The following details apply to the 2011 New York Marathon. We will update this in December with the details for 2012.

Whilst visiting New York City for the ING New York City Marathon, it’s a great opportunity to explore and see the most of the city. Even those who have visited New York previously are always amazed at how quickly the city changes and every time you visit, there is the opportunity to learn more about New Yorkers and the great city in which they live.

In between all the action relating to the ING New York City marathon, there is still plenty of time to relax and enjoy yourself. Sports Tours International is pleased to present a number of different excursion options for you to explore New York and take in some sightseeing. All of the sightseeing excursions listed below are available as an optional extra when booking a travel package to the New York marathon.

Uncle Sam’s New York Walking Tours

Uncle Sams is New Yorks largest and most popular walking tour company, what better way to stretch your legs with a guided walking tour or celebrating your sucsess of finishing the race with an evening bar tour taking in New Yorks most famous taverns.

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TOUR MC-MANHATTAN

Full day tour by luxury motorcoach accompanied by a professional tour guide. See all of Manhattan from Uptown to Downtown – Times Square, Madison Square Garden, Greenwich Village, Soho, Little Italy and Battery Park, where you will board a ferry on a one-hour cruise with close-up views of the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island and Brooklyn Bridge. Resume the tour at Battery Park driving up to Central Park, The Cathedral of St John the Divine, Grants Tomb, Harlem, the Museum Mile, Fifth Avenue, Rockefeller Centre and more. Tour includes: Lunch – Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Cruise & Admission to the United Nations Tour.

PRICE – Adult £65.00

CIRCLE LINE CRUISE

The classic 3 hour cruise around Manhattan Island which is fully narrated with views of the breathtaking skyline (as above) and the Statue of Liberty seen from all angles. Without doubt the most popular and best value tour in New York!

PRICE – Adult £25.00

HELICOPTER SIGHTSEEING TOURS

Weather permitting this is by far the most spectacular way to see Manhattan’s amazing skyline!

TOUR HL1

Fly past the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, the Hudson River and Central Park

PRICE – £85.00 per person

TOUR HL2

As HL1 plus the Statue of Liberty

PRICE – £109.00 per person

TOUR HL3

The ultimate helicopter tour including all of the above sights and the whole of the 5 boroughs of Manhattan

PRICE – £158.00 per person

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR HELICOPTER TOURS

You must specify a preferred day and time when you book the helicopter tours as demand is high. Photo ID is also required upon arrival at the helicopter departure point.

The above rates for the helicopter tours do not include the $30 passenger handling fee and mandatory $2.50 Helicopter Security Fee will be collected directly at the Heliport.

NIAGARA FALLS BY AIR

This full day excursion starts with a transfer from your hotel to a New York Airport for the flight to Buffalo. Then transfer by coach to Niagara Falls. You’ll get to see one of the Wonders of the World from both the American and Canadian sides. Take a look at the Falls from behind the cascades of water from the Scenic Tunnel and view the Falls from above during lunch (included in the tour) at the Panoramic Dining Room at the Skyline Brock Hotel.

You must indicate your preferred tour date and the full names of all passengers travelling on the tour. Passports are also required.

PRICE – £345.00 per person

DAY TRIP TO WASHINGTON

Take a trip to the Capital of America. If you have never visited Washington, then do not miss this chance. It’s an unforgetable day out.

Tour includes:
Round trip ticket train fare between New York and Washington (approx. 3 –4 hours each way);
Round-trip transfers between midtown NYC hotels and NYC Pennsylvania Station;
Lunch at the food court inside Union Station;
4-hour sightseeing tour in English (2pm-6pm).;
English (Tour C) with driver-guide; stop and visit Lincoln, Vietnam, Korean and Marine Corps (Iwo Jima) Memorials; Arlington Cemetery and Tomb of the Unknowns for Changing of the Guard; view from the coach: U.S. Capitol, Library of Congress, FBI Building, Embassy Row, Georgetown, US Navy Memorial.

PRICE – Adult £238

ALL LOOPS 48 HOUR

The All Loops Tour is probably the most flexible way of exploring New York, you can hop on and hop off the Double Decker bus (as above) at over 50 stops in a period of 48 hours and switch from one loop to antoher at the different transfer points. The loops include:

Uptown Loop – Stops include Central Park, Lincoln Center, Theater district, Rockefeller Plaza, Radio City, Fifth Avenue, American Museum of Natural History, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Apollo Theatre and Harlem neighborhoods, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim and other famous cultural attractions on Museum Mile and more.

Downtown Loop – stops include Empire State Building, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Little Italy, Chinatown, World Trade Center site, Financial District, Battery Park (departure point for Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island ferry and a harbor cruise), South Street Seaport, Times Square, Rockefeller Plaza, Radio City, United Nations, Fifth Avenue and more.

Brooklyn Loop – Stops include Cadman Plaza / Brooklyn Heights, view of the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline, Old Fulton Landing, Atlantic Avenue, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn Museum of Art and Botanic Garden, Fulton Mall.

Night Tour – View many sites from Times Square, Empire State Building to Greenwich Village and SoHo. See all the glittering lights of “the City that never sleeps”. Includes a stop in Brooklyn for magnificent views of Manhattan’s skyline. NOT hop-on, hop-off service.

PRICE – £40 per person

ING New York City Marathon

For more information about the ING New York City Marathon, please read our overview page or refer to the Official ING NYC Marathon website

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