Gray Line Bus Tours of New York City

Gray Line Bus Tours offers an array of tours of New York City.sign. tour bus stop. hop on-hop off all day . image by L. Shat from Fotolia.com

Gray Line New York is an independently owned tour bus company that was established in 1926. It offers a variety of New York City bus tours on motor coach and double-decker buses. Guests can see many different areas of the city throughout the day and evening.

Classic New York Double-Decker Bus Tour

The Classic New York Double-Decker Bus Tour is a combination tour that travels on all loops of the city and includes tickets to certain attractions such as the Empire State Building or ferry to the Statue of Liberty. The tour lasts for 48 hours, meaning the ticket is good for a total of 48 hours and guests can hop on and hop off as they like at any time during the 48-hour period. The tour travels on the downtown, uptown and Brooklyn loops. Each loop takes approximately 2 1/2 hours, and the attractions typically take an hour. The classic tour also includes a night tour of the city that enables guests to see attractions such as Times Square, Little Italy and the Brooklyn Bridge all lit up.

The Freestyle New York tour is a hop-on, hop-off tour on a double-decker bus that travels on the downtown, uptown and Brooklyn loops. It also features a night tour of the city's attractions such as the Manhattan Bridge, Lower East Side and Chinatown. The tour enables guests to select three attraction tours around New York City such as Madison Square Garden All Access Tour, Rockefeller Center Tour or a Central Park horse and carriage ride. Each loop generally takes two to three hours.

The Manhattan Comprehensive is a complete tour of all of Manhattan on a motor coach bus. It travels from downtown to uptown and is guided by an experienced and professional tour guide. The tour lasts for 8 1/2 hours and shows guests a variety of attractions such as Madison Square Garden, Times Square and Little Italy. The tour includes tickets to Top of the Rock and a one-hour harbor cruise of the Statue of Liberty. Lunch at Grotta Azzurra is also included.

The City Tour in Foreign Languages enables international visitors to tour the city of Manhattan in Spanish, German, Italian or French. The tour takes place on a motor coach bus and allows guests to see a variety of Manhattan attractions such as the Empire State Building, Central Park and Greenwich Village. The tour guides provide narratives filled with facts and interesting tidbits. The tour last approximately 4 1/2 hours.