Explore the beautiful sights of Central Park on this leisurely bike tour. Follow your local guide along the park’s scenic and bike-friendly paths as you cruise by famous attractions like Strawberry Fields, Belvedere Castle, Cleopatra’s Needle, and the Bethesda Fountain. Learn about the history of this green oasis in the center of Manhattan on an easy ride. Choose from a morning or afternoon tour to suit your sightseeing schedule.
- Bike tour of New York’s famous Central Park
- Ride at a leisurely pace on a hybrid bike with a friendly, local guide
- See sights like Bethesda Fountain, Strawberry Fields, and Belvedere Castle
- Pass The Dakota, where singer John Lennon once lived
- Choose from a morning or afternoon ride
What To Expect
Central Park
Meet your guide just a couple of blocks south of Central Park on West 56th Street for your morning or afternoon bike tour. Select a hybrid bike, appropriate for your skill and experience level, as well as a helmet and map of the park.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Belvedere Castle
Then, peddle along at a leisurely pace on both paved roads and unpaved trails as your guide talks about the park’s history and its many famous attractions. Your guide broadcasts his narration to group through a speaker, so you won’t miss any details.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Strawberry Fields, John Lennon Memorial
See the tribute to the Beatle John Lennon at Strawberry Fields.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Shakespeare Garden
Delight in views of Belvedere Castle, smell the flowers in Shakespeare Garden, and ride by the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre where one of the last public marionette companies in the US operates.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Bethesda Fountain
Admire popular landmarks including ornate Bethesda Fountain, the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra’s Needle, the massive green space of the Sheep Meadow, and the lovely Jackie Onassis Reservoir in the northern part of the park.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Dakota
The Dakota, the New York City apartment building where the singer John Lennon once lived.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Central Park Sightseeing
Pause for photos and replenish with bottled water (own expense) as you travel 7 miles (11.2 km) through the lush and lively park. Your leisurely 2-hour Central Park bike tour ends back where it began, just south of the park.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Cleopatra’s Needle
See the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra’s Needle
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
Ride around the beautiful Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Central Park
Explore Central Park and all of the hidden paths that it has to offer
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
New York City Center
Explore New York!
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Central Park’s Literary Walk
Stop and look at the infamous Literary Walk in Central Park, with two rows of trees, music, artists, and sometimes even skate parties!
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
Not wheelchair accessible
Tag-a-longs and child trailers are not available for this tour
No customer under the age of 18 will be given a bike without an adult over the age of 18 present
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Max group – 14
