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Hidden Harbor Tours® go behind the scenes to places most people never see.

  
What Are They?   l   Where Do They Go?  l   Types of Tours

 

 

HIDDEN HARBOR TOURS®

Now! Two different Tours

Tour 1 - The Working Harbor of New York and New Jersey
Featuring the giant container ports in Newark Bay

Tour 2 - Brooklyns Maritime Past, Present & Future
Featuring the birthplace of intermodal shipping and plans for the future

Here are the dates & times for our 2010 series of Summer Sunset Hidden Harbor Tours®:

Working Harbor of New York and New Jersey
17 August - 6:15 pm

Brooklyns Maritime Past, Present & Future
13 July - 6:15 pm and 14 September - 6:00 pm

Tickets are on sale now. Link Here to purchase

A couple of notes about our boat tours:

  • The tour does not take place on a tug.
    -The vessel is Zephyr, a large luxurious excursion vessel.
    -Charter tug rides are available by contacting John@WorkingHarbor.org.
  • Other tug rides will be offered soon Zephyr is wheelchair accessible on the first deck, including heads (bathrooms).
  • Price includes 1 free domestic beer, wine or soft drink.
    -Hot dogs, pretzels, chips and nachos available for purchase.
  • There are parking lots & metered parking at the Seaport.
  • Narration by Capt Doswell plus guests from the maritime industry (names to be announced).

 

Look here for special additional tours as well

What Are They?

The primary activity of WHC is the sponsorship of tours of New York and New Jersey's working waterfront – places that are normally hidden from the eyes of most area residents and visitors. We call them Hidden Harbor Tours®.

We offer these tours throughout the summer, typically from May to October. Tours are narrated by people who know the harbor intimately - tugboat captains, maritime historians and other experts. We visit places like the tugboat berths in Erie Basin and Kill Van Kull, container, breakbulk, oil and car ports in Brooklyn and New Jersey, Newtown Creek and many other locations. The world of working maritime vessels and facilities is both fascinating as well as vitally important to the area's economic well being. Want to know where your Toyota came in? How the ingredients for your chocolate bar got here? How your trash is removed? Welcome to the working waterfront.

Hidden Harbor Tours® are educational, interesting, and most of all, great fun. If you haven't been on one yet, we hope to see you soon. WHC's Hidden Harbor Tours® help fulfill our  mission  to strengthen awareness of the working harbor's history and vitality today, and its opportunities for the future.

 

  


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A tug near the Statue of Liberty. Photo by WHC member and photographer Bernard Ente on a recent Hidden Harbor Tour.
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