Private Customizable Walking History Tour in Williamsburg
- 2–4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
On this private tour, you fully customize your history walk by choosing your route, landmarks, and duration. Designed for your group’s interests, this experience lets you set the pace as you explore the historic streets of Williamsburg with a dedicated storyteller. Focus on political drama at the Capitol, colonial trade workshops, or the Governor’s Palace’s architecture. Your expert guide brings the 18th century to life with stories of patriots, loyalists, and everyday citizens. Please note: routes and stops vary based on your selections made with your guide on the day. Highlights: • Customize Your Route: pick landmarks along Duke of Gloucester Street • Choose Your Story: politics, trade life, or architecture • Select Your Pace: private guide focused on your group • Flexible Duration: choose 2, 3, or 4 hours
Inclusions
What's included
- Fully flexible, customizable walking itinerary
- Hotel meet-up by guide (Central Located)
- Entrance fees to all sites
- Private expert local guide
What's not
- Food and Drinks
Itinerary
Option B: Raleigh Tavern Grounds — Explore the outdoor site where rebellious burgesses gathered in secret to dissolve ties with Great Britain after the royal governor shut down the Capitol. Focuses on the social dynamics of the revolution.
Stop 1 — Choose one option: Option A: The Colonial Capitol Building — Walk the grounds of America's first representative legislative assembly building. Discover the legal battles, political debates, and the physical architecture that housed the House of Burgesses.
Stop 2 — Choose one option: Option A: Duke of Gloucester Street Trade Shops — Walk past and learn the histories of the operational blacksmiths, printers, and silversmiths. Focuses on the daily life, labor systems, and economic drivers of an 18th-century town.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Merchants Square – In Front of the Kimball Theatre (428 W Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg, VA 23185). Meet your guide directly on the brick plaza in front of the historic Kimball Theatre entrance. Your guide will be standing near the outdoor benches
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- US LLC – Local Tours in USA
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Williamsburg
- Its from-price is 3588% above the median of the 90 experiences we list in Williamsburg.
- It is longer than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Williamsburg
Williamsburg is a Virginia town of restored colonial streets, a historic college and a nearby settlement of 1607, in the Historic Triangle.
Williamsburg lies between the James and York rivers in eastern Virginia and was the capital of the Virginia colony from 1699 to 1780. The restored historic area stretches along Duke of Gloucester Street from the Capitol to the College of William and Mary, with reconstructed buildings, costumed interpreters, taverns and workshops. Bruton Parish Church, from the early 18th century, stands on the same street.
Top-ranked sights in Williamsburg: Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Yorktown Battlefield, Colonial Williamsburg.
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