Gettysburg Day Tour: Historic Exploration from DC
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Washington

Embark on a journey to the American state of Pennsylvania! Dive into the rich history of Gettysburg’s National Military Park. Take a tour of downtown Gettysburg. Delve into the stories of Gettysburg and the influential Battle. Your route:

Washington D.C. → Gettysburg National Military Park (4 hours) → Downtown Gettysburg (1 hour) → Washington D.C.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Gettysburg National Military Park - The Gettysburg National Military Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. Many of the park’s 43,000 American Civil War artifacts are displayed in the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center. It features a new park Visitor Center, the 24,000 square foot Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War, a new gallery to display the restored Cyclorama Painting, two theaters for a new 22-minute film.
What's Included
  • Transportation in professional vehicles tailored to group size
  • Expert Driver-Guide services included
  • Admission to Cyclorama, Gettysburg Museum, and Battlefield Bus Tour
  • Tickets for ‘A New Birth of Freedom’ film (22 minutes)
What's Not Included
  • Food and beverage.
  • Gratuities
  • Parking is not available at pick up point.The cost of transportation to/from the place of departure.
  • Personal expenses and other expenses not listed in the Cost Includes.
  • Booster seats are required for kids under 8 years old. Booster rental service for $10/seat/day.
Additional Information
    1. Customer under 18 years old MUST be accompanied by at least one adult. In consideration of the guest safety, pregnant women are only allowed to join the tour if pregnant for 24 weeks or less by the end of the trip.
    1. Please be sure to provide accurate and complete information upon booking. This includes name, gender, valid contact information (preferably a mobile phone), accurate tour location, etc., This helps to avoid any errors upon the reservation because errors affect travel. Any losses due to inaccurate or invalid information will be at your own cost and the company will not be held responsible.
    1. Any guests that have already purchased their own tickets or have a city PASS will not be able to use it on the tour. Please understand that you must purchase the admission tickets through our company in order to participate. For the optional admission tickets, you will reserve it from the tour guide directly. The tour guide will make this arrangement for you. As a tour group, it is highly suggested to make a reservation together rather than individually in order to get into an attraction. We greatly appreciate your understanding and cooperation. Thank you again for choosing to tour with us! 
    1. During the actual trip, the tour guide or driver has the right to appropriately adjust the tour sequence, stay time or assembly time of scenic spots according to the weather, traffic, and other conditions to ensure the smooth progress of the trip.
    1. If the scenic spots are temporarily closed or closed on a particular holiday, etc., the tour guide will adjust the appearance according to the actual situation or replace the location with another scenic spot to ensure the richness of the itinerary. The opening hours and capacity limits of certain attractions and national parks will be subject to change from time to time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the operating hours and capacity restrictions have an impact on the itinerary, it shall be regarded as force majeure. Thank you for your understanding.
    1. Children under the age of 8 require a booster seat in order to participate in the tour group. JUPITER LEGEND Corporation and Ctour Holiday provide the rental service for $10.00/person/day. Please make a request when booking the itinerary so that we may have the booster seat ready in advance. Please understand that the violations and fines are borne by the guests themselves. There is no need for a booster seat for bus travel on the day of travel, and the fee can be refunded to the guest.
    1. Normal health conditions are required to participate and enjoy our full itineraries. Contact us for specific policies or information regarding passengers with disabilities who do need to provide advance notification to make a reservation. JUPITER LEGEND Corporation and Ctour Holiday do not guarantee a wheelchair lift-equipped bus and/or seating availability to disabled passengers without prior notification and approval.
    1. We may alter these terms and conditions from time to time and post the new version on the website. It is your responsibility to check it on the website regularly and prior to making a reservation. Unless specifically stated otherwise herein or required by law, JUPITER LEGEND Corporation shall not be liable for any consequential, compensatory, indirect, incidental or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with the performance of its obligations under these terms and conditions.
    1. This product is a group activity. If you choose to leave the group, please inform in advance, and obtain the consent of the tour guide. You need to sign the departure agreement form and the unfinished part will be regarded as your own abandonment. The group fee will not be refunded.
    1. Gift items in the itinerary that cannot be given away due to force majeure factors such as traffic and weather conditions or personal reasons may be subject to change. Please understand that the fees will not be refunded.
