Beginner Kayak Tour: Manhattan Skyline
New York, New York
Trip Type: Kayaking & Canoeing
Duration: 60 minutes
Take an incredible beginner 1-hour kayak tour departing just west of Times Square and discover the famous views that typify New York City. Fun in the sun awaits from your own easy-to-use boat. Spend 45 minutes paddling in the Hudson River while enjoying a wide-angle view of Manhattan. To ensure that each person has personalized attention from the guide, each tour is limited to eight people.
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Take an incredible beginner 1-hour kayak tour departing just west of Times Square and discover the famous views that typify New York City. Fun in the sun awaits from your own easy-to-use boat. Spend 45 minutes paddling in the Hudson River while enjoying a wide-angle view of Manhattan. To ensure that each person has personalized attention from the guide, each tour is limited to eight people.A short stroll from Times Square, you will find Manhattan's most popular new attraction, the Hudson River Greenway. Your tour begins at the Manhattan Kayak Boathouse. Check-in at the front desk at least 10 minutes before your tour time, borrow a lock and put your belongings into a locker. Your kayak guide will greet you and outfit you with a life jacket and paddle. Your bottoms will get wet from splashing of your paddle so please bring an extra pair of bottoms to change into afterwards.
At tour time, your tour group of no more than 8 people will form a circle in the green park at the entrance of the boathouse. Your guide will demonstrate how to do basic kayak strokes and go over safety protocols. After 10 minutes, everyone will hop onto a single or double kayak and launch into our protected embayment to practice what you learned. No swim or kayak experience is required to participate in this activity.
Soak in the sun as your guide takes the group out into the Hudson River and heads north or south depending on water currents. Behold the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, VIA Pyramid, Freedom Tower, Goldman Sachs Tower, Jersey City and Hoboken skylines, George Washington Bridge, Statue of Liberty and Trump Towers.
After 45-minutes paddling in the Hudson River, return to the Boathouse with your group. You will get out of your kayak and can use the shower, changing and locker rooms at your disposal. We provide plastic bags for your wet bottoms. There is a vibrant garden with sun chairs on the back deck and you are welcome to relax there or continue onward with your day.
At tour time, your tour group of no more than 8 people will form a circle in the green park at the entrance of the boathouse. Your guide will demonstrate how to do basic kayak strokes and go over safety protocols. After 10 minutes, everyone will hop onto a single or double kayak and launch into our protected embayment to practice what you learned. No swim or kayak experience is required to participate in this activity.
Soak in the sun as your guide takes the group out into the Hudson River and heads north or south depending on water currents. Behold the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, VIA Pyramid, Freedom Tower, Goldman Sachs Tower, Jersey City and Hoboken skylines, George Washington Bridge, Statue of Liberty and Trump Towers.
After 45-minutes paddling in the Hudson River, return to the Boathouse with your group. You will get out of your kayak and can use the shower, changing and locker rooms at your disposal. We provide plastic bags for your wet bottoms. There is a vibrant garden with sun chairs on the back deck and you are welcome to relax there or continue onward with your day.
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