"It was overall good. There were two main issues in my opinion. Our confirmation email from NYC tour

Treat yourself to the finer things in life - Chocolate, Desserts & Wine - you deserve it! Spend a memorable day in New York's elegant Upper West Side or trendy Downtown sampling the most delicious desserts you've ever had and tasting fine wines from around the world Your friendly and experienced guides have been featured in USA Today , The Food Network and Time Out New York Enjoy tastings from 3-5 chocolatiers, bakeries and hidden gems You will also visit a wine shop for a wine tasting of 3 wines
Discover some of the newest and most hip eateries, shops & restaurants of Manhattan's Upper West Side or Downtown's SoHo and NoLIta neighborhoods. Enjoy tastings from 3 - 5 eateries, shops, and restaurants. You will also visit a wine shop for a wine tasting of 3 wines. Along the way you'll learn interesting information about the Upper West Side, chocolate, desserts and wine. Even locals will learn about hidden gems they've probably never heard of, meet culinary purveyors and experience New York in a totally new way. Tour Options: On the Upper West Side Tour, you may enjoy a wide variety of treats which may include: Artisan chocolate truffles & bon bons Crunchy, gooey fresh baked cookies Decadent aaa travel guide pasteries & savory bites Some of New York's best gelato Delicious breads and cheeses A selection of fine wines from around the globe
On the Downtown New York Tour, you will enjoy a wide variety of treats which may include: Artisan chocolate truffles & bon bons European cheeses Decadent pastries Varietal dark chocolates Handmade candy A selection of fine white, red & sparkling wines from chile
All participants aaa travel guide must be at least 21 years of age. Participants must provide their own transportation to/from the tour start location. Bottled water is not included with the cost of the tour, participants are encouraged to bring a bottle of water that they may fill up at certain sites. Gratuity for your tour guide is not included and is appreciated if you enjoy the tour. If you want a rule of thumb, $5 per person is an average tip. Participants will be required to walk a total of 1 mile at a leisurely pace over the course of the tour. The tour takes place both inside aaa travel guide and outside these boutique shops so please be sure to dress accordingly for the weather conditions and wear comfortable shoes for walking and standing.
This tour is weather dependent in the event of extreme weather such as a heavy snowstorm, aaa travel guide hurricane, etc... The tour will take place in rain and/or moderate weather conditions. Always contact your experience provider with any questions about weather conditions.
Prior to scheduling/booking a date for this experience, Cloud 9's standard return and exchange policy shall apply. Once you have scheduled a date and have received a booking confirmation, all bookings are final and no rescheduling or cancellations will be allowed. If you are unable aaa travel guide to attend your booked date, you may send someone in your place as long as you contact the provider at least 72 hours prior to your experience.
Quite a bit! This is a chocolate, desserts and wine tour so there won't be much in the way of veggies aaa travel guide or protein. The number of stops varies, but generally speaking each tour will have 4 - 6 stops with the last stops.
Please let us know during your booking and let the guide know what you cannot eat at the beginning of your tour. Your guide will do everything possible to arrange substitutes for you, and if you need to skip the food at a particular stop your guide will make sure you get an extra sample at another stop.
Some of the stops along the tour are wheelchair accessible and some are not. However, anyone in a wheelchair is encouraged to come on the tour and necessary accommodations will be made. Please inform Cloud 9 Living during the booking process if anyone in your party will be in a wheelchair.
The walking on this tour will cover about 1 mile total over a couple of hours. You will walk at a very leisurely pace, stopping often and eating, so you should have no problem. While during most of the tour you will be standing, there will be some opportunities to sit for a few minutes at a few of the places that we visit.
Yes. If you enjoyed the tour, we recommend that you give the guide (and assistant if it's a larger tour) a gratuity. They take pride in what they do and appreciate aaa travel guide positive feedback and receiving a tip. What you tip is up to you. If you want a rule of thumb, $5 per person is an average tip.
"I am a native New Yorker and yet I was introduced to wonderful shops I had never known existed in my city. It was a delightful and informative experience and our guide Wendy was a joy and quite knowledgeable.
"Tour was really mediocre. Tour guide didn't have much to say of interest and seemed to be going through the motions. We think a couple of things she said about the neighborhood were inaccurate. Half the stops were good...the other half not so much. We've been on other food tours that were a lot better. Definitely not worth the money."
"The actual sampling of products was much too sparse. There should be a wider selection of chocolates, aaa travel guide wines, and cheeses to taste at each stop, particularly the chocolates as these were only one from each place. If it cost more to try more then I wouldn't mind paying the extra money. With that said, I think people should know exactly what they're getting for their money and including that the sampling will be one chocolate at each place is important as well as how many stores/shops I would be visiting. "
I do think however, the title of the experience is a little misleading. It was one wine stop and then 5 dessert & chocolate places. Chocolate and desserts are heavy food items and breaking it up with another wine stop in between, would have made the experience a bit more pleasurable. Towards the end, I could barely stomach another piece of chocolate. aaa travel guide Might just be me though...
"It was overall good. There were two main issues in my opinion. Our confirmation email from NYC tours and on the cloud9 website, stated that the tour started at 2:30. We were there on time and very cold being that it is February. Our guide showed aaa travel guide up at 2:50 stating that the tour starts at 2:45 and another couple there had their confirmation starting at 3. So needless to say there was a lot of confusion and irritability with our group. The second aaa travel guide suggestion if I may, is that in the description of the tour on your website, I feel that it should state that the majority of the stops consists of standing outside on the street while the guide goes inside the venue to get the tastings. Out of 6 stops, we only went indoors aaa travel guide twice. Even in the warmer months I think it would have been nice to know this information. I felt awkward standing outside while the guide came out with cookies etc.
"Our tour of the dessert shops and wine purveyor of the Upper West Side, NY was excellent. Our tour guide was extremely well spoken and friendly - had plenty of interesting things to say, but didn't talk too much that the information was overwhelming. We were very happy with the experience. Thank you!"
"My husband and I received this gift from our daughter, and really had no idea what to expect. aaa travel guide We are both New Yorkers and never went on a tour like this before. We learned a lot about the upper west side, and went to some really great places. We would love to get a list of all the places we visited because we will go back. Our tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. We loved our day.