Many New Yorkers consider the Christmas season to be the most magical time of the year. The city is lit up with Christmas lights, the giant Christmas tree is lit up at Rockefeller Center while people skate nearby to Christmas music at the ice rink, and the stores are even busier than usual as people do their holiday shopping. You can enjoy this time of the year in the "Big Apple" with vacations that feature luxury hotels, tours and fun events. Unfortunately, golf courses are closed in New York during this time, but you can keep up with your game at various indoor driving ranges throughout the city.
Tours
New York City Vacation Packages has a Christmas in New York City package that includes accommodations at a hotel in midtown Manhattan, Brooklyn or New Jersey and choices of various holiday tours.
You could go on a guided walking tour of Rockefeller Center and 5th Avenue (Thursday through Sunday only), or you can take a motorcoach tour of the holiday lights and see Broadway, shops on 5th Avenue and see residences of famous New Yorkers (Thursday through Saturday only).
Your family could also have breakfast with Santa Claus at the Applebee's in Times Square on select dates.
New York City Vacation Packages
(877) 692-8747
http://www.nyctrip.com/Pages/Index.aspx?PageID=79#xmas
New York Guest
New York Guest offers several vacation packages for Christmas in New York. These include the Christmas Tree Lighting, which is usually done near Thanksgiving; Celebrate the Holidays; Christmas for Adults; Christmas in the Big Apple; Christmas for Kids; and NYC Christmas for the Family.
You can choose from numerous hotels throughout the city and schedule tours on foot, bus, boat or helicopter. You can also arrange tickets for the Museum of Modern Art, the Empire State Building observatory, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and Broadway shows.
New York Guest
(866) 406-5341
http://www.newyorkguest.com/-new-york-vacation-packages.htm
InSight NYC
InSight NYC is another company that offers a Christmas package. It has a Christmas shopping package that includes touring Rockefeller Center, ice-skating in Central Park, and watching the laser light show at Grand Central Station. It also offers accommodations at a luxury boutique hotel, restaurant reservations and tickets for entertainment. You can even opt to have a shopping guide take you through the many stores and shops of the city.
InSight NYC
(800) 513-1476
http://www.insight-nyc.com/srvc-christmas-shopping.html
Vacations Made Easy
Vacations Made Easy allows you to design your own vacation packages. You can book hotels, tours and other activities through the company. Vacations Made Easy offers two Christmas tours: the Lights of the Holidays Tour and the New York City Holiday Lights Tour.
Vacations Made Easy
(800) 987-9852
http://www.vacationsmadeeasy.com/NewYorkNY/activity/NewYorkChristmasTours.cfm
About The Author
Darin McGilvra is a writer in Southern California. He has been a writer since 1997. He worked as a sports writer and copy editor for newspapers for more than 12 years before becoming a freelance writer. His articles have appeared recently in "The Californian" newspaper in Temecula, Calif. McGilvra holds a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics education from Northwest Nazarene College.
