The Real NYC: Harlem, The Bronx, Brooklyn & Queens - Reviews

Rating of the activity

9 / 10

9.0382513661202 183 reviews | 2,221 travellers

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With small children (5)

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Aug / 11 / 2025

Sakina

Germany

I travelled with my partner

Thank you so much for the amazing "Boroughs of New York Tour"! It was truly an exceptional experience – fun, eye-opening, and full of great insights. A big thank-you to *Milli*, who was an absolutely fantastic guide. We had such a great time and learned so much along the way.

I travelled with my partner

Jul / 19 / 2025

Socorro

Queen Creek, United States

I travelled with teenagers

The activity was pretty good specially because our agent Sebastian he explained everything in Spanish and English which was great bc we were with our kids but also our parents Altamente recomendado. Nuestro guía Sebastian es amable, paciente, nos da información y datos que no son conocidos. Está actividad de Contrastes la hicimos con nuestros hijos y padres lo cual fue una gran oportunidad de convivir Gravias Translate this opinion into English.

The activity was pretty good, especially because our agent, Sebastian, explained everything in Spanish and English, which was great because we were with our kids and our parents. Highly recommended. Our guide, Sebastian, is kind and patient; he gives us information and facts that aren't widely known. We did this Contrasts activity with our kids and parents, which was a great opportunity to spend time together. Thank you. Opinion translated. Show original.

I travelled with teenagers

Oct / 03 / 2025

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Sep / 08 / 2025

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Jul / 29 / 2025

Mario

San Martin, Argentina

I travelled with teenagers

Muy interesante y la información brindada por el guía muy completa. Translate this opinion into English.

Very interesting and the information provided by the guide was very complete. Opinion translated. Show original.

I travelled with teenagers

Apr / 14 / 2025

Debbie Price

Barcelona, Spain

I travelled with my partner

Our guide & driver was MILLY. She was an excellent guide, really enthusiastic, informative and full of interesting information & anecdotes. We were a small group of 8 allowing fir lots of personal interaction & attention. Milly obviously loves what she does & this was noted by all of us. Very friendly, caring & very knowledgeable. Great experiencw and highly recommend! Congratulations Milly!

I travelled with my partner

Nov / 27 / 2024

Anonymous

United Kingdom

I travelled by myself

Great tour and well organised. Dina the tour guide was excellent in giving all the info. One suggestions about pick up point as it is not clear where to wait for the tour. It should detail the exact point and name of the hotel where you stop for someone to come and collect people.

I travelled by myself

Jul / 05 / 2024

Victoria

Australia

I travelled with my partner

The tour itself was very good and worth doing. Would not get to see all these interesting places without something like this. Sebastian the guide was knowledable and worked hard for many hours in Spanish and English to provide a full commentary. Driver also very competent and pleasant. Good balance between driving and walkabout with chance to stay in bus if preferred. Still interesting. Bring fan for those stops if hot as law requires bus and bus aircon to be switched off . Toilet onboard

I travelled with my partner

Jun / 07 / 2024

Gianluca

Italy

I travelled with my partner

Millie Is a fabolous guide and a great storyteller! She took us around the five boroughs of the city, telling us about the unveiled NYC, the one tourists can't see by themselves, disclosing the heritage of the past together with the modern life of every community living here. Don't be afraid of the 5h length of the tour, time will fly under the rhythm of Millie's voice and the music, together with one or maybe two of the best empanadas of the city. I would recommend this tour to everyone!

I travelled with my partner

May / 29 / 2024

Christina

United Kingdom

I travelled with small children

Millie was an amazing guide. She went out of her way to ensure we got to do our tour since our ticket bought from a third party had got the collection location wrong. She was friendly, thorough in guiding us through the 4 boroughs of NYC and telling us passionately about the history of each place. We had time to hop on and off to enjoy the different parts of the tour in an air conditioned modern van which had amplified microphone so we could hear everything clearly. Highly recommend this company

I travelled with small children

Apr / 26 / 2024

Courtney Mitchell

Glasgow, United Kingdom

I travelled with my partner

Tour was amazing! Sebastian was so informative and made the whole experience a chilled one. We were thrilled to be able to see so many sights in one morning/afternoon and to be given so many facts about each borough we passed through was great. I also didn't realise when I booked that there would be so many opportunities to hop off for photographs too! I'd recommend this experience to anyone who wants to get a real feel for new York city and it's many cultures outside of the usual attractions!

