Ellis Island Family Heritage Tour with Family Crest Keepsake
About this experience
Connect with the past, celebrate your ancestry, and leave with a family crest during this personalized Ellis Island experience!
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What's Included
- Virgin Gifts exclusive
- 2-hour personalized tour led by an expert guide
- Retrace your ancestors steps on Ellis Island, ferry included
- Receive your family's immigration records during the tour
- Take home your story in a leather case, complete with your family crest!
What happens on the day
Step into the past and uncover your family story on Ellis Island!
Your 2-hour experience kicks off outside Castle Clinton National Monument in Battery Park. Here, you’ll meet your expert guide for a personalized tour tracing your family’s roots to Ellis Island. Through meticulous research, your guide will uncover your ancestor’s ship records and immigration documents.
Midway through your tour, you’ll receive your family’s records, all presented in a stunning leather case with your family’s crest on the front. For the grand finale, you’ll take the ferry to Ellis Island, where millions, including your family, first set foot in America.
Whether you’re a history buff or simply curious about your roots, this unique tour blends history, heritage, and personal discovery!
Please Note: To ensure the team can properly research your family, this experience must be booked at least four weeks in advance.
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When Do I Choose A Date?
Either yourself or the lucky recipient can make a booking and select dates once you are in receipt of the voucher. You’ll register the voucher, follow the booking instructions, and your experience with us begins!
Year-Round:
Daily - 9:30 AM
Important Details
Essential Information
- All ages welcome
- Ferry tickets are included
- To ensure the team can properly research your family, this experience must be booked at least four weeks in advance
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Returns, Exchanges & Cancellations
Returns
Experience Vouchers that have not been redeemed can be returned hassle-free within 14 days. All refunds will be made to the original purchaser.
Exchanges
Experience Vouchers that have not been redeemed can be exchanged for anything else in our marketplace at any time. If you choose to exchange for an experience that costs more, you'll simply have to pay the difference. If you choose to exchange for an experience that costs less, you'll have a credit towards your next booking with Virgin Gifts.
Cancellation Policy
Once you have received a booking confirmation, all bookings are final. No cancellations or rescheduling requests will be allowed. Failure to appear on your booked date will result in the loss of the value of your experience.
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