Denver City Highlights Tour & Neighborhood Spotlight
Description
What makes Denver so special? Is it the Rocky Mountains? The altitude? The people? The art? The history? The neighborhoods? The beer? It’s everything — and that’s what you get on this 2.5-hour tour. Denver has walkable neighborhoods, but our goal is to show you more than just Rino and downtown. We want to show you two hours of what it’s like to really live in Denver. We’ve done all the work for you - a specifically curated driving route to show you the best streets, neighborhoods, and parks around town. We’ll cover much more ground than any walking tour, so buckle up! You’ll want to take notes as we recommend tons of restaurants, breweries, shops, and fun things to do that came directly from the experience of our team here at Aspire. So sit back, relax, and get taken back through the history of Denver and how it has transformed into the unique, bustling city it is today.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Our meeting point and a brief overview over the historical overview.
The city’s first block, its first commercial district, home to its first residence and first city hall, and was the city’s first designated historic district.
Drive by the Mint and learn some interesting facts
Get a chance to take pictures of State Capitol and Civic Center Park.
This will be a part of the Civic Center Park Stop - Impressive architectural building commemorating the Colorado Gold Rush
Denver has some great museums and the guide will provide a good overview.
Learn about the unsinkable Molly Brown and drive by her home in Capitol Hill
Open since August 12, 1892, The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa has become one of the most beloved Denver, CO hotels.
A historic, vibrant, and multicultural neighborhood with rich Black History named after the five-way intersection of Washington Street, 27th Street, 26th Avenue, and Welton Street.
RiverNorth District is full of murals and street art, vibrant, newest neighborhood, industrial feel
Drive by Coors Field - learn about Denvers Sports Culture
Drive through LoHi (Lower Highlands) and Confluence Park - a great place for locals to gather in the summer. Stop for a quick bite!
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Tour Duration Includes Driving Time Through the City
- Our departures are at 10:am and 1:00 pm respectively. Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to departure time to be checked in.
- Guests who will be using an assistive device such as a scooter or walker, please contact us prior to your tour to ensure our vehicle has accommodating space.
Reviews(162)
Was a terrific tour. Just long enough, good highlights, and a very enthusiastic guide (whose name I can't remember). For first timers in Denver, this was a great overview.
Great tour. Jared was fantastic. Told us all about the history of Denver he was very knowledgeable. Would recommend this tour.
Jared was knowledgeable and made the whole tour entertaining and fun. So happy we had him as our tour guide.
The tour vehicle was awful. It looked like a rental car shuttle bus with a luggage rack and seating in a U-shaped pattern so everyone’s back is to the window. The purpose of a tour is to look out the window. If we passed a site on the tour that was on your side of the vehicle, you had to turn your back around to see and that is not easy to do when all the seats are occupied. If the site to see was on the other side of the vehicle, it was difficult to see because people on the other side of the vehicle were blocking your view. In addition, the tour guide never gave a comprehensive history of the city and he frequently read from a script instead of providing any value added to the tour. When we passed the Molly Brown house, the tour guy never told you who Molly Brown was. He just assumed you knew the story about Molly Brown. Last, when we were stopped at a red light, the driver would move up 6 inches and do a hard stop. And then move up another 6 inches and do another hard stop. And again. It was a very uncomfortable ride.
Hi Richard, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that the vehicle layout and tour delivery did not meet expectations. We understand that visibility is an important part of a sightseeing tour, and we will review whether this vehicle is appropriate for this type of experience. We also appreciate your comments about the guiding and driving style. A city tour should include clear context, engaging storytelling, and a comfortable ride, and we’re sorry that was not your experience. We are reviewing this internally with our team so we can address the issues you raised. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Under ordinary circumstances would be a good experience. Our van had a useless air conditioner, which the guide had mentioned to management, but the tour still went part way.
Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry the air conditioning was not adequate during your tour, especially on such a hot day. While vehicle issues can happen, we agree that a comfort concern like this should be addressed quickly once it is identified. We’re glad the tour still had the potential to be a good experience under ordinary circumstances, but we understand that the heat made it difficult to fully enjoy. A full refund was issued to guests on this tour, and we have reviewed this internally to reinforce our process so vehicle comfort issues are escalated and handled faster in the moment. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention.
Great fun, excellent guide, big windows on bus, great ice cream stop! Easy to locate start of trip outside Union Station.
Our guide MC was really knowledgeable and fun, we learned a lot about Denver culture and history. We went through some interesting neighbourhoods and landmarks of the city, very enjoyable experience.
Our tour guide Genavieve was friendly and attentive. She combined very good driving with a very good introduction to the highlights of Denver City and neighborhoods. The only complaint I have is of the Viator website which listed this tour as being 2 hours and 30 minute duration. But the tour guide said it was a 2 hour tour. Viator needs to fix the website.
It was very hot and little to no air. Seats facing the wrong way. Painful when going over bumps. The tour guide was very good and the content exactly as described
Tour was small, only two couples, so we were picked up by our guide in a Mercedes SUV. Very nice! Our guide was a few minutes late picking us up, but he more than made up for it with his outgoing personality, educational information and wide ranging tour of Denver. We were very pleased and would recommend the tour to others.
