Tour Description
 A Christmas Walking Tour of Rockefeller Center and 5th Avenue will light up your holiday season! On this 75-minute tour, hosted by a team of Christmas historians and architects, learn about Christmas history, decorations, Gotham legends, and the role New York has played in shaping today's Christmas culture. Guides will delight you as they show you hidden holiday treasures. Stroll through the streets of midtown Manhattan and learn about the rich history of the famed Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and festive 5th Avenue windows. Stroll past Big Apple treasures like St. Patrick's Cathedral, Cartier's, Saks 5th Avenue and hidden holiday decorations that even natives don't know about! The Big Apple is a unique blend of Dutch, English, German, Scottish and Americanized traditions -- hear all the stories on this unforgettable walk. Photo ops abound.
Tour Highlights:
- See Rockefeller Center's famous Christmas Tree, a holiday beacon with thousands of lights illuminating the most famous tree in the world
- Learn about the Rockefeller Center tree's origin, history and meaning to New Yorkers
- Drink in the holiday lore of midtown Manhattan
- Discover hidden holiday treasures
2008 Tour Schedule
November 28 through January 3 - Tuesday through Sunday at 5:30pm.
No tours December 24, 25, 31 and January 1.
Documents
Your confirming tour voucher will be emailed to you once your credit card is processed. Please make sure you add nyctrip.com and tours@nyctrip.com into your list of mailers from whom you can receive e-mail.
Location and Directions
Tours depart from the NBC Experience Store, GE Building at Rockefeller Plaza and West 49th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), across from the TODAY studio
Subway:
- B, D, F, V to 47-50 Streets/Rockefeller Center
- 1 to 50th Street and Broadway
- N, R, W to 49th Street and 7th Avenue
Here's What Some of Our Past Tour Participants Have to Say ...
"Can I just say how much we all enjoyed the Christmas holiday walking tour with Sybil on December 2nd at 5.30pm, we were the 4 ladies from Yorkshire, England and it was a great walking tour, we saw so much that we would have missed without Sybil's knowledge, she really did a great job, hopefully we will be back again next year and look forward to meeting her again on another tour, once again thanks for a great night."
Jane, Elsi, Sylvia and Pat
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NOTE: Tour guide gratuity is not included. New York City Vacation Packages is not responsible for delays, non-operation of tour or accessibility to sites mentioned in the itinerary. Itinerary may be altered if required due to weather, traffic, and/or any other condition beyond the control of NYCVP, the tour guides and/or vendors. Tours may be cancelled in advance due to insufficient participation. Anyone not able to keep up with a normal and reasonable walking tour pace, or anyone getting lost, will be on their own. Liability is expressly limited to the amount paid by patrons for the Tour. The tour operates "rain or shine." No refunds are issued for no-shows or cancellations.
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