Boston Duck Boat Sightseeing City Tour with Cruise
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Water is no barrier for a duck, why should it be for you? A Boston Duck Tour is a wonderful way to get a great look at Boston on land and water. See all the major landmarks and hear the history of the city as you tour Boston in a renovated World War II amphibious vehicle.
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Set sail for the ultimate Boston land and water tour experience! You've never toured Boston in anything that comes close to Boston Duck Tour! The fun begins as soon as you board your "DUCK", an authentic, renovated World War II amphibious landing vehicle. First, you'll be greeted by one of their legendary tour ConDUCKtors, who'll be narrating your tour. Then you're off on a journey like you've never had before. You'll cruise by all the places that make Boston the birthplace of freedom and a city of firsts, from the golden-domed State House to Bunker Hill and the Fleet Center, Boston Common and Copley Square to the Big Dig, Government Center to fashionable Newbury Street, Quincy Market to the Prudential Tower, and more. And, as the best of Boston unfolds before your eyes, your ConDUCKtor will be giving you lots of little known facts and interesting insights about our unique and wonderful city. And just when you think you've seen it all, there's more. It's time for "Splashdown" as your ConDUCKtor splashes your DUCK right into the Charles River for a breathtaking view of the Boston and Cambridge skylines, the kind of view you just won't get anywhere else. So take the ride of your life. Hop on a Boston Duck Tour! Important note: Multi-lingual Audio Guides available from Prudential Center and Museum of Science departures only.
America's First Public Garden, located in downtown Boston.
Whether it's a summer picnic in the grass or winter ice-skating on Frog Pond, Boston's oldest public park is the perfect escape from the bustle of the city.
Meet the colonists, explore the ships and dump tea overboard just as the Sons of Liberty did on that fateful night of December 16, 1773.
The library opened in 1852 as the first free, publicly-supported municipal library in America.
Celebrating 300 years as America's oldest and most historic colonial building, the Old State House is now Boston's Revolutionary Museum
Just imagine getting up close and personal with a 65-million-year-old Triceratops fossil, witnessing an indoor lightning storm in the iconic Theater of Electricity, walking among butterflies, or taking a journey inside the human body!
As New England’s largest sports and entertainment arena, TD Garden is the home of the storied NHL’s Boston Bruins and NBA’s Boston Celtics franchises and hosts over 3.5 million people a year at its world-renowned concerts, and sporting events.
Boston's chic shopping address mixes elegant boutiques with funky salons and trendy galleries.
Designed in 1798 by renowned architect Charles Bulfinch, the historic building is dominated by a magnificent gold dome.
Boylston street is a popular shopping street in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood.
A popular path for walkers, joggers, bladers and bicyclists, the Esplanade is also home to the Hatch Shell, where the Boston Pops holds its annual summer concerts.
Located in the historic Back Bay, at 100 Huntington Ave, Boston MA 02116, Copley Place is Boston's most distinctive shopping destination with 75 fabulous stores including Neiman Marcus, Barneys New York, Tiffany & Co., and Jimmy Choo.
Landmark bridge in Boston, MA.
Church located on the Freedom trail in downtown Boston.
Shopping Center in the heart of Boston.
Historic Boston church filled with Tiffany windows.
The Boston Public Market is an indoor, year-round marketplace featuring 35 New England artisans and food producers housed under one roof offering fresh foods, prepared meals, crafts, and specialty items.
Enjoy a 20-minute Splash down Boston's Charles River.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Boston Duck Tours has invested in a GPS activated foreign language app that Guests must download to their own mobile device to use on tour. The app provides imagery as well as narration in languages including Spanish, German, Mandarin, French, Japanese, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean and Cantonese on all tours. Your mobile device must have its own cellular connection and you must bring your own headphones.
- Accessibility: We have wheelchair accessible DUCKS from all 3 of our departure locations. If you are booking online you MUST call us and tell us you have a guest that needs to stay in their wheelchair as we need to pull 3 extra seats to fit the wheelchair in the DUCK. If booking in person ensure you tell our Guest Service Representative that you have someone in a wheelchair so we can also pull the 3 extra seats.
- The Duck Boats depart from 3 locations throughout Boston: Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, or Prudential Center. Travelers must select their departure location during checkout. On the day of travel, please meet at the departure location you have selected during checkout. The meeting location and address will be available in your confirmation after purchase.
Reviews(9,710)
This was one of the highlights of our Boston trip, it was both fun and informative and the guide was so entertaining. We highly recommend this to others who want to easily see all the sights (via road and water) :-)
This is the second time I have taken the duck boat tour and it is enjoyable with quite a bit of information about Boston, MA from the tour guide. He was playing the part of a computer robot and he was funny, but after 80 minutes he started to get annoying with his quack quack saying. He needs to use some of his funny time to give us more historical information about Boston, MA.
A great way to see all of Boston! The ride on the Charles River was the best part! Our kids got a few minutes to drive the boat (of course with close supervision from the real driver)! It was a true highlight! It was a hot and I don’t think I ever sweat that much but you can push through! Totally worth it!!
The trip was fun. The kids got to drive the duck in the Charles River and they were thrilled. Overall a great experience for us all.
It was exactly what I expected. What a great way to experience a high level tour of the city. Our host did a great job giving us the highlights of Boston from land and water.
The narrator, captain and the staff were very friendly and knowledgeable. One of the best tours I’ve been on!
The tour was fun and informative, but the tour guide/captain absolutely made the experience... I didn't get his real name, he came in character as a robot named SPLISH.
Fun and unique tour of the city. Highly recommend for everyone young and old regardless of the season.
Great tour guide-very informative. However, our party of 4 did not get to sit together. Unfortunately, some of us were seated by people that were not so courteous. The seating is cramped (2 people to a small seat). Don’t quite understand why we were assigned seats with people we didn’t know. Would’ve enjoyed sitting and conversing with my people. Just know, seating is pretty tight and close together.
Awesome experience! A no brainer when in Boston. Knowledgeable captain, funny & witty and my boys & I really enjoyed it.
