"HARLEM: MAKE A DAY OF IT"

Harlem Heritage Tours specializes in organizing customized day trips to meet the distinct desires of our visitors.  Don't just come for a couple of hours, come for a day and visit a cross-section of Harlem venues.  Our community connections and passion for the culture of Harlem opens doors that are closed to others.  You choose what you want to experience and we will organize it for your group.

Harlem Heritage Day Trips last approximately five hours from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM or 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.  Harlem Heritage Day Trips are designed to meet the special desires of our clients therefore prices may vary and thus are not listed on this page – email loveharlem@aol.com or call us at 212 280-7888 and we will forward a quote within two hours of your request.

Day Trips are for groups of 10 or more.  If you have less than 10 people e-mail or call and we may be able to accommodate your smaller group.

Below are four of our most popular Harlem Heritage Day Trips:

D #1 Harlem Renaissance Day Trip

The Harlem Renaissance Day Trip focuses on the glorious period of the 1920’s when Harlem was a hot bed of artistic expression.  Many educational institutions study the Harlem Renaissance as a part of their educational curriculums – come to Harlem and visit the actual sights associated with icons such as Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, Zora Neale Hurston, Aaron Douglass and many others.  Tour will also pay special attention to the current economic renaissance taking place in the community.

Group will begin the day at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.  Arturo Schomburg (the detective of Black history) was born in 1874 in a Puerto Rican community called Santurce.  The story goes that when Schomburg was in the fifth grade a teacher asserted that individuals of color had no history, no hero’s and no notable accomplishments.  Young Schomburg, begin to collect all types of items that would prove that people of color had made a tremendous contribution to world history.  During the 1920’s his collection was embraced and studied by many Harlem Renaissance figures.

After visit to the Schomburg, group will commence a walking/bus tour that will take you to actual Harlem Renaissance sights such as the Dark Tower (Madam CJ Walker), Pods & Jerry’s (speakeasy where Billie Holiday got her start), home of Langston Hughes, Sugar Hill, home of Duke Ellington, Smalls Paradise, the Apollo Theater, Savoy Ballroom, home of Wallace Thurman and much more.

Group will dine on a delicious soul food meal at one of the communities fine restaurants. Eat fried chicken, fish, candied yams and other dishes while listening to Harlem Renaissance tunes by the likes of Lena Horne, Alberta Hunter, Roland Hayes and Duke Ellington.

We will end the day at one of Harlem's many historic venues experiencing a behind the scenes tour that will be conducted by someone very familiar with the venue.  This part of the day will compliment the overall theme of celebrating the Harlem renaissance period.

D #2 "Harlem Civil Rights Day Trip"

Come with us and spend a day in the Black Mecca of the world and explore the contributions that 1960's Harlem made to the Civil Rights Movement. It was less than fifty years ago that practically every young person in Harlem was connected in some way with the upward mobility of the community - lets tour the historic streets and remember those monumental days.

We will begin the tour at the faith based house of worship where Malcolm X served as minister during during parts of the 1950's and 1960's.  Visit Malcolm's old office and experience a Multimedia presentation that will express the impact that this building and it's membership had on Harlem and America during the Civil Rights Movement.  After the visit to mosque, group will enjoy delicious soul food at one of several Harlem eateries.  We will treat you to the type of eating atmosphere that would been applicable during the Civil Rights period.

End the day with a walking/bus tour that will take you to the actually sights where history happened.  Sights include, but are limited to the African Nationalist Pioneer Movement,  Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, Canaan Baptist Church and many others.  Many rightfully know of the Martin L. King and Malcolm X, but in addition we will sing the song of others who who made huge sacrifices such as Wyatt Tee Walker and Carlos A Cooks.

D #3 Harlem Multicultural Day Trip

Harlem consists of a diverse range of Black and Hispanic ethnic groups from all over the world. The Multicultural Day Trip gives visitors the opportunity to enter and learn about several ethnic enclaves that make the community special.  This experience is ideal for groups and institutions looking to celebrate cultural diversity.  The following is a description of the day’s events:

Day starts with a walking/bus tour that travels through the streets of East (Spanish) and West (Black) Harlem.  There will be two guides available, one from each section of the community.  East Harlem is one of the cities best kept cultural secrets – group will travel through this section and see the former residences of Tito Puente and the late great congressman Vito Marcantonio + more.  It seems that every block in West Harlem has a story to tell – visit the street where Marcus Garvey lived with his wife Amy +  more.  Group will enjoy a delicious soul food meal at a Harlem soul food eatery.  Your stomach will dance to the tunes of fried chicken, ribs, macaroni & cheese, collard greens, potato Salad + more.

Experience a live salsa music presentation in Spanish Harlem.  Salsa is an American musical genre, developed in El Barrio (section of Spanish Harlem) and influenced heavily by the West Harlem Jazz scene. Group will enter a community garden (usually abandoned city owned property) that’s fixed up nicely and converted into a social club by community residents – it’s like a little piece of Puerto Rico in the neighborhood.  Renowned Salsa musicians will entertain and answer questions inside of the garden – this is truly a one of a kind experience.

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