Central Park NYC Highlights Small-Group Bike Tour
Description
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.
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Itinerary
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.
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.
See the tribute to the Beatle John Lennon at Strawberry Fields.
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.
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.
The Dakota, the New York City apartment building where the singer John Lennon once lived.
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.
See the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
Ride around the beautiful Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
Explore Central Park and all of the hidden paths that it has to offer
Explore New York!
Stop and look at the infamous Literary Walk in Central Park, with two rows of trees, music, artists, and sometimes even skate parties!
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
- 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
Reviews(441)
We chose this tour in order to see as much of the park as possible in a short period of time and it definitely fit the bill. Our guide Dan was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. He showed us aspects of the park it would’ve taken us days and days to see on foot. The bikes were well-maintained and sturdy. Be aware that the main office had no restrooms, so be sure to go before you arrive to meet the group. There are restrooms in the park.
Very fun activity! Easy ride for all ages. Lots of good info on NYC and Central Park. Dan was a great guide.
Our tour guide, John, was very knowledgeable, spoke quickly but efficiently and kept us busy. He was willing to go out in the rain and show us all around Central Park.
Our bike tour today with Carla was awesome! She was very friendly and knowledgeable and made the experience unforgettable.
We had really bad luck with the weather, cold and downpours the entire ride, but Gabriel our tour guide was upbeat and so positive that it made the experience bearable. We appreciate his enthusiasm and love of NYC.
The experience was friendly to all visitors, minimum biking skills required, just be prepared to see the best of Central Park!
A very big thank you to our guide Bryson (retired NYPD officer). He led us with enthusiasm and care through to the park, showed us all the sites and explained the history of the park and its surroundings. We loved his whistle blowing and hand signals and he did a great job not loosing anyone. The bikes were OK but the staff in the bike rental shop need to learn some customer relation skills from Bryson. Thank you again..... top tour, not to be missed.
Excellent way to see Central Park highly recommend
It was a great experience. The 2 hour riding tour went really quick. Dan the tour guide made it super fun. He was very engaging and informative.
It was total organised chaos in the shop to pick up put bike but we soon got out onto the pavement and met up with our guide Dan who was fabulous. I didn't realise just how big central park is so this was a great way to see it and a fun activity. Bikes were in reasonable condition although mine had cigarettes and tissues in the pouch. Could have done with a check before. Our guide Dan took us round stopping frequently. Its not much biking effort you really don't need any level of fitness. We had great weather so thay really helped. Not sure this would be good in the rain but even in the cold with the right clothes could work. I recommend.
