Nice Harlem Gospel and Bruch tour
Carolyn gave a nice morning tour through Harlem including a lively gospel service culminating in a delicious brunch. I learned a lot! It was a good experience. I would recommend this tour!
Harlem Gospel and Brunch Tour
Sunday Harlem gospel tour
Local, enthusiastic tour guides
Discover Harlem’s rich history
Don’t miss one of Harlem’s best gospel tours!
Discover Harlem’s rich and diverse community, and experience the hand-clapping, foot-stomping, soulful rhythms of black gospel music filling the air. Get ready to participate in sermons and homilies given by Harlem’s most prominent ministers and choirs.
Highlights
Go off the beaten track and see some of Harlem’s hidden treasures
Enjoy a delicious brunch and visit a popular black gospel service
See the landmarks like Hotel Theresa, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Apollo Theater and more
Find out where Martin Luther King was almost assassinated in Harlem
Stroll across 125th Street, the heartbeat of Harlem
Bonus: you may gain access to church or local community homilies (sermones) on the tour — giving you a unique, personal experience
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Trip Details
The specifics
Price (USD)
Adults $95
Children (7-11) $60
Children (0-7) free
Start time
9 AM
Meeting point
Apollo Theater, 253 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027
Availability
Every Sunday, year-round
Exceptions: December 24-25, December 31-January 1
Duration
4 hours
Group size
Maximum 30
Participation requirements
Proper dress is required to attend the church service: no shorts or tank tops will be accepted
Included
A delicious brunch and incredible gospel music
Not included
Transportation
What to bring
Please wear comfortable walking shoes, bring an open mind and heart, camera, and a smile on your face
Good to know
Tours must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.
What you'll do
Don’t miss one of Harlem’s best gospel tours! – Discover Harlem’s rich and diverse community, and experience the hand-clapping, foot-stomping soulful rhythms of Black gospel music for one hour.
Our Sunday Harlem Gospel and Brunch Tour first starts at the Apollo Theater, and then carries through to Mount Morris Park Historic District area. Here, you will find a multitude of churches rich with history amongst where our prominent individuals made their homes. Some of the most well-known musicians and entertainers started their journeys here, and much of the music that began here is now immortalized in American pop culture for future generations to enjoy.
Heading through uptown on a Sunday morning, you will hear and enjoy the sights and sounds of Harlem at its best. Hand-clapping, foot-stomping, and the soulful rhythms of black gospel music fill the air. Participate in sermons and homilies given by Harlem’s most prominent. Celebrate with the world-famous congregational choirs of the Convent Avenue Baptist Church, United House of Prayer, Abyssinian Baptist Church and the Roman Catholic Church of the Resurrection, whose renowned singers will have you jumping in your seat.
Now that you have the feeling of the spiritual energy flowing through you, what about topping off your day with some of the area’s best-kept secrets? We’re talking fine dining at one of our local restaurants. Let Harlem’s finest culinary masters delight and tempt you with their authentic ethnic delights — just for you!
Our Harlem gospel brunch tour is truly a day well spent, both outdoors and indoors. This will be an experience you will treasure for a lifetime.
Check out what our guests are saying
Great Tour with Carolyn and Jonathan
Highly recommended and informative tour of Harlem. Carolyn and Jonathan are wonderful people, and we had a great last day in New York with them. Attending a Gospel church during this tour was a highlight of our trip. Thank you Carolyn and Jonathan 😉
We loved this activity. Our tour guide, a Harlem resident, was excellent. She was very knowledgeable about the multi-ethnic population of Harlem both past and present. The brunch was in a well-chosen and delicious restaurant; the group was congenial. We definitely recommend this.
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We started with a bit of a walking tour through the area, and our tour guide Carolyn was so knowledgeable and friendly. She gave us all time to look and take photos and ask questions. We stopped at a church for a couple of hours- which was WONDERFUL. The music and preaching were fantastic and the congregation were very welcoming. Then we went for a great brunch. Overall, I would do this again for sure.
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Very informative and fun. Great to walk around Harlem with our guide. Gospel and church visit was a fun experience and brunch was a great end to a nice day and nice to get some time to talk about Harlem and everyday life.
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