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CitySights NY

234 w. 42nd street, New York City, NY 10036
212 812 2700
Ranked #165 of 224 tours in New York City
2.5 of 5 stars 426 Reviews
Type: Tours
Traveller Description: CitySights NY is a recognized leader in New York City sightseeing. Their hop-on, hop-off bus tours are operated on a fleet of 60 new double-decker... more »
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Alexandria, Virginia
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

Frequent service, a variety of tours, stops close to all the places you'd want to go. Just watch out for the tree branches if you sit on the right side on top. :) More

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New York City, New York
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW
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I paid my money, took my "tour" which was really nothing more than a bus ride. It was a complete waste of money. I took my entire family. The "tour guide" basically talked about his experience in Vietnam, saluted a few different buildings and flirted with the Russian girls. While somewhat entertaining, he told us very little about nyc, the... More

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Fairfax, Virginia
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

Our tour guide's mic was all wrapped in duct tape and missed part of the tour. He had to walk around the bus and point out which building is which. The downtown Brooklyn is pointless. We did the night tour which means we wanted to see New York in bright lights but it was finished when it was almost dark... More

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Woodstock
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62 reviews 62 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012
1
person found this review helpful

We booked the 48 hour tour and felt we got our moneys worth. The buses were decent and very similar to those I have riden in Boston and Chicago. We had 4 tour guides and 2 of the 3 were fantastic. The other 2.... the one didnt seem to know his stuff. He rambled a lot about every day stuff... More

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Jersey City, New Jersey
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012
1
person found this review helpful

The tour was horrible due to the tour guide and service. First of all, it was raining, why weren't there enough ponchos for every tourist on the bus? The tour would make a big issue if you tried using the umbrella. Then the tour guide would point out different tour sights (such as Empire State Building) so many blocks (5... More

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Jersey, United Kingdom
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012
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person found this review helpful

The hop on hop off tour is well worth doing with excellent prices and deals. The only downside is unless you stay on for the whole tour, you will always have a different guide, some brilliant, some ok and others that can just about speak English. More

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Calgary, Canada
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

The buses were decent; not like other hop-on, hop-offs I have been on in London, England, Amsterdam or Istanbul. There was only an English tour guide, but he said they are working on the whole earbud electronic tour. We had two guides and the second one was hilarious. I read some terrible reviews for these hop-on/hop-off tours in NYC and... More

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Wisconsin
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62 reviews 62 reviews
Reviews in 28 cities Reviews in 28 cities
53 helpful votes 53 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

We purchased the 48hr tour with the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Ferry and a Harbor tour included. We also had some problems with the speaker system, but once they got that working we heard all about the buildings, architecture, Central Park, the different neighborhoods and our tour guide even could speak German, to the tourists from Germany. He also,... More

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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80 reviews 80 reviews
Reviews in 25 cities Reviews in 25 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

The guide is what makes or breaks your tour on this company. If this is the first time to NYC then it would be worth looking else where as the 6 different buses we where on over the weekend were not new. If it rains you are out of luck...you get wet. so make sure it is not going rain... More

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Elkin, North Carolina
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012

Longer then anticipated waits for buses. A little disorganized. Otherwise okay. More

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