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Best of Manhattan Sightseeing Tour in New York City with Local Expert Guide

6 Hours Round trip from New York Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Walk the High Line with views over Manhattan and Hudson River Park
  • 02 Visit the area around One World Trade Center and the 9/11 Memorial
  • 03 Enjoy a 1-hour New York Harbor cruise with views of the Statue of Liberty
  • 04 Explore the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
  • 05 See Gothic architecture, stained glass, tapestries, and artwork
  • 06 A great introduction to Manhattan’s major sights in one day

Discover some of Manhattan’s most iconic sights on a guided city tour that combines famous landmarks, waterfront views, and local insight. Walk the High Line, visit the area around One World Trade Center and the 9/11 Memorial, and enjoy a New York Harbor cruise with views of the Statue of Liberty.

Your experience also includes a visit to the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, where Gothic architecture, stained glass, tapestries, and notable artwork add another layer to your day in the city. With a local expert guide leading the way, this tour offers a varied introduction to New York in just six hours.

Discover some of Manhattan’s most iconic sights on a guided city tour that combines famous landmarks, waterfront views, and local insight.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Manhattan, New York
Languages English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

This tour will give you a quick overview of the main features of NYC. The first stop is the High Line where you can walk through High Line, take some pictures for your After walking you can enjoy several places such as restaurants, shopping centres, museums and an amazing view of Hudson River Park.

Explore the One World Trade Center where you can pay your respect at the 9/11 Memorial. Also, the favourite sightseeing cruise in New York Harbor which offers a fresh view to the Statue of Liberty as well as the Statue of Liberty.

The final stop is at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. Learn more about the world's largest and most visited cathedral each year. Here the tour guide will take you through the Gothic architecture and artwork of Keith Haring, 17th-century tapestries, stained glass windows, gardens. The Cathedral offers day tour as well as concerts and choral performances.The High Line is the elevated park in Mid and Lower Manhattan, in the Meatpacking and Chelsea districts, at a height of 10 meters from the ground, laid out on the site of the elevated rail board. The walking through High Line is not the only entertainment, near the park you can visit Chelsea Piers. It's impossible to get bored at this relaxation centre where the different athletic options are offered such as batting cages, rock-climbing walls and bowling. After a busy day at High Line, the food is essential. Fortunately, the variety of food markets and cafes can not impress, however, the New Yorker's go-to favourite is the Chelsea Market of a hot spot for foodies with loved Jacques Torres, People's Pops as well as Ronnybrook Dairy. Even the pickiest person will find their favourite food spots at Chealsea food market.The One World Trade Center or Freedom Tower is the seventh tallest skyscraper in the world. It is also the highest building in the Western Hemisphere. Located in the city's main financial district in Downtown Manhattan which offers breathtaking views at the One World Observatory. Also, the unique and honourable home of 9/11 Memorial Museum. Everyone remembers the traumatic tragedy that 9/11 Memorial Museum hides. At this tour guide will uncover the story of this hapless day with other 10,00 artefacts on display and over 2,000 first-hand accounts, photographs and family testimonies.

Furthermore, the cruise to the Statue of Liberty, the main highlight of NYC will offer something to remember and this modern landmark will make your experience unforgettable.The Cathedral's tour can offer some great highlights of its architecture, history, artwork-including the Great Bronze Doors to the seven Chapels of the Tongues. Explore the adventurous vertical, «behind-the-scenes» tour and climb 124 feet through spiral staircases to the top of the world's largest cathedral. Learn more about the history of stained glass windows and sculpture as well as the grand architecture of the Cathedral.

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Professional guide
  • 1-hour New York Harbor cruise

What's Not Included

  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Entrance fees to museums

Know before you go

  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Private walking tour with the use of metro

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
New York, US
Tour start
New York, US
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 6 hours finish where they began, in New York.

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