Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Tour

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Tour

No question that the beguiling lights of Dyker Heights that you will spend an hour enjoying are the highlight of the tour, but there is much more.

Like no other, this tour will also weave through the holiday streets of lower Manhattan. Rolling through neighborhoods, like Chelsea, the Meatpacking District, Dumbo, Nolita, Soho, NoMad, and the Village. Your tour leader, your guide, is an experienced guy and will keep you interested and entertained.

Manhattan-bound after the dazzle of Dyker, you'll stop at Fulton Ferry Landing to be awed by the crystal clear views of Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge. Here It feels like you can reach across the East River and touch the city.

Later, after crossing Manhattan Bridge and heading North through Chinatown and the Bowery, you'll walk through Washington Square and see the Village tree. It's then onto the one, the only, Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. I

There, the tour ends.

"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!" CCM

Itinerary
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Pass By: Macy's Herald Square, 151 West 34th Street, New York City, NY 10001-2101

Arrive early, and you can marvel over the famous Macy's Christmas windows before the bus departs from a nearby location.

Pass By: Chelsea Hotel, 222 W 23rd St, New York City, NY 10011-2393

After boarding, you'll set off for Dyker Heights. There are many sights along the way; the famous Chelsea Hotel is one. Your guide will tell you about the history of this legendary place.

Pass By: Meatpacking District, Meatpacking District, New York City, New York

As you travel downtown through Lower Manhattan, you'll pass through fascinating neighborhoods with intricate histories. Your New York guide will help you understand what you're seeing.

Pass By: The High Line, New York City, NY 10014

As you head through the Meatpacking District, you'll see NYC's famous High Line, a magnificent park created from an abandoned rail trestle. Come back on another day to explore it.

Pass By: New York Harbor, New York City, NY

Finally, Brooklyn, as you emerge from the Battery Tunnel, you will see expansive views of NY Harbor. The beautiful Lady of the Harbor can be seen off in the distance.

Stop At: Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, NY

You'll exit the comfy bus, and with your guide, explore the bejeweled and bedecked house and mansions of Dyker Heights. Street after street of adorned houses. There is nothing like it in NYC. You'll feel like a kid again!

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Empire Fulton Ferry State Park, 26 New Dock St, Brooklyn, NY 11201-6917

After the Heights, you'll begin your journey back to Manhattan. A stop at Fulton Landing will allow you spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline and the miraculous Brooklyn Bridge.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: 5 Ave, Waverly Pl., W. 4 St. and Macdougal St. Washington Square Park, New York City, NY 10011

Back in Manhattan, after traveling through the outskirts of Soho, Chinatown, and Nolita, you'll visit Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village. There you'll see the Village Christmas tree framed by the famous arch. Off in the distance, the Empire State Building is lit for the holidays.
Keep your camera ready.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, 45 Rockefeller Plz Rockfeller Center, New York City, NY 10111-0100

You'll head up from the Village along Madison Avenue, seeing another Christmas tree in Madison Park. There are still Christmas sights, and your guide will surprise you with exciting bits of info along the Avenue. Finally, we'll arrive at the Palace Hotel on 50th Street and Madison Avenue, where you'll say goodbye to the bus and your excellent driver. With your guide, you'll walk past St. Patrick's Cathedral and over to the one and only Rockefeller Center Tree. There the tour will end. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

Duration: 30 minutes