Lower East Side Private Walking Tour
Discover how the Lower East Side evolved as it welcomed wave after wave of immigrants, including the Irish, Germans, Eastern Europeans, Italians, Chinese, and Latin Americans. Learn about life in the tenements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. You will see what people endured to come to America and learn how they lived, worked, and made the best of what they had. Every culture that passed through the Lower East Side has left its mark; discover an intact synagogue from 1887, and another synagogue that is now a Buddhist temple. Before the arrival of the immigrants, the area was a farmland. In fact, Orchard Street on the Lower East Side was named for what it once ran through: Mr. de Lancy’s orchards. Several stops will be made along the way to illustrate the area’s rich history.
Offered Year Round
Duration: 4-Hours
Start Time: Flexible
Meeting Location: Flexible
Activity Level: Easy
Program Highlights Include
- Experience Lower Eastside and receive local tips from your savvy local guide.
- Guide’s gratuity is not included.
- 24-hour support phone number
The starting time and date of the tour are customizable to fit your schedule.
- We recommend a start time of 8am or 9am to beat the crowds at major sites.
- This tour is offered all year round, 7-days a week.
- Restrictions may apply depending on the date and time of the tour.
The starting location of the tour is customizable to fit your schedule. The tour can start at your hotel door step, at a restaurant where you just finished breakfast or lunch, custom location of your liking or pre-determined location in Lower East Side. Pick up or drop off locations outside of Manhattan may accrue additional time & cost.
- Gratuity for the tour guide is not included.
- We can customize the tour and stops to fit your needs upon request.
- 4-hours with a private tour guide.
- This tour will allow guests to explore the history of immigration and the area that once was a Jewish epicenter. Guests will learn about the past and present and mix of influences that has shaped Lower East Side into what it is today. Guests will see quaint cafes and restaurants and the Famous Katz Deli.
- Along the way you may also see: Williamsburg Bridge, various synagogues such as The Bialystoker Synagogue, the Tenement Museum, Bowery Ballroom, Hester Street Fair and Essex Market.
- Any indoor entrances that require a ticket are not included.
- All stops, timing and inclusions of the tour are dependent upon traffic and weather conditions.
Make it 6-hours for an additional cost!
- Add two (2) hours to include one (1) of the following neighborhoods on your tour:
- Chinatown
- Little Italy
- Financial District
- Midtown Manhattan
To make the most of the time an MTA card may be needed. MTA cards can be pre-ordered with BTSQ for an additional cost.
OR
- Add two (2) hours guide service for an additional cost and include one (1) of the following Attraction Entrances during your tour. Ask your BTSQ Sales Representative for rates for add-on attractions admission tickets:
- Regular Admission to the Tenement Museum
- Regular Admission to the Museum at Eldridge Street
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- Private Walking Tour of Central Park
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Make it Custom!
- Have any special interests? We can curate this Experience and pair you with a specialized tour guide to fit your needs. Topics range from horticulture, art, culinary, pop culture, architecture, history, or something we have never heard of! An additional research fee and specialized guide fee may apply.
Starting from: $599
