Harlem Gospel Sunday Tour
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Harlem Gospel Sunday Tour
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Ages 0-99, max of 15 per group
Duration: 4h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: German, English, Italian, Spanish
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- Narrated tour
- Professional guide
What's not included- Meals, beverages
- Gratuities
- Entry/Admission - Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
- Entry/Admission - Apollo Theater
- Start:
- Manhattan, New York, NY 10019, USAMeet your Tour Guide in front of the Sheraton New York 7th Avenue between 52 and 53rd Street (by the revolving door). The Guide will call your name.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 11783P5- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- The itinerary is subject to variations during special events (Parades, Marathon, traffic conditions).
- Most travellers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 11783P5
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Itinerary
- Manhattan, New York, NY 10019, USAMeet your Tour Guide in front of the Sheraton New York 7th Avenue between 52 and 53rd Street (by the revolving door). The Guide will call your name.
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- 2Pass byUpper West Side
- 3Pass byHarlem
About the operator
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- Travel2084790 contributionsRain rain 🌧 didn't stop a thing.It was a great tour even in the rain. The host was informative, knowledgeable of all of New York Boroughs, and its history.Written 21 October 2023
- DoReMiFas0 contributionsThe best BBQ tour!Cara D. was an enthusiastic, friendly and knowledgeable guide who responded to the questions and needs of those on tour with a positive and accommodating manner. The tour itself was an eye-opener to the ‘real’ New York beyond Manhattan and well worth it!Written 15 July 2023
- sutters20190 contributionsMisleading Tour and Awful Customer ServiceThis tour was supposed to be in Spanish but it was 80% in Italian and 20% in Spanish which wasn't very good. No where did it say in the description that it would be in two languages. The tour guide arrived 30 minutes late. The van didn't have very good air conditioning and was very uncomfortable. The tour guide ignored my wife throughout the trip and just spoke to me. The guide took us by a Christmas store, because he said "Italians love Christmas merchandise," which seems incredibly insensitive. Finally, at the end of trip the guide said he could leave us at Wall Street or take us back to Midtown, but there would be "a lot of traffic" and recommended just getting off at Wall Street, cutting the tour short. I felt that the guide just wanted to get rid of us. When I called today to request a refund, the person that answered the phone said that "systems were down" and that he couldn't talk to me, because three other calls were on hold. It's hard to express how furious I am with this company.Written 14 July 2023
- Mouse T0 contributionsbus driver dropped the whole group 50 blocks away to end her working day and go homeNew York at night tour was a nightmare because our busdriver dropped us off fifty blocks away from the destination because she wants to end her shift. the tour started late and becomes more late with the traffic situation so she decided with the okay of her bus the tour ends in greenwich village not at Rockefeller Center today. the tour was good but we couldn’t recommend this company.Written 21 April 2023
- Vacationer7450080 contributionsHave another plan if the tour gets canceled.I'm sure the tour would have been wonderful and my older parents and I were really looking forward to it. The tour was going to be great after a full day of walking around Manhattan. Unfortunately, with less than a days notice, our tour got canceled. They tried to reschedule us for a day that wasn't going to work. I understand the driver was sick, but maybe having a back up driver would have been nice.Written 7 December 2022
- Rowan H0 contributionsComprehensive yet brief. Very goodReally good, brief, yet comprehensive overview of Manhattan. The tour guide, Erika, was so knowledgeable and gave a thorough explanation of both the historical and current aspects of this amazing city.Written 18 October 2022
- Eugenia M0 contributionsGreat tour, awesome guideMr Sergio was an awesome tour guide. He took us to several places and explained about them, he also was prepared for us with water and took us to a Cafe in little Italy where we were able to have small meal. I would 100% recommend this tour and him to anyone who is thinking about coming to New York. In my husband's words "the best decision we made"Written 8 September 2021
- AndrewH50730 contributionsOverall not badOverall this experience was very good, first time to NYC for my honeymoon. Wife had been before. Limo was right on time, 10 mins early in fact, driver was friendly and bottle of champagne waiting for us on limo. Trip around Manhattan and through Times Square was beautiful and he waited for us as we had dinner at The View. Dinner was lovely, apart from the fact they never received our booking on their end which at the start was a bit of chaos but it all worked out. Food was really nice. They also brought an extra dessert as we were on honeymoon which was nice of them. Lastly as we were dropped to hotel i went to tip the driver and then he told me I also had to pay him $40 For the champagne, which was ok, but seemed sprung on me. Maybe going forward they can include this on the booking to avoid further confusion.Written 12 January 2020
- Jim R0 contributionsHorrible serviceWe called to confirm our hotel pick up gave our location two days prior. Saturday comes we checked out of hotel, and we waited 40 mins and still no one showed up. When we called they told us they emailed me to change the pick up location and said I only had 15 mins to make it to a location 35 mins away. They ended up canceling our tour and told us we were not getting a refund because they emailed me. I’m still waiting on that email . The right thing to do was a proper refund instead of saying they sent an email. Horrible customer service. Will not recommend to anyone.Written 8 December 2019
- mgehrman150 contributionsOkOur guide was great. Was very efficient with his route, very knowledgeable of the area and recommended some great places to eat. I thought we were going to see some of Biscayne (from the description) but we didn’t. Then he dropped us off 16 blocks from our hotel and we “got” to walk back as part of the tour. Beware, you are haggled by every open restaurant along the way and it was HOT. There were places I’d like to see again and glad we did the excursion even if it wasn’t exactly what we thought we were getting.Written 3 October 2019
