Boston Duck Boat Sightseeing City Tour with Cruise
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Boston, USA
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- 1 hour 20 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Hop into a duck boat—s renovated World War II amphibious vehicle—for a comprehensive city sightseeing tour of Boston. Pass Boston Common, Quincy Market, the Celtics' home turf at TD Garden, and much more. Then splashdown into the Charles River for a view of the city by boat. Learn all about Boston's history and landmarks as you go.
- Explore Boston by land and water on a duck boat tour
- Get an overview of top Boston sites while someone else navigates
- Choice of morning and afternoon departures to suit your schedule
- Meet at three convenient central locations around the city
What's Included
- 80-minute Duck Boat Tour of Boston
- Narrated tour of Boston with your own personal ConDUCKtor
- 20-minute boat ride along the Charles River
- Multi-lingual GPS activated app available for download from all departure locations.
- See top Boston sites such as Faneuil Hall, Copley Plaza, Old State House, Public Garden and more!
- 3 Departure Options Available: Museum of Science, NE Aquarium, Prudential (Select 1 at checkout)
- Gratuities
- Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
- Headphones not available for audio guided app.
- Your mobile device must have its own cellular connection for audio guided app.
Meeting and Pickup
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End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Make your way to one of three meeting locations: Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, or Prudential Center. Board your duck boat, hen sit back and enjoy the tour.
The Boston Duck tour covers it all—from the State House in the Beacon Hill neighborhood to Bunker Hill and the TD Garden, home to the Boston Celtics. There’s Boston Common, a public park in downtown Boston and the oldest city park in the United States; Copley Square, a sort of public square in the Back Bay neighborhood; the Big Dig central artery/tunnel project; plus Government Center to Newbury Street, Quincy Market to the Prudential Tower and more.
That’s a lot, but that’s not all. It’s time for the duck to float—with a splashdown into the Charles River for a view of the Boston and Cambridge skylines.
The Boston Duck tour covers it all—from the State House in the Beacon Hill neighborhood to Bunker Hill and the TD Garden, home to the Boston Celtics. There’s Boston Common, a public park in downtown Boston and the oldest city park in the United States; Copley Square, a sort of public square in the Back Bay neighborhood; the Big Dig central artery/tunnel project; plus Government Center to Newbury Street, Quincy Market to the Prudential Tower and more.
That’s a lot, but that’s not all. It’s time for the duck to float—with a splashdown into the Charles River for a view of the Boston and Cambridge skylines.
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Boston Duck Tours
Admission Ticket Included
Boston Public Garden (Pass By)
Boston Common (Pass By)
Boston Public Library (Pass By)
Old State House (Pass By)
Museum Of Science (Pass By)
TD Garden (Pass By)
Newbury Street (Pass By)
Massachusetts State House (Pass By)
Boylston Street (Pass By)
Charles River Esplanade (Pass By)
Copley Place (Pass By)
Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge (Pass By)
Old South Church in Boston (Pass By)
Prudential Center (Pass By)
Arlington Street Church (Pass By)
Boston Public Market (Pass By)
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Charles River
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Boston Duck Tours has invested in a GPS activated foreign language app that Guests must download to their own mobile device to use on tour. The app provides imagery as well as narration in languages including Spanish, German, Mandarin, French, Japanese, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean and Cantonese on all tours. Your mobile device must have its own cellular connection and you must bring your own headphones.
- Accessibility: We have wheelchair accessible DUCKS from all 3 of our departure locations. If you are booking online you MUST call us and tell us you have a guest that needs to stay in their wheelchair as we need to pull 3 extra seats to fit the wheelchair in the DUCK. If booking in person ensure you tell our Guest Service Representative that you have someone in a wheelchair so we can also pull the 3 extra seats.
- The Duck Boats depart from 3 locations throughout Boston: Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, or Prudential Center. Travelers must select their departure location during checkout. On the day of travel, please meet at the departure location you have selected during checkout. The meeting location and address will be available in your confirmation after purchase.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
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Q:Are Duck Boats wheelchair accessible?
A:We have wheelchair accessible DUCKS from all 3 of our departure locations. You MUST call us after booking and tell us you have a guest that needs to stay in their wheelchair as we need to pull 3 extra seats to fit the wheelchair in the DUCK.
