Admire the most spectacular display of lights that adorn Brooklyn homes during the festive season on this guided tour. Explore Dyker Heights, most famous for its Christmas decorations put up by its residents.

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Duration 4 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English

Highlights

Get on the bus and enjoy the most beautiful Christmas lights in the whole world
Experience the New York City Christmas spirit
Visit the most spectacular spots with your guide

Full description

Experience Christmas in New York City on a bus tour of Dyker Heights, world-known for its luminous light displays. Witness the festive decoration tradition that the residents have kept alive since the 1980s. Drive from Manhattan to Brooklyn and see lights from both on the bus and off with a guide.

Enjoy this lively Italian-American neighborhood by bus with a live tour guide. Due to narrow streets, buses are not allowed in Dyker Heights, so hop off the bus and follow your guide to the 2 most illuminated streets in the area.

See Lucy Spata's house which started the tradition of Dyker Lights in the '80s. Witness the neighborhood's largest at Santa Polizzotto home, standing at 15 feet tall. Next, stop at the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO/Brooklyn Heights. Take in the Manhattan Skyline and Brooklyn Bridge for about 25 minutes.

Return via the Manhattan Bridge. End the experience at Bryant Park where you can admire the famous winter market or take a spin on the Ice Rink.

Includes

Transportation by bus
Tour guide
Walking tour of Dyker Heights

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Not suitable for

People with mobility impairments

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask
Masks are required while indoors

Meeting point

Meet at 566 10th Avenue. Please look out for your tour guide who will be holding a sign saying ‘Christmas Tour’. The guide will then show you where the bus is located.

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Important information

What to bring

Comfortable shoes
Warm clothing

Not allowed

Pets
Bikes
Alcohol and drugs
Food and drinks in the vehicle

Know before you go

Children up to 3 years old don't need a ticket as long as they sit on an adult's laps
The tour can last from 3.5 hours to a little more than 4 hours depending on traffic
A moderate amount of walking is involved (1-hour walking tour of Dyker Heights)
Restrooms are available on the bus
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.6 /5

based on 160 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.8/5
Transportation
4.8/5
Value for money
4.4/5

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we had an amazing experience, we loved every minute of it! I highly recommend doing this tour. our tour guide Frederica was excellent she was very knowledgeable about the history of New York City, and all the area we tour. we are a family of four with a preteen and a teenager and both kids loved the tour.

January 2, 2022

This was an amazing tour. We had a great tour guide named Freddy (I believe). Very informative. The houses were absolutely beautiful! Our tour guide carried a light in case we got lost. And of course we were the ones to get lost. Didn’t realize how many people were going to be there and how easy it is to get lost in the crowd. However we were able to do our own thing at our speed abs still catch up with our group. We were able to get great pictures and the pictures at Brooklyn bridge (or Manhattan bridge) were gorgeous! It was a fabulous tour! Highly recommend it!

December 29, 2021

Once in a lifetime experience! Enrique was the perfect tour guide for this bucket list holiday experience. Festive, friendly, professional and funny not to mention an expert NUC culture! We lost track of the group During the tour and we were able to call him and guided back to the tour bus just in time. This is a MUST cross off your bucket list for the holidays in NYC! Thank you!

December 27, 2021

From Manhattan: 4-Hour Dyker Heights Holiday Lights Bus Tour

From Manhattan: 4-Hour Dyker Heights Holiday Lights Bus Tour

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