Sit on the top for sure! It rained but was still fun and we were given rain coverups. Only negative was that the driver/tour guide got a little raunchy toward the end. A little punchy or sleepless?
Review by: Michael Z, June 2018
This is a great way to get acquainted with the sights of the city at night! Kat was the tour guide and told a lot of good jokes and had interesting stories about the city and its architecture. I did this on my second night of 3 in the city and thoroughly enjoyed sitting on the top deck. You get provided with earphones that work well, as you certainly need them to hear your guide above the rumble of the city traffic!
Review by: Joanne R, March 2018
Amazing trip
Review by: Kathy P, February 2018
tour guide was great!!!!!! knowledgable and personable. there were some folks in the back causing a ruckus and she was super polite and got them to stop. we had already done a LOT of walking so it was nice to ride around and see parts of NYC we hadn't seen yet.
Review by: triductrinh, January 2018
The Gray Line having a very bad service that i ever had through out the whole trip,_br/_ The person who is sit at the office is extremely rude and lazy man._br/_ I am very very disappointed of the Gray Line _br/_ never come back for this service again.
Review by: Pamela P, December 2017
I loved this tour! It was a great way to see NYC at night, especially the lights during Christmas time. I decided to book this tour because I was arriving on a Sunday and only wanted to go on a short tour of the city before calling it a night. This was the perfect 2-hour tour for that. I liked the fact that we had headphones so we could hear the tour guide explain everything that we were seeing. We saw Times Square, Rockefeller Plaza, the Brooklyn Bridge, etc. - so many places! The only drawback was that it was very cold since it was wintertimeThe double decker bus was only half closed on the top. So just be sure to bundle up when you go. You won't regret it! :-
Review by: Sharon B, December 2017
Other than the fact that it was a cold winter's night and we were freezing, the views from the top of the bus were outstanding. I would do this tour again, but would remember to bring my long underwear and a nice wool blanket for my lap.
Review by: Angela K, December 2017
It RAINED. No view at all from downstairs windows. Not recommended if weather could be bad. Thought driver and some of passengers were going to come to blows as he wouldn't let them off.
Review by: Sally H, December 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: hariharan B, November 2017
Breath taking night scenic view of New York city skyscrapers from Manhattan bridge. This is worth just for that one moment. 2 hrs full tour of the city,there is nothing more you could expect. Have it in your things to do list when you are going to NY.
Review by: Rafael P, November 2017
very good experience I recommended
Review by: bspencedickenson, November 2017
Great tour, lovely to see at night and go over the Brooklyn Bridge, lots of photo opportunities, knowledgeable staff enjoyed very much.
Review by: Stephen B, November 2017
This is NYC at-a-glance. If you want a guided tour, you can plug into the bus, and listen in many languages. The tour guide staff will answer questions, and randomly point out various highlights. There's the Empire State Building. The upper deck is great, but those seeking refuge from the cooler temperature down below do run upstairs for pictures...blocking your view of the same highlight. That was frustrating. One idiot even suggested someone paint a target on Trump Tower. I couldn't believe anyone would say something like that about ANY of our presidents. I politely told him he was blocking my view, and his time was up...!
Review by: Brenda D, November 2017
Not worth the time or even Viator's lower price. If I had a dollar for every time the guide said "You can't see it now, but on your left is ...." What sight seeing bus has window that you can't see through? They seemed frosted and had a black screening embedded in them. Very disappointed.
Review by: jjborneo, October 2017
A totally different perspective of this fantastically vibrant city.
Review by: Abby L, October 2017
It was raining and cold and even though ponchos were given I think people should be given the opportunity to cancel. It was absolutely miserable for the most of the tour. From having to sit in very wet seats to having the rain in our faces. The guide was good and gave lots of information but it was difficult to enjoy or appreciate. Again, I really think if it is raining people should be given the opportunity to cancel._br/_ Kind of feel like we did not get our money's worth so were very disappointed.
Review by: SUSAN M, October 2017
I was VERY disappointed with this NY double decker bus night tour. The tour guide was not good. Rather than sharing with the whole bus about the landmarks and city history, he spent most of his time talking to the people on the lower level about things not related to the landmarks and city. He spent a lot of time complaining about the NYC street traffic which was totally unnecessary it's NY, we know streets are congested, instead of complaining he could have spent his time being a tour guide. The tour guide acted as though he didn't want to be working as a tour guide. I was VERY disappointed.
Review by: Robert, October 2017
It was good! Its a nice way to see the city at night. The guide wasn't all that great and would take 10-15 min pauses and not tell you anything. So if you don't know much about the city or landmarks its a bit annoying that they aren't telling you what you're seeing. So FYI, you will need to go to the office to get your actual tickets for the bus and the people at the office are pretty rude and seem to be angry that you used Viator.
Review by: Sean B, October 2017
Once tickets are purchased, you're on your own! There are no instructions telling you what you bought, where to go you actually have to go to the Visitor Center to redeem your voucher for tickets - no where does it say that, when the buses leave, where/when to pick up the cruise also it says that its a night cruise but that is only if you upgrade for 10 at the pier - again, no where does it say that. A calendar or a chart of some sort would be very helpful, but no. When we went to get on the bus at the corner that the visitor center told us to go to and were yelled at by the bus driver, telling us we were at the wrong corner. There was another couple there with us who also had no clue that he ignored altogether so I had them come with me. As we started to get on the other bus, I noticed that the other couple hadn't gotten on the bus. I asked the people who did get on after me and was told that this bus driver now told the other couple they had the wrong tickets. Again, communication would be so nice. The tour itself was very nice other than the sound was off between the narration and when it got to the earphones so there were times when we had passed the attraction when the narration started. And that was only the first day we bought 2 day passes - we'll see what happens today.
Review by: jgroth46, September 2017
I was concerned about this tour based on reviews that I read. Apparently the majority of the persons that post reviews are those that are unhappy which, in my case made be skeptical. _br/_ The tour was very good. I was happy we did the night tour as there was less noise and traffic in some areas but much more activity in the Times Square area. We got to see downtown, Chinatown, part of uptown, some of little Italy, times square, Brooklyn.
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