Ultimate Private City Tour of Washington DC - Up to 5 Guests
Washington DC, USA
Ultimate Private City Tour of Washington DC - Up to 5 Guests
Recommended by 99% of travelers
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Washington DC, USA
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Experience the history and grandeur of the nation’s capital on a private highlights tour. Work with your personal guide and driver to curate the ideal tour incorporating your must-see spots or rely on their local expertise to create a fascinating tour. Walk outside the White House and Supreme Court, admire the monuments and memorials of the National Mall, and much more. This tour is ideal for visitors looking for a personalized experience
- Explore the highlights of Washington DC, all in one tour
- This private tour gives you the freedom to customize your sightseeing
- Convenient, round-trip transportation from your location of choice
- See more in less time when you travel by comfortable vehicle
What's Included
Meeting and Pickup
Itinerary
Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
5.0
based on 73 reviews
Cathy_M, Jun 2025
Ramon was an excellent guide, witty and fun. He catered to our specific needs, as we had elderly folks who could not walk very far.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Hi Cathy- With an experienced guide like Ramon driving one of our nimble vans plus just a tiny break in the weather we can get very close to many major stops! Happy to hear Ramon adapted for your group and everyone had fun! We thank you for choosing See DC Today for your tour.
AnneMarie_A, May 2025
Awesome experience! Very private and the knowledge of the area was incredible! Highly recommend this tour if you want it to be private and you can hit just about all of the monuments with all the information you need. Daniel was superb!
Response from Host, May 2025
HI AnneMarie- Daniel is such a Washingtonian! Hew also has a great sense of the absurd - which has been happening in DC since 1800 when the Capitol moved here. Many thanks for joining us and for this lovely 5 Star Review!
Karen_E, May 2025
We had a great tour with Daniel last Thursday. Daniel was very knowledgeable and friendly. It was an efficient way to see the sights without any stress. We were able to see more then we would have been able to accomplish on our own. We also learned some additional history. I would highly recommend this tour.
Response from Host, May 2025
Hi Karen- We designed our Private Tour as an overview of DC with flexibility to work in any stops our guests may request. We thank you for your high recommendation, for joining Daniel on the tour of his hometown and for choosing See DC for your tour!
Jasmine_L, Mar 2025
We had a great time. DANIEL was friendly, entertaining and well informed. He share alot of detailed information. We had a blast!
Response from Host, Mar 2025
HI Jasmine- Daniel's jokes mask his true knowledge of DC's unusual history as political events have played out - since 1800- on center stage in the capital city. We're so happy to hear you enjoyed the show- We'll let Daniel know what a good time you had. Thanks for joining us.
Marcia_D, Dec 2024
This experience was beyond very good; it was excellent! Dean and Jessi were so friendly, flexible, accommodating, helpful and knowledgeable! Our 11-year-old grandson said it was awesome and the best thing he did in D.C. and we 4 adults couldn't agree more! Thank you so much Dean and Jessi!
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Hi Marcia- We love guests of all ages and it's always a surprise to hear the view points of the different generations! Ao happy you had an awesome experience with us - Thanks so much for Selecting us for your tour.
Sofia_D, Dec 2024
Great private visit to the main parts of Washington just in one morning
Very nice car and Guide
We were 2 couples
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Hi Sofia- See DC Today Private Tours always incorporate personal input from our guests as to what they want to see and when they want to leave. Two couples is a great group size - long on companionship and just enough participants to spark individual questions at every stop. Thanks so much for joining us and for your 5 Star Review!
Stephanie_M, Oct 2024
My family enjoyed the tour. We were able to personalize our experience seeing exactly the monuments we wanted. Rich, our tour guide, was very insightful and gave us fun facts along the way. Would definitely recommend.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
HI Stephanie- Your family experienced our Private Tour by one of our best guides. Rich has been a Washingtonian for many many years and loves his home town. Because it was a private tour, Rich followed your lead - wherever you wanted to go, he took you! It's amazing how much he knows about DC- he's just about impossible to stump. Thanks so much for your lovely review and for choosing See DC Today for your tour.
