Getaway to New York: tips to enjoy it to the fullest

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A getaway to NY? Why not! There are those who go to the Big Apple to spend four or five days at most, which for some is crazy if we consider that the flight already costs you about 600 euros at least. However, it is worth the economic effort to visit one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

In this article I am going to give you some tips that you should write down if you want to make the most of the getaway. Some are quite obvious and others are not so obvious, so don't make the mistake of thinking that you already have everything under control.

Organization

New York is not one of those cities that you can visit in one day without problem. It has an area of ​​789 square kilometers of land and that forces you to organize yourself to see everything in those four or five days that your getaway can last.


Take a map and start drawing the parts that you will cover every day keeping in mind that there are essential points of interest, such as the Empire State Building, Times Square, the Public Library, Madison Square Garden, Rockefeller Center, Central Park ... Divide your days by zones and you will not only have to walk less, You will make better use of the time and you will be able to take more than a break in a cafeteria.

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New York Pass and Explorer Pass

It is a mistake to arrive in New York on a guiri basis without having a clue of what the New York Pass and Explorer Pass are. In short, the New York Pass is a tourist pass that allows you to access more than 100 tourist attractions in New York for very little money and without having to go to the box office. A day costs $ 124 ($ 94 for children), but there is also the option to buy the New York Pass for more days: 2 ($ 189), 3 ($ 218), 5 ($ 244), 7 ($ 279) or 10 days ($ 319).


The Explorer Pass is another pass that you can buy paying at least 77 euros. It includes more than 60 visits and tours around New York and you can choose between 3, 4, 5, 7 or 10 attractions, something that obviously influences the price to pay (10 attractions cost 190 euros). It should be noted that they give you a pocket guide in full color in English, Spanish and German, and that you also benefit from discounts in stores and restaurants.

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Buy tickets in advance

This section also has a lot to do with the New York Pass and Explorer Pass, since it is about being cautious and organized. In the first place, so as not to want to go see a show in which they have hung the «no tickets«; and secondly for an economic issue, since it is normally cheaper to buy tickets online and in advance than to do it on-site. In addition, you save yourself the cumbersome queues that normally have to be done for almost everything, so you can plan your route without fear that there will be inopportune time losses.

Check the events on your getaway dates

To New York we not only travel to see its spectacular skyscrapers or stroll through Central Park. We also want to take advantage of the getaway to attend events such as an NBA game or a Broadway musical. If you don't want to be in for a nasty surprise when they tell you that there are no more tickets, you should be proactive and look at the calendar before traveling to weigh the possibility of buying tickets in advance, as I have mentioned in the previous section. Remember there are times for everything: to ice skate on the Rockefeller Center rink in winter, to listen to the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Central Park without paying in summer, to witness the Easter Hat Parade at Easter ...

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