Harlem Tour with Gospel Service (Wednesday)

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(1.818 Reviews)

About this activity

Duration: 4 hours

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Guide: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

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Experience Highlights

Fancy discovering Harlem like never before? This tour (available in several languages) isn’t your typical sightseeing tour; it’s a total immersion in one of New York’s most authentic and vibrant neighbourhoods. Imagine strolling through its streets, soaking up its energy and finishing with a gospel service that will really get you moving. Sounds good, doesn’t it?

Here’s how it works: you’ll board a comfortable private coach leaving from Manhattan in the morning – the perfect way to get the day off to a good start. The tour lasts around 4 hours and, once you arrive in Harlem, you’ll do part of the tour on foot to experience the neighbourhood to the full!

Discover Harlem with a local guide who knows the area inside out: there’s no one better than a local to show you its hidden corners and tell you its stories. Get to know the people of Harlem up close and feel the neighbourhood’s true rhythm.

Immerse yourself in a gospel service: experience the music and spirit of Harlem just like a local – an experience not to be missed!
Admire the Apollo Theatre and the Theresa Hotel on 125th Street.
Discover Harlem’s most popular spots: City College, Morningside Heights, Sugar Hill, the Morris Jumel Mansion and Sylvan Terrace, amongst others.
Learn at the Schomburg Centre for Research in Black Culture, one of the largest libraries dedicated to African-American culture.

What’s included

Walking tour of Harlem
Transfer by private coach from Manhattan
Gospel service
Meals

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Step by Step

Get ready for a morning full of surprises as you explore Harlem at its very best. Early in the morning, you’ll set off from Manhattan (specifically, from 690 8th Avenue, between 43rd and 44th Streets) on a comfortable coach, ready to immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of this iconic neighbourhood.

Once there, you’ll stroll through its streets and soak up the neighbourhood’s everyday rhythm. Your expert guide will share fascinating stories and take you to the most iconic spots. Among them, you’ll discover the Schomburg Centre for Research in Black Culture, a place brimming with inspiring stories about the African-American experience and its impact on the civil rights movement.

But that’s not all – you’ll also walk past the Apollo Theatre, where stars such as Ella Fitzgerald and Michael Jackson left their mark. Can you imagine the thrill of being in such a historic place?

The highlight of the morning will be attending a gospel service. If you’ve never experienced anything like it, get ready to be part of a soul-stirring experience, full of music and passion.

Before heading back, don’t miss out on the atmosphere of Harlem’s streets, with their markets, murals and the welcoming spirit of its people. This is your chance to discover a side of New York that few tourists get to see.

Ready for a day with a difference? See you in Harlem!

Reviews

4.5

· 1.818 Reviews

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Fantastic experience, I have no words, I had fun from the moment we all got on the bus. Very nice people, amazing organisation, it was a wonderful day.
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Phenomenal, the guide was incredible, explaining and showing us every place we walked through, making the experience more enjoyable.
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A 10/10 tour
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It was excellent when I saw that people in wheelchairs could attend, I was able to take my mother with me and she was super excited about the tour, we had a wonderful time. But I recommend to let them know from the beginning if you are taking someone in a wheelchair so that there are no inconveniences afterwards.

Meeting point

690 8th Avenue (between 43rd and 44th Streets), New York
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Other Things You Should Know

Check the details of the meeting point on the voucher you will receive when you make your booking
It is wheelchair accessible.
Shorts and vest tops are not permitted on this tour.
There are no high chairs available.
Please wear appropriate clothing. Otherwise, you may be refused entry to the church.

Supplied by: Harlem Spirituals