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Don’t go to New York without having your passes in your pocket! What is it about ? Passes are cards or booklets that combine several visits for a favorable fixed price, much cheaper than if you had to buy each entry at a full price.
An example with the New York City Pass, the best-selling pass: for less than 110 €, this pass gives you access to 6 must-see places and museums in New York while it would cost you nearly 150 euros at the normal price!
And it’s the same principle with the 4 other passes dedicated to New York. But how do you choose your pass from among the 5 available passes? Here’s what to help you choose the pass that’s right for you.
Le New York City Pass
True best seller, The New York City Pass is the pass most booked by first-time visitors to New York. This pass is indeed very easy to reserve since it is done in just a few clicks on the New York City Pass reservation page.
Then everything is included! The New York City Pass includes 6 must-see New York tours :
- The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
- The Empire State Building Observatory.
- The Top of the Rock Observatory or the Guggenheim Museum.
- The September 11, 2001 Museum or the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
- The Natural History Museum.
- Le Metropolitan Museum of Art.
For a first stay in New York, here is what to do 6 essential places while saving money! Reservations are made in French on the New York City Pass page.
L’Explorer Pass
The Explorer Pass is for those who know exactly what they want to see in New York City while still maintaining flexibility in the final choice of tours.
According to the chosen formula, The Explorer Pass allows you to select between 3, 5, 7 or 10 attractions among more than 80 tours or attractions. The list includes the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State building, the Top of the Rock, the MoMA, the MET, the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Sex, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Intrepid Museum. Add to that a host of guided tours and bike rentals in New York City.
The advantage of the Explorer Pass is that you only have to commit to a specific number of visits but that you can choose at the last moment what these visits will be. Example: by taking a pass for 7 attractions, you can gradually choose the 7 visits you want to see, depending on the weather or your current desires. Just pick from the list of 80 attractions.
You can book your pass, in French, on the page dedicated to the Explorer Pass.
The Explorer Pass à la carte
The à la carte Explorer Pass marks an additional personalization compared to the classic Explorer Pass. This à la carte pass is for those who know exactly what they want to see and do in New York.
The principle: you choose in advance the visits you want to do from the list of the 80 visits or attractions of the Explorer Pass and, when paying, a 15 to 25% reduction applies to the total, depending on the type and number of attractions booked. Be careful, however: unlike the classic Explorer Pass, the à la carte Explorer Pass will no longer allow you to change your visits once there.
For this reason, the à la carte Explorer Pass is generally intended for those who are already familiar with New York and know exactly what they want to do. You can book your passes, in French, on the page dedicated to the à la carte Explorer Pass.
Le New York Pass
The New York Pass is for those who want to see the maximum amount of New York sightseeing without having to choose anything in advance.
The operation is very simple: you buy a pass valid for the number of days you want, from one day to 10 days, and, during this period, you will be able to access all 80 tours and attractions that are included in the pass, for a total value of more than $ 2000 at the regular price. The more visits you make, the more money you earn!
To book your pass, in French, go to the page dedicated to the New York Pass. You will also see that this pass is regularly promoted. Enjoy it!
Le Free Style pass
Le Free Style Pass is a very recent pass aimed at those who intend to use the Hop-on Hop-off sightseeing buses, these bus lines that connect the main places to visit in New York, like the Cars Rouges in Paris and the Big Bus buses in London.
The pass includes a ticket valid for 72 hours for the Hop-on Hop-off lines and from 2 to 10 must-see visits in New York to choose from an extensive list. Here are the main locations included:
- Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
- The Top of the Rock Observatory.
- L’observatoire One World Observatory.
- Le Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- A cruise aboard Circle Line ships.
- and many others…
You can see the full list of included attractions and book your pass, in French, on the Free Style Pass page.
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