Washington DC VIP Tour with Reserved Access
About this activity
Highlights
- Priority access to U.S. Capitol Building
- Guided tour of National Archives
- Scenic boat cruise along Potomac River
- Visit to Lincoln Memorial
- Explore Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Full description
Included / Excluded
- Priority entry to the U.S. Capitol Building
- Guided tour of the National Archives
- Boat cruise along the Potomac River
- Lunch at waterfront restaurants
Meeting point
Start Location
Unknown location
Important information
Know before you book
- The tour is not wheelchair accessible.
- Strollers may not be accommodated on the tour.
- Food and drinks are not allowed through security at the U.S. Capitol and National Archives.
Know before you go
- Wear comfortable walking shoes as the tour involves walking to get an up-close look at the monuments.
- Bring a valid ID for entry into government buildings.
- Arrive at the meeting point no later than 8:15 AM for check-in.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Accessibility
- Service Animals Allowed
- Easy Public Transport
- Infants Required On Laps
Good to know
- Walking is involved to get an up-close look at the monuments (comfortable shoes are recommended)
- Strollers may not be accommodated on tour
- Security restrictions at the US Capitol and National Archives Buildings prevent any food or drinks being brought through security
- During peak season, security lines are long, and as such, arriving ahead of time is highly encouraged
- Tour Departure Times Are Subject to Change Due to Local Traffic Conditions
- Please Arrive at the Meeting Point No Later Than 8:15 AM For Check-In
- No food allowed on buses (snacks are fine!)
- 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
- Convertible buses switch from open-tops to glass-tops between October and March due to colder temperatures
Traveler reviews
Great day
Very educational. Our guide was fantastic. A great way to see a lot of DC on one day. Highly recommend
Well worth the money! Highlight of our trip.
This tour was the highlight of our trip. Nick our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable about all the places we visited and kidded with the group the whole day. I was blown away with everything we saw in just one day. And truly loved being told the meaningfulness behind the design of the monuments before we got to them and then having the freedom to just take it in as we were onsite. Early access to the Capital Building was nice. Enjoyed lunch on the wharf at really good restaurant. Our bus driver was absolutely delightful. They kept cold water stocked at all times and reminded us to take use of it to avoid dehydration. We were exhausted by the end of the day so don’t recommend planning anything that evening. Only thing I would change about the trip is taking out the boat cruise and adding Washington Monument instead. Thanks to the team for a great time!
Fantastic and moving tour
Joey and Evan were fantastic tour guides. Thanks, Evan, for putting us on the open-air bus, and Joey for explaining the monuments. For the bus, it would be nice to give her a microphone so we can hear better from the back.
Hot Pink Bus in the City!
It's hard to score this tour. I thought the tour guide, Sam, was great - 5 stars. The bus we were put on, was 0 stars! The tour stated A/C Bus, was the main reason I booked this event. We visited DC during the 250th celebration & also during a very hot 103-degree weather! The bus did not have A/C or even a fan. ==> Pink Bus #52! The bus was like an actual oven. It made this tour miserable, and I was counting how much more of this can I take (waiting for the tour to end)! We should have been notified to given options about this bus problem or even given some sort of refund. For the tour itself --- The White House shouldn't even be a stop. Waste of a stop. You can't see anything due to the very large fence. The tour can put it use to another stop or add time for something else. A few days prior to the tour, it was stated that we were not to "River Tour' segment, instead my voicemail stated, we are replacing it with a stop at the Pentagon. This was in reality wrong; it was a stop at Pentagon City at a shopping mall for lunch. Communication needs to be better.
Family trip to DC
We had a large group ranging in ages from 6 years to 75 years. This was the way to experience the sites. Just enough time at each stop, kids behaved themselves b/c someone else telling them what to do, not mom and dad, telling them where to be and what to do.