Manhattan Adventure Sightseeing Boat Tour - from Chelsea Piers
Description
The ultimate custom sightseeing experience in New York Harbor! Enjoy the city from great vantage points and photograph the world-famous skyline on the same boat media agencies charter to cover breaking news! Our Adventure Sightseeing Tour takes you on an unforgettable ride through the harbor. The narrated tour points out more than 40 sights on the local waterways. You’ll experience the city from unique vantage points, carefully chosen with the photographer’s interest in mind. We’ll bring you within feet of major attractions and create plenty of distance to view the panoramic skyline. Our captains stop the boat at many places along the way to give you the opportunity to take iconic photos. It’s the perfect way to familiarize yourself with the geography of New York City during your visit and a lot of fun for tourists and locals alike!
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We stop the boat right next to the Little Island so you can see the park from the water.
From Hoboken we cross back over to Manhattan and stop right in front of the Financial District and Freedom Tower.
Rounding Battery Park, we enter the East River where you'll see the helicopters take-off and land, as we cruise past South Street Seaport, go under the Brooklyn Bridge and to the Manhattan Bridge. After taking in the iconic views, we run along the Brooklyn waterfront, past the Red Hook Container Terminal and around Governors Island.
Our captain will take you under the Brooklyn Bridge and stop just north of there so you can take those iconic photos of the Manhattan skyline with the Brooklyn Bridge in the foreground
Our captain will show you some of the old buildings from the water on this island, which once was an Army base then a Coast Guard Station and now a large park.
Crossing the Upper Bay you'll see commercial vessels such as tug boats, oil barges, and the Staten Island Ferry while making our way to the Statue of Liberty. We stop right outside the security zone so you can get an up-close and unobstructed view of Lady Liberty. We stop right outside the security zone so you can get an up-close and unobstructed view of Lady Liberty.
Returning to Manhattan, we pass Ellis Island, and you'll have great views of the entire world-famous NYC downtown skyline. We hope to welcome you aboard! At each of our 12 tour stops the captain positions the boat so that every guest can get a perfect photo and will help guests with any photo requests.
We will cross over to the New Jersey shoreline and run south for panoramic views of the entire skyline.
We'll stop the boat right infront of the Hudson Yards Complex so you can see The Vessel and all the other new buildings.
You can take perfect photos of the Manhattan Bridge when we stop the boat between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Our tours run with a minimum of 4 passengers
- Minimum age is 4 years; minors must be accompanied by an adult.
- Adult pricing applies to all passengers
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to your late arrival
- No high heels; flat shoes only
- Recommended: Bring sunglasses and your camera!
Reviews(718)
We had a great time. Captain Eric was fantastic. Will recommend to friends!
We had a great trip with Mack. If you want to see a lot in one hour, this trip is perfect and great fun. Excellent value for what you get.
Wonderful tour with Eric. Rain was predicted on the day we had reserved...company contacted us and they were very accommodating with rescheduling. Very fun and informative tour.
Mak was fun and knowledgeable and made the experience a winner. At first my husband and 14 yr old had doubts and after they were: that was the best tour! Thanks mom. 😜
We had Captain Bryant, who was prompt, friendly, informative, an excellent pilot over the waves in the NYC harbor. The SEATS in the boat were like Banana Bike seats or motorcycle seats; you sit astride a cushion and hold a safety bar on the back of the seat in front of you. You can't fall out.
Fabulous experience for all checking out NY Harbor with Capt Bryant Highly recommended for tourists and NYC folks This was my 10th tour with Relatives in from Ireland !
Took this tour today with Captain Mack - he was awesome! So personable and very knowledgable. The boat is great, very fast but comfortable (you don’t get wet!) and got us so close to all the key sights, far better than we would ever see on land. Mack took some great family shots for us and we got so close to the Statue of Liberty the tour was worth it for this alone! Our 16 year old and we all loved it and would highly recommend to anyone - you’ll have a great time! Thanks again Mack!
My wife and I have traveled around the USA, as well as several tropical spots (Hawaii, Cancun, Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica) since we started vacationing with our two sons in 2004. We've experienced quite a few adventures together over the years (helicopter ride, parasailing, zip-lining, water-rafting, and a variety of low- and high-speed boat rides). The Manhattan Adventure Sightseeing Boat Tour rated as one of the best times we've ever had. Captain Mack did an excellent job explaining the boat's operating and safety instructions; and entertained us with a wealth of historical and fun-fact information throughout the entire one-hour tour around Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Statue of Liberty, and New Jersey. The boat ride itself was fantastic; this baby gets up and goes - definitely got our adrenaline pumping. We all agreed afterwards that the tour was the best thing we did during our visit to New York City. We would highly recommend Captain Mack and the NY Media Boat adventure.
What an absolutely amazing experience. Captain Mack was brilliant lots of fun but very informative . The boat ride was a thrill, didn’t get wet, got so close to the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge and what a view of the Manhattan skyline (and Brooklyn and Jersey). We have some awesome photos now! We went with 12 year old and 14 year old. They’ve both said it was the best thing they’ve done in New York (and we’ve done a lot). Well worth every penny.! Would recommend to anyone coming to NYC!
Amazing experience!! FUN and informative! Bryant was awesome!! Highly recommend this experience for families visiting NYC.
