Make the most of your shore excursion in New York and discover the 'Big Apple' with your own New York private tour guide.

It's certain you'll want to visit the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Times Square, the Empire State Building - the list is endless. But using the services of a local, personal tour guide is the best way to see the hidden parts of New York - those places that only locals know about.

Choose from the New York City shore excursions offered by ToursByLocals, but feel free to suggest alternative places and activities. Your private tour can be customized by your personal guide to include exactly what you want to see and do in New York City.

New-York-City

The Real New York New York Customized Full-Day Tour

DUMBO, Brooklyn, view of the Manhattan Bridge

Explore the City with a Native New Yorker

Explore the Highlights of NYC on this full day tour.

Quintessential New York City Tour

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Highlights Tour

Young Woman with a Water Pitcher by Johannes Vermeer

Wheat Field with Cypresses by Vincent Van Gogh

You cannot miss The MET! Discover over 5,000 years of art from around the world!

Greenwich Village, Meatpacking and High Line NYC Tour

Experience one of the liveliest and most picturesque parts of the city on this express tour

Foodie New York Jewish Lower East Side Walking Tour

Sometimes, we meet iconic characters from Lower East Side history along the way. Lillian Wald took a wholistic approach to addressing the needs of the impoverished in the Lower East Side.

Nurse Lillian Wald was an iconic character of the Lower East Side! Her Henry Street Settlement educated the poor, provided medical care, entertained cultural events, and played host to the founding meeting of the NAACP!

Stopping across from the high school to the stars! Tony Curtis, Estelle Getty, Walter Mathau, Jerry Stiller, Keenon Ivory Waynes and Luis Guzman all studied here in their youths before heading to Hollywood.

Come learn the history and foods of the great Age of Jewish Immigration with me on this New York food tour!

"Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC" by Monica Arellano-Ongpin is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Washington Square, photo by Petri Krohn at the English language Wikipedia.

Gay Street Greenwich Village. Photo by Jean-Christophe BENOIST licensed via CreativeCommons Attribution 3.0 Unported license

Whatever you want to do in a New York Walking Tour

Half Day New York City Your Way tour

New York City Your Way - 5 Hour Customized Tour

NYC your way on this tour with me.

New York City Your Way - 5 Hour Half Day Customized Tour

Explore The World Trade Center neighborhood on this express walking tour.

New York 9/11 Memorial Tour

Explore and see the NYC sites with me on this tour with private transportation!

Private New York Sightseeing Tour by Minivan - Stay Warm, Dry, Cool and Socially Distanced on Your Tours With Me (plus, save yourself all that city walking)!

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Picnic

This covers reservations for the ferry and food for the picnic

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, with a picnic break inspired by immigrants

Touring The City in Style SUV Tour

New York Anytime Anywhere

Discover New York the way you want it with private transportation!

Half Day Everything NYC Sightseeing SUV Tour (4 hours)

Explore the most famous urban park in America on this orientation tour with me!

Central Park NYC Walking Tour

There's Only One New York - Half Day NYC Walking Tour

I'll tell you stories you'll want to tell your friends from this highlights coach tour!

There's Only One New York - Half Day NYC 

Chinatown History and Food Walking Excursion

Food items, soft drinks and tips for restaurants.

There would be no New York City without Chinatown.

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island New York City Tour

Covers the per person cost for Statue/Ellis fee.

Brooklyn tours

Explore 222 tours and 35 guides

Richard B.

$ 699 (USD)

Includes all fees

Jeff D.

$ 673 (USD)

Includes all fees

Francesco A.

$ 305 (USD)

Includes all fees

Rob M.

$ 305 (USD)

Includes all fees

Jonathan G.

$ 362 (USD)

Includes all fees

Jared G.

$ 668 (USD)

Includes all fees

Gary D.

$ 430 (USD)

Includes all fees

Bill G.

$ 207 (USD)

Includes all fees

Ronald P.

$ 1,137 (USD)

Includes all fees

Isabelle G.

$ 373 (USD)

Includes all fees

David S.

$ 880 (USD)

Includes all fees

Ibrahima D.

$ 543 (USD)

Includes all fees

Jeremy W.

$ 362 (USD)

Includes all fees

Matthew C.

$ 518 (USD)

Includes all fees

Robert Z.

$ 207 (USD)

Includes all fees

Michael D.

$ 480 (USD)

Includes all fees

Customize your tour