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NYC Private Tour with a Local, Highlights & Hidden Gems, 100% Personalized

NYC Private Tour with a Local, Highlights & Hidden Gems, 100% Personalized

Overview

Discover the real New York and explore the city on an experience hand-crafted to your interests, needs and wishes! Whether you want to tick the famous landmarks like the Empire State off your bucket list or get off the beaten path and discover quirky local neighborhoods like Brooklyn or Queens, your hand-picked Host will show you the best of New York. Discover the best places to see, eat, drink and explore, loved by locals. This experience is personalized and crafted around your individual needs meaning flexibility, consideration and attention to detail are assured.
Our handpicked hosts are culinary connoisseurs and history buffs, bakers and bankers, students and seniors. Like the people who travel with us, they have different backgrounds and interests – but they’re all so passionate about the place they call home, they choose to spend their free time sharing it with the like-minded travelers matched to them.

Your meeting place and time as well as your itinerary is also flexible.

City: New York City

Mon 26 May

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Starting at $144.44

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Mon 26 May

Starting at $144.44

Make a reservation

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What's Included

3, 4, 6 or 8 hour walking tour, exploring highlights and hidden gems

Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

Private and personalized walking tour with a passionate local

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
After booking, you will receive a short questionnaire, so you’ll be able to tell us more about your interests and preferences. Based on your responses you’ll be matched with your hand-picked Host
Meeting Point
Your meeting point is flexible, and to be agreed with your Host. Meet-up at your hotel or accommodation can be requested, or your Host will meet you at a convenient location close to the start of your experience.

What To Expect

Harlem

Get what you want out of your experience - try globally influenced flavors as you sample some of Harlem's classic soul food dishes

Brooklyn Bridge

You could walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, maybe at night? Let us paint the picture- the moon overhead, stars reflected in the East River below- truly magical.

Bronx Museum of the Arts

Catch an exhibition or live jazz act at the Bronx Museum of the Arts- if you feel super cultured

Brooklyn

Microbreweries, prohibition brew houses and NY pizza (enough said).

Williamsburg

Roam around this hip(ster) spot, seeing what there is to see, eating what there is to eat and shopping what there is to shop. Head’s up, there’s a lot of all of the above. Spot vivid street art, sift through thrift stores, pop into impossibly cool boutiques, muse over contemporary art in a small gallery, peruse the local flea market or just kick it on a barge overlooking the Manhattan skyline.

Greenwich Village

If you’ve ever wondered what New York tastes like, you’ll find out on in Greenwich Village. You’ll could on the dishes that are close to every New Yorker’s heart, from warm-from-the-oven choc’ chip cookies to creamy New York cheesecake, to Sicilian-style arancini - decadent bites of fried rice stuffed with dreamy combos like Bolognese sauce and melted cheese. Snack in a classic ‘mom and pop’ shops as you hear about the Italian immigrants who brought their incredible food culture with them, indulge in a freshly filled cannoli and float away into New York food heaven as you bite into classics like bagels with lox or a door-stopper sized pastrami sandwich.

Grand Central Terminal

You’ll see the iconic skyscrapers and landmarks - hello Grand Central - but the twist is, it will be through the eyes of your host. They can’t wait to share with you what they love about the area, where they hang out, and what’s good to eat and drink.

Midtown

From Times Square to Rockefeller to the Empire State, there are more New York landmarks here per square metre than anywhere else in the city (probably, we haven’t had this fact independently verified…) and your host can’t wait to show them to you! NOTE: Entrance fees are not included and we recommend that you visit the interior of these attractions autonomously.

Meatpacking District

Dimly lit cocktail bars, gallery openings, flagship designer stores and ultra-cool restaurants. Whether your idea of a good time is more trendy and high-end designer shopping followed by a cocktail, dinner at the latest restaurant opening followed an evening musing over contemporary art, or bar hopping between sleek wine bars and dimly-lit cocktail joints, you’ll find it all here.

SoHo

Enjoy the famous Soho and its hidden gems just around the corner from iconic attractions, and wander its historic streets

Little Italy

We would recommend perusing the delis in Little Italy though, which have been in the same families for generations and trying a cannoli or two, then paying homage to NY’s very first pizzeria (by eating a slice, obviously).

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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 (37)

Sylvia W

Sep 2024

If I really start telling, then no one feels like watching ;) it would be a little book. If you come to NY with limited time, book a guide right here. Olga, speaks great German, for whom this is massive. She is very friendly, devoted and also patient and adaptable. Not every guide likes to deviate from their own ideas. Very different Olga. Even before the trip we talked intensively and understood each other very well. She's a great person. With us things went wrong on arrival, our luggage has remained in London. We were stressed and a bit very disappointed. Olga made up for it all. She addressed each of us, three generations 70, 50, 22, individually. Even after our time together, she never tired of sending us lively tips and ideas for the next day. She knew us well and picked out great things for everyone. Also she was worried and tried to help us with our lost luggage and to assist us. THANK YOU Olga, stay as you are, you are fantastic. Get to know NY with Olga or maybe get to know Olga and see something of NY on the side.

Response from Host

Sep 2024

Thank you so much for your heartfelt feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that Olga made your New York visit so memorable. It’s wonderful that she was able to adapt to your needs and provide such personalized care, especially with the travel challenges you faced. We’ll make sure to pass along your kind words to her. Thank you again for sharing your experience!