Itinerary: Sightseeing private city tour – Helicopter tours over New York – Museum Day – Cruise on the Hudson River
Our New York expert will consult you and organize your trip
Our expert will consult you and organize your trip
Sightseeing individual tour of the city, including a boat trip to the Statue of Liberty or climbing to the observation deck of the Rockefeller Center (Top of the Rock). The duration of the tour is 6 hours.
The approximate program of the sightseeing tour (the route may change according to the wishes of the guests):During the tour, you will get acquainted with one of the most attractive cities in the world, the capital of the financial and cultural life of the United States – New York. You will visit the central part of Manhattan: Times Square, Broadway, Fifth Avenue, the UN building, Rockefeller Center, the famous Empire State Building, drive through Little Italy and Chinatown and see the South Seaport.
In the financial center of the city, you will pass the New York Stock Exchange and the famous Wall Street, and then you will get to Battery Park, from where you will have a fantastic view of the Statue of Liberty. During the tour you will see the buildings of the Metropolitan Museum, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Opera, the famous Central Park, as well as the observation deck in front of the Freedom Tower on the site of the skyscrapers of the World Trade Center.
You will learn where Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, O’Henry and Kerouac lived, visit the old and green Greenwich Village and stylish Soho. We will look at the facade of the house where the characters of “Friends” lived according to the plot. But most importantly, you will understand that in the city of perpetual motion, where almost 200 languages are in circulation, anything is possible.
Flying over such a huge metropolis as New York, sitting in the cockpit of a comfortable helicopter, is an unforgettable experience for a lifetime! The flight is commented by the pilot himself.
Routes:
The Big Apple
This trip will allow you to see New York from a bird’s eye view. The helicopter will take you to the Statue of Liberty, then the path will continue over the famous skyscrapers of New York: the Empire State Building, Chrysler, Woolworth and Pan American (Met Life), past the highest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere – One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower), over Ellis Island and New York Harbor, the George Washington Bridge and the world famous Central Park.
New York, New York
This exhilarating journey provides the most complete insight into the five boroughs of New York, offering spectacular views of the Hudson River. You will see the American aircraft carrier of the Second World War USS Intrepid CV-11 (273 m), the famous skyscrapers of New York: the Empire State Building, the Pan American building, the highest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere – One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower), the famous Central Park, the New York Yankees baseball team stadium, and in the upper (northern) Manhattan, the Columbia University building (Columbia University), St. John the Devine Cathedral, the George Washington Bridge, and more.
On the way back you will see Manhattan’s financial and business districts, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty from a bird’s eye view, and Governors Island. The flight is carried out on Eurocopter helicopters – 6 seats with a separate seat for each passenger – 2 seats in front and 4 in the back, 5 passenger seats.
In the evening we suggest you to have a dinner at the Japanese restaurant – NOBU.
New York restaurant Nobu is rightfully considered the best of the entire empire of the famous Nobu Matsuhisa. In addition to the famous restaurateur, this place is owned by Robert De Niro, Meir Teper, Richard Notar and Drew Nieporent. Michelin, the most respected restaurant guide, awarded the restaurant with one star. According to the New York Times rating, the restaurant was awarded three stars, which is a very high assessment of the quality of the cuisine.
Recommended museums to visit:
• American Museum of Natural HistoryMany consider it to be the most interesting museum in the world. There is a planetarium, dinosaurs, a piece of Africa, a bit of jungle, Indians, cowboys, Ancient Rome, a huge whale, a model of the solar system and thousands of other interesting things that you can touch, look at, twirl and explore in other accessible ways. The museum will be interesting for both children and adults. Since the museum is huge, we recommend using the service of an English-speaking guide.
• Museum of Sea, Air and Space “Intrepid”Museum for real boys. The museum is located on a real aircraft carrier that took part in the Second World War. Here you can climb into the cockpit of a fighter and use the simulator to try to land the plane on the deck of the ship. You should definitely go down into a secret submarine and explore the supersonic Concorde, and the main attraction of the museum is the Enterprise shuttle, which has been open to the public since July 10, 2013.
• Wax Museum Madame TussaudsYou can make your dream come true and meet celebrities right on Times Square at Madame Tussauds. Take a picture with the President of the United States in his private office? Easily! A friendly hug with Brad Pitt, Madonna and Princess Diana? And this is possible!
Cruises on river ships with panoramic windows. The cruise itinerary is built in such a way that you have time to see all the main sights that can be seen from the water, and at the same time have a comfortable lunch or dinner.
Cruise with lunch or dinner
