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Manhattan Neighborhood Private Customized Walking Tour

Manhattan Neighborhood Private Customized Walking Tour

Overview

Take advantage of an experienced New York guide to customize your private tour of Manhattan neighborhoods.

First time travelers may use this tour as a way to orientate themselves and as a starting point to later visit sites and neighborhoods on their own with the advice of the guide. Or for those who wish to dig deeper, get an in depth look into classic neighborhoods or become experts on New York architecture.

Either way these tours aim to give personalized, unique New York experiences. Meaning we can focus on many aspects of New York, history, food, culture, architecture, art and design. Just let us know and we can adapt to give you the tour you want!

City: New York City

Sun 27 Oct

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Starting at $64.00

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Sun 27 Oct

Starting at $64.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

Tour includes Professional Guide.

Additional Info

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Wheelchair accessible

What To Expect

Streetwise New York Tours

We've been a top 10 ranked company on Tripadvisor for the past 7 years. Reach out to us to customize your tour of Manhattan or other areas.

Greenwich Village

This tour is customized but it is very common that groups choose to visit Greenwich Village, a beautiful and culturally important neighborhood

SoHo

This tour is customized but it is very common that groups choose to visit Soho, a fashionable neighborhood with Cast Iron architecture.

Chinatown

This tour is customized but it is very common that groups choose to visit Chinatown, a neighborhood with 160 years of history and the center of the largest Chinese community outside of Asia.

Lower East Side

This tour is customized but it is very common that groups choose to visit the Lower East Side, historically an immigrant neighborhood that has become fashionable with galleries, boutiques, restaurants and night life.

The High Line

This tour is customized but it is very common that groups choose to visit the High Line, abandoned tracks turned modern park on Manhattan's westside.

Little Italy

This tour is customized but it is very common that groups choose to visit Little Italy, a three block stretch that survives of what was an Italian community of 100,000.

Central Park

This tour is customized but it is very common that groups choose to visit Central Park.

Chelsea Market

This tour is customized but it is very common that groups choose to visit the Chelsea Market, the former Nabisco Factory turned market and culinary destination

Midtown

This tour is customized but it is very common that groups choose to walk through Midtown with Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Grand Central, Bryant Park, New York Public Library and more.

Financial District

This tour is customized but it is very common that groups choose to visit the Financial District with Wall Street and the World Trade Center among other sites.

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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)

angiec999

Oct 2017

excellent walking tour, thorough knowledgable guide jordan, approachable, professional, and enjoyable tour well worth trying especially if you are only in new york for a few hours and want to sample the culture food an atmosphere of the districts. jordan helps you assimilate the different localities with their origins.

Hvaquera

Oct 2017

Greg was our guide. He went above and beyond to make sure my parents were comfortable. We had a private tour for 6. Greg did a great job of catering to our variety of interest. Our ages ranged from 67-16. He new the area very well and gave us tips for the rest of the trip. We started the trip at our hotel then headed to grand central. We went to some amazing neighborhoods. Soho, Greenwich, and China town. I highly recommend Greg for your next tour.

Jef B

Sep 2017

We flew to NYC on Wednesday to see the Adam Ant concert and stayed at Pods51. We had some time on Thursday before we returned to the airport, and I really wanted to see the High Line, Greenwich Village, and Washington Square Park. Coincidentally, Pods51 offered a free tour of all these places plus the Meatpacking District that morning. Andrew led our tour. He's a native, so he possesses a breadth of knowledge on the intricacies of the city and how it's changed over the years. He's happy to answer any questions. We took the subway to the Meatpacking District, which allowed him to inform us about the MTA's program to put more art in the stations. He introduced us to one of his favorite artists. I'd never been to the Meatpacking District. We checked out Chelsea Market, which was the inspiration of Ponce City Market here in Atlanta. I enjoyed hearing about the history of the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco), and seeing where the trains used to actually travel through the buildings. I had always imagined browsing through the funky shops in Greenwich Village when I was a kid. Sadly, it's mostly brownstone neighborhoods now. I especially enjoyed hearing Andrew's story about getting to know a construction crew that renovated one of the brownstone homes over a few years. It helped understand the dynamics of the income and professional classes in Manhattan. Andrew also introduced us to Jeff at the Music Inn, which was another personal touch that made the tour seem more like one by a friend than a tour guide. Jeff is an interesting character who worked at the store when Bob Dylan used to purchase his records there. We saw the Stonewall Inn and the statues commemorating the LGBT history in the neighborhood. It's amazing to think how much acceptance and civil rights have been gained by LGBT people since 1969. If you're interested in learning more about what life for LGBT people was like before that time, read Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World 1890-1940 by George Chauncey. We ended the tour at Washington Square Park. I had always wanted to see the park because my mom used to play "Christmas in Washington Square" by Wayne Newton every holiday season. It was a bit warm to imagine Wayne Newton building a snowman, but interesting to see the space buzzing with students and others. Folk singers used to gather there to perform during the 50s and 60s. In conclusion, if you'd like a more personal, casual tour of NYC, I would recommend Streetwise Tours.