This was a great fun tour! It's a bus that takes you all around Baltimore and through towns like Fells Point, Little Italy, Mt. Vernon, and then it goes in the water. They give you duck necklaces and as you are on the tour passing people on the streets you blow your necklace and it quacks. It is very fun for all ages! It was $25 per person but well worth it!

We decided to do the duck tour because we thought the aquarium might be too much walking for my mother, so we decided we would try the Duck Tour, since it looked kinda of fun. We called ahead of time to make reservations and everyone was very helpful. We got our tickets and our quakers and headed to the boat. The kids had fun running around and quacking with there wacky quakers (and so did I). We got our picture taken in front of the Duck before we boarded (which we ended up buying on the way out, since it was just about the whole family). Once we boarded our driver/captain explained the tour and she was very good. I got to play Bill, since there was no one on the tour named Bill, and wear a silly crab hat. What is the significance of Bill you ask? Well every duck has a bill! We really enjoyed the tour because we got to see some Baltimore areas that we never seem to venture to when we go there, as we general go to the Harbour area, Aquarium, take the water taxi, etc. Our captain explained the sights on the way and we quacked back and forth with everyone and quacked out the tunes that were playing on the bus. After going through the different areas of Baltimore such as downtown, fell's point, little Italy, etc, we headed into the water and took a leisurely 5 knot trip past the lighthouse, aquarium, and the harbour area, then back on land for a few more sites and back to our boarding area. The tour lasted approximately 90 minutes. I would recommend this tour especially if you want to see some sights without having to walk to all, or you can pick the areas that you want to head back to later. Having the quackers makes it fun, especially if the other people on the tour quack along with you and to the other songs and to the people on the street!

The driver pulls up in this old rickety WWII troop carrier that looks like a boat, that's called a Duck. This is because it's an amphibious vehicle. Everyone is kinda confused, but he hustles you on through the back (the only way to get in from the ground). The driver turns out to be a great guy, making tons of jokes while being serious about safety and stuff.

Then the tour starts. First they drive around downtown Baltimore, explaining the importance of several obscure, but very interesting buildings and memorials (such as Edgar Allen Poe's grave). Then you visit part of historical Baltimore, which is nice because you don't have to drive there (it's somewhat out of the way).

Finally, the fun part starts, and the driver pulls through an arranged boat dock and steers straight into the inner harbor. The "Ducks" are pretty steady in the water, and the waves in the inner harbor are not big at all, so everyone stays dry and has fun.

At the end of the tour, the driver pulls out of the water straight into the downtown pavilion area and drops you all off. It was tons of fun, and great way to sit down and enjoy Baltimore while also taking a break!