Description: If you want something different from the usual walking tour of D.C., try the D.C. Party Shuttle Tours. This 3-hour bus tour gives you a comprehensive look at the monuments and buildings of D.C. They also have a day tour lasting 6 hours. They also provide a licensed, tour guide that gives you education and interesting facts on the people, buildings, and history of DC. Our tour guide, was a man by the name of Mr. B. He was full of information and very funny.
This is not a bus tour where you never get off the bus. We walked a total of about 3 miles and spent adequate time viewing the historical sites. Our guide took us right up to the monuments and educated us instead of leaving us on our own. This was wonderful because we were allowed to ask questions and have them answered at the monuments and on the bus. Since our tour consisted of 7 people we were able to spend more time at each monument and see a few things that are not on the regular tour. I had wanted to see the Vietnam Women's Memorial but found it was not on the tour. I am a nurse and have been touched by stories of nurses serving our armed services. To my surprise, Mr. B took us to see the statue, all I did was mention that 3 of us were nurses. I found the statue amazing and heartwarming. He did not know much about the story of the statue, but I did. I was able to explain the story behind the nurses and the brave women that fought to have the statue erected near the other war memorials. It was great to be able to see something so near to my heart. Thank you Mr. B.
This tour is also smaller than the other we looked at, we only had 7 people. This was small, most of their tours run about 15-20 people.
The night tour costs $30 and the day tour costs $60. This price seems steep, but the fun and education we received was priceless. You can find more information at
www.washingtondcpartyshuttle.comClose