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Free Tours by Foot - New York Tours

31 E. 12th Street, New York City, NY 10003
646.450.6831
Ranked #14 of 224 tours in New York City
5.0 of 5 stars 704 Reviews
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Type: Tours
Traveler Description: Free Tours by Foot presents the only Free, tip based New York Tours.  These engaging and humorous tours will take you through the heart of Lower and... more »
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 27, 2012 NEW

The guides vary. Some are brilliant. Others average. Overall we found them good value for money assuming a$10-15 per head tip. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2012 NEW

we were in New York for a couple of weeks in April- and as it was our first time we thought the best way to see some of this amazing city was to join a few FreeToursByFoot...and what a brilliant decision. we took 3 tours- all three were excellent- Harlem with Derrick (thank you derrick, for an awesome insight into... More

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France
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012 NEW

I took 2 tours, one in Brooklyn Heights, and the other one was a food tour in the Village, both with the same guide Courtney. In both locations she had good informations to share not only about history, architecture but also (and I appreciate it as a foreigner) about daily life in this areas. The food tour was a good... More

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tipperary
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW

I did two tours, Greenwich village and Harlem, both with Derrick. A huge contrast between the two places, and Derrick was very knowledgeable and passionate about both. As a solo traveller, I found the tour very friendly, and we were introduced at the beginning, and people chatted away to each other. The pace was easy and incorporated a food stop... More

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Larkspur, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW
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I recently revisited NYC for a week and wanted to find out more about the city that I spent my formative years in. I made reservations for FIVE Free Tours by Foot and they were ALL wonderful.I went to Harlem, Central Park, Brooklyn Heights, Chelsea/Highline and the Chinatown Food tasting with Free Tours by Foot. The instructions were clear and... More

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Bogota, Colombia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW
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Great free tour. The guide kindly request for tips and that was clear from the beginning, so it was really clear and worth. The guide was knowledgeable and entertaining at the same time. Good pace and good amount of information, good for elder travelers and visitors. I was with two elder people and they really enjoyed. More

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Brooklyn, New York
2 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW
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The Harlem Walking Tour was definitely a highlight of the weekend. Our guide Derrick did a great job on providing a very informative and interesting tour of Harlem. He connected well with his audience and lead an engaging and entertaining tale and we covered Harlem block by block. This is the second Freetoursbyfoot.com tour that I have had the pleasure... More

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Vancouver Island, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2012
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We did the Greenwich Village tour and it was one of the highlights of our trip! Renee was a great guide, full of lots of interesting stories and we got so much more out of our afternoon there than if we had wandered around on our own. I wish we had time to take their other tours. Highly recommend. More

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Buenos Aires, Argentina
2 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012
3
people found this review helpful

I took 4 tours, they were all great, but I will definitelly recommend the tour All-in-One Downtown with Robin, she is the most amazing guide I ever met. She was fun, very interesting to listen to everything she told us; she made the whole tour fun/funny/easy and unforgettable. We LOVED her! More

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Denver, Colorado
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012
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November of 2011 was in new york city for first time and decided to try free walking tours lower manhattan. It was a wonderful expierance . the lady that did the tour was a native and was greeted many times by people as we were on our tour. thetime flew by as she shared her knowledge with the small group... More

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