Washington DC

Potomac River Cruise & City Bus Tour with Optional Entry Tickets

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Luxury Day Tour With Hotel Pickup Plus Potomac River Cruise

From $84.00

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

6 hours
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Dig deep into Washington, DC’s history on this 6-hour group tour of the nation’s capital. Travel by bus, on foot, and on a Potomac River-cruise (seasonal). Relax on board a climate-controlled bus for a sightseeing tour of the US Capitol, White House, and major memorials. Get insightful commentary from your guide at each location and have plenty of time to stop for photos and explore. Avoid the hassles of driving and navigating and leave the logistics to your guide.

Explore the nation’s capital by bus, on a walking tour, and on a Potomac River cruise
Spend 6 hours taking in Washington, DC’s history, with stops at the White House and US Capitol building
See the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and many other significant monuments
Convenient, round-trip transportation from your hotel available

What's Included

6-Hr DC Sightseeing Tour with 10+ Stops & Seasonal River Cruise or Jefferson & Eisenhower Memorials
Stop at top DC Sites including the U.S. Capitol, White House, Lincoln Memorial, MLK Memorial, & more
Seasonal Boat Ride along the Potomac River (March 26-October 17)
Visit Georgetown Washington Harbor for lunch on own before ferry (DC Wharf when ferry not operating)
Professional Tour Guide that stays with you through out tour, and walks you through the sites
Complimentary Bottled Water
Pass by over 100+ top Washington DC Sites and Memorials
Bonus stops at Jefferson & Eisenhower Memorials when Potomac Cruise not operating (Oct 17-March 25)

Gratuities
Food & Drinks (stop for lunch on own during tour)
NOTE: pickups or Hotel Drop-Off is not provided. Please plan accordingly.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
Meeting point is at corner of 9th Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue NW next to the National Archives Building. You will see a pole with Signature Tours logo next to a bench. Please look for our white Signature Tours bus and tour guide.

Start time

10:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

The tour starts at the easy-to-find National Archives Building. From here, board a climate-controlled bus, and enjoy the stress-free atmosphere of being able to explore Washington DC without worrying about navigation and logistics.

This tour offers a comprehensive itinerary with more than 10 stops, including the US Capitol building, the prestigious White House, and a host of major memorials such as the National World War II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

Along the way, insightful commentary is provided by a professional guide who will accompany you throughout the tour, offering entertaining anecdotes at each site.

The tour pauses at Georgetown Washington Harbor, where you have free time to get your own lunch. If you're touring in the summer, enjoy the added experience of a seasonal Potomac river cruise.

The tour then ends right back at the start point so you can continue your onward explorations.

U.S. Capitol

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

White House

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

National World War II Memorial

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Korean War Veterans Memorial

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Lincoln Memorial

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Vietnam Women's Memorial

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Air Force Memorial

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Potomac River

Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Transportation is wheelchair accessible

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Hotel drop-off will NOT be provided. Please plan accordingly.
If you purchase an additional tour or ticket: Please ask your tour guide or driver for your upgrade when being checked in.
All purchases of packages are final. Tickets are not refundable or transferable. Cannot be exchanged for another ticket. Only refundable in the event the site is closed.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 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 good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

40 reviews

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Did not get what was...

Angela_M, May 2024

Did not get what was advertised and very disappointed was not clear however the few monuments that I seen were awesome

Response from Host, May 2024

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We truly appreciate your insights and are sorry to hear about your disappointment regarding the our service. We value your opinion and are always looking for ways to do better.

Excellent Tour

Sheila_W, Apr 2024

Sally and Godfrey are amazing 👏 very nice and knowledgeable. We were able to see all the attractions and have lunch. No one was left. Godfrey made sure that everyone was accounted for.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for booking our extended tour and finding your driver/guide team amazing. We're working tirelessly night and day to provide service that exceed your expectations. Thank you for taking time to share your feedback.

The bus tour was great, but the river cruise was disappointing.

