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Private Statue of Liberty Tour: Exclusive Access
4.8
337 Ratings
New York
Experience the ultimate Statue of Liberty tour with exclusive access and a personal guide. Discover the history and significance of this iconic landmark and visit Ellis Island, a symbol of American immigration. Book now!
Experience the ultimate Statue of Liberty tour with exclusive access and a personal guide. Discover the history and significance of this iconic landmark and visit Ellis Island, a symbol of American immigration. Book now!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Statue of Liberty - An international symbol of hope and freedom
- Ellis Island - The main immigration processing center for the United States from 1892-1924
- Battery Park - Historic Battery Park
- Castle Clinton National Monument - former fort with a colorful history
- Statue of Liberty - An international symbol of hope and freedom
- Ellis Island - The main immigration processing center for the United States from 1892-1924
- Battery Park - Historic Battery Park
- Castle Clinton National Monument - former fort with a colorful history
What's Included
- Guided Tour of Ellis Island Grounds
- Guided Tour of Battery Park
- Private tour
- Guided Tour of Liberty Island
- Personal expert guide
- Statue Ferry Ticket
- Guided Tour of Ellis Island Grounds
- Guided Tour of Battery Park
- Private tour
- Guided Tour of Liberty Island
- Personal expert guide
- Statue Ferry Ticket
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Pedestal and Crown Access is not included
- Gratuities
- Pedestal and Crown Access is not included
Additional Information
Avail a unique, private, 4-hour tour granting exclusive access to the Statue of Liberty. Led by your own personal guide, hear the story of how a symbol of friendship offered to the United States evolved into one of the contemporary world’s marvels. After this exhilarating trip to the monument, embark on a brief boat journey to Ellis Island and discover…
Avail a unique, private, 4-hour tour granting exclusive access to the Statue of Liberty. Led by your own personal guide, hear the story of how a symbol of friendship offered to the United States evolved into one of the contemporary world’s marvels. After this exhilarating trip to the monument, embark on a brief boat journey to Ellis Island and discover the rich narratives of one of the most famed and busy immigration centers in America. Included in the tour are entrance charges and a round-trip ferry ticket.
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Duration is subject to ferry schedule and time guest wishes to spend on Ellis Island
- Food and drink is available for purchase on the Statue Ferry, Liberty Island, and Ellis Island
- A moderate amount of walking is involved, please wear appropriate shoes
- Operates in various weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Photography is allowed, however monopods or tripods are not allowed
- No weapons of any kind are allowed at the statue (including pocket knives, pepper spray, Swiss Army knives, etc.). There is no place to check these items before going through security, so please leave these items at home
- Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at least 21 years of age.
- Pedestal and Crown Access is not included.
Location
1 Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Your guide will be on the steps outside of the north entrance of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House (Museum of the American Indian), holding a white flag with a blue checkered border with our logo. This is the entrance facing the buildings in Manhattan with 4 statues.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(337 Ratings)
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Beth_g
Jun 5, 2025
History buffs will love! - Fabulous and informative. Lots of walking and standing which is great we loved it but kids will need to stand or walk the 2+ hours and be out in the elements. Dress for the weather and it can be cold and windy on your 3 ferry rides: NYC battery park to liberty-liberty to Ellis island-Ellis island back to battery park. Our early June weather was perfect as was our Tour guide John! He is incredibly knowledgeable and very interesting.
Ellis island is kind of meh but if you are looking to trace your roots it is great. The entire Ellis island area is getting a facelift
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Gretchen
Jun 3, 2025
Amazing historical tour - Cameron was an amazing guide! He shared so much history with us and patiently answered our many questions. We would book again with Cameron in a heartbeat. Thank you so much for a wonderful tour of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island!
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Katia
May 28, 2025
Absolutely awesome visit to the Statue of Liberty with Juliette, our passionate, smiling and ultra-scalable guide! - We leave with our heads full of beautiful images... and a little prouder of our knowledge of Franco-American history 🇺🇸🇫🇷
Thank you Juliette, you were the true light of Liberty Island! 🔥🗽
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Claire_a
May 25, 2025
Great trip with a great guide - Our guide Michael was excellent! He was great at guiding us through the lines and knew all the best spots to avoid the heavier crowds. He was super knowledgeable and made the trip very memorable.
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Cheri_s
May 3, 2025
Learned a lot! - Patrick was an excellent guide. He was very friendly and knew his history well! He let us customize the time we had with him to what we interested us. We had a very nice day! The things I wish I had known were 1) that you cannot go into the actual Statue of Libery without buying a separate ticket way in advance AND 2) that at the end of the tour, the line to get back on the ferry was going to be very long. In all, we had a great trip and would do it again!
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Timmq9625dt
Apr 20, 2025
We explored battery park and both liberty island and Eliis island - It was probably the best tour I’ve ever taken our tour guide was more than knowledgeable about the history of everything we visited. It was like having a 4 hour history lesson me and my wife learned so much from our tour guide. He was able to also keep it upbeat and interesting the entire time. Thank you John from top dog
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Darcy_s
Apr 18, 2025
Make sure to request Cameron - It was a wonderful tour. Cameron was an excellent tour guide. He was knowledgeable and very engaging. He also gave us soo much information about the city and helped us get on the right subway even though he had to make an extra transfer.
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Mary_m
Apr 2, 2025
Best tour ever for elderly sisters - Excellent historical perspective of Ellis and Statute of Liberty.
Patrick Kelly did an excellent job of engaging us for 5 hours.
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Jim_z
Mar 30, 2025
Exceeded Expectations - If finances allow for a private, guided tour - do it, and do it with Viator/Big Dog.
We were fortunate to have John as our private guide; he was terrific. Personable, engaging, funny, and very informative, the 4.5 hours flew bye!
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Zoe_m
Mar 25, 2025
Amazing tour, even more incredible tour guide - Cameron! - Seeing the Statue of Liberty was on my 82 year old immigrant mother's bucket list and of course, the Statue itself is amazing. What made it the MOST amazing was our wonderful tour guide Cameron. He was knowledgeable, kind, patient and helpful. If my mother and I could have had him as our personal tour for all of the rest of our trip through New York we would have. He was our angel on the tour and we could not praise him more highly.
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