Glenn_D, Oct 2024
Rich was great. Very knowledgeable and informative about everything. Learned a lot about the history of our county and the city.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
HI Glenn- Rich has raised his family here and truly knows all the highways and byways, the whys and wherefores. Many thanks for this great review and for selecting See DC Today for your tour.
Frank_T, Oct 2024
Daniel was an awesome tour guy could not have asked for a better person or a nicer person. He should be compensated rightly.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
HI Frank- We are a small company with a big heart and we take good care of all our team members! Daniel has a Washingtonian's knowledge of DC and a Washingtonian's light hearted attitude about the endless political theater here! Thanks so much for your wonderful review - we will let Daniel know how pleased you were with his tour. Thanks for choosing See DC Today!
Rosalind_C, Sep 2024
Fabulous tour with Daniel, worth every penny . He took us to locations we would not have found on our own and gave us plenty time for looking around and photographs..
Very knowledgeable regarding the history of DC..
Response from Host, Sep 2024
HI Rosalind- A private tour of DC in late summer with Daniel is a very special way of seeing our Nation's Capitol. With Daniel's life long experience living in DC and his years at Howard, you have the makings of a born storyteller and great guide. Many thanks for dropping us this note - We really appreciate your 5 Star review and your selecting us for your Private Tour.
Amy_M, Aug 2024
Daniel was our tour guide. He arrived on time, was extremely knowledgeable of the city, very safe, good sense of humor, and gave us plenty of time to explore the sites. My husband and i have nothing but exceptional comments for your company. This was my husband's 50th birthday present, and he LOVED IT!! Thank you for the memories!
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Hi Amy- We're honored to be included in his BIG 5-0!
We'll let Daniel know how much you enjoyed his company- he's a Washingtonian through and through and loves to show off his home town. Thanks so much for choosing us as part of your birthday visit!
hyun_h, Aug 2024
I am very disappointed at this tour package !! not worth it at all !!! next time will get the hop on hop off bus tour I feel like this was just a private hop on hop off bus tour ?!!! it doesnt mean the guide was kind and polite , but is this what i sign up for ???? just dropping off to different tourist points without any walking with the tour guide ??? the tour guide was comfortable on his car just driving around and dropping us off to the locations without any effort
I am very disappointed at this tour package !!!
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Hi- We apologize! We pride ourselves in customer service- especially for our VERY popular Private Tours. If we let you down it was entirely unintentional- but we do not ever fo into museums or other notable buildings. Plus, our Private Tours are actually wherever our guests want to go - if guests do not have sites off the Mall they want to see (like Iwo Jima or the 911 Memorial or the Kennedy Center for instance) and we get no other direction then we revert to our Mall Tour. Please allow us to re-connect with you. Just sendan email to sales@seedctoday.com at your earliest convenience and we wil do what we can to make this right by you..
Cathy_W, Aug 2024
Dean was excellent very informative and great driver. Customized our trip for us as we drove around dc.
Response from Host, Aug 2024
HI Cathy- Dean is the DEAN of private tours! If it's in DC he will know all about it. No matter what sites our our private tour guests request Dean will know where it is and some background about it. Many thanks for this 5 Star review and for selecting us for your Private Tour!
Michael_H, Aug 2024
This tour was worth every penny. Ramon was extremely knowledgeable of the entire area and provided all the history of the monuments and buildings in DC. We had my 93 year old grandma with us as well as my parents, Ramon got us up close to all the monuments. It was so nice that we didn’t have to navigate traffic with our older crew.
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Hi Michael- Ramon, as well as most of our guides, are from multigenerational families- so it just comes naturally. They all know the very best spots to stop to save steps and of course the Park Service does a grand job of keeping up the trails. We are so happy to hear all went well with your crew- Many thanks for choosing us!
