Best of Boston Small Group Tour w/Boat Cruise + View Boston

Badge of ExcellenceBoston, USA

5 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

There’s no need to worry about sore feet, buses, driving or missing views on this small-group Boston tour and cruise. Board an air-conditioned minivan and enjoy the driver-guide’s commentary as you see Harvard University, the USS Constitution and more. Visit the Bunker Hill Monument and Quincy Market and finish with a relaxing harbor cruise to admire Boston’s skyline and Tea Party site. With numbers limited to seven and hotel pickup and drop-off included, the tour can’t help but feel personalized.

Small-group Boston tour and harbor cruise with hotel pickup and drop-off
Sightsee by minivan and boat in one tour rather than book two excursions
Visit Bunker Hill and Quincy Market and see Tea Party site from the water
Benefit from a driver-guide’s commentary and group capped at just seven

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off (Boston, MA)
Transport in air-conditioned minivan
Professional driver/guide
Small-group tour (7 maximum)
All attraction costs

Food & Drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

09:00 AM

Pickup details

Can pick up only Downtown Boston, Massachusetts

What To Expect

Bunker Hill Monument

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Boston Harbor

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Harvard University

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

View Boston Observation Deck

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

4.5

219 reviews

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Great tour

Fortune_S, Mar 2024

Bob was great. Easy going and great customer service. I recommend this tour. The boat trip was excellent.

Expensive and not much in it.

Fangyi_Z, Feb 2024

It went not as the ad described: 1. It’s only a little over 3 hours tour rather than 5 hours. 2. There is no boat cruise as the title says. We rode in the van driving through Boston for :sight seeing” without any stopping except at Harvard campus and USS constitution. We booked for two people and it charged $438… could be the most disproportionally expensive tour we have ever signed up through Viator. the only cost included is aquarium admission fee, $34/each person. On the other hand, the driver/guide Bob is funny and very knowledgeable!

Buyer beware!! DO NOT BOOK. There is no cruise and the tour is 3 hours, not 5.

Shelly_G, Feb 2024

BUYER BEWARE. As a frequent traveler for work, I have had the opportunity to experience numerous tours in various cities. Unfortunately, my recent encounter with the Best of Boston Small Group Tour fell short of expectations. The tour, which was priced over $1000, was advertised as a comprehensive 5-hour experience that included a promised harbor cruise. Regrettably, the actual tour lasted only 3 hours and did not feature the expected harbor cruise. This deviation from the advertised itinerary was particularly disappointing considering that there were no apparent unexpected delays or adverse weather conditions that could have justified such omissions. In stark contrast to this disappointing experience, the following day we participated in the Boston Food and History Private Tour, which was priced at $1100, and it surpassed all expectations, marking it as one of the best tours we've ever experienced. Despite the unmet promises of the Best of Boston Small Group Tour, our request for a partial refund due to the incomplete tour was denied. As a result, I intend to escalate this issue by reporting it to my credit card company and lodging a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. It's essential for tour operators to uphold the integrity of their advertised services and provide transparent and fulfilling experiences for their customers. I hope that sharing this feedback will encourage the tour operator to reassess their practices and strive for improved customer satisfaction in the future. Anyone can google my name and contact me; I'll be happy to provide you with additional details.

Best of Boston small group tour

Lance_H, Feb 2024

Theo, our guide was excellent. Very informative and polite. We would definitely recommend this tour especially with this tour guide.

Great Customer Service from Theo!!!!!

Lupita_B, Nov 2023

Theodore was kind enough to look for me as at the beginning of the tour I could not find him at the place of destination and I was originally really sad about missing them. But once he located and called me he was an absolutely wonderful tour guide, very knowledgeable, respectful, funny, nice and we were a small group of three and I could see we all had a wonderful time. Tour was absolutely worth it and I highly recommend having Theo as your Tour Guide he was wonderful and a lot of fun!!!!!!!

The tour guide and the...

Beatrice_L, Nov 2023

The tour guide and the other people were great. Learned allot and laughed a lot. Had a great day on this tour would recommend highly. Please give the highest praise to the tour guide.

Great experience

Randy_P, Oct 2023

Driver was Knowledgeable and fun, we enjoyed the experience and the variety of sites that we visited

No Show, no reason given

jim_b, Oct 2023

Tour operator cancelled a day prior citing no reason or excuse. Very disappointing. This left a void in our tour of Boston and with limited time to reschedule another tour to replace, the day was left to self exploring which was anything but optimal.

Great way to see it all when you only have one day in town.

Mark_S, Oct 2023

Stui made the day! He is so knowledgeable about everything Boston and genuinely cares that you are enjoying yourself. Wicked Pissah!

Touring with Stewy

Jerry_S, Oct 2023

Stewy was a wealth ok knowledge and comedy and was so nice to talk to about Boston. On time and courteous.

Was good overall, would cut down on the Shipyard part. To long, would like to see more of the city.

Nico_M, Oct 2023

The guide and the city and Cambridge tour. The ship part was over rated and boring. Would want more of the city history.

Not satisfied with service

Kim_B, Oct 2023

They told us to be at the meeting place from 8:50-9:00. I called at 9:07 because they had not showed at the pick up. They called back at 9:30 and cancelled my excursion saying they could not do it. They offered to do it another day but I was leaving town that day. It was quite frustrating when you plan something and they cancel the day of.

Great All In One Tour.

Dan_C, Oct 2023

This was a great way to pack multiple tours into one. If you want a private experience this could be the way to do it. Unfortunately on our tour someone that was not in our party had some physical challenges and we had to take them to the emergency room. So its hard to really grade this tour as ours was probably not normal every day events.

Our tour guide was excellent!

Jerry_M, Oct 2023

All of it was excellent and very enjoyable! Our tour guide was very informative and knowledgeable about all locations!

Very disappointed in the product.

Ted_H, Sep 2023

Was late picking up. No drinks or snackes offered. Not able so visit museums at Canstitution. Spent unproductive time at . Harvard. Spent little time seeing and more time driving and very random route. Driving safety was an adventure. Driver was nice enough but. Did not recieve the value we paid for or the experience.

AMAZING TIME

Kimberly_W, Sep 2023

This was my first time on a Segway and the experience was amazing!! They were very patient when showing us how to correctly navigate the Segway. Cas was very knowledgeable and answered all my questions during the tour.

Good review

CL_F, Sep 2023

The guide was pleasant & communicable. A fast opportunity to see a lot when there's a time crunch...

A good choice

David_M, Sep 2023

I liked the boat tour much more than I thought I was going to. Beautiful day, the man giving the comic narration of the tour sights was really enjoyed. The car tour portion was very informative and Stuart really knows his stuff. Depending on time of day though, traffic made this portion longer than I was expecting.

Wonderful tour of Boston

Gregory_P, Sep 2023

Stui was an amazing guide and driver. He answered any question and took us to great places. Going down into "Old Ironsides" was special.

Great tour of the city!

Janice_K, Sep 2023

This tour was everything we wanted. We got a great exposure to the city. We normally stay by the Harbour which we love so we had no idea how beautiful the rest of the city was.

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