Small Group Washington DC Tour with Changing of the Guard
Recommended by 94% of travelers
Washington DC, USA
- 3 to 4 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Washington, DC’s rich and storied history runs the gamut of political intrigue, scandals, murders, and some of the greatest moments in U.S. history. This fully narrated tour combines walking and driving to major sites like the White House, the Pentagon FBI building, and the National Archives. Guides narrate the stops as you travel, and the tour is available in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.
- Visit the major sites of Washington DC on a half-day tour
- Available in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese
- Travel in comfort in an air-conditioned vehicle, with hotel pickup
- Enjoy a more personal experience on a small-group tour
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Bottled water
- Available in Spanish, Italian, or Portuguese
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum650 Jefferson Dr SW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
For pickup, go to 401 Independence Ave SW in front of the Air and Space Museum and kindly remain at our Continental City Tours sign at our bus stop near the entrance. We don’t provide parking, many guests walk, Uber, or park in the area. Use Apple Maps Street View to more easily spot our sign!
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
The White House
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Smithsonian Institution Building (Pass By)
FBI Headquarters (Pass By)
Old Post Office Pavilion (Pass By)
National Gallery of Art (Pass By)
The National Archives Museum (Pass By)
2
U.S. Capitol
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
National Museum of the American Indian (Pass By)
3
National World War II Memorial
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Washington Monument (Pass By)
Jefferson Memorial (Pass By)
4
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Lincoln Memorial
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
6
Arlington National Cemetery
50 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Korean War Veterans Memorial
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
9
Marine Corps Marathon
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Pentagon (Pass By)
Air Force Memorial (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
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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
4.7
based on 138 reviews
Greg_M, Apr 2026
Best way to start your experience in DC. They want me to write 100 characters but I don't want to...
Alan_G, Mar 2026
A brilliant way to get to see lots in a relatively short time so that you can then choose what you’d like to spend more time on later. Our histesss was very good indeed and worked extra hard as she had to negotiate unexpected road closures due to a huge protest march.
Autumn_W, Mar 2026
Our guide was so friendly, knowledgeable & fun! We never felt rushed and she was so kind in dropping us off at our hotel after the tour so we did not have to find transportation after dark. Vehicle was very comfortable & clean.
Julia_C, Nov 2025
Tour itself was good, guide was good, car was good, my issues is the timing. Tour started 1 hour and 15 minutes later then scheduled and it affected the rest of our planned day for dinner and a night tour, which both fell thru due to the first tour starting late.
Deborah_J, Oct 2025
Disappointed because we were not taken to the Martin Luther King Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial or the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as were all noted in tour description. It was during the shut down but there was no reason for these to be excluded. Tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly but dis not accompany us to any of the sites .
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear the tour didn’t fully meet your expectations. Please note that this experience is not a walking tour, as explained in the description.
During your reservation time guests can choose how long to spend at each memorial although we do make recommendations. On your tour, after taking extra time at certain stops, your family made the decision/preferred to dedicate additional time to witness the Changing of the Guard at Arlington National Cemetery. We always aim to accommodate everyone’s preferences and help each group make the most of their time during the reservation time while respecting their preferences as it would also not be fair to the family reserved after to delay past that 4 hr duration.
We truly appreciate your understanding and thank you for touring with us.
Erika_D, Aug 2025
This was an absolute pleasure to have been guided by Victor today. He was an absolute gem and knowledgeable. We recommend this tour to everyone especially if you have limited time in Washington as this is a big city to get around and see everything if you are a visitor from another country. His daughters was just as friendly and helpful as Victor. Thanks for a wonderful day.
Mimi_B, Aug 2025
Victor was the best tour guide! We are so happy we chose this tour. My family got to see so much on this tour and learned a lot along the way from Victor. Would definitely go again!
Natalie_K, Mar 2025
Victor was very knowledgeable and friendly! Great at keeping us all engaged. We had three teenagers who really enjoyed the tour.
Mariann_W, Jul 2024
We had a great tour with Victor who was so knowledgeable and entertaining. I especially appreciated the hotel pick up.
Brad_K, May 2024
Tour guide Victor is so knowledgeable and witty with the history of the area and so much more! Both thumbs up 👍 👌 👏 😀
xcy6qcchmb, Apr 2024
Victor our tour guide was amazing! We saw everything you would need to see on this one trip. Would definitely recommend
Ramn_K, Apr 2023
Excellent, your and Luis is a great guides. We recommend 100%. Thank you.
Recomendados completamente este tour y Luis es un excelente guía. Muchas Gracias.
Kari_D, Dec 2022
It was wonderful to see all the most famous monuments so easily and not worry about parking or driving.