Karen_H, Sep 2023

Although it was a very hot September day, we enjoyed the tour as best we could. Our driver and guide. Chris and Tyrone, were courteous, knowledgeable, and helpful. It was a very educational and fun experience. Giving us time and options for lunch (including Tony and Nick's right on the water) were very nice. The disappointment to me was the river cruise. The vessel was old, dirty, and cramped. There were a lot of people on-board and it was a hot afternoon. I was looking forward to the water part of the tour the most, but, unfortunately, it was a disappointment.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

thank you for taking the tour with us. we're glad to have you and we hope to see you again. we will consider. Malaak

Washington DC in one day

Diane_K, Aug 2023

Sally was very knowledgeable and personable. The driver Chris, did a great job maneuvering the busy DC streets. All in all a wonderful experience.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

“This review made our day!” “Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this amazing review.” “We are so grateful for your kind words. Thanks for sharing your review with us and we hope to see you again. Malaak

Get with Sally and Chris

Peter_F, Aug 2023

Sally and Chris, our tour guide and driver, were great! Wonderful commentary and safe transportation.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thank you for nice review, it really makes me happy to hear. we’are glad to have you and we hope to see you again. Malaak

Super tour

myerliz, Aug 2023

Tyrone was a knowledgeable and fun tour guide, and the driver (Chris, I think), did a good job. Just the right amount of stops, and we enjoyed the boat ride too. Everything was timed well. I highly recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

thank you for being with us on the tour . “We really appreciate you taking the time to share your rating with us and We hope to see you again. Malaak

Do not recommend

Melanie_R, Jun 2023

I had a problem with the tour and have contacted both the operator and Viator with no help. I have yet to be able to explain the issues to either of them. I DO NOT recommend this tour company at this point. They will not pick you up at your hotel (even if it is on the preferred list) so that is a ridiculous offer, they were not on time (30 minutes of sitting on the bus with no explanation) so we moved very quickly through the sites (you do not get 15 minutes as listed) and we did not get any introduction or instructions as to how the tours and sites will go. If you get our guide and stay on the bus when your family is seeing the site, you will get to hear her tell the semi full bus about how dumb people are, how they dont listen or follow her vague instructions, how she will leave and they will have to find their way to the next stop and how they obviously dont know how to follow directions. She will also be sure and repeat those comments with her microphone on and embarrass your children when they were 1-1/2 minutes late of her "glorious" 11 minute timeline. Don’t do it – this is not luxury it is a bus and I could not sit facing forward with my knees closed. I am 5’8” .

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you for taking the tour with us . And we are sorry for any inconvenience . the regular tour not what you like please join us next time for the private tour . Www.signaturetoursdc.com Also sorry if you had a problem with your reservation we are the provider at this point because you didn’t reserve directly with us and no pickups or return we are a tour company and easy to meet us take the metro exit national archives you see our buses a cross the street with our best tour guides in the city .

Better Than Expected

Stephen_L, Mar 2023

This was a well run, well hosted “on-off” bus tour, with, as expected, only 10-15 minutes at each attraction. This particular tour was heavy on military sights: WWll Memorial, Vietnam, Korean, Iwo Jima, War memorials, MLK, FDR, Lincoln memorials, and a very pleasant 45” boat ride down the Potomac giving us a different perspective on several of the sights. It was a necessarily slightly rushed experience just by its nature-but interesting as an overview of this part of D.C. It included a lunch break of almost an hour and a half on the waterfront. Our driver, Chris, was really good, navigating through traffic about as well as I’ve ever seen. Not risky, but decisive and always seeming to make the right move at the right time. Our guide, Tyrone, was great. Interesting, numerous, well trained at keeping things moving, and very knowledgeable. So, in short, we more than got what we paid for. Recommend.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

We're happy to hear you had a great experience with US. Your review made our day! Our whole team works very hard to keep our customers happy, but we can only do it thanks to amazing customers like you. we hope to see you again. Malaak

50/50

Ruth_W, Oct 2022

I was told light snacks were included. Nothing was and a 2 hour tour on the boat which was less then a hour. The bus tour part of the tour was fantastic

Response from Host, Oct 2022

thank you for taking our tour we don't provide any snacks or food we maybe provide water in the summer and boat is 45 minute please let us know where you got this wrong information please come back again . thank you Zuma

Great sampler of DC sights

Itia_D, Oct 2022

Tyrone and Chris were excellent!! They livened the trip up and added excitement to the historical facts. They had great recommendations and were easy to talk to!!! Husband and I had actually gone to some of the spots the night prior, but going in the daytime with Tyrone and Chris the sights were more significant bc we could actually hear the facts about the sights and fully appreciate the thoughtfulness put into them.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

thank you for taking the tour with us and rating it as great. we're glad to have you and we hope to see you again. Malaak

Tour

Candy_J, Aug 2022

I enjoyed the MLK Memorial. I wish we had more time to spend at that part of the tour. David our tour giude was very knowledgeable and made it a fun experience.

Response from Host, Sep 2022

thank you for enjoying the tour with US and we hope to see you again. Malaak

History In truth

Ortega_C, Jul 2022

Loved the historical presentations by Sally! She was very honest in her presentations of the truth in history

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Thank you so much for liking the presentations by your guide. She's a well trained professional who gives a balance view of history and sticks to facts. We're glad that you had appreciation for that. Zuma

Best time in D.C.

