorter journeys between places instead of the whole loop after the initial as the whole loop is about 2hrs. 4 stars !!!

Review by: Alycia E	March 2012
The best way to see new York without exhaustion! Still see new York without all the walking. It was great!

Review by: Jennifer B	March 2012
Because of new laws in the city, the tour guide was unable to use the loud speakers on the bus. As such, we were provided headphones, which made it extremely difficult to hear. Thanks to the static, I probably only caught a quarter of what was said. And I heard several other customers make complaints during the ride, only to be given a speech by the guide about how we should complain to the company while making sure to tell them that our tour guide was nice, it was just the headphones that caused the issue.

Review by: Andrew B	March 2012
This is a must to add to your itinerary. Opted for the 48hr pass which gave 4 very good tours. Try and get on early though as the queues can get very long.

Review by: Jenny C	March 2012
A very easy way to see a city. We used extensively over 2 days but there was a bit of a wait for buses. They could have had more buses running as often full.

Review by: Pat	March 2012
Enjoyed it.

Review by: Trevor	March 2012
The tour itineraries provided a great introduction to New York but on both the Uptown and Downtown tours the buses had problems with their audio systems

Review by: Ana A	March 2012
We really enjoyed our time in NYC… the Hop-on and Hop-off tour provided lot information and it is a quick way to see all New York attractions… I would definitely recommend aviator or grey line to anyone. Even though when we took the night tour we were freezing and we ended up with our face all red because of the cold wind... it was all worth it.

Review by: Barbara Jean P	March 2012
Great way to orientate you to what's on offer to see in New Yor

Review by: linda d	March 2012
The tours were very informative and the guides were very nice and knowledgeable.

Review by: PETER B	March 2012
Good experience_br/_ A lot of info as well as being amusing

Review by: David P	March 2012
Loops are too long and the traffic volumes make the tour a nightmare. You could walk faster.

Review by: Terho L	March 2012
The tour was pretty much what I expected. Buses were clean enough and stops clearly marked. Bus schedules (frequency) could have been stated more clearly in the brochure._br/_ Most of the tour guides were all right, some even funny and smart. But one guy on the uptown loop wasn't up to his job. He was rude and coarse. Waiting to get on board, we saw him pressuring the customers for tip. When we entered the bus and I was passing him, he grabs my arm and says "Hey, ladies first!". I see his point, but a) he didn't know that my wife HAD ASKED me to go first, and b) you NEVER should lay hand on a customer. Quite obvious that he, unlike the other guides, didn't get any tip from us.

Review by: Jo L	March 2012
Good tour but 72 hrs was not enough time to fully experience everything. Be careful to check the signs as they have old signs on the street from a tour company that went broke and they never removed them. It is very confusing and you could be left missing several busses because you are unsure where to get on if that was not the stop you got off at.

Review by: Derek	March 2012
Excellent way to get your bearings in the city with plenty of history and information. _br/_ Helps to work out where the the bus ticket office is in relation to your hotel before you get there as you have to go to collect boarding passes before you can ride the bus._br/_ Used the 72 hour ticket to see all areas of the and get back to near hotel ( hop on hop offf no problem). Have plenty of small bills to use as tips as you will be regularly reminded that it is how the guides make their money.

Review by: STUART M	March 2012
Excellent service staff know the sites

Review by: HENRY R	March 2012
Great way to see NYC! Also, the Viator price provides a significant savings over the retail/on bus price.

Review by: Joanie	March 2012
The Hop-on Hop-off tour was great. Very easy to use and the bus drivers were excellent. Most of the guides were very knowledgable. One lady had a very think English accent and it was very difficult to understand her. We sure enjoyed the commentaries and learning about NYC. It would have been nice to receive a pass via email, so that we did not have to stand in line at the business office to get our passes. We loved the Up Town tour and the Down Town tour but would probably not take the Night tour again, due to time limits. We were only in NYC 3 days and it took up some of our "shopping" time. LOL (the guide and the tour were fine though) The workers for this company standing outside the buses were very helpful and friendly. I would highly recommend this Hop- on Hop-Off tour and would definitely take it again. Great way to get around the city without worrying about parking or subway stuff. Thank you.

Review by: Ryan A	March 2012
Awesome!! A must do in NYC!!

Review by: mommyd	March 2012
Although the tour guide and bus drivers were professional and knowledgeable, the wait times for the next buses were too long. Usually one every 30 minutes as other tour companies had three buses come by in the time we were waiting. Also, I didn't think it was very convenient when we were asked to get off at Rockefeller Center for Central Park and wait for the next bus that was "5 minutes" behind to continue on what is a scheduled planned route. Twenty-five minutes of waiting we decided to visit Top of The Rock and the cab it to Central Park. Not very convenient when you're time is limited in New York.

Review by: Lorraine S	March 2012
New York is such a huge city, the only way to get about and see everything is by using the bus tour, was fantastic and the bus tour guides are very animated and very helpful you can ask them anything regarding New York City and they will know well worth the money.

Review by: Lorenext	February 2012
Very interesting and independent way to know the city at a reasonable price... Did not like that the bus had some leakage in the roof and it was raining, so me and my husband git all wet in the night tour (it was freezing!)

Review by: Ita T	February 2012
Very mixed. Some of the guides were attrocious - rude and opinionated and frankly offensive. One man stood out as pleasant, knowledgeable and a pleasure to listen to. The others were merely average.

