In short: the VIP Gossip Girl Tour is a private, chauffeur-driven tour of Gossip Girl filming locations in Manhattan, run by Gossip Girl Tours in New York City. It lasts about 2-3 hours, covers 10 to 15 Upper East Side and Midtown locations from the series, is booked for your group only, and the route is customized before you set off.
The VIP Gossip Girl Tour is our most personal way to see New York City through the lens of the show. It is a private tour of Manhattan's Gossip Girl filming locations, run for your group only, with a chauffeured luxury vehicle, an expert local guide and an itinerary you help shape before you set off.
VIP Gossip Girl Tour at a glance
- What it is
- A private, chauffeur-driven tour of Gossip Girl filming locations.
- Where
- Manhattan, New York City — mainly the Upper East Side, Midtown and Central Park.
- Duration
- About 2-3 hours.
- Private?
- Yes — your group only, no shared seats and no fixed departure time.
- Group size
- Quoted per group rather than per seat; couples, families and small groups.
- Locations
- Typically 10-15 stops, chosen with you before departure.
- Pickup
- Flexible pickup and drop-off anywhere in Manhattan, including hotels.
- Operator
- Gossip Girl Tours, New York City.
- How to book
- By email or phone for a quote; the 2-hour Grand tour books instantly online.
Who operates the VIP Gossip Girl Tour?
The VIP Gossip Girl Tour on this site is operated by Gossip Girl Tours, a New York City-based tour operator that also runs gossipgirltours.com. VIPGossipGirlsTour.com is that operator's own site for its private VIP tours, so you book directly with the operator rather than through a reseller or marketplace. Gossip Girl Tours is an independent sightseeing company and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or licensed by Warner Bros., The CW, HBO or any rights holder of the Gossip Girl series.
What makes this tour VIP and private?
You never share the vehicle or the guide with strangers. There is no fixed departure time to catch and no group to wait for, so the pace follows you: linger on the Met steps for photos, skip a stop you have already seen, or add one that matters to you. Pickup and drop-off are flexible anywhere in Manhattan, including hotels and residences, and the vehicle keeps the experience comfortable in any season.
Who the VIP Gossip Girl Tour is for
It suits couples and small groups celebrating a birthday, anniversary or first visit to New York, families who want a comfortable ride between stops, and long-time fans who want time at each location rather than a quick drive-by. If you would rather have an open-air pedicab ride at a lower price, our Budget, Grand and Friendly tours cover many of the same locations.
Which Gossip Girl filming locations you may see
Because the route is customizable, your guide builds it from the locations you care about most: the Metropolitan Museum of Art steps, the Empire Hotel, Grand Central Terminal, Central Park's Bethesda Terrace and Bow Bridge, the Plaza Hotel and Pulitzer Fountain, Ladurée, and the Upper East Side blocks along Fifth and Madison Avenue used for the Waldorf and Archibald residences. Our guide to Gossip Girl locations in NYC describes the best-known stops in more detail so you can choose before you book.
How the VIP tour differs from our other Gossip Girl tours
Our other tours run 60 minutes to 3 hours by open-air pedicab on a set route with published per-person pricing. The VIP Gossip Girl Tour runs about 2-3 hours in a private vehicle with a chauffeur, has no fixed route, and is quoted per group rather than per seat, so the price depends on group size and how you customize it.
VIP Gossip Girl Tour tickets and booking
The VIP tour is not sold as a per-seat ticket: it is booked as a private tour for your group. Tell us your date, group size, pickup point in Manhattan and any must-see locations, and we confirm availability and a quote directly — booking is by info@gossipgirltours.com or 1 929 462 89 34. We recommend reserving 24-48 hours ahead; last-minute dates are sometimes possible. Bring comfortable shoes and a camera — you get out of the vehicle at the major stops.
Request your VIP Gossip Girl Tour date and we reply with availability and a price for your group. If you would rather book instantly online with published per-person tickets, our Grand Gossip Girl Tour takes bookings straight away.
The bookable VIP experience: the 2-hour Grand Gossip Girl Tour
If you want a VIP Gossip Girl Tour you can book online today, the 2-hour Grand Gossip Girl Tour is our primary bookable VIP experience. It runs privately for your group only, covers the main Gossip Girl filming locations across the Upper East Side, Midtown and Central Park, and is priced at $149 per adult and $129 per child. The bespoke chauffeur-driven VIP tour described on this page remains quote-based and is arranged directly with us.
Book the 2-hour Grand Gossip Girl Tour online or email us for a fully custom VIP itinerary.
The VIP itinerary, stop by stop
A typical VIP route covers 10 to 15 stops in 2-3 hours. These are the ones most guests ask for, and what happened there in the show:
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art steps — the unofficial court of the Upper East Side, where Blair held her lunches and Serena crashed them. The classic photo stop of the tour.
- The Empire Hotel — Chuck Bass's hotel, from the neon sign to the rooftop bar used through the later seasons.
- Grand Central Terminal — where the pilot opens with Serena's return to New York.
- Bethesda Terrace and Bow Bridge, Central Park — the park settings behind some of the show's most-quoted scenes and title sequence shots.
- The Plaza Hotel and Pulitzer Fountain — the Fifth Avenue backdrop for the series' most extravagant moments.
- Ladurée — the macaron stop that fits Blair's taste, and a good pause mid-tour.
- Fifth and Madison Avenue residences — the exteriors used for the Waldorf and Archibald homes, plus the townhouse blocks the cast walked between takes.
- Upper East Side school steps — the exteriors that stood in for Constance Billard and St. Jude's.
VIP private vehicle tour vs. our pedicab tours
| | VIP Gossip Girl Tour | Pedicab tours |
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| Vehicle | Private chauffeur-driven luxury vehicle, enclosed | Open-air pedicab |
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| Group | Your group only, quoted per group | Per-person pricing |
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| Duration | About 2-3 hours | 60 minutes to 3 hours |
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| Route | Fully customizable, add or skip stops | Set route |
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| Departure | Flexible pickup anywhere in Manhattan | Fixed meeting point and time |
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| Weather | Comfortable in any season | Best in mild weather |
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| Booking | By phone or email with a direct quote | Instant online booking |
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Booking with a local operator
Gossip Girl Tours is a New York City-based operator running Gossip Girl filming location tours in Manhattan daily, year-round, with local guides who run the routes themselves. You can reach a real person before you book on 1 929 462 89 34 or at info@gossipgirltours.com, and every VIP booking is confirmed by us directly rather than through a reseller.