Home For The Holidays? See Christmas Lights Of The World With These 5 Virtual Tours

With the coronavirus limiting travel for the holidays, it doesn’t mean that you have to miss out on the beauty of the holiday lights. You can still travel the world and get a glimpse of Christmas in all its glory at many travel spots located around the world through a series of live virtual tours.

Here are some of the most coveted locales to see the holiday lights right from the comfort of your home:

New York City

Nothing is more spectacular than Christmas in New York City. But if you were unable to get to the Big Apple for the holidays, you can take a live 90-minute tour with a local tour guide to see the city’s most sought-after sites.

On your tour, you’ll visit Columbus Circle, Fifth Avenue, Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden, Times Square, Hudson Yards, Museum Mile, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Central Park, and more as time allows.

The virtual tour will take place by car and foot and costs $135.

Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

Children will love this tour of Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland, where they can have a 30-minute virtual visit with Santa. Here, they’ll be able to ask questions as they interact with Mr. Claus.

He’ll tell the kids about his 400 years’ experience as Santa as well as how his elves make all the toys. He’ll even share some secrets about his Ear mountain home, read letters, and eat some food from Mrs. Claus.

Cost of the tour is $26 per person.

Jerusalem, Israel

Head off to Jerusalem for a tour of the Jewish Quarter on an up to one and half hour virtual tour of the historic region.

Tours will start at Zion Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem and be led by a live tour guide. Here, viewers will meander through winding streets and alleyways as they visit the Sephardic Synagogues, the Roman Cardo, the Broad Wall, and the Hurva Synagogue. There will be plenty of history found in these sites on a tour that wraps up at the Western Wall, where a message can be put in the stones for you.

The cost of the virtual tour is $39 and requires four paying participants.

In another tour of Jerusalem, you’ll be taken to the Old City, walking the same footsteps of Christ. The tour starts off at the Mount of Olives and provides a live panoramic view of the Old City and its surroundings.

Viewers will get a comprehensive guided tour of Dominus Flevit, the Church of Mary Magdalene, the Church of All Nations, the Church of Mary’s Tomb, and finally ends at the Garden of Gethsemane.

The tour lasts up to an hour and a half and costs $39.

Stockholm, Sweden

If you are looking for some Scandinavian landscape for the holidays, you can jet off to Stockholm for a one-hour virtual evening tour of the city right from the comfort of your home.

On your tour, you’ll experience the window displays department store NK and see the Parliament, Royal Palace, Royal Opera, Stortorget when the Nobel Prize Museum is located, as well as the Lutheran cathedral of Stockholm, a runestone from the Viking Age, and the hidden Ironboy artwork.

Up to 10 people can watch the virtual tour, which costs $120.

Salzburg, Vienna

Visit historic Vienna with a one hour and 30-minute virtual tour of Salzburg this holiday season. Here, you’ll be delighted to the history and traditions of the city as you walk the Christmas market. You’ll find out why the song “Silent Night, Holy Night” comes from Salzburg and how it came to be a song of the world.

There will also be a quiz about Christmas in Austria as well as a sing-along with a local musician. The local tour guide will also take your questions before the tour ends.

The tour can be booked for up to five people and costs $189.