Christmas Lights Horse Carriage Ride: NYC Holiday Magic

Experience the magic of NYC’s Christmas Lights with our private carriage ride. Journey through Central Park, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Rockefeller Center for a truly enchanting holiday adventure.

Duration: 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

The Plaza - The Plaza Hotel, also known simply as The Plaza, is a high-end hotel and condominium building situated in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It stands on the western side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it gets its name, just west of Fifth Avenue, nestled between 58th Street and Central Park South (also known as 59th Street), at the…

What's Included
  • Licensed professional guide (licenses are authorized by New York City authorities)
  • Photos taken by the guide
  • Prices are per carriage, NOT per person. A carriage takes up to four adults.
  • Live customer service
  • Blankets (during winter)
  • Roof (for rain or sun, optional)
  • Treats for the horses
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience the magic of New York City’s Christmas Lights in a truly unique way with our Christmas Lights Special Horse Carriage Ride. Celebrate the holiday season like never before as you embark on a captivating journey through the twinkling lights and festive displays of Saks Fifth Avenue and the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.
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Location
NYC Adventures - Central Park Horse Carriage Rides
Central Park South
We meet in front of the Jose Marti Statue at the corner of 6th Ave and 59th Street on Center Drive, Central Park South.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Kellyhb2122ti
Dec 24, 2025
What an experience!! - What an experience! Very rare you get to see NYC Christmas by carriage. They confirmed early in the day, our driver, Helio, texted us closer to arrival time,everything was great! Great communication! Even took us through Central Park as a bonus! Highly recommend at least once!
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987kellyd
Dec 23, 2025
A magical ride with Punch - Noah and beautiful horse Punch, took us on a magical tour past The Plaza, down 5th Ave and Madison Avenue before dropping us off at our hotel (The Plaza). Noah shared information, stopped so we could take videos and pictures (the Saks 5th Ave light show is amazing). Highly recommend!
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Pauk_e
Dec 23, 2025
Excellent - A great, one-time experience to see NY and the decorations. Would highly recommend- Noah & his horse Punch did us proud !
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Dawn_m
Dec 20, 2025
Driver was very friendly... - Driver was very friendly and knowledgeable about the city. Nice warm blankets to keep us warm. Great time!
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Edward_w
Dec 14, 2025
Our NYC Christmas lights... - Our NYC Christmas lights carriage ride was an absolutely magical experience. From the instant we stepped into the carriage, the holiday spirit surrounded us. The glowing city lights were breathtaking, and enjoying them from a snug, intimate carriage made the moment even more special.
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Joe_black1971
Dec 13, 2025
Do not miss this tour - Our driver was super helpful. Explain things for you’re seeing was very friendly and just did a great job accommodating us and keeping things moving. The carriage is well kept and super clean. He also had plenty of blankets. Excellent experience.
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Freedom57437122822
Dec 9, 2025
A must Christmas in NYC - We had Honor and Shadow for our carriage ride Honor was very informative and knowledgeable and polite he took our pictures and stopped at a few spots for us to take pictures from the carriage and Shadow did not let anything bother him on our trip very enjoyable and would highly recommend them
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Explore29094325462
Dec 8, 2025
Magical horse carriage ride - We truly enjoyed our time together with my sister and her kids. It was like a magic we pass through all beautiful Christmas lights crazy expensive shops. It felt like mid century kids were crazy. They were so happy our carriage driver Onur gave us a selfie stick. We took many pictures. Everything was so cool. they provided very nice warm blankets. We had to feed the horse at the end. Really appreciate this service. Everything was very well organized special things to our horse Zoro and our driver Onur.
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Trish_m
Dec 10, 2025
The carriage ride was... - The carriage ride was good. A little disappointed that we didn’t get to see light show like our first time in ny.
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Kristi_r
Feb 8, 2026
Once is great. - It was a great Christmas experience to do with my kids. Our driver was great, matched our sense of humor. Seemed very pricey though for under an hour.
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