Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comWashington DC Day Trip from New York
based on 35 reviews
Duration: 13 hrs (approx.)
Location: New York City, New York
Product code: 3857DC1
35 reviews of Washington DC Day Trip from New York
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A very informative trip. The only downside was that we were on the coach with 3 other nationalities, so everything had to be explained 4 times. Sometimes we missed important landmarks because they were still being explained in another language. I would have thought 2 languages would be plenty per trip.
Reviewed by: Charlene H, United Kingdom, December 2007
A long day with 8 hours of travel but well worth it. Some parts were a bit rushed but this is the trade of off doing it in a day. Some more time in the Space Museum would have been better but the overall tour and guide was very good.
Reviewed by: Mark R, United Kingdom, November 2007
This tour is very worth doing in spite of the long bus trip. Our tour guide was wonderful!
Reviewed by: Donna C, Canada, October 2007
This was a good trip with a bad tour guide.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, October 2007
This was an excellent way to get a taster of Washington DC. The trip was well organized with a very informative guide. The day is spaced out well with plenty of time to visit Capitol Hill, The White House, and the various memorials. The only down side was the stop for lunch at McDonald's at the Air and Space Museum, so don't expect fine dining!
Reviewed by: Samantha S, United Kingdom, June 2007 Note from Viator: Thank you for your comments. We have discussed this with our supplier. Normally the tour breaks for lunch at the Air and Space museum in the cafeteria where there is a large selection of different food options. This tour may have gone to McDonald's due to traffic jams or other delays that caused the tour to run behind schedule.
Good knowledgeable guide. Best use of all the time we had in 1 day, yet the pace was great and not too rushed. Some constructive feedback - Perhaps getting everyone's mobile number if they had one would enable calling people who were late. Starting punctually, or within 15-20 minutes would be even better.
Reviewed by: Benjamin T, United States, January 2007
An excellent way to see DC in a short amount of time! It is a long day - I wouldn't have minded less time at the stop for coffee/food on the way there and back to shorten it. Otherwise very good indeed.
Reviewed by: Tracey W, New Zealand, January 2007
I thought we needed a bit more time at places, but it was very fun overall. I enjoyed our tour guide's and driver's jokes and information. My only complaint: I had a hard time finding the bus at first. We were wondering if we were in the right place until we got onto the bus.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, October 2006
Great trip. Though I would have enjoyed more time at the White House, Capitol Building and the monuments in Washington DC. There's so much to see.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Ireland, October 2006
Better to take a train and walk by yourself.
Reviewed by: Alon L, Israel, August 2008
The tour guide was well informed about the different places we went and saw in Washington, D.C. However, the police ticketed our bus, and the bus was not able to move for several hours, which left us pretty much stranded at the monuments during a thunderstorm. Once we were finally on our way back to New York, the bus driver and the tour guide had a heated argument, and the bus driver used inappropriate words with children on the bus. We arrived back at Grand Central Terminal at 10:30 p.m. Very long day!!!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Canada, August 2008
A great experience but not enough time in DC, a little over 3 hours. Ticketing thru Viator was excellent. Vouchers were validated without any problem at all.
Reviewed by: Rafael V, Puerto Rico, July 2008
The bus trip was long, and the toilet in the bus smelled really bad from urine. It was very unpleasant.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Netherlands, July 2008
We lost about 45 minutes looking for two people at the museum before we even started our tour in Washington. Then we were rushed through the rest of the day.
Reviewed by: Art K, Canada, June 2008
We waited for an hour to leave on an unmarked bus after it was 15 minutes late. The tour was translated in three languages, but English was not the preferred one. The comfort breaks were timed, and it was always the tour operators who were 10 to 15 minutes late.
Reviewed by: Louise P, Australia, October 2007
