I went on a beautiful day!! The sun was shining and the views were clear and perfect for a Feb day. My tour guide Jim was AMAZING! Funny and informative! You can tell he knows his stuff. He interacted with people in the group. He’s very detail oriented which I needed! 10/10 would recommend!
Personal headset radios with great sound quality
5-stars on TripAdvisor
Local, licensed, experienced guides
Experience NYC with a Local, and Don’t Miss a Thing!
Take Home Memories, Not Just Photos
From 360-degree views of the New York skyline on Liberty Island to classic brownstone architecture on our Brooklyn walking tours, our helpful, local guides are here to offer you the best of New York City sightseeing. Our small group sizes and personal headset radio system ensure you have the best experience possible, giving you more freedom to explore without missing the guide’s live commentary.
City Tales’ Custom & Private Tours
We have the perfect solution for someone short of time but who wants to see the key sites: our custom and private tours! Choose from either half-day or full-day experiences to visit the sites of your choice. We offer sample itineraries, including the Empire State Building, Chelsea Market tours, and Grand Central Station. Alternatively, you can combine any of our catalog activities or inquire about any of your areas of interest!
Who Are City Tales Tours?
Our Approach to Guided Tours in New York City
I’m Sal, City Tales Tours’ owner and operator, and local New Yorker. After spending years down in NYC’s financial district, l decided to direct my customer service skills towards another project – New York City guided tours. We aim to offer guests interesting, entertaining, and memorable tours. How do we do this? Through our range of original and diverse tours, and most importantly our guides. Our passionate and friendly guides pride themselves on their engaging stories and know-how to help you save time and see more.
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City Tales’ customer opinions
Patrick was an incredible tour guide. He was engaging for the entire group (including kids) and provided great historical context on the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. We would highly recommend!
Outstanding tour of Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island led by Daniel. This is a “must do” item on a visit to NYC. Daniel made the history of both of these come alive and was able to use teaching strategies that worked with all age groups and experience levels. Cannot recommend highly enough.
The tour was AMAZING!!!!!
We had Daniel as a guide. He is a very warm, kind, nice and talented person. He knew very well how to captivate his audience and make this tour a highly memorable experience! I really would like to thank our guide for being so wonderful and for making this experience the best visit in New York!
Our guide was named Daniel. If you get him on this tour, you won the lottery. Such a lovely and funny guy, I had a blast during the whoooole tour. This tour I recommend it for anyone visiting New York, worth every penny. It last 2-3hrs and the visit to the Ellis Island is optional but surprisingly almost everyone on my group stayed thanks to Daniel. I will never forget him and the real meaning of the Statue of Liberty.
