New York Harbor: Ultimate Sightseeing Tour

Experience the ultimate customized sightseeing adventure in New York Harbor with our private boat charter. Get up close to iconic attractions and capture stunning photos of the world-famous skyline!

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • New York Media Boat / Adventure Sightseeing Tours - - Guests shall arrive our dock at North Cove Marina 15 minutes prior to departure.
    - Our captains provide a safety briefing before you board the boat.
  • Each guest is offered our tactical-weather gear for additional warmth before boarding.
    - All tours are narrated in English and must depart…
What's Included
  • U.S. Coast Guard licensed Captain
  • Landing and/or facility fees
  • TripAdvisor Experiences brokerage fee
  • Local taxes
What's Not Included
  • Tour-guide/captain gratuities are not included
Additional Information

Experience the ultimate personalized sightseeing adventure in New York Harbor! Capture stunning views of the city and photograph the iconic skyline from the same boat used by media agencies for breaking news coverage. Our Adventure Sightseeing Tour offers an unforgettable journey through the harbor, featuring a narrated tour that highlights over 40…

Location
225 Liberty St
Liberty Street
From South End Av and Liberty St, walk past the security barrier towards North Cove Marina. Our boats are at the first floating dock in the South East corner. There is a blue sign that reads 'New York Media Boat'. Please wait at the gate and our captains will greet you there.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jillsm2028zq
Aug 15, 2025
DO THIS - My husband and I took our 6 year old grandson on this tour. We all loved it. My grandson couldn’t stop smiling and laughing. The boat went fast but not too fast. Captain Eric stopped to point out all the sights and even took pictures for us. Great views of the Bridges, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Governor’s Island, Manhattan, Tower One…. You pretty much circle the entire island in an hour. As soon as we got off my grandson said “Can we do it again?”
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Cpk2013
Jul 31, 2025
Highlight of our trip - thanks Eric! - This was the highlight of an amazing trip to NYC. Eric was a superb guide - knowledgeable, interesting and funny. Definitely strongly recommend!
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Lour2017
Jul 27, 2025
Brilliant experience for seeing all the highlights of NYC - This trip was amazing! Our tour guide Eric did a phenomenal job and added his pizzazz to our trip!! I loved the small intimate element and would highly recommend New York Media Boat!!!
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Sue
Jul 3, 2025
Highlight of our NYC trip! - I had read the Tripadvisor reviews and decided to book it and no regrets. it was the highlight of our trip - the 4 of us loved it. What a way to see this wonderful city, Eric was fantastic, stopping at each landmark and taking our photos and giving us some background on the landmarks. We had the boat to ourselves - added bonus! Loved it !
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C8677lcashleyc
Jun 21, 2025
10/10 Recommend - Captain Bryant! - Captain Bryant was awesome! I packed our family with an NYC itinerary for 4 days and this was my husband and two kids (11 YO son, 13 YO daughter) favorite part :) My daughter gets motion sickness so she was super nervous. Bryant noticed and was super attentive to her, but 10-15 minutes in, she was good. We learned a lot and everyone had an awesome time. It’s a fast one hour and packed with fun, a great breeze in the hot summer, and awesome opportunity to learn and capture amazing pictures. It’s worth it - do it!
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Samina96373
Jun 19, 2025
So much fun-we all loved it! - It’s like an amusement park ride with architecture and history lessons built in and minus the the long lines. This is the most fun way to see Manhattan. We were a group of five, ranging from age 14 to age 52 and we all felt perfectly safe. Would definitely recommend—Captain Bryant was so informative and answered all our questions.
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Sarah
Jun 11, 2025
Fantastic Boat Trip - Due to the weather conditions, Eric from NY Media Tours contacted us to see if we wanted to postpone our trip. It was well worth the wait. The boat trip itself was a lot of fun and the views were fantastic. Eric (our captain) was a very pleasant chap and extremely informative. We had originally booked the midtown pick-up but ended up going to downtown- I think this is easier to get to if you are using the subway to get around.
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Browndmk1969
May 27, 2025
Great experience - well worth it!! Highly recommend! - We were visiting from London and went on the Media Boat tour around Manhattan and up the east river and the Hudson river...it was the highlight of our stay in NYC! Eric, our captain, was brilliant and stopped regularly to give some history of our surroundings. I would highly recommend this as a great way to see the city from the water. Eric was happy to take pictures of us in front of various landmarks Inc the statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn bridge etc. Great tour, well worth it.
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Innkeeperamy
May 11, 2025
A highlight! - This was such a great way to see the Statue of Liberty and skyline. A perfect combo of speed, tour guiding, and jumping waves. It felt fun but not at all scary. Check out the seats - I’m not sure my parents would have liked the straddle seats but we were all comfortable (ages 19-53) . We were so glad we didn’t book the other “slower” boat rides - This was a highlight!
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Suedickyd
Oct 31, 2024
A must do personal tour from the river - in a speed boat! - If you do anything in NYC, do this! We had a private charter with our guide Eric and it was absolutely brilliant! Peraonal tour showing us the B M W bridges, East River, Elis Island, SoL, Brooklyn, New Jersey, Hudson. Showed us all of the main buildings, amazing views of the skyline from all different angles and was really friendly and informative, and Loads of photo stops. All whilst bombing about in a speed boat!! Honestly, do it!
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From $99
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).