I travelled with my partner

Dec / 11 / 2022

Anastasiya

Barcelona, Spain

I travelled with my partner

Impresionante! De verdad, no nos lo esperábamos. Una de las mejores experiencias en Nueva York. 100% recomendable para conocer zonas de la ciudad que un simple turista nunca visitaría. Y Sebastian... Un locutor increïble. Nos hizo el tour en inglés y español de una forma super entretenida. Gracias! Translate this opinion into English.

Awesome! We really didn't expect it. One of the best experiences in New York. 100% recommended to get to know areas of the city that a simple tourist would never visit. And Sebastian... An incredible announcer. He gave us the tour in English and Spanish in a super entertaining way. Thank you! Opinion translated. Show original.

I travelled with my partner

Nov / 30 / 2022

Ricardo Orbegoso

South Lake Tahoe, United States

I travelled with small children

El tour es muy bueno, sobretodo porque si vas pocos días a nueva York conocerás muchos lugares turísticos que están alejados uno del otro! El único detalle que pude encontrar es que si te toca ir en bus, si no vas hasta adelante, te limitas a solo ver por los costados. Nuestro guía fue Sebastian, asegúrense de dejarle un buen tip. Translate this opinion into English.

The tour is very good, especially because if you go to New York for a few days you will see many tourist places that are far from each other! The only detail I could find is that if you have to go by bus, if you don't go all the way forward, you just look around the sides. Our guide was Sebastian, make sure to leave him a good tip. Opinion translated. Show original.

I travelled with small children

Nov / 11 / 2022

Luz

Spain

I travelled with my partner

Great tour! Mili our guide was the best! she gave us all kind of information about the most relevant places and was very helpful and ready to ask all our question all the time. She made our tour a really enjoyable and interesting experience. Strongly recommended. Thanks a lot for such a great day!

I travelled with my partner

Jun / 10 / 2022

Normen

Frankfurt, Georgia

I travelled with my partner

We loved it. The booked tour provided a lot of great details and interesting informations, about the several districts of New York. Our tour guide Millie made it great fun, to learn more about the history and the very dna of the city. As a great suprise she even deliverd all that in English and Spanish to us, because we were a mixed group. Awesome job Millie, thanks for that beautiful trip, featuring all the contrasts of your amazing hometown.

I travelled with my partner

Jun / 05 / 2022

Gabriel

Galanta, Slovakia

I travelled with teenagers

The tour guide (Millie) was very knowlegable and told a lot of interesting stories. She were able to answer other questions as well. The tour is designed well and really shows the contrast between the different parts of NY. The points where we stopped were selected well.

I travelled with teenagers

May / 22 / 2022

Anonymous

United States Minor Outlying Islands

I travelled with my partner

The tour was okay. Stopping at an I ️ The Bronx graffiti wall was nothing exciting. The tour guide was praising Rudy Giuliani the entire time yet scolded a fellow guest for not being back on the bus in time. However, when said passenger reminded her that she was the one who gave a 10:45am return time and it was 10:41am. The guide apologized. There’s a bathroom on board but no one was allowed to put toilet paper in it. You were supposed to discard tissue into a small trash can. Ewww

I travelled with my partner

Our local team works hard to offer the best experience, trying to reach all the quality controls. Our guides also try to run the activity during the scheduled time of this one, in order to be able to offer all the contents of the tour. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused and we are sorry that the tour was not as you expected.

Nov / 24 / 2021

Jon

Oxford, United Kingdom

I travelled with my partner

The tour is amazing. I'm not usually one for a tour but this took us to places that we'd never think about going to and theses areas did not disappoint. The tour guide Milly (I think) was amazing too, knew her stuff and was friendly and funny too. Would definitely, 100% recommend this to anyone that wants to see more than just Manhattan.

I travelled with my partner

Aug / 27 / 2019

Nicole

Bern, Switzerland

I travelled by myself

On the tour some nice views came up from which it was possible to take pictures. The guide was friendly but I expected a bit more information about NY. For example about the history of each neighbourhood. Moreover, the tour ended 30min eatly. However, we had limited time at certein spots and sometimes to hurry up for finishing our cookies/coffee. So the timing might still has potenhial. I know it depends on the traffic but 30min early if tour takes 4.5 hours is a bit too much in my eyes.

I travelled by myself

May / 29 / 2018

Barbara

Alameda, Ca, United States

I travelled with teenagers

The tour is by an air conditioned van. Our guide John was so knowledgeable and our driver Koba expertly maneuvered his way around the traffic obstacle course that is new york city. We got a history lesson as well as being able to visit parts of NYC off the typical tourist path. Only thing, be aware your drop off point may be different than what your voucher says. Case in point, we were supposed to be dropped off in Chinatown but instead got dropped off at Grand Central Terminal. We weren't mad.

I travelled with teenagers

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