Debra was a great tour guide. She showed us the sights and the lights and gave us a lot of history and interesting stories along the way. She navigated us to and through the best spots for lights and pictures.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Professional, Local, Licensed Tour Guide
Excludes
- Subway transportation (MTA MetroCard) 1 Fare Required - To Be Purchased Prior To Tour Experience
- Gratuity For Guide (OPTIONAL) Generally 15-18% Of Full Tour Price
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Tour will meet directly outside of the Starbuck's Coffee Shop at 977 6 Ave (aka Avenue of the Americas), near to the corner of W 36 St & 6 Avenue.
Return
- Tour ends near Radio City Music Hall at W 50 St & 6 Avenue. This location is conveniently located between the Times Square and Rockefeller Center areas. The following subway stations are close by within 2 avenues of walking: B, D, F, N, R, Q, W, A, C, E, 1
Itinerary
Feel like a kid again as you feast you eyes on the magnificent holiday window displays that adorn 'The Largest Store In The World". Each year, Macy's creates a wonderful new theme for it's holiday window displays. It takes 8 months to create displays for an upcoming season. These spectacular window displays are sure to bring out the child in each of us. Drawing an average of 10,000 passersby per hour, Macy's is apparently delivering on bringing the magic of the holiday season to its windows.
No visit to NYC during the holidays would be complete without a visit to the Winter Village At Bryant Park! This is truly a NYC hotspot at Christmastime as thousands visit the park to skate on NYC's largest outdoor ice rink, enjoy their big and beautiful Christmas tree or visit any of over 100 outdoor pop-up shops for unique gifts, warm beverages and food. You'll be given a little time here to revel in the beauty of this magical Christmas Village.
Fifth Avenue may be famously known for it's many high-end, expensive retailers that are overflowing with fancy designer goods, but it's also known for it's magnificent window displays. From 57th St to Rockefeller Center, you will have an opportunity to delight in some truly serious eye candy! You'll want to remember your cameras or camera phones, for this!
See this beautiful and historic hotel (from the outside) and the annual festive annual holiday display that adorns the fountain that sits in front of this famous hotel.
Regardless of political affiliations, as many of our tour Guests inquire about knowing where our 45th President of the United States, Donald J Trump once lived at and operated out of whenever in NYC, we will be pointing this building out while on tour.
Sak's seemingly spares no expense on decorating their windows for the holiday season. In addition to incredibly magnificent window displays which will undoubtedly be the highlight of all of your photo opportunities, Sak's also entertains passersby with a musical light show displayed on the building's facade. Incredible, does not begin to describe what you will see and hear. We promise that you are going to LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!
This Roman Catholic church is architecturally stunning from the outside with an equally stunning nave and interior. The church was constructed in the 1800's and it is certainly one of NYC's most impressive cathedrals, attracting millions of visitors each year.
The real, 70-100ft donated Norwegian Spruce Christmas tree is quite possibly the most famously lighted Christmas tree, in the world! Decorated with 50,000 LED lights and topped with a 9 ft., 70 spike, 3-million-Swarovski crystal tree topper, seeing it will definitely be a highlight of your holiday tour experience! If the spirit moves you, perhaps you'll participate in sings a few holiday tunes with your fellow patrons and Guide. What better way to get in the mood of the joyous holiday season than to sing by the greatest tree in the world in the greatest city, in the world!
Each year, Bergdorf Goodman, a very prestigious retailer on Fifth Avenue, unveils over-the-top holiday window displays. It is rumored that Bergdorf pays their designers between $40K-$100K PER WINDOW, to appoint their huge windows with unique holiday themes that wow thousands of passersby. These are usually some of the most spectacular windows providing wonderful holiday photo opportunities.
Very near to Radio City Music Hall, there are several really terrific holiday photo opportunities that we will not let you miss! As your tour concludes we are ending just across from Radio City Music Hall; home to the beautiful, talented, high-kicking precision dancers known as the Radio City Rockettes. Although the cost for attending the Radio City Christmas Spectacular is not included in the cost of this tour, we urge you to book a performance. It's also been a pretty amazing show that most certainly lives up to its name.
