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A fantastic tour with a very passionate and well read tour guide who loves what he does. And it was also great bang for your buck with a ten hours plus tour coming in at under 100.
Reviewed by: Scott W, Australia, October 2008
WOW! What a fantastic trip! Viator hosted a very organized and professional trip. We met the Bus at the "sightseeing center" at Union station. The bus driver gave us an informed tour as we traveled through the lovely country side until we got to the small historic town. That's where we stopped for a bathroom/snack-food break. At this local location we also were asked to step into a small room in the back of the building, where they had a massive 3-d model of the battle. They gave us a short over view of the destructive battle that took place over a three day period. After the show, we met-up with our field tour-guide. A very nice local man that gave a detailed tour as we drove around the massive site. We stopped four times at battlefield spots - at each spot he gave a brief synopsis of what took place at these spots before we were aloud the walk freely around before continuing the tour. We stopped for lunch at a buffet restaurant. The food was home-made - yummy! We finally got back on the buss and made a final stop at the gigantic visitors center, where my wife bought every gift in sight. The bus took us back to D.C.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, October 2008
This trip was amazing. It was so nice to not have to worry about lunch and what exactly we were going to do on our trip to Gettysburg, it was all planned for us!
Reviewed by: Darren T, United States of America, August 2008
I highly recommend this tour. It is well worth the money. The drive is almost 2 hours, but the driver played the movie "Gettysburg," which made the time pass quickly. The tour includes a guided tour through a Civil War home in Gettysburg where you learn about the Shriver family...a truly interesting story. Then there was a 2-hour battlefield tour. The bus drives you to various points on the battlefield, all while you learn about what happened at that point in the battle from the guide. Then you are allowed to then go explore a bit at several of the battle's pivot points. There are also monuments all along the field that are neat to see. Our guide was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. We then ate a wonderful lunch and were allowed to explore the town of Gettysburg for about an hour, including the place Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address. The tour ends seeing a large Gettysburg diorama and then back on the bus to finish up the movie "Gettysburg" and head back to Union Station in DC. We made it in by about 6 pm. It was altogether the best day of my DC vacation.
Reviewed by: Shanessa M, United States of America, July 2008
We had a great guide. He made it come alive. The food was great, too.
Reviewed by: Christi C, United States of America, November 2007
Great tour and well worth it! Definitely would recommend this excursion. Tour guides are quite knowledgeable and have many stories to tell.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, October 2007
The only concern I had was the length of time it took to receive confirmation about the trip. I reserved on a Saturday, but didn't receive confirmation until Tuesday morning for a Friday trip. The trip itself was wonderful.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, July 2007
We thoroughly loved this tour and would recommend everyone take this tour if they are interested in history.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, April 2007
We enjoyed the tour very much. Our guide was wonderful, and lunch was good too. Yes, we would do it all again if we could.
Reviewed by: Antony G, Australia, August 2006
Maybe could skip first stop at diarama, and spend an hour or so in town for shopping.
Reviewed by: Suzanne U, United States of America, October 2008
Well organised and interesting.
Reviewed by: Nicola H, Germany, October 2008
Only had 4 days in DC and took a chance on this trip. Was very glad I did. Good tour and lunch, and lots of room.
Reviewed by: Chris M, United States of America, August 2008
Excellent tour. The bus driver was very good and the Gettysburg tour guide was absolutely brilliant. Pity about the weather, but this was beyond control. On the whole a worthwhile experience.
Reviewed by: Chris S, United Kingdom, May 2008
I thought the tour guide was awesome and found everything to be very interesting.
Reviewed by: Valerie S, United States of America, October 2007
This was run by a very good tour operator with excellent drivers and guides who were able to explain in plain English the different facets of the war as it unfolded. They gave one a clear appreciation of what fighting in the Civil War meant. Gettysburg is a quaint little town that opens up its soul to visitors, and I could have easily spent a week looking around. Even if you have no particular knowledge or interest in the war, I think this tour could change your mind.
Reviewed by: Leah H, Australia, July 2007
