Manhattan Adventure Sightseeing Boat Tour - from Chelsea Piers

The ultimate custom sightseeing experience in New York Harbor! Enjoy the city from great vantage points and photograph the world-famous skyline on the same boat media agencies charter to cover breaking news! Our Adventure Sightseeing Tour takes you on an unforgettable ride through the harbor. The narrated tour points out more than 40 sights on the local waterways. You’ll experience the city from unique vantage points, carefully chosen with the photographer’s interest in mind. We’ll bring you within feet of major attractions and create plenty of distance to view the panoramic skyline. Our captains stop the boat at many places along the way to give you the opportunity to take iconic photos. It’s the perfect way to familiarize yourself with the geography of New York City during your visit and a lot of fun for tourists and locals alike!

1. 1

   Little Island

   1 min

   We stop the boat right next to the Little Island so you can see the park from the water.

2. 2

   Financial District

   2 min

   From Hoboken we cross back over to Manhattan and stop right in front of the Financial District and Freedom Tower.

3. 3

   Battery Park City

   2 min

   Rounding Battery Park, we enter the East River where you'll see the helicopters take-off and land, as we cruise past South Street Seaport, go under the Brooklyn Bridge and to the Manhattan Bridge. After taking in the iconic views, we run along the Brooklyn waterfront, past the Red Hook Container Terminal and around Governors Island.

4. 4

   Brooklyn Bridge

   5 min

   Our captain will take you under the Brooklyn Bridge and stop just north of there so you can take those iconic photos of the Manhattan skyline with the Brooklyn Bridge in the foreground

5. 5

   Governors Island

   2 min

   Our captain will show you some of the old buildings from the water on this island, which once was an Army base then a Coast Guard Station and now a large park.

6. 6

   Statue of Liberty

   Pass by

   Crossing the Upper Bay you'll see commercial vessels such as tug boats, oil barges, and the Staten Island Ferry while making our way to the Statue of Liberty. We stop right outside the security zone so you can get an up-close and unobstructed view of Lady Liberty. We stop right outside the security zone so you can get an up-close and unobstructed view of Lady Liberty.

7. 7

   Ellis Island

   Pass by

   Returning to Manhattan, we pass Ellis Island, and you'll have great views of the entire world-famous NYC downtown skyline. We hope to welcome you aboard! At each of our 12 tour stops the captain positions the boat so that every guest can get a perfect photo and will help guests with any photo requests.

8. 8

   New Jersey

   2 min

   We will cross over to the New Jersey shoreline and run south for panoramic views of the entire skyline.

9. 9

   Hudson Yards

   3 min

   We'll stop the boat right infront of the Hudson Yards Complex so you can see The Vessel and all the other new buildings.

10. 10

    Manhattan Bridge

    2 min

    You can take perfect photos of the Manhattan Bridge when we stop the boat between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges.

• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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