NYC Tours: Frequently Asked Questions

Enhanced Cleaning Policy:

• All USA Guided Tours vehicles are cleaned with EPA-registered multi-surface cleaner & disinfectant as recommended by the CDC – between every tour

Additional Measures:

• Face masks are optional for tour guides and travelers
• Hand sanitizers available on buses
• Contactless check-in process

All our public tours start and end on 7th Avenue, between 50th and 51st Streets at 770 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019

We recommend using SpotHero – a parking reservation service that lets you find and reserve hourly, monthly, airport, and event parking at thousands of lots and garages in New York City.

Ultimately, there are multiple parking options available close to our NYC tours’ start/end point, and you can search and see them on google maps here.

We do not mail tickets to you. Instead, the email confirmation we send is your tour ticket – don’t delete it! However, if you misplace your confirmation email, use your last name as the reservation number.

We highly recommend you arrive at least 15 – 20 minutes before your scheduled departure time to ensure your reservation is honored. You have up to ten (10) minutes before the scheduled departure time to ensure your seat on the tour. Ten (10) minutes before the departure time, we note outstanding reservations as “no shows.” If we have walk-up passengers, they will be given a ticket and will be boarded at this time.

Our luxury tour buses provide a comfortable and climate-controlled environment for an enjoyable touring experience, while also offering protection from the elements. We cater to various group sizes with a diverse fleet of vehicles, from SUVs to premium motor-coaches, ensuring that our private tours can be customized for couples or large groups alike. To maintain a more intimate atmosphere on our public tours, we intentionally limit the capacity of our tour buses to keep the average group size small.
We do our best to keep large, same-party groups together on the same bus, but please remember that the seating is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Once you claim your seats – they’re reserved only for you for the duration of the tour.

We strive to make our tours accessible and enjoyable for everyone. Our small-capacity tour buses can accommodate foldable wheelchairs and foldable baby strollers. However, if you or a member of your party uses a full-size wheelchair that requires a ramp, we kindly ask you to contact us directly. We’re more than happy to make arrangements to accommodate your mobility needs.

For those with full-size baby strollers and carry-on luggage, we recommend storing them at your hotel or utilizing a professional storage service to ensure your tour experience is as smooth and comfortable as possible.

Our tours do involve some walking, but we want to assure you that your comfort is our priority. If you prefer, you have the option to stay on board the bus near each landmark, without the need to exit at every stop.

USA Guided Tours’ policy prohibits animals onboard our vehicles, however, we will accept without charge a Service Animal required to assist a person with a disability. Before admitting customers with Service Animals onboard any of our vehicles, USA Guided Tours personnel are permitted to ask if the animal is required because of a disability, and what type of work or task the animal has been trained to perform.

To a reasonable extent possible, USA Guided Tours will assign a seat next to a person who agrees to share the open seat next to them (as they may be allergic, etc.), and the service animal must ride in the vehicle within the owner’s space. Note: The Service Animal is not permitted to occupy a passenger seat.

To the extent required by law, and at their sole discretion, USA Guided Tours LLC reserves the right to refuse any Service Animal onboard its buses when reasonably necessary, for the comfort and safety of other passengers and USA Guided Tours employees and its partners/affiliates.

Kids 12 and under receive USA Guided Tour’s discounted children’s price (varies with tours). Children under 3 years old ride for free, if they are able to be held in their parents’ lap during the tour. If you would rather have a separate seat for your infant, you may purchase a child’s discounted ticket.

Tips are not included in the tour ticket price. We do ask that you consider tipping your tour guide and driver and you had a great time with them. The standard tipping rate is 15%, or $8 – $10 per individual.

The good news is, you can wait until you arrive in NYC to get tickets for any of our tours and activities; however, many of our tours are in high demand when is season and you run a chance of your preferred tour being sold out. So we recommend booking well in advance, if you can, and also we would hate to have you miss out on a great sightseeing experience with us!

Book Your Tour Now

We understand things come up, so we will happily change your date or time as long as we have availability. If you must make a change, please contact us. Please be aware that some of our Washington, DC tours cannot be amended once you have booked them as a part of a package, such as our hotel and Washington, DC tour packages.

If you booked your tour directly with us, please call us directly, and we’ll be happy to assist you. However, if you made a booking through a third-party agency, please contact them directly.

TripAdvisor

+1 781-800-5000

https://www.tripadvisorsupport.com/en-US/hc/traveler

Expedia

+1 800-397-3342

https://www.expedia.com/service/

Get Your Guide

https://www.getyourguide.com/contact/

It depends on the stop. Your tour guide will tell you the planned amount of time for each stop. It’s typically between 15 to 20 minutes. We have allowed enough time on every stop for you to walk around and take plenty of pictures!

Currently, we do not provide hotel pickup service for our NYC tours.

Unless otherwise noted, a public tour does not automatically include additional tickets to attractions or museums. A private tour, however, can include a wide variety of different tickets and experiences.

Mar 17 NYC Half Day Marathon – All Tours Closed
July 4 Independence Day – Night Tours Closed
Nov 28 Thanksgiving Day – All Tours Closed
Dec 24 Christmas Eve – Night Tours Closed
Dec 25 Christmas Day – All Tours Closed
Dec 31 New Year’s Eve – All Tours Closed