Duration
4-hour
Type
Private
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In your Christmas Bucket list, if you are spending December in New York, you must have the Christmas Lights Tour of the famous Brooklyn neighborhood of Dyker Heights. Opportunity not only to see from up close the incredible and amazing decorations, but also to visit Brooklyn, stop for a hot chocolate, & even discover a bit of history and why every year residents participate in the extravagant race of the best Christmas House on the block!

More on Christmas Lights Tour

Come join us on this Christmas Spectacular Tour of New York City! The Guide will meet you at your Hotel in the afternoon and togheter  you will reach the famous, elegant and over-the-top Christmas-themed neighborhood of Dyker Heights. (You can elect to go by subway or by Uber/Taxi - Transport not included in the price.) This residential neighborhood of Brooklyn is known for its quiet and serene three-lined streets and lovely townhouses, but during the Holidays it transforms into a theme park! All the houses will sport some extreme Christmas lights and decorations; It's a true contest amongst Dyker Height's residents to win the sought crown of Best Christmas Home and the inevitable bragging rights that come with it!

Do you remember the movie “Deck the Hall” with Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick? The two neighbors fighting over the best Christmas House? Well, I’m not saying that in Dyker Heights every Christmas ends in a bloodbath, but still the residents are pretty competitive and you can surely expect the same type of “effort” that you see in the movie. [Fun fact: the movie is set in New England but shot in Vancouver BC].


To reach Dyker Heights and move between Brooklyn and Dumbo, we can use the Metro or book a car with UBER. (Not Included in the Price)

Once we reach Dyker Heights, we will start our walking tour,  and we will have the chance to see from up-close all these incredible lights! It will truly feel like we just stepped inside a Movie Setting. Remember to take your phones, camera, video cameras because you’ll want to immortalize some of these Houses. The residents take such pride in presenting their houses,  and they might even step outside to greet us and explain why their Decorations are the best and share with us fun stories of previous years and challenges they have encountered in the past. One time, we even got invited inside one of the Mansions!

HIGHLIGHTS

The contest started in 1980s.... Come to discover the real story.
Professional Tour Guide in English.
Dyker Heights Christmas Lights.
Christmas the best time to savor a Nutella Hot Chocolate.
Walking Tour in Dumbo for amazing pics of the Manhattan Skyline.

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Additional Description

Christmas Lights in Dyker Heights


During our Tour we will stop at a popular local Bakery, famous for its cakes, cupcakes and cookies but above all its Nutella Bar! After all, isn’t it Christmas the best time to savor a Nutella Hot Chocolate?! (food / drinks not included with the tour)

Explore Brooklyn e Dumbo

We will continue our evening towards the eclectic neighborhood of Dumbo where we will stop for a short Walking Tour and to snap some amazing pics of the Manhattan Skyline. Brooklyn is one of the most diverse borough of New York City, and with over 2.6 million residents would be by itself the 4th largest city in America. It’s also home to many different ethnical groups from Italians to Eastern Europeans, South Americans, more than 13 different languages are spoken in Brooklyn from English to Spanish, Italian, French, Chinese, Yiddish, Russian, French Creole, Hebrew, Polish, Arabic, various Indic languages, Urdu, and African languages. It's said that almost half the population of Brooklyn speaks by the age of 5 a mother-language other than English. Here, we’ll have the chance to learn some interesting facts of both “the old and new” New York and what makes the city a truly unique Metropolis. At the end of the tour you can decide to remain in Brooklyn or hop aboard the bus for the ride back to Manhattan.

Come have fun with us for 1 Christmas-themed evening and get to explore the city form a different vantage point!

Available: from December 5 to January 3 (except Dec. 31) on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Inclusions

    • Private Tour of Christmas Lights in Dyker Heights - 4.0 Hours
    • Professional Tour Guide, English-speaking
    • Visit Dyker Heights Brooklyn, Dumbo by Walking tour
    • Stop at TASTY PASTRY SHOP (food / drinks not included with the tour).
    • Private Car, if purchased

Exclusions

    • Food and Beverages
    • Gratuities
    • The Tour can be done by Subway or by UberXL
    • UBER-XL (Class Vehicle) Cost: up to 6 people $85.00 approx. per ride.

Pricing

Price starting at $85.00 per person (based on 4 participants)

Activity Schedule

Departure Point: Midtown Manhattan
Departure Dates: from December 2 to January 5
Schedule: Departure Time: 04:00 pm - Meeting Time: 15' min before

Additional Info & FAQ

  • The Tour can be done by Subway
  • or by UBER-XL (Class Vehicle) Cost: up to 6 people $ 85.00 approx. per ride.
  • or by private car: SUV up to 5 people and Minivan up to 11 People

Policy & Disclaimers

Inclusions: As outlined in the "Included in the Price"
Exclusions: Everything else not specifically outlined in the "Included in the Price"
Booking Fees: Please note all reservations are subject to a 2.5% booking fee - This 2.5% Booking Fee is applied to all sales and is never refundable.
Cancellation Policy: Please carefully review our Cancellation Policy
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This is a private walking tour which includes the complimentary meet & greet at your Hotel, if centrally located in Manhattan between Battery Park and 125th Street. The Tour Guide will meet you at your hotel at the selected time, and you will start your tour from there. If you prefer to meet the guide somewhere else, we can accommodate that as well.

All Meet & Greet in Manhattan (from Battery Park to 125th street) are complimentary.

For hotels located north of 125th Street or outside Manhattan, please note there will be an additional $35 fee. Alternatively, the guide can suggest a convenient location (in Manhattan) based on the selected itinerary where you can meet to start the tour. Please contact us if you have any question, and we will be happy to assist you further.  
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Irene was a FANTASTIC tour guide! She was so knowledgeable about the area and was so patient with all our questions. We stopped to use the bathroom and we got coffee halfway through, she was so kind! It was a pleasure learning about Brooklyn from you!

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The SATC walking tour is fabulous! Our tour guide was amazing. Friendly, helpful, accommodating and so knowledgeable about the city. It was essentially 2 tours in 1. SATC and visits to historical places in the city. I give this tour 5 stars and definitely recommend. Grab your walking shoes and schedule one today!

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Our family had a wonderful experience seeing Ellis Island and Liberty Island! Irene was very knowledgeable and engaging for our three children ages 5, 9, and 12. We will definitely book again with her [...]

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We did 2 tours together with our guide Irene in one day, Hoboken and the East side. What can I say, in addition to the wonderful places, she has made everything more magical [...]

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