• Midtown - Located in the heart of Manhattan, New York City, Midtown serves as the city’s main central business district. It boasts some of the city’s most iconic structures, such as the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project, the United Nations headquarters, Grand Central Terminal, and Rockefeller Center. It also features popular tourist spots like Broadway, Times Square, and Koreatown. Penn Station, situated in Midtown Manhattan, is the busiest transportation hub in the Western Hemisphere. Midtown Manhattan ranks among the world’s largest central business districts and is one of the most expensive real estate locations globally; Fifth Avenue in Midtown commands the highest retail rents worldwide, averaging US$3,000 per square foot annually.

• St. Patrick’s Cathedral - This Catholic cathedral is located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and serves as the seat of the Archbishop of New York and a parish church. It occupies a city block bordered by 5th Avenue, Madison Avenue, 50th Street, and 51st Street, directly opposite Rockefeller Center. Designed by James Renwick Jr., it is the largest Gothic Revival Catholic cathedral in North America. Construction began in 1858 to accommodate the expanding Archdiocese of New York, replacing St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral. Work paused during the American Civil War in the early 1860s, and the cathedral was completed in 1878, with its dedication on May 25, 1879. The archbishop’s house and rectory, also designed by Renwick, were added in the early 1880s, and the spires were completed in 1888.

• Empire State Building - The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper located in Midtown South, Manhattan, New York City. Designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, it was built between 1930 and 1931. Named after New York’s nickname, “Empire State,” the building has a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m) and a total height of 1,454 feet (443.2 m), including its antenna. It held the title of the world’s tallest building until the North Tower of the World Trade Center surpassed it in 1970. Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, it regained the title of New York City’s tallest building until One World Trade Center surpassed it in 2012. As of 2025, it is the eighth-tallest building in New York City, the tenth-tallest completed skyscraper in the United States, and the 59th-tallest globally.

• Flatiron Building - Originally known as the Fuller Building, the Flatiron Building is a triangular 22-story, 285-foot-tall (86.9 m) steel-framed landmark at 175 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City. Designed by Daniel Burnham and Frederick P. Dinkelberg, it was completed in 1902 and initially had 20 floors. The building is situated on a triangular block formed by Fifth Avenue, Broadway, and East 22nd Street, with East 23rd Street touching the triangle’s northern peak. The name “Flatiron” comes from its triangular shape, reminiscent of a cast-iron clothes iron.

• Washington Square Park, New York - Washington Square Park is a 9.75-acre (3.95 ha) public park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is one of the city’s most famous public parks, serving as an icon, meeting place, and cultural activity center. The park features open spaces dominated by the Washington Square Arch at its northern entrance, with a tradition of celebrating nonconformity. The fountain area is a popular spot, and many local buildings have served as homes and studios for artists. Some buildings have been constructed by New York University, while others have been converted into academic and residential spaces.

• West Village - The West Village attracts fashionable crowds with its designer boutiques and trendy restaurants. Quaint streets, some still cobblestoned, are lined with Federal-style townhouses and dotted with public squares. Notable venues include the Village Vanguard jazz club and the Stonewall Inn bar, the site of the 1969 riots that sparked the gay rights movement. This historically artistic area also features piano bars, cabarets, and theaters.

• Meatpacking District - The Meatpacking District is a trendy commercial area on the far west side, home to the Whitney Museum of American Art, high-end designer clothing stores, and a section of the High Line, an elevated park built on former railroad tracks. At street level, the cobblestone streets are filled with fashionable restaurants and clubs that have taken over the large spaces once occupied by meatpacking plants.

• Flatiron District - The Flatiron District is a neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, named after the Flatiron Building at 23rd Street, Broadway, and Fifth Avenue. It is generally bounded by 14th Street, Union Square, and Greenwich Village to the south; the Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) and Chelsea to the west; 23rd Street and Madison Square (or NoMad) to the north; and Park Avenue South and Gramercy Park to the east. Broadway runs through the district, and Madison Avenue starts at 23rd Street and heads north. At the district’s northern end is Madison Square Park, which was fully renovated in 2001. The Flatiron District includes the Ladies’ Mile Historic District and the birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt, a National Historic Site. It was also the birthplace of Silicon Alley, a term for New York’s high-tech sector, which has since expanded beyond the area.

