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Great tour! Our guide was very knowledgeable and made sure we saw all the major sites and more. Was great to zoom round on the boat. Highly recommend this tour.

Saw this as a tour option on Viator and thought it might be fun! There were 4 of us, friends for over 40 years who signed up. From signing up, the communication from the tour company to the tour itself, everything went super smoothly! We found the pier easily and our tour guide Joel did a great job prepping us as to what to expect. The coats (and pants if we wanted) that were provided were perfect in keeping the wind out. Joel even had a pony for my hair as i'd forgotten one! The tour was amazing and beautiful, such a great way to really see the city! HIGHLY recommended!

This tour exceeded our expectations! John was very knowledgeable and patient taking all of our photos! Great way to see the city and learn something new in 90 mins!!!!

The service was excellent. Both the tour guy (Andriy) and the bus driver (Herbert) were very nice and explained everything in detail. It was a beautiful and unforgettable experience. Totally recommend!

Took this organized trip in early January 2020. Booking was easy and efficient, we left NYC at 7am from a fairly easy spot to find in the city. Bus ride was made much easier with appropriately placed breaks and pull overs, the driver Harold was a kind, patient man and an excellent, safe driver. Got to the american side of the falls with enough time to enjoy the bridge view and walk around the park before heading back to the bud to cross the border to Canada, we were able to stop at the duty free as well. We arrived at the hotel (Ramada, exceeded expectations) at a very reasonable hour, around 6:30pm, and were given a free night to roam about and walk to the falls at night. Wake up call the next day was around 7am, left after breakfast to see the falls in day light and take the Journey Behind the Falls tour, as the boat ride is unavailable during winter months. From there, with sufficient timing we left to head back to New York with ample stops for food etc. (bus was also equipped with a restroom), got 1.5 hours at the Tannersville PA outlet for shopping and headed straight back to NYC from there, got back around 7:30pm. All in all this trip is very well thought out, not at all overwhelming or exhausting. Our tour guide,Bruno, also elevated the experience with interesting anecdotes along the way, he was very patient with the large group we were and accommodated whatever individual needs he could. I highly recommend this quick and satisfying trip!

A must do for both sides of the falls, and while it's not to cold for the boat trip!!!! Night entertainment is ok on the Canadian side, Good times for children also

I really enjoyed our visit, we were only in NYC for a 2 full days, and we wanted to do a lot, but we really love visiting zoo's or animal parks when they're an option. The Central Park zoo is especially good for a morning or afternoon visit, but it's certainly only about a half-day experience. We also visited when it was pretty cold, I imagine it's a bit more pretty in the Spring and Summer. It's also pretty accessible, most exhibits are accessible, with some viewing points only accessible by stairs. I wouldn't categorize it as full accessible, especially for chair-bound guests. I think our ticket also included like a kids area petting zoo, which we did not take advantage of.

The prestations are much better than the rude welcome by the person in charge of security. This person wanted us waiting outside in freezing temperatures during the flight of our grandkids , arguing that the waiting room was small

We took this flight, as this was for our Honeymoon I can truly say it was an amazing experience the views were stunning would highly recomommend

Good afternoon. Our experience was great but I would have liked to have some kind of information (email, text or something) regarding longer than expected wait time. Since you guys didn’t fly Thanksgiving Day due to uncomfortable wind speed, that rolled over all customers from Thursday’s flights to Friday’s flights. Thank you

John and Strawberry (the horse) took us on a lovely trip round Central Park showing us all the sites and stopping on the way to take some great photos. Would highly recommend

Carriage arrived on time and driver was very friendly and knowledgable. We visited many great areas within the park and we stopped several times during our 45 minute carriage ride to take photos of iconic water fountains etc within the park.

The visit itself is very short, almost four hours in total but it was amazing. Unfortunately the day I went was rainy in the morning, so I guess it took us longer to get there. Be ready to stay 14-16 hours on the bus! The guide was super nice, even brought movies for us to watch during the return trip.

It was a wonderful experience , staff are well trained , so professional and helpful, the captain was amazing , Hellicopter was almost new and super clean , and seeing new york from the sky is a different taste , my advice to everyone to try it 🙂👌

Great view of New York and would recommend to anyone visiting the City. My only feedback and why I wouldn't give 5 stars is the poor organisation we came across. We were told to arrive half hour before our time slot which was 12pm so we got to the tour at 11:30am, we waited in the waiting area till about 12:10 to finally be called over and driven over to where you get the Helicopter from. We were put in a room and told that someone would come and get us shortly for our turn. We waited in the room for about half an hour and had around 4 different people come in and say we had been on already right? But we hadn't. A guy then came in and told us we were waiting in the wrong room and moved us into another room we had originally came in through, we were then told we would be going on shortly and continued waiting till approx. 1:15pm when we finally were taken outside for our turn. Our time slot was between 12-1pm and by the time we had finished and had been driven back to the start it was around 2pm so the whole thing took approx. 2.5hrs, not ideal if you are in New York a short amount of time like we were and half of your day is wasted by waiting around!

Our driver, Luiz, and his horse Dante provided us the best ride! Luiz was able to provide us so much interesting information about Central Park and offered many ideas of things for us to do while in NY. He was so personable and highly recommend Luiz and Dante!!

Our driver, Sarah, and our horse, Sonny, were both great and this ride was the perfect end to Christmas weekend getaway. Great way to see Central Park.

The ride was wonderful. Seeing the skyline lit up at night is a beauty in itself. Lori, our driver, was wonderfully kind and informative. Bella, our horse, was a beautiful animal and my 5yr old son was able to pet her and feed her a few carrots. We enjoyed every single minute!

I had booked a flight out of town , not realising it was out of the town . Would if had to miss the flight but a friendly staff member called kiane was easy going and friendly , she changed my flight to a closer location and was very pleasant to deal with . The flight was fun , safe , and very informative as the pilot flew around and spoke about the land marks we were passing , while also communicating with air traffic controllers his coordinate 😱🎧. Amazing service , thank you to everyone involved

I wanted a special experience for my sister and her boyfriend as they never been in New York or flew in helicopter before. Overall experience was great despite the President arriving and forcing us to reschedule the flight. Booking and date change was flawless, thanks to Kiani from the office who guided us through the process and even gave us superb navigation tips with pictures of a best way to get to the airport. Pilot and supporting crew were fun and professional, made the whole experience fun, easy and unforgettable. I will do it again next time I'm in NYC. Thank you

Such a brilliant trip, apart from the early start, but well worth it. Transportation and guide were both excellent and everything went as planned. Would highly recommend

The whole journey was hassle free. A tiring and long day but worth it. The down period in winter also ensured that you have the space to take in the view and have some nice photos taken without having to jostle with others. The journey behind the fall was awesome and worth what I paid for. Would have been better if it is 3/4 of a day instead of full day as some of the stops up river and down river can be shortened.

Fantastic way to see the falls highly recommended and visiting during October the colour of the trees just made it more beautiful

We were so appreciative of our fantastic guides. They worked with us on scheduling AND pace. It was, perhaps, the #1 activity my mother wanted to do for her 70th birthday trip to New York and we loved it!