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Islands & Harbor Bike Tour
5.0
100 Ratings
Portsmouth
Join us for the Portsmouth Bike Tour and explore historic gardens, parks, and New Castle Island. Experience the beauty of the Piscataqua River, Atlantic Ocean, lighthouses, and forts while hearing interesting stories about the area.
Duration:
2 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Prescott Park - We’ll tell a brief story about the Prescott Sisters and Piscataqua River
- Peirce Island - Will pass through Peirce Island.
- Wentworth by the Sea - We’ll stop to speak about the Historic Hotel
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Four Tree Island - We`ll make a brief stop to discuss the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and the famous Piscataqua River.
- Great Island Common - Briefly stop to talk about the 7 forts, Isle of Shoals and anything else that catches our attention.
- Fort Stark State Historic Site - We’ll briefly talk about “Live Free or Die” Captain John Stark and the first settlement.
What's Included
- Bicycle and Helmet
- Expert Guide
What's Not Included
- Tips and Gratuities
Additional Information
This is our flagship bike tour and a great way to see the “best of Portsmouth and New Castle Island” in an easy-moderate experience. Book direct and save. There are several islands off Portsmouth and worth exploring! You will leave the hustle and bustle of Market Square and head to the waterfront. You will pedal through the charming islands, gardens, and lush parks, and over to New Castle Island where the vast Atlantic Ocean greets you. Your guide will stop to share fascinating stories of fishing, shipbuilding and fortifications. Highlights:
Ride along the river out to New Castle Island
Visit New Castle Island
Visit Great Island Common
Visit Fort Stark to hear about the father to our state motto “Live Free or Die”
Visit Four Tree & Pierce Islands
Visit Prescott Park
At your selected departure time, meet 30 minutes before your tour start time. You’ll hear about the rules of the road, bike safety, and bike operation. Tours will leave on time.
Location
43 Middle Street
Middle Street
Meet at the John Paul Jones House Historic House Garden
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Nesop13
Jun 19, 2024
Sunny bike tour in Portsmouth - We had a wonderful time, touring the coast and area on this bike tour. Our tour guide Steven was informative, friendly, and very helpful in making sure that everybody was safe. The bikes were very comfortable and fit well. This was a wonderful way to see so much of the surrounding area and have an amazing experience. We recommended highly.
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Matam85
May 26, 2024
Amazing tour !! Highly recommend !! - Excellent bike tour of Portsmouth and surrounding areas. Tour guide was amazing and made the tour very fun. I recommend 100%.
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Cindygs1775cp
May 18, 2024
Great activity! - Would recommend! We did the 2-2.5 hr islands and harbor tour. It was fun and informative. Our tour guide Marcus was a wealth of information and had that classic tour guide humor that keeps you entertained. It was a wonderfully pleasant way to spend the morning and explore Portsmouth.
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Onair418790
May 8, 2024
Great views, fun ride and an amazing tour guide - We had a fabulous time with Dawn. She has a wealth of knowledge on area history, tailored the ride to our abilities and gave us great tips for exploring more of the city. Bikes are new and perfectly adjusted to each rider. Highly recommend!
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Alison_s
May 4, 2024
Would Def Ride Again! - It was such a great experience, from the guide(s) Dawn and Tammy, learning about the history of Portsmouth and surrounding communities we could have spent all day with them. Tammy in particular because she was our actual "ride guide". It was not over strenuous for a 70 and 60 year old who have not been on a bike in 40+ years! If we ever felt "whipped" Tammy was great and planned a few minute rest stop with additional area information. The day was sunny, cool (50's) and a Friday morning (not much traffic for the few roads we did have to travel on). Only thing I might add would be if there was a tour "option" for our guide to take & join us for lunch at a local restaurant - because more info with local flavor would be a stp above!
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Robinbergeron
Oct 2, 2023
10/10 recommend - My friend and I ended up needing something to do in Portsmouth. We luckily stumbled upon a bike tour and had the best time! Our guide, Tammy, was AMAZING! So knowledgeable and fun! I definitely want to take another tour when I’m back in town. This as an absolute must do!
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Audrey_r
Sep 18, 2023
Outstanding! - The entire bike ride was comfortably paced and not rushed, including stopping to get water and a bathroom break. It was scenic from start to finish and very relaxing. Marcus was laid back and passionate regarding the area and history of Portsmouth and New Castle, New Hampshire. Looking over the Piscataqua River to Maine was cool. I will be back for another tour and found a beautiful, scenic park off the beaten path to spend the day at picnicking and watching the boats sail by. Rich in history and beauty!
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Cheryl
Aug 26, 2023
Fun bike tour! - Loved everything but especially the island. Beautiful day. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the history with great stories to share!
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Z3555dosarahb
Aug 11, 2023
Great Tour for Inexperienced Cyclists - The tour was excellent. This was my first time on a bicycle with gears, and it was my first time riding a bike in almost 20 years. Our tour guide, Paul, was energetic and knowledgeable. The scenery was beautiful and the hills were not too bad! I would highly recommend the tour.
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Meander483937
Jul 25, 2023
Great Ride! - Great time with Marcus our tour guide.
We had fun, learned lots of history about Portsmouth and we were safe!
Terrific morning … well spent!
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