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
  • 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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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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Maud
Oct 23, 2024
Super fun experience mediaboat - We have been on the media boat with 4th! Erik was the captain a fantastically nice captain. He had a nice explanation and of the time to take pictures of my family at the Statue of Liberty and broocklynn bridge. I'd go again in no time!
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Skimel
Sep 23, 2024
Amazing!!!!!!!! - This is our 5th time bringing family and friends on your boats and as always it’s an amazing experience. Bryant was our captain this time and was amazing …. Very knowledgeable 😊
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Nedned77
Apr 10, 2024
Brilliant! - Brilliant! This was a really efficient and fun way to see some of the great NYC sights, eg Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn bridge, Ellis Island. And from a different perspective from the boat. Great fun and an excellent, friendly skipper (Eric). Highly recommended!
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Helenmr6259ds
Dec 3, 2023
A bucket list - An amazing experience in the Defender - such a personal way to see the city sights and enjoy hooning along the Hudson. Eric our captain knowledgeable and flexible. Totally recommend.
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Ckewashingtonstate
Dec 3, 2023
Best thing to do in NYC - Eric gave us a wonderful tour of New York from the water. He was knowledgeable, competent and kind. This was my second time on this tour and it did not disappoint! My 4 friends (70 something ladies) agreed that this was the best thing we did in NYC. One friend has lived in Manhattan for 50 years and was just thrilled by the experience. The boat feels very secure but FAST. You will not believe how much you get to see and that the entire experience was just 1 hour. I would recommend the tour for all ages. On n our first trip, we had a teenager who was laughing/screaming/having a blast.
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Cadora
Sep 4, 2023
Must Do! - This is our fourth time taking a tour with Media Boat. It's that good! No tour is the same. Captains always make sure everyone on board has a fantastic experience. They are personable, reliable and will provide you with a New York experience unlike any other.
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Traveler07215549107
Sep 2, 2023
This was amazing - Sean was amazing. This was literally the best boating tour I have ever had. 100/10! Suggest to EVERYBODY who can 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).