Glass-Top or Open-Top Convertible Bus Tour of DC

Experience the best of Washington, DC on an open-top convertible bus tour. Enjoy panoramic views, expert narration, and a leisurely cruise on the Potomac River.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • United States Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center - Starts/Ends

  • U.S. Capitol Visitor Center - Guided Walking Tour of the U.S. Capitol Building (outside only)

  • White House - Guided Stop (outside only)

  • National World War II Memorial - Guided Stop

  • Jefferson Memorial - Guided Stop

  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial - Drive By

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial - Guided Stop

  • Korean War Veterans Memorial - Guided Walking Tour of Korean War Veterans Memorial

  • Lincoln Memorial - Guided Stop

  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Guided Walking Tour of Vietnam Veterans Memorial

  • Georgetown - Apr 1 to Oct 15. We’ll spend some time at beautiful Georgetown Waterfront Park for a lunch break. Off-Peak (Oct 16 – Mar 31) Lunch at Pentagon City Mall

What's Included
  • Bottled water provided
  • Travel in style with a glass-top or open-top convertible bus
  • Seasonal Potomac River boat cruise (available April 1 to October 15)
  • Enjoy live, onboard commentary during your tour
  • Proficient English-speaking tour guide/driver
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Explore Washington, DC, like never before with USA Guided Tours’ Open-Top Convertible Bus Tour! Our one-of-a-kind outdoor discovery journey takes place in our glass-top, convertible Mercedes-Benz Sprinter—the first of its kind in the country’s capital!

Jump onboard to experience breathtaking panoramic vistas with a knowledgeable tour guide who doubles as your driver and storyteller. The trip kicks off with an exploration of the National Mall where you can see the United States Capitol, White House, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial, among other key sights while driving past and learning about other meaningful landmarks. Additionally, you will traverse through Embassy Row, Georgetown, and Northern Virginia on picturesque paths.

Regardless of the season or weather, our tour is always operational. The glass top of our vehicle is fully waterproof and hermetically sealed when shut, ensuring sudden climatic or temperature shifts are no issue.

Add an extra touch of novelty to your trip with a peaceful boat ride on the Potomac River (seasonal: Apr 1 to Oct 15) that this tour offers.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Shuttle buses and vans do not have storage for accommodating carry-on bags or baby strollers. Please only bring purses, briefcases, or backpacks for your tour.
  • No food allowed on buses (snacks are fine!).
  • Convertible buses switch from open-tops to glass-tops between Oct 15 - Mar 15 due to colder temperatures.
  • The tour price includes a boat cruise, and tourists will have the opportunity to purchase lunch at one of several waterfront restaurants in the summer.
  • In off-peak season (Oct 16 – Mar 31), instead of boat cruise and Georgetown stop, we’ll have lunch at Pentagon City Mall
Location
701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Starts/Ends at U.S. Navy Memorial
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Maya_j
Aug 1, 2024
Best time with Evan and Eugene - I did this tour with my daughter and We did it with Evan and Eugene and we had such an amazing experience. Evan have deep knowledge about everything in the area and all the sites we visited. He also gave us great tips and recommendations about other places to visit and restaurants. . Eugene made our ride very easy and kept us cool since it was very hot. I did this tour back in june with different tour guide and it wasn’t as great as this one with Evan and Eugene. I am planning to come back in March to see the cherry blossom close to MLK junior.
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U1307pdsusana
Jul 28, 2024
DC In A Day! - I had one day to experience DC. Our tour guide Nick was great! He was so informative and funny. I feel like I got to see so much in a short period of time. I really appreciate Nicks stories. It made the trip even better.
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Amandarv3398pa
Jun 7, 2024
Best DC viewing - Loved this tour! Chris was fantastic. So knowledgeable and fun! Would recommend to anyone looking to see the big attractions. Thanks Christopher for a great tour!
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Trek09070530091
Jun 5, 2024
Greatest Guide Alive!!! - Our driver Christopher was pretty amazing. He was very knowledgeable and told great stories about the scandles, history, and happenings of the DC area. He was well prepared with cool spring waters for all th guests and ponchos for us when it rained. He took care for us who parked in different places at the end of the tour. Bravo Christopher!!!
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453caraj
May 24, 2024
Lifesaver - Nick and Lenard made the tour! We only had one day in DC and we got so much in thanks to this tour. Nicks stories and commentary during the tour was amazing.
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Connector569219
May 18, 2024
Excellent Driver Dion with DC nighttime tour - We took the nighttime DC Monuments tour this week in their open top bus that held 15 people. Dion was our drive and commentator. He provided detailed history about each monument and was able to answer any questions that were asked! We had brief stops by at each monument to take pictures. It was a fantastic tour! In addition at night, it’s not so hot as during the day, plus the monuments are lit up for wonderful picture taking! Truly the best way to tour in the summer months!
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Phillt325lp
Apr 25, 2024
A great tour - Fantastic tour. Highly recommend. Do this tour first on your visit then you can decide what you would like to go back too. Brittney and Calvin were awesome and gave us tips on museums and what to expect.
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Eileen_m
Jul 24, 2024
Washington DC glass top van it’s not a bus it’s a van it’s about 15 to 20 people - For the most part, we enjoyed the entire tour however, I felt that it was a little rushed. Some people didn’t get back to the bus on time which cut our time for lunch and I didn’t appreciate that. Therefore, we didn’t really get to explore the harbor. restaurants we just had a grab something and go, there is an extreme amount of walking just so you are aware we walked approximately 20,000 steps. The road ride on the bus was probably less than the amount of steps that you have to physically walk so in Perimeter shambles Essence the bottom line is you can take the $30 cheaper one because you’re really not on the bus that long and you really don’t get to see that much , and also it was steaming out. It was steaming hot about 90 some degrees. The bus was a newer bus. It was a Mercedes van so it held about 15 to 20 people and they did supply bottled cold water the entire time which was plus.
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Ellenr7112018
Jul 16, 2024
False Advertising - The actual tour guide and Bus driver were amazing! The itinerary was a whirlwind overview of all the monuments in DC. Sadly, the heat index temperature that day was 106 degrees. Less than an hour before the tour, we received a message that we were in an open air bus and advised us to bring sunscreen, etc. The trip we signed up for was a climate controlled glass topped bus. We traveled three hours that morning to get to the tour, assuming it was in a climate controlled glass topped bus. USA tours offered to reschedule this for us, but my grandkids from Texas were only here for that day. No refunds were available and I had upgraded to reserve a seat in the climate controlled glass topped bus. USA blames the false advertising on TripAdvisor.
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Klauswerner_m
Jul 16, 2024
we would do it again, but on a day not so hot - The trip in the small group in the open minibus was very nice. Our guide was nice and funny. In addition to the facts, he always had suitable anecdotes up his sleeve. The stops at the sights were sufficiently long and the foot tour was accompanied by the guide. The free cold water was necessary, it was very hot. The boat tour was rather disappointing and unnecessary. Unfortunately, the last stop at the Capitol was canceled because the police had closed all access roads. That's why we didn't get back to the starting Point also. The tour then ended at the National Archives.
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