Where to Walk: the 3 Best Christmas Walking Tours

1.Brooklyn: Dyker Heights Christmas Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 249 reviews · 1h 30m · from $21Our pick

Meet your English-speaking guide at Gigi’s Bakery, then walk into Dyker Heights for 75 minutes of spectacular Christmas displays. Guides such as Derek, Max, Nick, Nic, and Rose share the story of Lucy Spata, explain the neighborhood’s unwritten display codes, and help you find the best-lit homes. Expect about 3 miles of walking, cold weather, crowds, and no included transportation.

“Derek our tour guide was fantastic. he was enthusiastic, entertaining and made sure the whole group was safe and well looked after. he happily took photos for us and others. The decorated houses themselves have to be seen to be believed. They are amazing. Fun tour!”

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2.Tootbus Christmas Lights Tour incl walking tours

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 227 reviews · from $45

Ride a double-decker bus from Coventry Street through Trafalgar Square, Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Soho, Oxford Street, Marble Arch, and Grosvenor Square. You get live English commentary, audio in 10 languages, Wi-Fi, a Christmas playlist, and app-based walking tours during this one-hour evening outing.

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3.Christmas Magic Walking Tour in Old Quebec

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 146 reviews · 2 hours · from $28

Walk through Old Quebec with a licensed English- or French-speaking guide in period costume. See Château Frontenac, Dufferin Terrace, Notre-Dame-de-Québec Basilica, and Place Royale while hearing stories about French Quebec and local Christmas traditions. The tour includes a small hot chocolate and runs in all weather.

“Guide was very knowledge. I like the way he told the story as being a character. We liked everywhere we went. He was patience with my slow walk, he waited for me. The only comment was he should have given people the choice of taking the funicular down instead of stairs. It was lovely tour.”

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