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Are you going to New York soon, you don’t speak English but would like to visit the city with a guide? Rest assured: tours in French are possible in New York! Here are the must-haves:
New York tours in French
- In private: if you want to discover New York with a guide just for you, meet Laurène for one or more tours of New York in French and in private! This Frenchwoman, settled in New York since 2013, offers you different tours of New York, from the great must-sees to lesser-known places, off the beaten track. Laurène joined our team in 2019 and here is what she offers you: www.cnewyork.net/new-york-prive
- In group: thehalf-day trip to New York with a French guide. As its name suggests, this excursion invites you to follow a professional French guide for half a day. The tour is by bus but includes several stops to explore Central Park, Fifth Avenue and its Museum Mile, Lincoln Center, St. John the Divine Cathedral or the Apollo Theater and Harlem Market in Harlem. The opportunity to discover the unmissable places of New York and ask all your questions, about history, architecture or everyday life!
- In a group: if you are only interested in Manhattan, you can opt for the ” New York, excursion to the New York neighborhoods“. This half-day tour, also guided in French, focuses only on Manhattan with Central Park, Fifth Avenue, Midtown, Times Square, Wall Street, Little Italy, Chinatown … As an option, you can then continue towards the Statue of Liberty.
Gospel Tour in Harlem in French
- Another very popular visit: ” Harlem: Gospel Sunday morning“. This time, you will head to Harlem for a tour of the famous district in the company of a local French-speaking guide. This will show you the ambiance of 125th Street, City College, Morning Side Heights, Duke Ellington’s home, the Cotton Club. Among others! Then, your guide will take you to one of the neighborhood churches to attend a gospel mass.
- You can then have lunch together in one of the restaurants serving the typical Harlem ‘Soul Food’. If you’re not in New York on a Sunday or planning something else that day, note that you can still listen to gospel music in Harlem with this other tour that takes place on Wednesdays: ” Harlem: Wednesday Morning Gospel Tour“. Your guide will accompany you to listen to the ARC Gospel Choir, a group created by the Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Center to fund therapy.
Cinema-themed tours
- For movie fans, there are also specific French tours. Round ” New York TV and Movie Sites »Will take you in the footsteps of the filming locations of a host of films and series. On the program: Friends’ apartment, the sets for Je suis une legend, the offices of the Daily Bugle in Spider-Man, the hotel from the movie The Devil Wears Prada … In total, your guide will reveal more than 60 filming locations !
Bus tour with audio guide in French
- Finally, if you prefer to visit New York on your own but would still like to benefit from explanations and comments in French on the monuments or neighborhoods you pass through, here is an excellent solution: the ” New York City Hop-On Hop-Off Tour“. It’s actually a tourist bus line that works like a regular bus line: you can hop on and off at any of the line’s 50 stops. But there is a big difference with public transport: the line was designed to connect the main tourist sites of New York! So you can get off at each stop to visit the neighborhood or land on the bus and enjoy the ride.
- On board, an audio headset will allow you to enjoy the commentaries in French. And you will find other excursions in French in our section Excursions in New York. Good visits!
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