Review by: Jeffrey C	February 2012
I have been to NYC twice in the past 9 months. Both times I used the Hop on Hop off Tour. I like it when the person narrating the tour can speak english. Both times, the upper manhattan tour bus was ruined by a naraator that cannot speak clear english - not even close - I had no idea what the person was saying despite my best effort. However, the lower manahttan tour was great both times as the narrators both spoke clear english. The tours are great if you are new to NYC and you get a good narrator. Winter time there are not as many busses as summer time, so you will have to wait longer in the winter to catch a ride.

Review by: duetbts	February 2012
Love "hop on and off tours*! One somewhat crusty tour guide but otherwise a good tour and good information.

Review by: Lauren A	February 2012
Buses were excellant, a great way to see all the sights in NY. We certainly wouldnt have been able to if it wasnt for them!! The staff on the trips were excellant and really informative although some of the foreign staff were really hard to understand and i missed alot of bits! My only negative would be they have more buses more often as 2-3 city sights buses went passed out stop before ours even came.

Review by: Michael D	February 2012
It is the best way to see everything you want to see in a short time span and at your own pace! I would recommend this tour to anyone going to NYC for the first time!

Review by: Dianna S	January 2012
Of the three buses we were on 2 had microphones that did not work correctly and we couldn' t hear a thing.

Review by: Mary O'	January 2012
What a great way to access the top sites to see in a few days. Wheelchair friendly and convenient. Can't think of a better way for a time-limited, first time visitor to see as much as possible. Excellent.

Review by: Heidi B	January 2012
Fantastic way to get an overview of the city. We just hopped on without hopping off. In the 48 hours we managed to do all the loops - guides were interesting and quite funny at times. I would not use it as a means of transport to get around - walking and the subway is much better.

Review by: Bonnie P	January 2012
They did a great job of pointing out all kinds of interesting things that would have taken at least a week to read about. All of the staff were helpful and friendly; only difficult part was waiting for the transfers-in cold weather it can get a bit uncomfortable, but overall a great experience and very educational! Recommended highly.

Review by: Wendy E	January 2012
Very informative guides on board. did the downtown loop which has really interesting stops. Only problem was he sheer volume of people using the buses (it was New Year). which made us reluctant to get off. At one stop 3 full buses went by and the queues were very long. It was bitterly cold also which made the upstairs a 'no go' for us.

Review by: Trudy A	January 2012
Not impressed. The lady on the New York City Hop-on Hop-off bus greeted me with 'Have you got a problem' when I was asking the driver which bus would take me to the pier to do the boat tour. Her tone was sooo rude. So after being sent backwards and forwards between buses trying to find out which bus would take me to the Pier I ended up walking. It proved to be much quicker. I spent longer trying to find out which bus than it actually took me to walk to the Pier. The hop-on hop-off might be ok for some, but it didn't work for me.

Review by: J.M. W, United Kingdom	July 2010
Simply the best way to start of your New York stay and get a real feel for the place

Review by: Jeannie W, United States of America	June 2010
Was a great experience. Will definately do this again on my next visit.

Review by: DAVID J, United Kingdom	June 2010
very good service, enjoyed the night time tour. very good value for money 10 out of 10

Review by: David M, United States of America	June 2010
This was a great way to get around and learn about the city in the process. I highly recommend this especially for first times. Not to say that die hard visitors couldn't get something out of it.

Review by: Edna B, United Kingdom	June 2010
Excellent tour which covered all the sites and more that you wish to see on a trip to NY. A really good way to start off a visit. Also for the visitor it is a good way of getting around stopping off at the sites you wish to see in detail before reboarding and going on to the next one. The commentary on the whole was very good, some more interesting with the addition of little known facts, or fiction, to make various areas "come alive".

Review by: Zina T, Bermuda	May 2010
We had a fabulous time! Although it was cold, mostly everyone on the tour sat up top and enjoyed the sights. I would recommend the tour to anyone.

Review by: kay b, United Kingdom	May 2010
This is the 2nd time I've taken this trip and would do it again in a heartbeat. There are 4 loops to the trip which you can do whenever you like over a 2 day period. There are different, knowledgeable guides on each bus. if you dont like the guide, get off the bus and get on the next one which we never did because they were all excellent. You get to see all of Manhattan without using your feet, which after seeing how big the place is you will know it's a good idea. You can hop and and off the busses at any of the stops to see the sights along the way. Do this at the beginning of your trip and get an idea for where everything is and what you'd like to do for the rest of the trip in each area of the city. AN EXCELLENT THING TO DO.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	April 2010
Excellent tours

Review by: Catherine S, United Kingdom	April 2010
This was great fun, the guides really knowledgeable and funny too. Be sure to find out where the tour you want leaves from, some leave from Times Square others from 7th Ave. Would recommend the night tour, you get great views of Manhattan at night from Brooklyn. Take a jumper / sweater as it can be cold and windy on the top of the bus

Review by: James M, United Kingdom	April 2010
Very good uptown guide on first day, could have been better, but the rest were fun and informative. Have used this service before and would do so again.

Review by: Carolean M, Canada	April 2010
Awesome tours.Totally the way to go for the 1st visit to NYC. We booked the 48hr and it was great.