Personalized Experience with your Local Tour Guide
Overview
Discover NYC with a local licensed Tour Guide. We'll organize a fully customized experience based on your requests and preferences. Travelers come from all over to visit the Big Apple. Some get here for the 1st time after years waiting for this trip, others will be here for the 100th time. We all have different expectations and ideas of what we would like to do once we land in NYC. With this Private Walking Tour, you can choose the things you will like to visit. You may choose to focus on more iconic areas, visit more off-the-beaten-path ones, or perhaps locations with unparalleled views of the Skyline!
Most requested itineraries (3-hr)
Hidden Gems & Secrets of NYC
Midtown Highlights
Roosevelt Island & The Tramway
Downtown & 9/11 Memorial
Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo & The Bridge
We can help you tailor your itinerary.
What's Included
- Personalized Private Walking Tour
- Available in English and Italian
- Licensed Local Tour Guide (Private)
- MTA Subway / Bus Card
- Food & drinks
- Hotel pickup & drop-off * (if located outside Manhattan)
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
Meeting Location
New York
NY, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This is a Private Walking Tour
- This is an outdoor activity, please dress appropriately for the weather.
- This is a walking tour, for the majority of time, we will be on foot. Depending on your chosen tour length, you should expect moderate to high amount of walking involved at a medium pace.
- This tour is not recommended to people with severe mobility issues, back problems or other medical conditions that preclude from walking and standing for a prolonged time.
- Tour takes place rain or shine.
- In the rare event of severe weather conditions, the operator may be forced to cancel the tour. If canceled due to extreme weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund.
- Wheelchair accessible. If required the tour guide can help adjust the itinerary to make it wheelchair accessible. Please note that although the tour is wheelchair accessible, NYC Subway system is only partially accessible. The tour will need to be adjusted accordingly.
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Personalized Experience with your Local Tour Guide?
Cancellation Policy
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Activity code: C-46050P10
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- Personalized Private Walking Tour.
- Available in English and Italian.
- Licensed Local Tour Guide (Private).
- MTA Subway / Bus Card.
- Food & drinks.
- Hotel pickup & drop-off * (if located outside Manhattan).
- Private transportation.
- Gratuities.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Personalized Experience with your Local Tour Guide is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Personalized Experience with your Local Tour Guide will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Personalized Private Walking Tour
- Available in English and Italian
- Licensed Local Tour Guide (Private)
- MTA Subway / Bus Card
- Food & drinks
- Hotel pickup & drop-off * (if located outside Manhattan)
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This is a Private Walking Tour
- This is an outdoor activity, please dress appropriately for the weather.
- This is a walking tour, for the majority of time, we will be on foot. Depending on your chosen tour length, you should expect moderate to high amount of walking involved at a medium pace.
- This tour is not recommended to people with severe mobility issues, back problems or other medical conditions that preclude from walking and standing for a prolonged time.
- Tour takes place rain or shine.
- In the rare event of severe weather conditions, the operator may be forced to cancel the tour. If canceled due to extreme weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund.
- Wheelchair accessible. If required the tour guide can help adjust the itinerary to make it wheelchair accessible. Please note that although the tour is wheelchair accessible, NYC Subway system is only partially accessible. The tour will need to be adjusted accordingly.
