Dyker Heights Tour: Spectacular Brooklyn Christmas Lights
4.3
487 Ratings
New York
Experience the magic of Christmas in New York City with a tour of the spectacular Brooklyn Christmas lights in Dyker Heights. Marvel at the thousands of lights, festive decorations, and holiday displays that adorn the houses in this neighborhood. Get into the holiday spirit and create lasting memories with your family on this enchanting tour.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Dyker Heights - This holiday tour takes you to the residential neighborhoods of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights, Italian-American sections of Brooklyn where you will find tree-lined streets and beautiful private residences decorated for the Christmas holidays. It has been a tradition for many years to illuminate these homes with thousands of lights and dazzling Christmas scenes and has become a friendly competition between owners.

You won’t just see the lights; you’ll walk through the neighborhoods with a guide to hear the stories behind this fun holiday event that brings thousands of people here each year. You may even meet some homeowners who are a proud part of this festive holiday.

  • Brooklyn Bridge - On your way back to Manhattan, you’ll see the spectacular New York skyline and some of the beautiful displays on our stop at the Brooklyn Bridge.
  • Manhattan Skyline - Get beautiful views from the Brooklyn Bridge of the Manhattan Skyline. You’ll be dropped off in Midtown to conclude your tour.
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

The festive season in New York City transforms into a stunning display of holiday illuminations. Explore the districts of Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge in Brooklyn, where adorning home after home with countless lights, toy soldiers, Santa Claus alongside his reindeer, and more is part of their holiday tradition. It’s truly captivating! Upon returning to Manhattan, you’ll be greeted by the distinctive skyline and Christmas decorations. This journey will surely get you and your loved ones into a festive mood!

  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
  • Not recommended for travelers that are unable to ambulate
Location
1651 Broadway
Broadway
Departure Point: McDonalds at corner of West 51st & Broadway Address: 1651 Broadway Dates: Daily December 1 - January 3 Return point: Greater Times Square area
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Chriso_07
Mar 27, 2024
The magic of Christmas.... - All the magic of Christmas in real life...thousands of colored bulbs, a real competition between neighbors for those who still believe in Santa Claus. We loved it and our guide was perfect.... on the way back a little night stop at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge to photograph Manhattan....
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A8899yurussellw
Jan 13, 2024
Steve was the best! - Great night out. I read reviews about people getting lost and not keeping up with the group...we stopped for an ice cream and walked at our own leisure. While there are many lights and people, it ain't times square...it's a couple of blocks of houses and if you can't find your way back to the bus, maybe New Mexico might be a better holiday destination fit than New York. Steve was a fantastic host and the bus trip was relaxing and informative. The stop at Brooklyn bridge is the highlight.
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Josephine_m
Jan 2, 2024
Light tour - Everything was just perfect. We had an enjoyable time and we will recommend this tour to our friends. Thank you, Josephine Madden
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Damian_o
Jan 2, 2024
Star lights, Sky bright! - Better in person than viewing the pictures. Pictures are nice but does not give the real in-person view. It was fantastic!
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685mat_asp
Dec 31, 2023
Spectacular experience - The Argentine guide was key to enjoying this adventure. Very attentive, explaining everything to us. I recommend this tour 100%
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Adrián
Dec 31, 2023
BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE especially with children (and not so much too) - A tour of almost four hours, one of which is done on foot through the Brooklyn neighborhood observing the Christmas decorations that are amazing. Beautiful experience
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Angela_t
Jan 16, 2024
Holiday Cheer - Our guide was very knowledgeable. It was hard to hear the guide with a large bus group walking outside. Consider having participants tune in to an assigned radio station to hear the guide.
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Markos_m
Jan 2, 2024
Value for money. - Great views of the houses at Dyker heights. Alan our guide was very good and helpful. The bus was not in a very good condition, as it was very old and noisy.
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Galaxygirl030461
Dec 31, 2023
Disappointed - Very disappointed with this tour. I was so looking forward to it but it was rushed from start to finish. Far too many people, no time to take in our surroundings and have proper photo opportunities and actually enjoy what we were looking at. Not physically possible to walk, take photos, and keep an eye on where our guide was. It was a relief to get back on the bus!
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Bhoppins
Jan 6, 2024
Don’t waste your time and money on this tour. - If you go on this tour, be aware, you spend 3/4 of your time riding on a bus through New York traffic. Our Tour Guide was pretty weak and that the amount of information that he gave was limited. When we finally got to the area in which we were to look at the lights. There were so many people that he did a very poor job of keeping us together. At one point, he left the group without instructions to find a few lost people who had fallen behind in the crowd. Some of the lights were impressive, most of the houses were overdone, and became too much for my taste.
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