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Very enthusiastic and friendly guide. Gave us a great overview of Boston's sights from a historic and current perspective. Fantastic rapport with everyone onboard. Would thoroughly recommend this tour.
Chef Wolfgang Duck was our ConDUCKtor and did a great job. He was funny and knowledgeable. Our first trip to Boston and we learned a lot
Our guide was very enthusiastic(cheerleader!!) and informative. It was a beautiful day ti see parts of Boston.
It is fun it’s educational and has a great amount of very interesting information about certain places businesses and different time periods throughout history
Great experience. Would highly recommend.
Staff was very knowledgeable of Boston history and surrounding areas.
Robin was the best guide! Super fun trip! Learned a lot about Boston and its history in a very fun way. My daughter is 12 and she loved it too!
Norm was great! If you’re only in Boston for a short period of time, this is the best way to see/learn about the city. When we lived in Philadelphia, the Duck tour was my go-to sightseeing trip for our visitors! Highly recommend!
Amazing way to see Boston and we had the best guide evah! Really awesome to get the dual benefit of landmarks on land and the harbor by boat. Our guide was full of great trivia and history and she was so engaging and funny!
My family and I had a wonderful experiences. My family came from California and this is a new experience for them.
The duck tour was the perfect introduction to Boston. Our guide was funny, engaging and deeply knowledgeable. We laughed, we learned, we loved it!
Overall, the tour was fine, but I think it is a bit overpriced for an 80 minute tour. Plus, the description of it wasn’t very good on the website.
It is amazing . Lots of history and a nice water ride. The driver an speaker were were informed and able ro answer questions.
Very fun!! A must do! Pepper was the best tour guide. Great personality and a wealth of knowledge. I would definitely recommend this tour.
We went on the 10/12 9:30am duck tour with Beacon Hill Billy and had an amazing time! He was the perfect tour guide-fun, personable, and knowledgeable. The driver was amazing too! Best part of our trip to Boston!
Was way more
Informative than we thought. Our guide was very knowledgeable and funny.
Spent a decent amount of time
In the water , which was really fun.
This was the best tour of Boston! Duck Alex was entertaining and informative. Kids and adults will enjoy this experience.
If you do only one tour in Boston, this is the tour to do! You learn a lot of history, see how the neighborhoods connect, go on the CHARLES RIVER, and see Boston in a different light! Our tour guide, Ripple, loved his job and people and is so engaging! The BEST!!!
Great fun. Very interesting would recommend it. Great city. Lots to see and do. Would come again.God willing.
It was a fun overview of the city! Loved hearing some of the history. We did find the seats uncomfortable and not enough leg room for tall people.
Great experience! Loved the history narrative throughout the tour. Captain kept us dry (appreciated)!
Highly recommend this adventure.
Fun land and water tour. The guide was informative but also tried too hard to be funny. If there’s a story related to what we are seeing-great but don’t just make stuff up!
Captain Paffy and Beacon Hill Billy were amazing! Loved the history and stories, even the songs. It was so nice to be able to see Boston from land and water. Would highly recommend!
Great tour and staff. Everyone was top notch.
Fun facts about Boston history. Land and river looked great from the boat,
At the time to make the check out, I was asked what language do I speak. I thought that maybe you consider giving us a recorded play we can listen in our language, according to the tour so we can have the same experience as other. It wasn’t no problem for me, but my 82 y/o mother didn’t understand anything.
Having lived in Boston, this is the best thing for tourists to do. It gives a fantastic view of the city, hits historical highlights with a wicked sense of humor from your narrator. I’ve been on tour at least a dozen times and enjoy it every time!
Very informative and hilarious too. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and knew how to put the right amount of fun in it.
Super fun excursion, with an inclusive tour of historic Boston. Information was brief, but noteworthy. A great way to see all that Boston as to offer. Going out on the water was exciting a fun. A great combination of entertainment.
The driver and the tour guide were very informative, fun, and professional! We enjoyed this adventure.
This is a must do excursion! Our tour guide was phenomenal and reminded me of Ric Flair with his charisma. Alan, the driver, was amazing too.
Great tour. Very informative. Paw Revere was great. We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Boston.
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