Brooklyn Cultural Tours

We had a great time! We definitely left full! Our guides were very personable & had great relationships with the local stops. We would do this again!

Kiko and the entire team executed a well organized and fun quick adventure to Niagara Falls. The trip was memorable making the most of the short amount of time we had but being able to cover all the good spots! a big thank you and shout out to the South Bus Tours making this family trip a great one!

Very skilled driver and an incredible guide who is truly passionate about her work. I'll definitely be recommending you guys to my friends!

These north shore Long Island ladies had a great afternoon with chef Nicholas and his wife Yoanna. We were taken to local favorites to get a real feel of Williamsburg eats. This is a very interesting couple with great knowledge of the area. Highly recommend!

Denis was an excellent guide. He is kind, knowledgeable, and flexible. Denis took the time both before and during the tour to get to know our walking pace and what sights would most interest us. We had a great time and recommend this tour!

The guide was well informed, personable, responsive. I wanted this tour. The guide engaged my friend in a way that also made her ecstatic that she went on the tour.

Our parents went on one of Rayn’s Grand Central tours a couple years ago and gifted us this experience. It did not disappoint. We traveled through time on the three original companies of NY subways through humor, facts, and improvisation based on group interest and the train schedules. A great experience and will be back for more.

Thank you Denis, for your professionalism and your sympathy. It was a super interesting tour that we highly recommend to anyone visiting NYC if you want to get to know this beautiful city off the trade routes as well.

Nice tour with a wonderful guide. Tour leader Lena was very kind and competent. It was a small group, it was comfortable and interesting. We traveled in a VAN Chevrolet Express equipped with air conditioning and a TV. The cabin is clean and pleasant. I enjoyed a tour of the Hershey Chocolate Factory, we had a lot of fun. I recommend this trip especially at Christmas time, there will be thousands Christmas lights!

It was a great afternoon. Saw all the major sights. Learned a lot. The tour emphasized churches and libraries in the neighborhood

Monia was excellent and full of interesting knowledge. She did a great job of providing us with a true local experience of Harlem. We will definitely recommend her again!

Our tour with Mike was wonderful! Upon meeting him, he immediately set the tone for a fun and interesting day. We would have never been able to get through so many areas in one day without him. And we certainly would not have learned so much. He expertly weaved us down through Brooklyn to visit the highlights of multiple neighborhoods. With each stop it felt like we were in a different city. And Mike knew where to go to demonstrate the flavor of the culture and people in each region. Experiencing Brooklyn through his eyes is fun, because it’s obvious that he not only loves being a New Yorker, but he also loves being a personal tour guide.We love to eat, but of course it’s hard to choose the most authentic and worthwhile places on your own. Mike knows all of them… and every bite was delicious. Our memories are sealed through the amazing bagels, mouthwatering deli sandwiches, and bakery sweets that melt in your mouth…. And all of that is before you even make it to the hotdog stand, lol.In addition to history, culture, and cuisine, Mike is also great about making sure you get plenty of photos along the way. He really packs a lot in to his tours, so it’s great to have a photo record of everything you saw at the end because you really cover a lot ground.

Wow! I loved this tour! Although I live in NYC, Mike brought us to places I never knew existed! From the architectural gems of Prospect Park South to the bodegas, bagels and pizza in mid-Brooklyn to the of Coney Island Polar Bears to the surprisingly beautiful shops of Brighton Beach, Mike's tour was a phenomenal experience. It is definitely worth spending the day with Mike, and I can't wait to join him on another tour!

The highlight of our short stay in New York! A great way to get an overview of the city through the eyes of a local. Very highly recommended.

The tour was everything I had hoped it would be. Not only did we visit great sights, Mr. Levy is an encyclopedia of rich New York history. I highly recommend a private tour with the Levys.

We had a blast. The tour took us to little spots that we wouldn’t have found on our own. We got to try some really great Brooklyn staples at great small shops. Super fun experience.