Leonardo_F, Jun 2022

Beautiful and unforgettable experience on D.C. I definitely recommend this tour you won't regret it.

Response from Host, Jun 2022

Thank you for your cheerful review and recount of your experience touring with us. We will appreciate it if you recommend us. Zuma

Tour guide was a No-Show.

Tara_K, Apr 2022

We were really looking forward to this 6 hr tour during our visit from out of town. At the pick up time, we waited at our hotel. After 15 minutes of waiting with no one showing up, I start calling. Took a long time but finally got a hold of someone. She repeatedly tried calling our driver with no answer. After waiting on hold with her, we got disconnected. An hour after the scheduled pickup time, I get a call from someone saying that the “brand new” tour van broke down a few blocks away, the tour was called off and we will get a full refund. Something about the excuse of a “brand new van breaking down” didn’t sound right or believable to me. 2 weeks later, we STILL haven’t received our refund for $466 and had to dispute the charge with the credit card company. Very disappointed. Not to mention that as the planner of this trip, I was really banking on this tour for my family of 5 as a way to take in many of the important sites in DC with a knowledgeable tour guide. Really screwed up our day.

Response from Host, May 2022

We are very sorry to hear that. Please email us at royalusa@hotmail.com. We need to get first, last name, traveling date to investigate this. Thank you and look forward to hearing from you. Zuma

Best Bet for a Tour of DC

Nikki_R, Apr 2022

Ty and Chris were worth the price of admission! Hosts were entertaining and knowledgeable. I was a solo rider, I felt safe. I would pass on the Potomac Boat Ride.

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Thank you for your nice and honest review. We loved to have you. Please come back again. Zuma

Beware

Christopher_B, Apr 2022

We booked tour pick up at 9:30 am Was notified no pick up from hotel. Had to drive Washington DC Paid 25 for parking. Was very stressful driving to pickup spot Tour was great

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Thank you for your comment. We've been trying hard to accommodate everybody with the hotel pickup but with every issue that we had decided to stop the pickups. Sorry about the inconvenience. We advise our guests to meet us at the National Archives 800 Pennsylvania Ave NW at 10:00 day tour or 7:00 night tour. We recommend against driving in DC and suggest rather you take the metro and stop at the National Archives. Sorry about the $25 for parking. Zuma

Very informative and...

Melen_S, Oct 2021

Very informative and covered a lot of ground ,Tyron was very knowledgeable and Chris was amazing driver

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Thank you for appreciating the work that your team was doing during the tour. The knowledge we share is what unites us. Zuma

Awesome trip!!!!

Haidee_C, Oct 2021

This tour was awesome. 5 stars for tour. I selected 4, because Viator representative gave me the wrong time. After paying for this tour via Viator app, I called Viator the day before tour to confirm everything. You HAVE TO CHECK with Signature Tours directly regarding time to meet bus if you are going to be picked up from your hote. Luckily Sean, the manager from Signature tours sent me a text at 9:37 am to let us know that the driver came and left. Apparently, our driver came at 9:34. Sean the manager was very gracious and provided great customer service by picking us up in Signature’s van and driving us to the first meeting place of bus tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and funny. We visited the sites that are stated and we’re able to get off the bus at each location for more in-depth history. Had an hour break for lunch wherever we chose along the Washington Harbor. Then we proceeded on the cruise along the Potomac. We did have a heavy downpour on us during lunch and a little after, but the tour kept going. It was still cool with us. Awesome tour!!! If your hotel is one of those that Signature tours can pick you up, remember to call SIGNATURE tours NOT Viator at least a day before so you get the exact time to be ready.

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Thank you for finding that your tour was 'awesome'! We'll look into the apparent miscommunication and coordinate with Viator so every guest know in advance when to be picked up. Zuma

Enjoyable and informative day.

rominascott, Sep 2021

The tour was very informative. Larry our tour guide and Chris our driver were great. I give them 5 thumbs up☺️

Response from Host, Sep 2021

Thank you! 5 thumbs up! Like music to our ears! Zuma

Excellent Tour of the Nations Capitol and Memorials.

Joyce_M, Sep 2021

The most memorable part of the trip was getting to visit the Martin Luther King Memorial. The tour guide, Tyrone, was very knowledgeable about the various memorials and government buildings.

Response from Host, Sep 2021

Thank you for your review. We're glad that your wishes were met and you got to visit the Martin Luther King memorial. Very impressive.