Washington DC Day Tour from New York City
Description
Take a day trip from New York City to our nation’s capital, Washington DC on this fully guided tour. Travel by an air-conditioned, Wi-Fi enabled Mercedes Benz Sprinter or Coach Bus (depending on the group size). Visit DC’s most iconic landmarks including Arlington National Cemetery, Vietnam, Korean and Jefferson Memorial. You’ll also stop by the White House and US Capitol to see both from the outside (Please note you will not enter the White House or US Capitol). You’ll see all of the best DC has to offer!
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Itinerary
The Washington DC tour departs New York south passing through the states of New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland before arriving at the nation's capital.
Start the tour at Arlington National Cemetery and visit the Kennedy family gravesite.
Visit the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall.
Visit the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall.
Visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall.
Visit the Jefferson Memorial on the National Mall.
Visit the White House. We do not go into the White House. You will see the outside.
Pass by the US Capitol home of the US Senate and House of Representatives. We do not go into the Capitol.
Part of the iconic image of Washington, the reflecting pool hosts many of the 24 million visitors a year who visit the National Mall. It is lined by walking paths and shade trees on both sides.
Union Station is a major transportation hub serving as a train station, bus terminal, and metro station. It is also a popular tourist destination, featuring a beautiful Beaux-Arts style building with shops, restaurants, and a food court.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children under the age of 2 are free, please advise at time of booking if infant is traveling
- Tours can be bilingual as they are offered in both English and Spanish languages
- For tours with fewer guests, Mercedes sprinters may be substituted
Reviews(950)
Terrible customer service, communication was awful. Just took our money. Buyer beware. Disappointed and will impact any consideration of ever using this service or partners.
Good Day, We're concerned about the experience you had that led you to this review of the tour. If you could please provide more details so we can look into the issue and do our best to help remedy the situation. We take great care to provide the very best experience for our customers. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to hearing from you so we may get to the bottom of this. Sara Tour America
The host was excellent and very knowledgeable. The tour was fast-paced and involved many hours on the bus, but it checks off all the key sights someone needs to see in DC.
The tour guide is very composed despite the delays due to bus malfunction. The bus replacement took a while like 2 hours, but once it arrived, it went on. The tour was amazing and recommendable. I hope they check their buses first before the trip.
Alan did an outstanding job as our guide. He obviously knows his stuff. His presentation was short and interesting. We had a small group allowing us a few extra stops. The weather cooperated which helped. Our driver did an excellent job getting us to our different sites.
Tour was very well organised. The tour guide was the best and well knowledge person. Thank you so much !
Went on a Washington day tour from NY. Firstly should thank the guide who was knowledgeable and very polite. Took us to the places and explained in detail. Only disappoint was we couldn't go near White house due to the VVIP visit to white house to meet president. The entire area was blocked off. White house is one the main attractions in Washington. This is unavoidable but the tour organizers should have considered to take the group elsewhere to compensate the time allocated for the white house tour.
Our guides Allan and Carlos were fantastic. We saw the highlights of Washington which were stunning and throughout our journey got to learn so much. Highly recommend to see the historic side of Washington and get a glimpse of other states. Arlington cemetery in Virginia was definitely a highlight.
A great day trip from New York. Going to all the Washington highlights when time is limited. Ended night with fantastic view of NY skyline, superb
I have always enjoyed GetYourGuide, I have used it several times with satisfaction. This time, however, during my trip from NY to Washington the guide was not very involved with the group, distracted and not at all willing, he did not share any passion with all of us, with limited information on the historical heritage of the place. I expected more engagement based on the description given on the presentation format. More than a guide we had a companion, so much so that most of us were forced to use search engines to understand what we were seeing. To promote the tours instead magically became sociable and irrepressible. It was really a limited experience, I would consider other offers. Excellent instead the driver, his was a careful and professional guide. Thank you. Travel to from NY to Washington 2/09/2025
Fantastic day trip from New York! Very impressed with Washington DC and well worth the time and effort with the fabulous host, Allan, and driver, Carlos. The pair of them went the extra mile with showing sites that weren't on the itinerary. The only thing I would say is the that the van could do with a bit of TLC and older people may struggle with stepping in and out of the van with no hand rails and a large step
