2-daagse Grand Tour van Washington DC
Tour van het Witte Huis, het Capitool en het Smithsonian
Stap bij Union Station aan boord van uw comfortabele bus en luister naar uw buschauffeur die u verhalen vertelt over de geschiedenis van Washington DC en feitjes over de talloze monumenten, musea en gedenktekens. Tijdens uw rit door de stad kunt u gerust vragen stellen.
Zie het Washington Monument, Tidal Basin en J Edgar Hoover Building (hoofdkantoor van de FBI) vanuit uw touringcar en maak foto's bij verschillende bezienswaardigheden, waaronder het National WWII Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr Memorial en Witte Huis. Wandel door het bezoekerscentrum van het Witte Huis om te ontdekken hoe het huis van de Amerikaanse president er van binnen uitziet. Kom meer te weten over de interne werking van de Amerikaanse regering tijdens uw tour door het Capitool.
Breng de middag door in het Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum of het Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, waar u een lunchpauze kunt houden (op eigen kosten). Verken de gigantische collecties in deze spectaculaire musea op uw eigen houtje totdat het tijd is om naar de touringcar te gaan voor uw terugkeer naar Union Station.
Let op: toegang is alleen voor het bezoekerscentrum van het Witte Huis. Tours door het Witte Huis moeten worden geregeld via uw vertegenwoordiger in het congres.
Mount Vernon en middagtramtour
In de ochtend reist u per touringcar vanaf Union Station naar Virginia voor een bezoek aan Mount Vernon, de elegante plantagewoning van George Washington. Kom bij het Donald W Reynolds Museum en Education Center meer te weten over het leven van de eerste Amerikaanse president via interactieve displays, korte films en honderden persoonlijke bezittingen. In het nabijgelegen Alexandrië bezoekt u Christ Church, een 18de eeuwse kerk die door verschillende Amerikaanse presidenten is bezocht. Geniet van lunch in het Old Town Alexandria (op eigen kosten).
In de middag stapt u in de tram naar Arlington National Cemetery, waar duizenden soldaten die vochten in Amerikaanse oorlogen hun laatste rustplaats hebben gevonden. Bezoek het graf van de onbekende soldaat en zie hoe het derde infanterieregiment van de Verenigde Staten de aangrijpende ceremoniële wisseling van de wacht uitvoert. Uw becommentarieerde tramtour brengt u ook naar de graven van president John F Kennedy en zijn broer, Robert F Kennedy.
Eindig uw dag met een andere bustour die zich richt op de gedenktekens in Washington DC. Rijd langs het Pentagon en het Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima), Korean War Memorial en Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Keer rond 16:00 uur terug naar Union Station.
- Transport by coach and tram
- English-speaking driver/guide
- Local taxes
- Entry/Admission - George Washington's Mount Vernon
- Entry/Admission - Arlington National Cemetery
- Overnight accommodation
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Infant rates apply, provided they do not occupy a seat
- If the wheelchair is collapsible (i.e. can fold up) and the passenger is able to walk onto the bus, the passenger can take any coach tour without making any special arrangements
- If the passenger is confined to the wheelchair or it is not collapsible, the passenger or their agent will need to contact the tour operator two weeks prior to the departure of their tour to request a coach with a wheelchair lift. The contact details for the tour operator will be on your voucher once you have a confirmed booking
- Best of DC Availability: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9 hours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Mount Vernon/ Arlington National Cemetery Availability: Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
We had the 2 day tour. Mount Vernon and Arlington tours were wonderful! Our second day was the Best of DC tour and was too rushed...not enough time at the stops, monuments especially. Also instructions for arrival time first day were not accurate..arrived an hour too early and second day tour was delayed by 45 minutes because tour bus too small to accommodate guests...had to wait for another bus to arrive. Bus drivers were very knowledgable!!!
Was a brilliant tour. Day one round Washington, day two - Arlington and Mount Vernon. Thoroughly recommended.
It was a great experience, and the drivers were absolutely wonderful. they were knowledgeable and adjusted beautifully to weather conditions and the desires of all of us on the trip. I would highly recommend this to anyone visiting D.C.
This tour is was amazing and I loved all the stops, on my second day to Arlington and Mt Vernon, I think the stop times should have been more equally. I could have had more time at Arlington and less time at Mt Vernon.
Excellent tours. Both days. Different drivers. Both knowledgeable and enjoyable to listen to during our tour. Both went out of their way to add an extra stop for viewing. Each had 27 years experience giving tours of the city! . Gave recommendations throughout the tour to make our visit to D.C. more enjoyable. Only way to capture the full essence of the city and to appreciate all it has within it!!!! UNBELIEVABLE!
My husband and I really enjoyed our 2-day tour experience with Grayline Tours. They were professional, courteous, and very knowledgeable about D.C.! I would highly recommend this company to others. Touring Mount Vernon was more then I expected. There was so much to see!
When booked trip, didn't realise that first day of trip was basically an open top bus tour. Driver was also guide and told things along the route. He was very informative and entertaining but was not what I was expecting. Having booked many Viator trips in many countries I was expecting an individual guide who got off bus with you and explained things along way. This happened on 2nd trip I booked whilst in Washington through Viator at the same time. I just presumed that all trips had their own individual guide and not the job to be the Bus Driver as well. Same happened on 2nd day of trip. Driver, even though excellent and very informative, did not get off the bus with you.