New York City

Private Driving Highlights Tour of New York (Half Day)

New York City, USA
Private Half Day Iconic Tour of New York
  • 4 hours
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Become a New York VIP for the day during this half-day sightseeing tour, including a private guide and a chauffeur-driven vehicle. Explore the Big Apple by car and on foot as you visit attractions such as the Broadway Theater District, the stores of 5th Avenue, Central Park, the West Village, Wall Street, and much more.
  • Discover New York's famous neighborhoods and landmarks on this private sightseeing trip
  • Check out highlights like Central Park, Times Square and 5th Avenue
  • Head downtown through Soho and Greenwich Village
  • See iconic sights like the Empire State Building, Grand Central and Wall Street, plus much more
  • Flexibility to customize your itinerary to your own preferences
  • Separate driver ensures you get your private guide's full attention

What's Included

  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Fuel surcharge
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We will pick you up from any hotel or location in Manhattan complimentary. For pick ups in Brooklyn and New Jersey, there will be a supplementary charge for bridge tolls. For airport pick ups or drop offs, there will be a supplementary charge. We will contact you after your reservation to confirm pick up details.

What To Expect

Receive a pickup for your group in a private, chauffeur-driven, minivan from any hotel or location in both Manhattan and Brooklyn. You can choose between a range of start times in the morning and afternoon that suit your schedule.

Begin the day by visiting what some consider the ‘center of the world,’ as you explore the neon signage, throngs of pedestrians, and sprawling plaza of Times Square. You’ll get a chance to view the glitzy marquees of New York’s latest productions during a trip through the Broadway Theater District before continuing to the retail mecca of high-end fashion and electronics retailers along 5th Avenue. Make sure to look for landmarks like Tiffany’s, the glass-walled Apple Store, and the Plaza Hotel.

Proceed next into Central Park, where you’ll head to the famous Strawberry Fields and get a glimpse of Beatle John Lennon’s former apartment building just across the street. After that, your day continues at the famous Rockefeller Center, also home to the studios of Good Morning America. The famous St. Patrick’s Cathedral is just across the street. You’ll then head to Midtown East, where you’ll see the New York Public Library and check out the elegant architecture of Grand Central Station.

Your private trip continues back downtown, allowing you to pass by the iconic Empire State Building and the equally beautiful Flatiron Building before heading further into Lower Manhattan. Along the way, you’ll get a glimpse of high-fashion Soho and see the famous Greenwich Village area, home to Washington Square Park and NYU.

Continue past Chinatown and Little Italy on your way to the Financial District, where you’ll get to see Wall Street and the famous bull statue just nearby. You’ll finish with a sobering look at the memorials of Ground Zero and the events of 9/11 before ending at Battery Park, where you’ll have views of the Statue of Liberty out in New York Harbor. At the end of the trip, you’ll get a drop-off back at your original pickup location.

Times Square

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Broadway

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Rockefeller Center

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Central Park

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Strawberry Fields, John Lennon Memorial

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Fifth Avenue

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

The Plaza

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Tiffany & Co.

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Trump Tower

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

St. Patrick's Cathedral

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Good Morning America Studios

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

New York Public Library

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Grand Central Terminal

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Chrysler Building

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Flatiron Building

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Greenwich Village

25 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Washington Square Park

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Friends Apartment Building

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

401 Bleecker St

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Little Italy

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Chinatown

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Wall Street

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Charging Bull (Wall Street Bull)

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Battery Park City

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Statue of Liberty

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Hudson River

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

SeaGlass Carousel

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Brooklyn Bridge

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Reviews

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Best Tour We Have Ever Done
Riley_M, Sep 2021
We had the most awesome tour with our guide Tom and driver Anthony. We saw the whole of Manhattan in 4 hours - Grand Central, Times Square, Meatpacking area, Soho, Greenwich Village, Chinatown, Little Italy, Wall Street, Ground Zero, Central Park and more. Although we had a guide and driver, we wanted to walk a lot too so we were able to get out with the guide, go inside places, walk and then the driver met us to take us to the next stop. Tom was such great and fun guide - he knew everything about the city, he was funny, kept us all engaged, a real storyteller - he also took us to the best photo spots. We loved the food we picked up along the way too. The vehicle was spacious, modern and clean and the driver very polite and efficient. We have done private tours all over the world but this was definitely the best we have ever had! It is not cheap but so worth it. This company is the gold standard.
Not worth the $$
Judy_S, Dec 2019
I only had a few hours before my flight and wanted to see as much of NYC as I could. I felt the guide did not do a very good job maximizing the time we had together and i could have accomplished the same thing with a narive uber driver.
Response from Host, Sep 2021
Thank you very much for your feedback which we always appreciate. We are sorry you were disappointed in the tour and that you felt you did not see enough in the time you had. It is important to reflect however that although you booked a 4 hour tour, instead of touring, you wanted to be taken for a sit down lunch at Joe’s Shanghai and then you wanted to be dropped at JFK airport. This took 3 hours in total and left 1 hour for sightseeing. We strongly advised against wasting time for a sit down lunch on a half day tour or wasting more time driving to JFK, but you insisted. Had we known this is what you wanted, we would never have accepted the booking – but you waited until you were inside the vehicle on the day to tell us, so that we were unable to refuse. You did not want to pay for your transfer to JFK and wanted it all included in the 4 hour tour time. The next day you phoned our office to ask for a refund, saying you should have done more touring. We are sorry that you were not satisfied with the outcome of that phone call. Nevertheless, we are saddened that you were disappointed. We thank you for taking the time to share your experience and hope that your next tour will prove more enjoyable and successful for you.

From $1,275.00

per group (up to 12)

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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