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Mount Vernon Tour: Explore George Washington's Estate
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Embark on a historical day trip to Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington. Explore the mansion, gardens, and farms, and learn about colonial life on this guided tour.
Embark on a historical day trip to Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington. Explore the mansion, gardens, and farms, and learn about colonial life on this guided tour.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee - Pass by the childhood home of Robert E. Lee.
- Lee-Fendall House - Drive by the Lee-Fendall House in Old Alexandria.
- George Washington’s Mount Vernon - Upon arrival, watch a brief introduction video. Them take a tour of George Washington’s Mansion. After your tour, you’ll have free time to explore the rest…
- Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee - Pass by the childhood home of Robert E. Lee.
- Lee-Fendall House - Drive by the Lee-Fendall House in Old Alexandria.
- George Washington’s Mount Vernon - Upon arrival, watch a brief introduction video. Them take a tour of George Washington’s Mansion. After your tour, you’ll have free time to explore the rest of the estate at your leisure before returning back to DC.
Food Court and Gift Shop available at this location.
- Alexandria’s Christ Church - Pass by Alexandria’s Christ Church
- Old Town Waterfront - Pass by Old Town Waterfront in Alexandria
- 523 Queen St - Smallest TOWN HOUSE in Old Town
- George Washington Memorial Parkway - A drive on the parkway all the way to the Mansion
- 508 Cameron St - George washington’s Town House
- King Street & South Washington Street - GORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC TEMPLE
What's Included
- Half-Day trip to George Washington’s Mount Vernon from Washington DC
- Entry fees to the estate and reserved time to tour George Washington’s Mansion
- Scenic drive through Old Alexandria with sights including the home of Robert E. Lee
- Watch an introductory video upon arrival at Mount Vernon
- Enjoy the freedom to explore the estate at your leisure
- Knowledgeable Licensed Tour Guide accompanying the tour
- Half-Day trip to George Washington’s Mount Vernon from Washington DC
- Entry fees to the estate and reserved time to tour George Washington’s Mansion
- Scenic drive through Old Alexandria with sights including the home of Robert E. Lee
- Watch an introductory video upon arrival at Mount Vernon
- Enjoy the freedom to explore the estate at your leisure
- Knowledgeable Licensed Tour Guide accompanying the tour
What's Not Included
- Lunch (food court available at Mount Vernon)
- Gratuities
- Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
- Lunch (food court available at Mount Vernon)
- Gratuities
- Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
Additional Information
Join this educational tour that narrates the life of George Washington, the inaugural president of the United States, as we walk through Mount Vernon, his residence for more than four decades. On this historic site, you will get a chance to explore the mansion, landscaped gardens, farms and other structures that represent life during the colonial period…
Join this educational tour that narrates the life of George Washington, the inaugural president of the United States, as we walk through Mount Vernon, his residence for more than four decades. On this historic site, you will get a chance to explore the mansion, landscaped gardens, farms and other structures that represent life during the colonial period on a majestic estate. The tour concludes with a bus journey through Old Town Alexandria, visiting numerous crucial historical sites, some of which were frequented by George Washington himself.
- Tours depart from 400 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20001, USA. Tour operator details provided on your ticket after purchase.
- Accessibility: our vehicles are unable to accommodate wheelchairs unless the passenger is able to stand and board the bus
Location
400 New Jersey Ave NW
New Jersey Avenue Northwest
Meet your tour guide at the Hyatt Regency Hotel (close to Union Station Metro).
Address: 400 New Jersey Ave. NW Washington DC 20001
Please plan to arrive at least 10 minutes prior to tour start time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Stephane_t
Oct 4, 2024
A Must Visit in Washington - Knowledgeable staff, impeccably well preserved, all by a volunteer based non-profit organization. Well worth the time!
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Bevb316
Sep 24, 2024
BEAUTIFUL - Private donations have kept this BEAUTIFUL home of George Washington alive! Tours are VERY well told by Docents dressed in period clothes . Grandkids loved it!
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834kaitlync
Sep 22, 2024
Great experience; totally worth it! - We loved getting a ride down to Mt. Vernon with Loba Tours. We looked at using public transport but we definitely feel we got our money’s worth by booking this service instead. The drive takes about 30 mins (instead of over an hour on public transport) and we felt three hours was just right for seeing the highlights of Mt Vernon. Robert was a great guide who improved the quality of our experience, especially by showing us around Alexandria. Five stars; we loved it!
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Bonnie_s
Sep 9, 2024
Very Awesome - Really informative driver and a awesome experience. Learned lots of history about George Washington.
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David_h
Sep 20, 2024
Really informative good... - Really informative good guide would definitely recommend this trip. We used Viator on a trip to Las Vegas which is why we used them again.
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Perry
Sep 16, 2024
Mount Vernon trip - Loved the venue and history. Plenty to see and do but needed more time to see more. Having seen the place it would have been better to do a day trip
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Kevin_n
Oct 8, 2024
Patience - I was two mins late for the bus because parking was very difficult to find. It took off without my group. I was looking forward to having a guide talk about the history of the stops. I thought I would be okay under 5 mins.
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Jeffrey_p
Sep 27, 2024
Not as advertised - Mount Vernon and NO Alexandria walking tour - Dirty and smelling mini bus arrived late even though we were instructed to arrive 20 minutes before tour start.
Friendly and talkative driver.
Driver drove very safely and at least kindly stopped at Alexandria for we 5 guests to walk around for 15 minutes.
Rude, unenthusiastic and unfriendly tour guide at Mount Vernon.
Viator and tour operators’ website inaccurate and misleading as no walking tour with well qualified guide did not, and apparently never has (according to the driver and his boss) happened.
Driver kindly dropped us at our hotel.
Nearly $100 x 2 for our overall tour that delivered a $28 Mount Vernon admission ticket each plus a taxi ride to and from Mount Vernon including a drive through Alexandria (approx 20 miles max each way) seems rather excessive.
Definitely NOT what was advertised!
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Angelina_a
Sep 22, 2024
Not worth it - This was just an expensive uber, not actually a tour at all.
This was very misleading.
You get picked up, dropped off to Mt Vernon, then given your tickets (driver literally buys them at the kiosk, you can do this yourself for the same price that they do) and you go off and explore on your own, you then get a meeting time to meet back, and get dropped back to the area you was picked up from.
The time given wasn't enough, so you might aswell just get an uber so then you have more free will on how long you want to stay at Mt Vernon, we only got 3 hours there.
It would have been half the price if we got an Uber ourselves there and back, and just paid for the tickets at the kiosk.
The Old town Alexandria day trip, was just a drive through the town, on the way to Mt Vernon... not worth it! Get an Uber yourself or take the metro so you can actually get to explore Alexandria!!
The driver was friendly and told us some facts along the way, however this wasn't enough to justify the price paid. Plus don't forget to take into account the tip you have to give.
Mt Vernon itself was amazing, definitely recommend going, just not with this 'tour'
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Bert_g
Sep 15, 2024
Don’t waste your money on this one. - This was not a tour. This was a lousy bus trip with a verbally incoherent and unsafe driver. There was zero to this trip that could not have been done better with an Uber. We were dropped off at the Mount Vernon visitor Center and picked up after.
The driver even told us he was quitting to drive a school bus. I wouldn’t want him driving my kids. He just doesn’t have the skills.
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