Washington DC

Washington DC Holiday Lights Tour

Washington DC, USA

3 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

See Washington DC light up for the season with a 3-hour, holiday lights sightseeing tour of the city’s most important landmarks. Visit the evergreen ‘People’s Tree’ at the U.S. Capitol, and then take in the National Christmas Tree at the White House Ellipse. Walk through the State and Territory trees that celebrate traditions from around the United States, and enjoy a festive atmosphere with a model train village, Santa’s workshop, and holiday music. Finish your tour at the Lincoln Memorial for unforgettable nighttime views of the Capitol Building and Washington Monument.

Holiday lights sightseeing tour in Washington DC
See the model train village at the National Christmas tree
Catch amazing views of the lights displays on the White House
Visit the Lincoln Memorial, and see the Capitol Building

What's Included

Transport by Climate-Controlled Luxury Tour Bus
Live Narrative by English-Speaking Tour Guides (on and off the bus)

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
US Navy Memorial Plaza

Start time

07:30 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
No food allowed on buses.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 55 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.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.0

30 reviews

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Tour operator failure to show up for sightseeing tour

Anne_F, Jan 2024

The bus never picked up a group of 12-16 people for a sightseeing tour and we all waited for over 1/2 hour in the drizzle and rain on the day after Christmas streetside for a bus never to come. We were there for a special nighttime Washington DC Holiday Lights Tour as a sightseeing tour of the DC monuments and National Christmas Tree. They did not cancel ahead of time and they did not refund our tickets. The address of 701 Penn Avenue seems to include a whole city block so who knows if the bus was on a different side of where google maps directs one to this site. Had they canceled ahead of time or had they refunded our tickets to make it right, We all would be disappointed but not as upset as how badly they responded to our complaints. So there is no interest in making this right or ensuring a tour bus was sent to that address. Nor is there a number to reach Viator afterhours to make a complaint since they put a 3rd party tour operators number on the ticket you print out.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Our tour departs from the Navy Memorial Plaza and we wait 10 minutes after departure of every tour after contacting any missing guests before leaving the check-in space. Can you provide us with your booking information? We don't have a record of any groups this size in our booking system. Additionally, we are not a 3rd party tour operator - Viator is the 3rd party reseller. We are a locally operated small business who provide the tour - Viator does not provide any experiences on their own and simply is a sales website for travel experiences like ours. Viator can be reached 24 hours at their help line (888) 651-9785 and we are open from 8am-10pm at usaguidedtours.com I'd love to look into remedying this for you. Contact us when you are able. Thanks

Perfect experience

Amilynne_T, Dec 2023

Wonderful experience. Highly knowledgeable tour guide. All around beautiful tour. The canadian embassy had the best tree.

Excellent experience

Dori_B, Dec 2023

It was an excellent experience. They kept to the schedule and were very knowledgeable about the history of the DMV.

Not worth the money

Monica_G, Dec 2023

The tour needs to start earlier. Some of the buildings referenced we couldn’t really see in the dark. The windows on the bus were fogged up. We should have been able to get off of the bus in Alexandria but didn’t. It was not worth the money I paid.

The entire experience was...

Monica_H, Dec 2023

The entire experience was great beutiful places and our guide Nick was great friendly and knowledgeable.

Enjoy the lughts

Paulette_R, Dec 2023

Wonderful tour guide & driver. Excellent information on the nights tour. Highly recommended great for everyone

The guide was extremely...

Vicki_M, Dec 2023

The guide was extremely knowledgeable. The trees were beautiful. The Light show at the Gaylord National was great although a bit weird?

Awesome

Karen_S, Dec 2023

My experience was amazing, however, I would have preferred that there was more lighting at night at the Navy Memorial beginning spot where to wait for the tour bus. Otherwise, I loved the Capitol Christmas tree and grounds.

Christmas Lights in Washington DC

Barbara_M, Dec 2023

Wonderful tour with guide Nick and driver Sylvie! Very informative! Nick told us wonderful and funny stories about the history of DC as we experienced the holiday lights of DC. Would recommend this tour!

