Central Park Highlights Small-Group Bike Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Central Park Highlights Small-Group Bike Tour

Duration: 2 hours
Destination: United States, New York, New York City
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  • 2 hours
  • New York City
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Enjoy an easy bike ride through beautiful Central Park in New York City, admiring top attractions including Bethesda Fountain, Strawberry Fields, Belvedere Castle, Cleopatra's Needle and the Sheep Meadow. Learn about the magnificent 843-acre (341-hectare) park from a local guide as you cruise along its gently winding paths. Suitable for all fitness levels, the relaxing ride is an excellent way to cover lots of the park's most famous landmarks in a short span of time.

Itinerary
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Stop At: 59th to 110th Street Manhattan Borough, from Central Park West to 5th Avenue, New York City, NY 10022

Meet your guide just a couple of blocks south of Central Park on West 56th Street for your morning or afternoon bike tour. Select a hybrid bike, appropriate for your skill and experience level, as well as a helmet and map of the park.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Belvedere Castle, 79th Street Mid Central Park, New York City, NY 10021

Then, peddle along at a leisurely pace on both paved roads and unpaved trails as your guide talks about the park's history and its many famous attractions. Your guide broadcasts his narration to group through a speaker, so you won't miss any details.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Strawberry Fields, John Lennon Memorial, W. Park Dr. and W. 72nd St., New York City, NY 10023

See the tribute to the Beatle John Lennon at Strawberry Fields.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Shakespeare Garden, W. Park Dr. and 79th St. Transverse, New York City, NY 10024

Delight in views of Belvedere Castle, smell the flowers in Shakespeare Garden, and ride by the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre where one of the last public marionette companies in the US operates.


Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Bethesda Fountain, Midpark at 72nd St. Transverse Central Park, New York City, NY

Admire popular landmarks including ornate Bethesda Fountain, the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle, the massive green space of the Sheep Meadow, and the lovely Jackie Onassis Reservoir in the northern part of the park.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: The Dakota, 1 W 72nd St, New York City, NY 10023-3486

The Dakota, the New York City apartment building where the singer John Lennon once lived.


Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Central Park Sightseeing, 56 W 56th St Between 5th & 6th Ave, New York City, NY 10019-3819

Pause for photos and replenish with bottled water (own expense) as you travel 7 miles (11.2 km) through the lush and lively park. Your leisurely 2-hour Central Park bike tour ends back where it began, just south of the park.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Cleopatra's Needle, Upper East Side at 81st Street. Central Park, New York City, NY

See the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre, West 79th Street, New York City, NY 10023

Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, 85th Street to 96th Street, New York City, NY 10128

Ride around the beautiful Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Central Park, Central Park, New York City, New York

Explore Central Park and all of the hidden paths that it has to offer

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: New York City Center, 131 W 55th St Between 6th and 7th, New York City, NY 10019-5306

Explore New York!

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Central Park's Literary Walk, 66th St To 72nd St Central Park, New York City, NY 10022

Stop and look at the infamous Literary Walk in Central Park, with two rows of trees, music, artists, and sometimes even skate parties!

Duration: 15 minutes

Inclusions
  • Professional guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Use of bicycle
  • Helmet
  • Bike Bag/ Basket
  • Bicycle Lock
  • Illustrated Map

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Tag-a-longs and child trailers are not available for this tour
  • No customer under the age of 18 will be given a bike without an adult over the age of 18 present
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

56 W 56th St, New York, NY 10019, USA


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

2 hours


User's Reviews

Chad_W

19 Apr, 2024

The bike ride was a nice overview of Central Park and our guide Benjamin was very informative of the history and sites. The e-bikes were in good condition and fun to ride.

Kim_G

12 Apr, 2024

Fabulous tour with Dan. Lots of engagement, information and entertainment! Loved my ebike - as a 71 year old who walked 35000 steps the day before and thought her legs would never work again, it was a life saver! Dull weather, but it meant we had the park largely to ourselves and we made the most of it. Would happily do it all over again if I had the time.

Ashley_W

27 Mar, 2024

Too Many reservations. Too many ppl. They were overwhelmed. No directions. Not sure why there was miscommunication btw La Vacanza Travel n establishment cuz I saw many ppl had La Vacanza Travel voucher n I done think they knew to expect that many ppl. Guide was great tho. Not a small group tour. There was 16 ppl in our group

Stuart_C

13 Mar, 2024

Tony was wonderful. We had 2x more fun than expected! We saw parts of Central Park that we didn’t know existed!

teisham2020

10 Feb, 2024

The tour itself was lovely. You get to see a lot of Central Park and the bikes are fun. The "office" staff are incredibly unhelpful. No bathrooms on the premises and no concern on where to send people in need of one. The person who checked us in was rude and did not explain the process, so after checking in we figured we'd get our bikes, and this person was also unhelpful. He didn't tell us where to go next. We wandered outside and a bunch of us stood there with our bikes, clueless. Then it turns out that our guide was late, this kind of thing happens but there was no communication from the people inside. I had to go in when the tour was 15 minutes late starting and then again 10 minutes later. Our tour guide was great but we literally stood around for almost 30 minutes trying to figure out what was going on. Unacceptable. Also, I had had a question about the tour and reached out to the company days before. They never answered.

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Wonderful experience - thanks to our tour guide DAN

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