New York Central Park Private Picnic Tour

Located in the heart of Manhattan, Central Park offers a peaceful mixture of lakes, forests, and trails along with amazing sculptures, architecture, and artistic renderings.

This guided tour takes about 2 hours, including various stops near essential attractions of Central Park while our guides provide in-depth narration and stop for photo opportunities at famous sights and hidden gems throughout the tour. See famous landmarks like Bethesda Terrace, Strawberry Fields, Shakespeare Garden, and the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir. As this is a private experience, you can decide what you want to see! After the tour, stop for a luxurious catered picnic with blankets, pillows, lunch boxes, and a customizable food spread of pastries, charcuterie boards, and non-alcoholic beverages.

We offer 6 boxed lunch options: the Signature Box, Vegan Box, Healthy Box, New York Box, Mediterranean Box, and Italian Box. Full descriptions are available in your confirmation email.

Meeting Point

56 W 56th St

56 W 56th St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Please plan to arrive at the location 15 minutes prior to your tour time.

We are located at 56 W 56th Street between 5th and 6th avenue.

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

Wollman Rink

830 5th Ave, New York City, 10065-7001, New York

This public ice rink was proposed in 1946 and opened in 1950. Kate Wollman, a philanthropist, donated approximately six hundred thousand dollars for the construction of the rink.

20 minutes

Central Park Carousel

1802 65th St Transverse, , New York City, 10065, New York

The carousel has 57 hand-carved horses and two chariots. It is one of the largest merry-go-rounds in the United States.

20 minutes

Bethesda Terrace

Mid-Park at 72nd Street, New York City, 10021, New York

Bethesda Terrace and Fountain are the only two of four structures completed during the American Civil War that still stand in Central Park.

20 minutes

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir

85th Street to 96th Street, New York City, 10128, New York

Named for the former first lady, this reservoir is a large feature of the park.

20 minutes

Shakespeare Garden

W. Park Dr. and 79th St. Transverse, New York City, 10024, New York

In 1916, the garden was dedicated to William Shakespeare to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of his death. The garden is on four acres and features many of the 175 plants mentioned in Shakespeare’s works.

20 minutes

Strawberry Fields, John Lennon Memorial

717 Fifth Avenue, New York City, 10022, New York

Strawberry Fields is a memorial dedicated to John Lennon (1940 - 1980) on what would have been his 45th birthday, October 9th 1985. The memorial is a mosaic with the word “Imagine” written on it, an homage to Lennon’s song. The name Strawberry Fields comes from the Beatles song “Strawberry Fields Forever.”

20 minutes

Central Park

Manhattan Borough, from Central Park West to 5th Avenue, New York City, 10022, New York

The catered picnic portion of this experience takes place in the park.

1 hour

What's included:

• Bike Bag
• Helmet (Mandatory)
• Picnic blankets and pillows