Thank you for providing the opportunity.

Brenda_L, Dec 2023

Enjoyed traveling safely in a group to see the variety of Christmas lights & sites. Friendly and knowledgeable guide.

Well worth it for some Christmas cheer.

Jennifer_H, Dec 2023

The guide was very knowledgeable and helpful with my mobility issues, however the tour felt rushed at the end trying to keep to schedule.

It was ok. A little long and felt rushed.

Abbie_R, Dec 2023

Have been on many tours, feel like this one starts too late, it gets dark at 530. Guide while knowledgeable repeated rules and times continously, way too much for a group of mature adults. Everything was rush, rush, rush with repetative reminders and too much "selling" of additional tours. Would have prefeered more time at the willard than the white house. Overall good value. Great bus and bus driver!

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Hi, Thanks for the feedback. We do start this tour a bit late and that is mostly so people can come to us without having to rush through or skip their dinner plans. Regarding the guide, if you could provide us with their name so we can follow up with them in their next performance review, we'd appreciate it. You can reach us at reservations@usaguidedtours.com or 202-733-7376 - Thanks and Happy Holidays!

Great experience!

Monica_m, Dec 2023

Our tour guide Deon and driver Sylvia were the best- so knowledgeable and patient. They provided our needs with water and Deon did not hesitate to take photos or our group.

This tour was...

Lori_S, Dec 2022

This tour was interesting, informative & well done. Definitely enjoyable for the whole family. I would recommend a nighttime holiday lights tour.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thanks for the kind words! Be sure to share your memories with us on social media @usaguidedtours!

Charmaine was the best !...

reshmi_m, Dec 2022

Charmaine was the best ! So kind, compassionate, professional and helpful. Good tour and I recommend it to my family and friends.

Great tour.

Kevin_A, Dec 2022

Great tour. Great tour guide. Enjoyed everything. Enjoyed the Christmas lights. They were beautiful.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Thanks for the kind words! Be sure to share your memories with us on social media @usaguidedtours!

Well informed

Nancy_S, Dec 2022

Awesome guide! Historical knowledge was very interesting and thought provoking. It added a whole other dimension to the tour.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Thanks for the kind words! Be sure to share your memories with us on social media @usaguidedtours!

Waste of money

Jon_M, Dec 2019

Let me start by saying, I love Christmas so I was looking forward to this tour. The pros, Clara, the guide, is very knowledgeable. The cons, Clara said she started this tour five years ago as a church outing. That is how this tour should have remained, a church outing. It was boring, disappointing and very little lights; a complete waste of money. Do yourself a favor, everything we saw, the zoo, the capitol and the white house, you could have done it yourself and had a good dinner with the money you saved.

Response from Host, Jun 2022

Dear customer, we regret that your experience has not been entirely good, we invite you to review our different tour offers, we have a modern fleet of buses, experienced drivers, and expert and friendly guides that will make you feel very comfortable.

It didn't happen

gandke54, Dec 2019

I was notified the tour was cancelled a few hours before my family and I were about to head out. As it was our last night in Washington, we couldn't reschedule...very disappointed.

Response from Host, Jun 2022

Dear Client we regret to hear that the information was not delivered in a timely manner and through the formal communication channels, thank you for your comment this allows us to improve and better align customer service.

Disappointing

T8806ZJmarym, Dec 2019

Not at all what I expected. The pick up site was unclear. Stated 701 Penn but bus was over infront of Navy Memorial almost missed it. Stated that no pick up or drop off then at end Guide states all these places people were to be dropped off. Should have just taken monuments tour. The guide talked as if she knows it all, attends many "functions" in DC, volunteers everywhere etc. Had a headache by the time it was done. Have had such good luck with Viator. Will contine to use and guess I need to look into it more.

Response from Host, Jun 2022

Dear client we regret that you were not given the correct information with the schedules of the stops of the tours and the time of arrival to the bus, we invite you to review our different tour offers, we have a modern fleet of buses, experienced drivers, and expert and friendly guides that will make you feel very comfortable