This was a wonderful tour. Stopped at the University of Virginia. Then we went on to the base of the hill that leads to Monticello and had a delicious lunch at charming Michie Tavern and also got a tour of the house. After lunch we drove up the pretty winding wooded road to Monticello. The view from the house is lovely and the tour of the first floor was very interesting. Rather than take a shuttle back down to the bus, you can walk on an easy half-mile path back and pass the graves of Jefferson and his family. It was a long day and made 20 minutes longer because of people who didn't get back to the bus when they were supposed to be there. We definitely recommend this tour.

My husband and I read The Killer Angels and watched the movie Gettysburg the week before our trip to D.C., so it was thrilling to see the battlefield and picture what went on there. It was a rainy day, but that didn't bother us too much. The guide was excellent. Home cooking at Pickett's Buffet was deliciious. Then we went into the town of Gettysburg and toured one of the homes. It was so interesting to hear what went on in the town during this time. You usually just think the turmoil was confined to the battlefield, but you could see the actual bullet holes in the brick and a ball imbedded in the front of one house. We were very satisfied with this tour and highly recommend it.