Kristin_K, Aug 2024
What a comfortable way to see the highlights of DC! Our guide, Wes, was friendly, professional, and knowledgeable. He was very conscious of time, but never made us feel rushed. There was always cold water available throughout the trip, and there were several opportunities to purchase snacks and refreshments along the route. We can't emphasize enough how convenient and stress free this tour is. From getting picked-up and dropped off right in front of where we were staying, to being dropped off as close as is allowed to the sites being visited as is allowed, we are so glad we signed-up for this experience. Extra bonus: they can accommodate different interests in what is visited, or they can have a plan set and ready to go for you. We highly recommend booking with this company.
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Our Private Tours routes are set by YOU, the guests and your interests. We pick up up and drop you off at the site of your choosing - on time and we are yours the entire time. We greatly appreciate your high recommendation and this 5 Star Review!
Rachel_K, Jul 2024
Flight got cancelled and rebooked with Delta so we arrived DC late but the operator was in timely contact with us on text and picked us up at new location and go through the tour nicely for us to catch up on our schedule for the day. That saved our day!
Response from Host, Jul 2024
HI Rachel- We definitely do like to contact our guests the day before and seems like that paid off for you, So happy to hear it all had a happy ending - not the first time we've crossed paths with delayed flights! Thanks so much for choosing us!
Anupama_G, Jul 2024
It was the most wonderful experience! We covered a lot of important monuments within the stipulated time without feeling hurried. Our guide Cassie was so knowledgeable and great! She made the trip all the more memorable. Our driver Dean was an excellent and safe driver.
The whole trip was worth it!
Response from Host, Jul 2024
HI -What a wonderful review. We'll let both Cassie and Dean know how much you enjoyed their teamwork. Thanks so much for joining us!
Mike_S, Jul 2024
We have learned to take this kind of tour on the first day, that way you can get a chance to see different things you might want to do. Daniel was our tour guide and he was the best!!! He knows his information and always had a joke too. We would defintely book another trip with him.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Hi Mike- Our overview tours definitely cut through all the bewildering buildings and monuments so you can pick the ones you want to go back to. Daniel is definitely great using humor to cut through dry history. Thanks for joining us!
Anousheh_A, Jun 2024
This is a wonderful tour. Our tour guide was highly knowledgeable, and made our experience the best. We got to see all the amazing landmarks we wanted to and all had the best time. This is the best tour!
Response from Host, Jun 2024
On our Private Tours we take you to the places you want to see, at the pace you want to go... and we pick up and drop off at your hotel. Thanks for this wonderful 5 Star Review and for selecting us for your tour!
colin_k, Apr 2024
We were very fortunate to have met our guide Rich. Not only a gentleman but a depth of knowledge and an understanding of how to show off his hometown Washington DC. Four hours went by too quickly. A must tour for a small group. Thanks again Rich.
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Hi Colin- Rich is a DC native and your review will make him proud. WE do pack a lot of important sites into 4 hours. We want to thank you for your 5 star review and we'll let Rich know!!!
Geoff_S, Apr 2024
Our family really enjoyed our tour with Wes. He was really flexible with our itinerary, had a wealth of knowledge he shared with us about everything we saw, and was really enjoyable company. He kept it fun for our kids (8 & 10 yo) by citing fun facts they’d enjoy, doing quizzes, and giving our chocolates for prizes. I’d highly recommend him to any of our friends who were headed to DC and wanted to take a tour.
Lesle_A, Apr 2024
A splurge, but SO worth it. Rich was fantastic, very accommodating and full of knowledge. Made sure we saw everything we had on our list of must sees.
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Hi Lesle- You made the right choice! Our Private Tour put you in control of the whole timeline so you never have to sit through a monument you already know by heart. Thanks so much for this fantastic review and for choosing us for your tour!
Debbie_O, Mar 2024
Rich was super friendly and knowledgeable- we had a great time seeing the sites of DC with him - he didn’t mind our kids bringing drinks and snacks, and he took their interests in to account too which made it fun for everyone. Thank you!
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Hi Debbie- Don't know if he told you but Rich has kids so he knows exactly how to "listen" to them. The Itinerary for our Private Tours is always customizable either in the moment or in advance. Many thanks for this great review and for choosing us.
