Step-on Guides

NYC Step-On Tour Guides for Your Bus Group

Let us bring New York City to life for your group! One of our expert, licensed NYC tour guides will join you at your designated location and step aboard your coach bus to lead an engaging and informative tour through the city's iconic neighborhoods and landmarks.

Please note: We do not provide coach buses, but we’re happy to recommend trusted transportation providers upon request.

Since 2009, Inside Out Tours, a woman and black-owned company, has been proudly offering authentic New York experiences to visitors from around the world. Our local guides bring the city to life—exploring the rich history, culture, and hidden gems of real New York neighborhoods. With a focus on meaningful storytelling and insider knowledge, our tours feel less like sightseeing and more like spending the day with a friend. Discover the city from the inside out—just like a local.

See the city's top sights from the comfort of a private bus with your own driver and expert guide. We'll make select stops for short walks so you can stretch your legs and enjoy the feel of a walking tour—without giving up the convenience of riding in a bus.

Private Bus Tours

Private Group Tours

Explore NYC your way with a private tour guide. Customize the schedule, route, and start time to fit your needs.

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Highly Recommended

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If you’re ever visiting NYC, I highly recommend taking Inside Out Tours’ ‘the Slavery and Underground Railroad Walking Tour’ which is one of the tours featured in HOW THE WORD WAS PASSED. I learned a ton and it was really well done.
- Clint Smith

Best thing I did while in NYC

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So glad I took this tour. Real history is revealed and the end of the tour was so moving to me. I would highly recommend this to people who want to learn some things that were not taught to you in school.
- Lee L.

Excellent and Eye Opening

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Customer Testimonials

300,000+ Happy Customers Since 2009!

  • Great!!!

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    We had the chance to tour with Meredith, she gave us a lot of insights of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn history. Venue was great and gospel wonderful, I highly recommend to everyone.”

    - TripAdvisor

  • Best walking tour ever!!!

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    “Our tour guide was Matt and let me tell you how excellent of your guide he really is. He kept things entertaining and is very well spoken. Made sure to take and explain everything about the Brooklyn Bridge and about DUMBO. Such a great time and will definitely use again!!”

    - TripAdvisor

  • Absolutely Superb

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    “This walking tour on the history of slavery in New York was such a worthwhile experience. Our guide was knowledgeable, friendly, enlightening, and a natural storyteller who got the material across without pulling any punches. It made the area we walked through come to life, and all three in our party were really glad we went.”
    - TripAdvisor

  • Highly Recommended

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    If you’re ever visiting NYC, I highly recommend taking Inside Out Tours’ ‘the Slavery and Underground Railroad Walking Tour’ which is one of the tours featured in HOW THE WORD WAS PASSED. I learned a ton and it was really well done.
    - Clint Smith

  • Black Joy Tour

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    The Black Joy Tour was outstanding. Our teen group was engaged and learned about the Harlem Renaissance, Jazz, the birth of Hip-Hop, The Great Migration, Weeksville, and more. This virtual tour was impressive. Our tour guide Stacey was extremely knowledgeable and knows her history! We will certainly return! Looking forward to an in-person tour soon!

    - Jack & Jill of America

  • Very Entertaining

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    Our guide was excellent. He was very funny and the tour was very entertaining. We traveled with 3 teenagers and they enjoyed the tour. Highly recommended.

    - TripAdvisor

  • Amazing tour!

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    Our tour guide joseph was very engaging and we loved the stories he told us! he’s also very knowledgeable and jolly


    -Mok Peck Yim

  • Thanks to Joseph!

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    Many thanks to our guide Joseph for the tour!
    Very friendly, welcoming, and funny!
    We highly recommend it! But you must be able to speak English well.

    -Estelle Maclot

  • Helpful and Friendly Statue of Liberty Tour with Joseph

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    We took the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island tour with Joseph, professional, helpful and friendly! Even though we didn't understand the language well we managed to understand the explanations!

    -Noemi Compagnucci

  • Powerful and Insightful Black History Tour with Stacey

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    This was one of the best tours I have been on. As New Yorkers, as persons of African descent, as humans, it is important for us to know our history and roles.
    Additionally, our guide, Stacey, was phenomenal. I know guides have to know their info and history, but she was beyond knowledgeable, answering focused and tangential questions including the architectural significance of structures related and unrelated to the tour. She was also genuinely pleasant. We had a great day!
    I can't wait to take the Afro-Caribbean Brooklyn tour!

    -Kaaren Elliott

  • Fun and Informative Brooklyn Bridge Tour

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    Sean gave us a very friendly welcome and gave us a great and informative tour. The group was very large (about 30-40 people) and you have to be prepared for some walking (about 2-4 km) as you cross the Brooklyn Bridge. We enjoyed it. We took the tour with the Go City Pass.

    -Lisa Strauß

  • Excellent and Passionate Guide

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    Our tour guide Mya was excellent. She was very knowledgeable and passionate with her delivery. It was a great learning experience. Thank you.

    -reginald baron

  • Harlem Tour with Kevin – Great Blend of Humor and History

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    Kevin showed us around Harlem. His knowledge was broad and he told it with the wright amount of seriousness and humor. Thx from the dutchies

    -Diana Kil

  • Engaging NY History Tour with Sergio

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    A great experience with our guide, Sergio, who is passionate about New York history.

    -jordi sanchez

Featured Tours

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  • NYC Slavery & the Underground Rail Road Walking Tour

    Visit the site of the city’s first slave market and learn about the origins of slavery in colonial New York.

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  • Secrets of the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Guided Walking Tour

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  • Brooklyn Bridge & DUMBO Neighborhood Tour

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