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Skip the Line NYC Speakeasy Walking Tour Ticket

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222 reviews (4.36)

Price varies by group size

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 3 hours

Departs: New York, New York

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Discover New York City's most secretive speakeasies on this guided, 3-hour, small-group walking tour in Lower Manhattan and Greenwich Village. Take a friendly stroll to discover NYC's most secretive speakeasies, hidden behind unmarked doors, coffee shops, restaurant kitchens, and more. Skip the lines with reserved tables, sip craft cocktails, and turn back the clock to the roaring 20s while the tour guide details the history of Prohibition and the causes and effects that led to pass and enforce the 18th amendment.

What's Included

Guaranteed to skip the long lines

Highly accurate and documented history facts

List of all the visited speakeasies (only after the tour)

Local, professional guide

Small-group walking tour

Special treatment at the speakeasies

What's Not Included

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Gratuities

Snacks

Transportation to/from attractions

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 21 - 59
SENIOR: Age: 60 - 90

Additional Info

Face masks provided for travellers
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
No gym-wear and no fur. Sneakers and jeans are fine.
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Regular temperature checks for staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Face masks provided for travellers
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
No gym-wear and no fur. Sneakers and jeans are fine.
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Regular temperature checks for staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers

What To Expect

Lower Manhattan

The meeting point for the group is always at a park where there is seating, shade, and water. While the group awaits for all the attendees to arrive, the tour guide will provide some general colonial history of New York City and deliver interesting facts related to the era — like why we say 'bucks' instead of dollars, why 'Houston' is pronounced differently in NYC, and much more.

Once the whole group is ready, the tour guide will provide a small introduction about the speakeasy tour and explain how long it is, how many speakeasies will be visited (it's usually six or seven), and at which speakeasy the group will be allowed to grab a drink. The tour guide will also explain where the tour ends, which is always an area with nightlife, bars, clubs, and restaurants — all located in close proximity to subway entrances.

On every tour, the first drink is enjoyed at the first speakeasy. In most cases, the group will either skip the line, get a reserved table, or both — but skipping the line is guaranteed. While enjoying a high-quality, internationally recognized, award-winning cocktail, the tour guide will explain about the causes and effects that led to passing the 18th amendment (Prohibition). The guide will not only explain how and why it was passed, but the history of alcohol consumption in the US in general, the history of alcohol taxation, and most importantly, how the US tried to enforce Prohibition.

For each drink, spend up to an hour, but in most cases, the group only takes around 40 minutes. Tour guides are obliged to assure that no one feels too rushed to finish their drinks because they are high-quality crafted cocktails that ought to be savored and enjoyed.

Some speakeasies will have even Burlesque shows, but all are completely hidden from the exterior. Go through unmarked doors, back alley ways, phone booths, a bank's vault door, behind a psychic shop, through doors indicating 'No Entrance,' 'Emergency exit only' or even through a Five Guys burger joint. Most of the speakeasies are so well hidden that most of our clientele are actually locals struggling to find them, even with the physical address on their phones.

At the last stop, the guide will give the option to either stay at the last speakeasy for a third drink or to explore the stimulated and vivid neighborhood where the tour ends, where there is many nightlife establishments, restaurants, clubs, bars, stand up comedy, life music and much more.

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Reviews

Great way to spend an evening

gregorydF4819FD, 12-12-2022

Three bars that you would never find on your own. Great drinks and atmosphere. Fun history of prohibition. Tour guide was great. Time well spent if you like cocktails and a little history.

Our guide was very...

Danielle_D, 11-12-2022

Our guide was very friendly and informative!! Good group size with a nice variety of different speakeasies. Would definitely recommend!

An experience you’ll never forget! :)

Lauren_V, 15-11-2022

We had a blast! I went with my husband and sister in law + her boyfriend. The tour was amazing (loved our tour guide she was great) and we enjoyed all of the speakeasy’s we went to! We learned a lot of great information and had some amazing drinks. We loved all of the people we met along the way as well. An experience we’ll never forget!

Speakeasy tour

Grant D, 05-11-2022

Great guide who was both fun and informative. Locations and drinks were amazing. History was fantastic and the walks between locations were not overly difficult.

Great Tour of Places I Would Never Have Known About

Cheryl_H, 18-10-2022

We toured 3 very different speakeasies. Our guide, Johnny was wonderfully knowledgeable about the history of speakeasies and prohibition. Took me to places I would never have gone to on my own. As a plus, we had a wonderful tour group too, lots of fun. Highly recommend it.

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