Monticello and Thomas Jefferson Country Day Trip from Washington DC
- Location:Washington D.C., District of Columbia
- Duration:11 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- TOUR Code:2890J
28 reviews of Monticello and Thomas Jefferson Country Day Trip from Washington DC
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This tour is awesome. Such beautiful country to see on the way to Monticello. David Cooper was our bus driver and he was very informative and funny. Nancy was our guide at Monticello and she was super smart and was full of great information. Everyone should visit!
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.
Really enjoyed this trip seeing the University of Virginia. Had a lovely meal at the Inn. Monticello is really a lovely place we had a nice time there
Very pleasant driver....uneventful getting there. Monticello was beautiful. Unfortunately the bus broke down before we left and it delayed getting back by about 45 minutes, but we were grateful that there was another bus to pick us up. It was a long day, but well worth it.
Fantastic day out. Was pleasantly surprised by Michie's Tavern, where we stopped for lunch. University of Virginia and Monticello were fantastic. Really beautiful, inside and out. Wonderful gardens and great house. Bus driver was well-informed and entertaining.
ABsolutely the best tour we took. U of VA was beautiful, as was Monticello itself. Guidedriver was knowledgeable, friendly. Bus was clean and comfortable. Lunch at the tavern was good, reasonable, and a great property to visit.
Long ride but worth it.
The tour of Monticello was fantastic. Our tour guide was wonderful. He kept us informed and entertained on the long, beautiful drive. He was quite knowledgeable and attentive to our every need. I am a tour guide myself so I appreciate how much the guide can add to the enjoyment of a tour.
Terrific trip. Loved the stop at Michie Tavern going down, which had great food and an entertaining tour. Monticello was beautiful, and the tour was excellent; had enough time to see the house and shop, but it was just too hot to tour the gardens also.
It was a great day. I enjoyed every moment and had a great lunch at Michie Tavern. This tour is worth doing.
The trip down to and back from Monticello was extraordinary. Most of it was spent looking at the Blue Ridge Mountains. Our tour guide took us on back roads rather than major highways and we got a narrative about the Civil War battles that occurred at the places we visited. Our stop at Michie's Tavern was great. My brother is in a wheel chair, and we found the whole tour accessible. It was a marvelous day.
As always, Viator has excellent tour packages. The tour to Monticello was no exception. From our fabulous driver/guide to the insightful documentary we watched en route, this tour is fantastic.
Stopping for lunch needs to be cut short for more time at Monticello. Food should be secondary to getting all the time to walk back into history.
We wish we could spend more time to see the garden instead of spending too much time at Tavern.
It took a while to get enough tourists to take the day trip, so we started out late. Our bus driver was less than enthusiastic about the whole event. He did not have the video for bus trip down, he dropped us off at the University of Virginia and gave us a half hr to tour it, and then when we were all boarded he sat and read the newspaper until we told him we were ready to go. The rest of trip of super, the meal was fantastic, the interactive tour of the tavern was great and Monticello was magnificent, even in the pouring rain. I would do it again.