Manuel_R, Dec 2023
Cassie is the best Guide we had on our tours from Europe and us.
A lot of history and explains it really well my kids and wife enjoyed
Response from Host, Dec 2023
Hi Manuel- As international visitors, Washington, DC has its charms as the site of our three branches of government. But how to showcase it all quickly and in an overview format is what Cassie and our other Guides are so very good at. We thank you for choosing us for your Private Tour and for this marvelous review!
Courtney_S, Dec 2023
Cassie was THE BEST tour guide. I went to DC with my kids (15year old and twin 12 year olds) and Cassie did not disappoint us! She was so sweet and kind. Cassie has the perfect personality and so much knowledge about the monuments, history of them and the city. She made the tour interesting at our level and especially for my kids. She catered to what we were looking to see and made sure we hit a few spots that we definitely didn’t want to miss. She even dropped us off at the end of our tour at our dinner location! I highly recommend this tour, especially for families. And if you get the chance ask for Cassie! She’ll make your tour the best experience of seeing the sites and monuments of DC.
Response from Host, Dec 2023
HI Courtney- Our team takes our Private Tours very seriously! We pick up and drop off wherever our guests like plus we determine the itinerary based on the private group- so if you have teens & pre-teens we know where their hot spots are and we always include them. Many thanks for this 5 Star review and for choosing us for your tour! Cassie sends her best!
Wesley_T, Dec 2023
Cassie was an excellent guide- we have done prior tours Cassie was outstanding!!
Fabulous day in DC- learned so much!
Response from Host, Dec 2023
HI Wesley- We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your Private Tour with Cassie. Private tours allow our team to customize the tour to your interests and time window... plus we pick-up and drop off wherever you want. Thanks for choosing us and for this excellent 5 Star Review.
Gauri_S, Nov 2023
The guide rich was very friendly and knowledgeable. I was traveling with my senior mother, teenager and toddler. He was very accommodating and thoughtful, made for a memorable trip
Response from Host, Nov 2023
Hi Gauri- Our guides are always in tune to guests of all ages- in fact, a spread of ages makes for wonderful questions that all lead to a very individualized tour. Like snowflakes - each tour is just a bit different - always powered by unique questions! Thanks for choosing us and for those 5 Stars!
Joel_S, Nov 2023
Cassi was a great guide and very knowledgeable on Washington history. She took great care of my family. Love touring in the SUV.
Response from Host, Nov 2023
Hi Joel- Cassie will be so happy to hear your appreciation of both her tour and her TLC with your family. Our SUV's are always available for private tours- we keep them ready to roll even at the last minute. Many thanks for this 5 Star review and for choosing us!
Kari_F, Oct 2023
Cassie was a wonderful tour guide! We had three generations, including 2 children ages 8 and 11 and she did an excellent job of relating history, presidents, and monuments to the children's interests. The additional information Cassie provided about the artists for the monuments, the details, and the meaning behind each was worth every penny! We would never have had that information if we just walked the monuments ourselves. She had great recommendations on where to eat lunch before or next activity and dropped us off right there. Her communication the days before and morning of were much appreciated, as well. I recommend this tour to everyone, especially with an older parent who wants to see all the sights but can't walk a ton. Thank you, Cassie!
Response from Host, Oct 2023
HI Kari- On our Private Tours our guests set the pace and set the itinerary. We realize that many guests especially in extended family groups like yours may want to see and do other things - especially grandparents and two year olds! Cassie loves to showcase DC. She lives right in the city and you can bank on her restaurant recommendation. We'll let her know how much you enjoyed her tour!. Thanks for choosing us!
Jeff_C, Oct 2023
Our family really enjoyed this tour. Steve our guide knew a tremendous amount about the city and we were able to see so much in one day. This saved us hours in walking! Thanks again!
Response from Host, Oct 2023
Hi Jeff- We're so happy you enjoyed Steve! He actually saw many of the monuments being built; he shares his lived experience in DC with our guests. We definitely cover a lot of ground in 3-4 hours that would take days to walk. Many thanks for those 5 Stars and for choosing us!
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