Best Christmas Tours — Our Top 3

1.Brooklyn: Dyker Heights Christmas Walking Tour

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

Walk about 3 miles through Dyker Heights with an English-speaking guide such as Derek, Max, Nick, or Rose. Hear the story of Lucy Spata, spot the grandest displays, and learn the neighborhood’s unwritten holiday rules. The tour costs $21, but requires warm clothes, a brisk pace, and a subway ride from Manhattan.

“I really enjoyed seeing all of the lights and how they got started. It was a fun evening. Nick was a VERY fast walker. He walked close to a mile until he stopped so everyone could catch up. I made a joke that I had night signed up for a 5K. There was no explanation before we started “booking it”. I didn’t feel like he made sure the whole group was together at stops.”

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2.Tootbus Christmas Lights Tour incl walking tours

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

Ride a double-decker through London’s Christmas-lit West End for one hour. You’ll pass Trafalgar Square, Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Soho, Oxford Street, Marble Arch, and Grosvenor Square with an English-speaking guide, multilingual audio, Wi-Fi, festive music, and walking tours in the Tootbus app.

“Not great if you don't speak English. We are bothered by the noise the guide makes with his microphone and we can't hear the audio through the headphones which barely work. We also spend more time in traffic jams and are stuck in place for an hour, in short I don't recommend it.”

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3.Christmas Magic Walking Tour in Old Quebec

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

Walk Old Quebec with a licensed guide in period costume, stopping at Château Frontenac, Dufferin Terrace, Notre-Dame-de-Québec Basilica, and Place Royale. Expect French and English commentary, local stories, Christmas traditions, and a small hot chocolate. The tour runs rain or shine.

“Wonderful! We loved the history and stories. So knowledgeable!!”

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