Tour Offerings
Uptown Chauffeured Food Tour
Bring your curiosity and hunger for discovery! Your comfort is our highest goal, on this tour you will be driven in our climate controlled vehicle through the wonderful neighborhoods that comprise Uptown Manhattan. On our journey, you will discover great communities, sample amazing foods at locally owned restaurants and learn historical and cultural insights of Uptown. For our first taste, we’ll begin in the caliente and colorful Spanish Harlem. Then we’ll make our way through Mount Morris Historic District in Harlem. Our second taste will be in the flavorful Central Harlem. Then we’ll set out to explore the neighborhood where you’ll meet amazing people doing the unexpected. Back on the limo-van, we’ll continue Uptown and visit Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill before we sample our next tasting in the heart of Washington Heights. Next stop is Inwood for the sweet finale, a little treat to savor along the river’s edge with unforgettable views.
• Chauffeured tour, includes some walking
• Four tantalizing flavor stories (food tastings at local restaurants)
• Small Groups, Temperature controlled vehicle, unlimited bottled water
• Historical overview of Upper Manhattan: Spanish Harlem, Central Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood
• Round trip to and from meet up location
Douglass Memorial
Delightful Bites
Creative Community Spaces
Black Culture Center
Iconic GW Bridge
Uptown Aperture Tour
(COMING SPRING 2024)
On this tour we’ll explore some of the cultural richness that is Upper Manhattan. This urban travel exploration gives you a wide-ranging visual experience that includes cityscapes, nature, architecture and street photography. On the tour you’ll learn about various topics such as lighting, composition, vantage point, and the elements to consider that make for a balanced photo as you hone your photography skills. Then make your way through East Harlem, Central Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood. You’ll have ample one on one time with our photographer guide who will share a wealth of experience photographing New York City. On Maptop’s Uptown Aperture Tour, we do the research, planning and driving which leaves you to relax, enjoy the chauffeured ride and frame your next shot. We will bring you to the best locations in the comfort of our exclusive passenger van. All await the curious photographer!
• Skill level: casual photographer to professional looking to sharpen their skills and practice urban photography
• Learn about lighting, composition, vantage point, and balance
• We handle the details so you can focus on photography. Chauffeured tour, includes some walking
• Small Groups, Temperature controlled vehicle, unlimited bottled water
• Round trip to and from meet up location
Harlem Viaduct
Urban Street Food
Street Art, Murals
Sustainability
Uptown Street Scenes
Customized and Private Tours
We will curate a NYC experience that is uniquely yours, customizing tours for small private groups anywhere in Manhattan (New York City). Maximize your time with a tour built around 5 or 6 destinations of your choice.
A unique way to spend quality time with your group or family. Our private food tours are modeled after our weekend Uptown Chauffeured Food Tour, however routes and itineraries can be adjusted exclusively for your group. You’ll see our Uptown Chauffeured Food Tour is more than a food tour, a glimpse into the history and culture of Upper Manhattan where you’ll meet amazing people doing great things you wouldn’t expect in a dense urban environment. The tour is ideal for private family travel outings, employee or clients outings, team-building activities, or just a fun way to eat with a group of friends! We can pick you up anywhere in Manhattan in our luxury Mercedes Sprinter van and drop your group at a location of your choice after the tour. All await the curious explorer!
• Select five or six destinations of your choice, and let Maptop plot the best route
• Spare yourself the hassle of navigating the many neighborhoods of New York City with a private chauffeur and enjoy personalized insights into New York neighborhoods with your tour expert
• Experience NYC in your own way and at your own pace
• Ideal for family or client outings, team-building activities, private parties
• Pick up and drop off your group anywhere in Manhattan
Enjoy Local Flavors
Historic NY Architecture
Urban Green Spaces
Museums
Visit Film Sets