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Private 5th Avenue Hidden Secrets Walking Tour

Experience iconic Fifth Avenue like never before.

Things to know

Thank you for booking directly with us!

Food included on tour

The Kati Roll Company

Try a 1 of a kind Indian street food favorite

Honeybrains @ Saks Fifth Avenue

wet your whistle with a specialty drink made with health, nutrition, and neuroscience in mind

Chip City

Taste a delicious gooey cookie from cookie legends at Chip City!

Tour Highlights:

Experience the world’s most iconic retail avenue and learn the incredible history of this area with a local through engaging storytelling on this exclusive tour. We have partnered with the Fifth Avenue Association to bring you inside some of NYC’s most famous hotels, shops, churches and landmarks.
This walking tour features many of NYC’s most iconic sights, from New York Public Library (those famous lions!) to beautiful retail shops and world-famous Rockefeller Center.
Looking for a new vantage point to see the city? How about 70 floors above NYC? We’ve partnered with Top of the Rock to bring you access to the iconic observation deck & their newest adventure for thrill seekers, The Beam!

FAQ

Our tours vary from 1-2 ½ miles over a 3 hour period. We walk at a leisurely pace and stop frequently to discuss interesting points along the way. 

We do recommend wearing comfortable walking shoes. Keep in mind that you are on your feet for most of the tour. All tours include at least 1 stop where you can sit for your tasting.

The least walking would be attending our Chelsea Market + High Line Tour and opting to skip the High Line walk portion that culminates the tour.

Our Flatiron Food Tour is the least walking (1 mile) followed by Chelsea Market & High Line Food Tour (1.5 miles) Lower East Side (2 miles), and Williamsburg Food Tour (2 miles).

Our public tours are conducted in English with the exception of tours in Spanish offered on Saturdays at 4:30 PM. Outside of this, we can accommodate foreign language private tour bookings. Our guides speak Spanish, Italian and French. If you need a tour in another language, please contact us and let us know.

Absolutely! While you may be familiar with our route and some of the stops, you will also have the opportunity to discover new things about the wonderful neighborhood you live in! Additionally, this tour is an excellent way to entertain out-of-town guests, celebrate a special occasion or encourage professional team building.

We regularly hear from local customers that they found a new favorite spot while on tour with us!

Please fill out our contact form, or email us with details about your group at reservations@likealocaltours.com.

Still have questions? Check out our knowledge base or send us a chat message!

Yes! Booking in advance is required. Our tour guides do not accept cash on site for tickets.

Ready to book a public tour? Click here.

Looking for something more intimate? Book a private tour here. 

Public Tours

Plans sometimes change. We get it; it happens to us too. So we’re happy to provide a hassle-free, 100% refund if you give us 48 hours’ notice.

Inside of 48 hours, we’ve already started preparing for your visit, and can’t easily fill your slot, so we sadly can’t provide you a refund in that case.

Private & Corporate Tours

There is a 10% non-refundable cancellation fee for holding the tour guide and the tour date. The balance of the tour (less the deposit) is fully refundable up to 14 days prior to the tour date. Within the 14 day window, we may be able to issue a partial refund in the form of a credit toward a future tour.

Tours will run rain, snow or shine. We ask that you check the weather forecast and dress accordingly if inclement weather is predicted.

In the case of extreme weather, we will reach out to you if we need to cancel your tour and reschedule you to a time when it is safe!

If you booked directly with us, you should’ve received a confirmation email. Please click ‘change booking’ located directly below the photo/event details. You should be able to modify there. 

If you booked through a third party or reseller, please contact them directly to make the change. This includes booking made through Viator, TripAdvisor, GetYourGuide, Fever, Cozymeal.  

Don’t panic! You can join the tour up to 30 minutes after it has started. Please call us at +1(347)542-7998 and follow the menu options to contact your tour guide. 

They will let you know exactly where you can find the group and join the tour!

You’ll want to make sure to add it to the “whole booking promo code” field, not the individual ticket promo code. See below for an example:
That usually does the trick, but if there is any more issue please reach out to us directly. For quickest response, text us at (347) 542-7998.