- grizloc0 contributionsMiami city highlights tourDid this tour on a Monday so it ended up being just the 2 of us as a private tour. Our driver Marcelo’s picked us up at our hotel on ocean drive a little after 9am in a van and the AC was nice and cool inside. He was very nice and informative about Miami city throughout the whole trip. We started at south point, then cruise through all the man made islands where the celebrities lived, and then through brickell city on the way to little Havana. We stopped at little Havana and walked around a little and tried the Cuban coffee there. We was giving about 20-25mins to walk around a bit on our own and that was enough time because it’s not a big area. After little Havana we went to bayside market and was given about 40 mins to walk around. Then after that we went to wynwood and drove around to check out the graffiti on the buildings. Our driver asked us if we wanted to get out and take pictures but we didn’t need to. So since it was just the 2 of us we finished early and he asked us if we wanted to see anywhere else in town he’d be happy to take us but we were clueless of where to go after so we just went back to the hotel. Overall it was a good tour and we had a great time. I would recommend this tour at the beginning of your trip so u can get a little familiar with the area, and hopefully Marcelo’s will pick you upWritten 30 August 2019
- Trobin11110 contributionsGreat and informative tourMari cello was the best tour guide!! Thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Would recommend.Definitely the best way to discover Miami. Do this at the beginning of your trip.Written 28 June 2019
- Larry H0 contributionsWhat a find -- so much more than expected!!Booked through Viator -- looking for more that an hour bust tour of city or hop-on/hop-off voice taped experience. This was it in spades. Hotel pickup worked perfectly, guide there within 5 min of scheduled time. Spoke superb English, indicated he was conversant in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian, (some French). Traveled in a van (probably 10 person max) but we (2) were only passengers. For the next four hours we were regaled with the most interesting exposure to Miami that we could expect. He indicated that he enjoyed studying the history of southern Florida and it showed. Delivered back at the hotel 10 minutes late, but we could have spent another four hours with him. What a delightful experience. By the way, if looking for similar experience ask for Marcelo Plotnik (contacts with Viator thru Miami Sunset Transportation).Written 26 November 2018
- kmholman0 contributionsCity tourDespite a late start this was a fabulous tour. John did an excellent job and made the tour informative and fun. It was the perfect mix of walking and driving. There were nine stops in total scheduled for the tour and none of the stops were taxing on my companions of more advanced years. It was great.Written 3 August 2018
- Stitcher100 contributionsNYC Sightseeing by coachStay away from Open Tours Company as far as you can. Without notifying us, they cancelled our scheduled tour set for Sunday next day after our arrival. We went to the designated gathering place indicated on our voucher. There were all kinds of tours gathering there EXCEPT ours. After an hour I called and was told I scheduled the tour for August vs July, obviously trying to blame me. I read to the agent from my voucher the date of 22 July and needless to say was incensed with the lies and attempt to blame me and it got nasty. Add the fact that the agents accent was so bad I could barely understand her. Finally got them to agree to schedule the tour for the next day which meant I had to rewicker our 5-day itinerary. They certainly made it clear they would not reimburse me. Fast forward to next day. Our so called “coach” consisted of cramming 13 people into a older van so cramped, people were overflowing into one another. The step into the van was so high, I with “short legs” could not board from the side. Where’s the step stool?? Driver totally ignored me, couldn’t have cared less. I had to resort to boarding at the front passenger side door and climb back into the van. If you were unlucky enuf to sit in the middle section of the van, you could see nothing, not to mention the stale air! It was the worst experience I’ve ever had. The guide “Deborah” was fantastic, too bad she was completely overshadowed by all the misery. Wouldn’t recommend these people to my worst enemy...$207 down the drain!Written 29 July 2018
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larachicco
Locarno115 contributions
It is a tour that combines a tour of Harlem with a visit to a church where you can hear a gospel choir. Meredith, our guide, was very engaging. Too bad these gospel choirs are mostly a business. If you organize yourself, you lose a bit of historical information, but you can visit an Abyssinian Baptist church where everything is very local. There is a dress code to enter, the mass lasts 3 hours but surely you can see the true soul of harlem. Personally I spent most of the hour inside the church, watching the few locals how they behaved, how they were dressed. It's still a good experience
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Written 29 December 2024
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Hinwas07
Adelaide, Australia60 contributions
May 2018 • Couples
Enjoyable tour, well led by John, topped off with a joyous service at the Friendly Baptist Church. Visited St John the Divine church, Columbia University, Sylvan Terrace (20 three story historic wooden houses), Morris Jumel mansion and Apollo Theatre. Highlight was the gospel service with some great singing and uplifting music.
Written 20 May 2018
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ExpatPaul
Wigan, UK30 contributions
Dec 2017 • Couples
A wonderful and moving trip. Our guide, a former concert pianist, knew the Area and its characters very well (she lives there!) We enjoyed the short bible readings and the choristers singing and rocking. As mentioned our guide on the coach was a delight and so informative. Excellent driver too. So much history associated with the Area and of course the music story of The Appollo. Importantly, please save time by exchanging your voucher for this tour prior to your day of travel.
Written 3 February 2018
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Hello Is the depating place : Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, 811 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019 ,? is not so clear on the website. thanks
Written 1 July 2018
bonjour j'aimerais savoir si l'excurssion est en anglais ou en francais?merci
Written 4 May 2018
betinamorande
Central Argentina, Argentina
somos hispano parlantes. existe el tour en español?
Written 20 April 2018
I booked "Harlem Spirituals" through the VIATOR Company.
Written 1 May 2018
Sorry for delay. "Harlem Spirituals" booked through VIATOR. I received an e-voucher. I found it was more convenient to "check-in" at their office (eigth ave between 43/44 street) prior to the day of the trip to show my voucher.
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Written 1 May 2018
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