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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Itinerary
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(722)
This was the absolute highlight of our trip to NY. We didn’t know what to expect and my 13yo daughter was initially not very excited, but it ended up being her favorite activity (even better than the helicopter tour!). It was fun and we loved the interesting facts shared by our guide (Captain Bryant — he was great!). Highly recommend booking this tour to anyone visiting the city!
We had such a great experience on the Manhattan Adventure Sightseeing Boat Tour from Chelsea Piers! It was a fun and memorable way to see New York City from the water and take in the skyline from a completely different perspective. The tour was well organized, enjoyable, and perfect for both adults and kids. We were able to see so many iconic sights without feeling rushed, and the entire experience was a great addition to our time in the city.
Mac was a fabulous, fun and very knowledgable tour guide. We had a blast! I highly recommend this tour!
Worth every penny. Weather conditions were perfect. Our tour operator was fun, knowledgeable and he operated the vessel safely.
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 !