NYC's over-the top holiday decoration do not stop at Rockefeller Center! Other extravagant holiday displays can be found along 6 Ave and you will see them on this tour.
Famous for the movie "Breakfast At Tiffany's" starring Audrey Hepburn, Tiffany's has been thrilling passersby with their frosty, blueish, holiday themed windows featuring their extraordinary jewelry amid whimsical and fantastical mice-laden holiday settings.
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Reviews
Debbie was great! This was my wife and I first time to New York. We wanted to see as many Christmas lights and displays in the city as we could. It was a cold night and she still made it fun and lively. She was always willing to take pictures and get us to the right spots. She had a good balance of factual sharing and allowing us to soak in the amazing views of the city. We would highly recommend!
Excellent tour of the city lights and Christmas decor. Debbie, the tour guide, was very knowledgeable and helpful. Friendly and a joy to be with
We had an absolutely wonderful tour with Debbie as our tour guide. She was fun and informative and she ensured we felt safe. A true New Yorker who showed us all the sights we wanted to see and helped us capture amazing photos. We would definitely book again! Great tour awesome company! There is nothing like New York for Christmas!
Great experience, learned a lot of history about Christmas & NewYork while on this tour. Tour guide was very helpful when we asked her questions outside of the tour.
Did see lights but more of a history and shopping tour. The guide was very nice and very knowledgeable but I would not have paid to do the shopping and history
our tour was cancelled because of the tree lighting celebration. it was rescheduled for tonight. but we have reservations for another event. i am wondering about the refund. when will i receive it?
We ended up with a private tour with Debbie and it was amazing! She was full of fascinating information, tips and stories! She went at our pace and adjusted to our wants. She was friendly and ensured we got the very best pictures. Would definitely recommend!
We took this adventure on a rainy night and everyone cancelled but 2 of us. Debbie Mason was amazing. Her knowledge of the city, upbeat tour was great. She covers so many must see sights, and evening is THE time to see NY ... it was spectaculor
What an amazing experience. Deb, our tour guide was phenomenal with her personality and knowledge. Highly recommend, you will not be disappointed.
Debbie was awesome from start to finish on the tour. My wife and I had already done a lot of exploring ourselves and there was still plenty that we missed by ourselves. She did a good job about tailoring the experience to how we wanted it to go as well and just made good conversation.
Deb was amazing! The tour was exciting. We saw everything that was on our list and more! Would highly recommended
It was amazing experience. She made sure we kept safe with mask regulation and making sure we did not get lost.
Had so much fun on this tour! Debbie was an amazing guide, full of awesome information. She made it such a wonderful experience and made sure we got some beautiful pictures. Highly recommend. 10/10
Our trip was fantastic because of our awesome tour guide, Debbie Mason!!!! If you want to see the city at its best, take this trip! She took us to all the best light displays and gave us history about NYC. It was the night before we left and a great way to end our trip! She is a great photographer, which is what you want so you have great memories! Take the trip, it’s really fun.
This tour was fantastic! Debbie took us to all of the light and window displays that anyone in Manhattan would want to see. Debbie was funny, friendly and brimming with information about Christmas and New York. The tour requires a fair amount of walking, but that is part of the charm of experiencing the city like a New Yorker. Debbie was more than willing to take pictures of my husband and myself. She also pointed out from where to take the best photos. Finally, Debbie guided us through this wonderful experience on an injured ankle - what a trooper!
This was a great tour. Our guide Derrick was knowledgable. His spirit was contagious & uplifting. The meet-up site was easy to find. The decorations were over the top and I learned a bitt of history along the way. I would highly recommend the tour.
We had a great tour with Deb! She was funny and knowledgeable about all the sights. A lot of walking but we’ll worth it. We definitely saw a lot of things we wanted to see.
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