Manhattan Adventure Boat Ride

Overview

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!

City: New York City

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $99.00

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $99.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

U.S. Coast Guard licensed Captain

Landing and facility fees

TripAdvisor Experiences brokerage fee

Local taxes

Additional Info

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!

What To Expect

Empire State Building

We’ll leave Manhattan and head out on the Hudson River to get spectacular views of downtown and midtown with the Empire State and Chrysler buildings.

Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex

Going north on the Hudson you'll see, the FDNY Fireboat Station, Chelsea Piers, the VIP Heliport, Hudson Yards Project, The Highline and the Jacob Javits Convention Center before stopping at the Intrepid Aircraft Carrier and Cruise Ship Terminal.

New Jersey

We will cross over to the New Jersey shoreline and run south for panoramic views of the entire skyline.

Financial District

From Hoboken we cross back over to Manhattan and stop right in front of the Financial District and Freedom Tower.

Battery Park City

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.

Statue of Liberty

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.

Ellis Island

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.

Brooklyn Bridge

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

Hudson Yards

We'll stop the boat right infront of the Hudson Yards Complex so you can see The Vessel and all the other new buildings.

Governors Island

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.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (383)

Bill D

Sep 2018

Once again New York Media Boats did not disappoint! This was our second time - even better than last year's adventure. Truly the most exciting, fun and interesting was to see New York City in 90 minutes. Speeding at up to 60 miles per hour across the Hudson and East Rivers was a blast! And seeing Manhattan from the water gives you a new perspective for what is truly one of the greatest cities in the world. This tour is not to be missed!

avrilWaterford

Sep 2018

We are a family of four, the youngest is 11years old. We had a fantastic evening out on the media adventure boat tour. Eric the guide was great and was a brilliant captain. He stopped at numerous spots and took some nice family pictures for us. We felt 100% safe at all times and really enjoyed when the boat was at speed. We have some great videos and photos of Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty. It was an all round really enjoyable activity and all four of us would highly recommend it. Our trips highlights so far.

Jeffrey C

May 2015

Booked this as our one outing in NYC instead of theatre tickets or something similar and were not disappointed! The boat was just the right level of adventure and speed and we got a private tour of Manhattan. Tour guide was pleasant, personable, offered to take photos of us at the best spots, and if we just wanted to spend a bit more time in one location we could since this was our boat (in truth we had 4 of the 6 seats and another couple had the other 2). A great tour and great adventure!