Location
610 F St NW
F Street Northwest
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(36 Ratings)
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B8281zdjasond
May 12, 2024
Great time at Gettysburg. - The tour was very interesting and informative. I learned several things that I didn’t know beforehand. Galen was a great host and would highly recommend him.
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Sharon_d
May 12, 2024
Gettysburg tour was awesome! - Amy was our driver and she picked us up on time and was very knowledgeable during the ride; giving us facts of the area. We went to the museum for a bit and then our tour started with Tim. Tim was awesome he was so factual but so interesting. My husband asked a bunch of questions and Tim really knew his stuff. We then had a chance to go into downtown Gettysburg for lunch. We wrapped up the day back at the visitors center for the movie and the painting tour. Also, extra time for the museum .Thank you Amy and Tim for a great tour!!!
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Amandamf1320kq
May 11, 2024
Gettysburg one day tour - What a wonderful day we had. Galen you are a true gentleman. You looked after my 85year old father so well. You were kind and considerate. I personally totally enjoyed the full day. We laughed so much on the journey up and down. The Gettysburg tour was fantastic. With a great guide… Denis….who was very informative. Plenty of time to ask questions and view the museum. Galen from Colm and Joe thank you so much. I hope we meet you again👏👏👏👏
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Carolbr7633uj
May 2, 2024
Gettysburg - We enjoyed our tour to Gettysburg. Galen was our driver and guide. He was very personable and went out of his way to be helpful.
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Mathias_h
May 1, 2024
Excellent trip well worth the money - The tour was excellent and our tourguide did a fantastic job driving us to Gettysburg and organizing the trip once we got there. The tourguide was already at the pick-up point waiting for us so there was no waitingtime. For me the highlights of the trip was the museum and the tour with the battlefield guide on the actual battlefield.
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Tracyc46
Apr 18, 2024
Excellent trip - We had a warm welcome to the trip by Galen our friendly driver, who looked after us really well all day. Our guide Fran was absolutely excellent and the museum was well worth a visit. Couldn't fault the day.
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Grandtour24466635369
Apr 4, 2024
April 4 2024 - Gelan our driver was fantastic. Very polite and respectful. Our guide at the Gettysburg Military was rather gruff but Galen handled it well. We felt safe especially on the way back with rain and construction .
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Stephanie_k
Apr 29, 2024
Gettysburg tour from DC - The battlefield national park element was best. We would have loved more time on that vs the visitor center and museum. We would have liked to stop at more important sites, get out of the van, etc. Chuck was a great guide but we only had two hours. That was the focal point and why we signed up. You can skip the hour in the town after. Not important or interesting. None of us were shoppers.
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Vicki_e
Apr 22, 2024
Weird Experience - Weird experience! Our driver spoke very little English. 0n the tour were 2 Chinese and 3 English speakers. The driving was worrisome at times. The Gettysburg park and private guide we had that jumped in our van for battlefield tour were marvelous. The craziness came when the Chinese lady started yelling at the driver because he wasn’t translating for her. There was no time for translation with our private guide talking while we were driving. Then the Chinese lady called and tried to get a refund from company while our private guide had to talk over her loud voice. This was very disruptive!!! On the way back to DC, the driver and Chinese woman talked almost the entire time. The driver was driving about 40 miles an hour in the fast lane of the freeway. Yikes! This was frightening- find another tour group if you want to go to Gettysburg!
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Poppy_p
Apr 24, 2024
Avoid at all cost--ripoff!! - One of the worst day trips ever! There were five of us in the van and the driver, Galen, was NOT a guide. He attempted to teach the three of us who were US citizens, about the Civil War in English and without adequate knowledge. We had to remind him that we had already studied the topic in school. The other two passengers (mother/daughter Chinese nationals) with limited English, were apparently a ''side deal'' that the driver had cut with another agency. They were in the van before the scheduled pickup, they delayed the departure by running to the bathroom, and then at the end, the three US citizens were unceremoniously dropped off at the inconvenient meeting point downtown and apparently the Chinese guests were specially driven to another place, because they stayed in the van. After the orientation film and museum visit, we were supposed to finally have a professional park guide to tour the battlefield. The Chinese mom was apparently unhappy that the tour was not bilingual because she got on her phone and was screaming in Chinese to someone for at least an hour WHILE the guide was trying to explain the significance of various points on the battlefield. It really wrecked the experience. I will never use Viator again!
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