Audio Guided Walking Tour from Old Port of Portland, Maine
Portland, USA
- 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- Tour on our walking tour app
- Go anytime and at your own pace, the tour never expires
- Listen after the on location tour when you leave the city
- No food, drink or entrance into buildings, this tour is all outside
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- A piece of the Berlin Wall1 Long Wharf, Portland, ME 04101, USA
The tour starts at the piece of the Berlin Wall, a hugely historic piece that most tourists never see. You'll hear the story of the wall, and how it got there, then you'll be navigated step by step through the Old Port section of Portland Maine, and discover its story.
End point
- Mariner's Church Banquet Center368 Fore St, Portland, ME 04101, USA
The tour ends at the historic Mariner's Church building where you'll learn about its role in the Underground Railroad and history.
Operating hours
- 06/20/2023 - 10/05/2027
Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Itinerary
1
A piece of the Berlin Wall
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Exchange Street
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Wharf Street
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Pass By)
4
Post Office Park
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Lobsterman Park
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
City of Portland, Maine (Pass By)
6
The Holy Donut
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Lincoln Park
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
United States Custom House (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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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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Reviews
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It took us a few minutes to get familiar with the audio guide, but we got the hang of it really fast. Quite easy to use. We enjoyed all the stories and we learned quite a bit about the history of Portland.
Not a fan of this app. I guess I’m spoiled by another app that uses gps tracking and is flawless. I thought I would try another app, but this was not as seamless and intuitive. Parts would repeat or start prior to us getting to the next point. I often had to pause and restart once we got to the location. I ended up stopping when the next step was not clear and my husband and I interpreted the instructions differently. Too frustrating.
Loved the ability to pause and stop for pictures, snacks, etc. as you want. No group to contend with. Could always hear the „guide“. And the price is great!
You make a reservation and pay online and that's all you need to do to join this tour. Rory our guide was extremely friendly and totally passionate about sharing with us what he knew about Salem, MA. And he came across being very knowledgeable about the long history of Salem, not just the period associated with hunting and execution of so-called witches. That was an educational and entertaining tour for us. We had a fabulous time --- and at a very reasonable price. Other tours charge a lot more for merely sensational tours. My husband and I are happy that we picked this tour.
Hard to navigate. Missing street signs and out dated pictures. Interesting concept poorly delivered. Plus I found the site / application clunky.
Easy to follow and very informative. I loved walking this offline. Very clear narration. Highly recommend it.
Excellent tour with great historical information that shows you a part of the city that you may never explore. Easy to follow and just the right amount of time.
I listened to this tour in preparation for my visit to Portland to plan my shore day there. Quite helpful!!
It's nicely timed with good directions. I didn't find that there was much material to work with, though
Nice walking tour that provides some history. I like that it isn't too long and helps you get oriented to the Old Wharf area.
If you are off track, it want let you know. We walked for 2 miles and realized we were off track. It just played classical music, which was good, but not informative enough to let us know to turn back. Needless to say we did not finish since we had to get back to the ship. It was leaving.
This was a nice alternative to the guided tours. Allowed you to go at your own pace. Audio was clear and quite informative for the history and buildings of Portland.
Recommend if guided tours are booked up.
Only challenge - you have to download a second APP to start the tour. This was in the directions but just not super clear. Works on both Apple and Android.
Poor experience- NOT USER FRIENDLY unable to connect with tour. At first I didn’t see where to enter the code. After consulting via chat they were unable to help me as to where to enter the code. After chatting with the 3rd person I was told where to enter the code but the code was then expired. When I did the chat they said to call tour manager by then we gave up. :(
Have sturdy shoes as the brick and cobblestone pavements were rough. Make sure that the audio plays back well, as we had to download a second time to correct an audio malfunction. The narration was good. The speech was clear and the pace comfortable. Overall a good experience except for our download glitch, and that could have been on us.
Your phone needs to be on the proper setting for the location to work accurately. Once we figured that out it was great!
The architecture in Portland is amazing! The tour is a bit of a hike, however. We didn’t finish the tour because we got so tired. It was well worth it, though. I never knew that Portland was so vibrant. I would definitely recommend the tour.
Lots of history of churches. It takes you in a loop, often talking about a building from one side then coming back to it and talking more about the same thing from the other side.
This was a fantastic and easy way to see the city and historic sites that I otherwise would not have seen. I actually purchased the year long subscription to use on my other trips!
Nice tour. Just right amount of walking. The speed of the narrator was very close to the walking time
The really nice thing about the tour is that since it is self-guided you can go at your own pace, going slower or faster as needed. You can also repeat areas if you like. This was our first self-guided walking tour through Viator and I believe that as we use it in the future it will become easier and more second nature.
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Portland. The content was fun and informational. We know now for future tours we will take our earbuds to make it easier to walk and listen.
The "in app" map was very helpful, since street signs seem almost non-existent on the first part of the tour. It was also nice to be able to pause the tour to take extra time to explore.
It was a great experience. I enjoyed learning the history of Old Port. The lighthouse was not there, so an updated tour would be nice. Overall, very well organized.
Giving up the audio and walking around on our own. The narrative, although informative, gave poor directions in terms of which way to go and which way to turn. It seems we were always headed in the wrong direction. Instead of enjoying the sights around us, we were trying to keep up with the audio- not a pleasant feeling.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Sorry you had that feeling. The walking speed is set at a standard pace, but feel free to walk slower :). The tour plays as you walk and is location aware, so it plays as you walk. So your speed is up to you. There is an arrow in the app that points to the next stop if you do go off track and there is also a map to see your location and the tour route. There are verbal directions where to stand, turn, walk, I'm sorry those did not work out for you. Many comment that they are clear. I'd love your feedback, my email is info@walkntours.com. Thank you for touring with WalknTours!
One might question the quality of an audio tour, but I am here to tell you it was an exceptional experience! The guide gave very clear directions of the city and the history behind each point addressed in a way that was easy to follow and absolutely informative and enjoyable. I would definitely recommend you consider this tour next time you’re in the area.
Thank you for the help navigating Portland. We found unique spots and little treasures. I will definitely be using this app again
I found the directions of where to go excellent. My only negative is I wish it said the distance to next stop in approximate steps, kms, miles, feet, etc. What would be most applicable.
Our first walking tour. The did such a good job. We look forward to doing more tours like it. Directions were easy to follow and it was interesting
A nice way to get to know some of the more popular streets. Arrow function is helpful as well as the ability to pause, rewind, skip ahead, etc.
Fantastic owner. He was very caring and thoughtful and made sure everyone was happy. Walked to old historic sites. Had a family of six.
The tour was very well designed, great stops, right amount of detail, nice balance of US, world, civil rights history, commerce, whimsical. Terrific way to spend a morning in Portland!
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