• TriBeCa - This neighborhood began as farmland, transitioned to a residential area in the early 19th century, then became a mercantile hub for produce, dry goods, and textiles, before evolving into a community for artists, actors, models, entrepreneurs, and other celebrities. TriBeCa hosts the TriBeCa Festival, established to revitalize the neighborhood and downtown after the September 11 attacks.

• The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum - The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is part of the World Trade Center complex in New York City, created to honor the victims of the September 11 attacks in 2001, which claimed 2,977 lives, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six.

• SoHo - The name “SoHo” stands for “South of Houston Street,” coined in 1962 by Chester Rapkin, an urban planner and author of The South Houston Industrial Area study, also known as the “Rapkin Report.” The name also echoes Soho in London’s West End. Most of SoHo is part of the SoHo–Cast Iron Historic District, designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1973, extended in 2010, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978. It comprises 26 blocks and around 500 buildings, many featuring cast-iron architectural elements. Many side streets in the district are paved with Belgian blocks.

• Financial District - Also known as FiDi, this neighborhood is located at the southern tip of Manhattan. It is bordered by the West Side Highway to the west, Chambers Street and City Hall Park to the north, Brooklyn Bridge to the northeast, the East River to the southeast, and South Ferry and the Battery to the south. New York was established in the modern-day Financial District in 1624, and the neighborhood roughly aligns with the boundaries of the New Amsterdam settlement in the late 17th century. The district houses the offices and headquarters of many major financial institutions, including the New York Stock Exchange and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Anchored on Wall Street, the Financial District has been called the leading financial center and the most economically powerful city globally, with the New York Stock Exchange being the world’s largest stock exchange.

• Brooklyn Heights Promenade - Also known as the Esplanade, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade is a 1,826-foot (557 m)-long platform and pedestrian walkway cantilevered over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Interstate 278) in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City. Offering views of Lower Manhattan’s skyline and the New York Harbor, it resulted from competing proposals for the highway’s route resolved during World War II. Construction occurred post-war. As a structure built over a roadway, the Promenade is owned by the NYC DOT and is not considered a park; however, NYC Parks maintains the entire Promenade.

• Brooklyn Bridge - Experience a ride over one of the world’s most iconic suspension bridges, which first opened in 1883.

• Manhattan Bridge - Proposed in 1898 and initially called “Bridge No. 3,” it was renamed the Manhattan Bridge in 1902. The foundations for the suspension towers were completed in 1904, followed by the anchorages in 1907 and the towers in 1908. The Manhattan Bridge opened to traffic on December 31, 1909, and began carrying streetcars in 1912 and New York City Subway trains in 1915. The eastern upper-deck roadway was installed in 1922. After streetcars ceased operation in 1929, the western upper roadway was completed two years later.

• Statue of Liberty View Point - For a breathtaking view of the statue and Ellis Island, The Battery (formerly Battery Park) is an excellent vantage point. Located at the southern tip of Lower Manhattan, it offers stunning views of the New York Harbor, Governor’s Island, Brooklyn, the New Jersey Shore, and the Verrazano Bridge.

• Private transportation
• Private SUV or minibus tour of New York City
• Professional guide
• In-vehicle air conditioning
• Hotel, residential or customer specified pickup and drop-off from anywhere in Manhattan

• Gratuities
• Food and drinks
• Unfortunately we do not provide child or baby seats
• Pickup and/or Drop-Off at any location not located within Manhattan is not valid
• Alcoholic beverages

Forego the hassle of maps and subways and instead, enjoy a comfortable SUV ride in this private 3 or 5 hour tour of Lower Manhattan. Gain a blend of historical knowledge and interesting tidbits from your personal guide — a native of New York — who will accompany you to key attractions such as Ground Zero, West Village, South Street Seaport, Chinatown and Little Italy. Opt for a 5-hour tour and you can extend your exploration to Upper and Mid-Manhattan as well: Museum Mile, Rockefeller Center, Central Park and more. It’s an ideal way to get a taste of the Big Apple.

• Your private driver/guide will be there as your personal navigator to show you the best of New York City
• Not recommended for child aged 2 and under
• Price shown is per vehicle (up to 13 passengers)
• It should be noted that the suggested itinerary can be adjusted and customized to your liking.

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