However, our guide started with “let me know any time you have a question” and then literally did not take a breath until he dropped us off. He talked extremely fast the whole time without giving question time or trying to get to know us in any way (He didn’t even ask our names and we were only 3 people; his wife didn’t even say Good Morning). He was certainly very knowledgeable, but not very personable or humorous at all. He was very annoyed that we took too long at one of the stops, but then ended our tour 15 minutes early.
Also, the night before our tour we received very chaotic communication about changing our reservation, only to end up keeping it the same, which added unnecessary stress and confusion.
Overall, it was a very convenient way to get an overview and photo op of the famous monuments and the White House, but on an interpersonal level, we did not feel entirely comfortable.
ISLANDGIRL_C, Dec 2022
The tour guide was very nice. But it was not half a day it was very quick and around 3 hours.
I was expecting a better tour meaning tour guid , guide us through the sites and travel not just in vehicle. Other countries mostly guide take us and explain main things and then give us free time to meet. Our guid didnt come with us. He was only in the vehicle , we got lost in the arlington cemetery.
Shari_R, Oct 2022
We were able to spend time at Arlington National cemetery, which we really enjoyed.
Everyone was understanding of my slowness from my disability.
A very good trip to let us know what places we would like to spend more time on later.
Shirley_S, Oct 2022
Viewing all the educational facts in D.C for better knowledge of the history of the United States. Victor was great and shared lots & lots of informative information! Thanks
Jeannette_L, Oct 2022
Our guide gave the tour in both English and Spanish, asked questions to keep us seeing sights in new ways, and was very knowledgable about each sight we saw. I learned a lot and enjoyed the tour.
Lucas_Z, Aug 2022
I did the tour in Spanish with my family, who were visiting from Argentina. The van was full but still felt private — much better than the big double decker buses. Victor was an incredible tour guide with lots of interesting knowledge of DC, even for a local like me. There was never a full moment — even the drive between memorials was beautiful. A bit more expensive than some other tours I’ve done but worth the difference!
NielsPeter_E, Jul 2022
The bus never showed up , we was waiting more than 1 - 1/2 over - 20 people have to rebook, no discount was offered.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Hello, we do not offer large bus tours I believe you have left this review in error for the wrong company.
Andras_T, Jul 2022
Our guide, Sebastian was awesome!
We were treated as VIPs from the beginning. Picked up and dropped off at our hotel in a luxury SUV.
We were never rushed, plenty of time at each of our stops to see/take pictures at the monuments. Phone chargers and cold water was offered throughout the tour.
Over all it was definitely a five star experience,
Dorinda_B, May 2022
We had a great time. There were only 3 others that booked so we had a total of 5. Our guide was great and knowledgeable. When I come back with my grandkids, I will take this tour again.
Rebecca_M, Feb 2022
Helga was our guide. She was great; very informative and friendly. No one else happened to purchase this tour when we went; so, we got a private tour. We got to see so much and took amazing pictures. I highly recommend this tour!
Response from Host, May 2022
Very glad to have heard your amazing time with Helga, on of our best!
Christopher_S, Feb 2022
It ended up being a private tour with myself and my friend George. We were able to move the tour up from 1 pm to 9:30 am, which helped us see more things in DC in the afternoon. Michelle was extremely knowlegeable about DC and the national monuments and museums. Michelle then completed our tour by dropping us off at the National Archives, which really helps if you have other places you want to visit and spend more time visiting after the tour! Highly recommended tour!
Response from Host, May 2022
Very happy you had extremely knowledgable tour of the city with us!
CA_M, Nov 2021
Great job, was easy to understand going from English to Spanish, pleasant & knowledgeable tour guide
Response from Host, May 2022
Amazing to hear your wonderful tour experience was in both languages simultaneously!
Paige_R, Oct 2021
Our guide was very knowledgeable. We saw all of the important sites that we wanted to. Well worth it to not drive ourselves around DC.
Response from Host, May 2022
Very pleased you got to experience our wonderful city!
Gail_R, Oct 2021
It was nice to see all the monuments up close. The driver had an accent and was difficult to understand at times but had a lot of interesting information. He was nice enough to drop us off at Holocaust Museum which was where we were going after the tour
Response from Host, May 2022
Very pleased you got to learn interesting information from our tour guides!
Patricia_H, Oct 2021
Our tour Guide Helga was Extraordinary, very knowledgeable, friendly and professional. My parents really enjoy this tour. I highly recommend. Helga was the best!
Response from Host, May 2022
Overjoyed you got to really enjoy the tour and our tour guides!
Blair_S, Sep 2021
Being able to stop and had time for pictures
The driver had a lot of information that I did not know.
Response from Host, May 2022
Happy you learned some fascinating new information!
Delmar_N, Sep 2021
The driver was very knowledgeable. The stops were timely, and included exoected monuments. Dissapointing-we didnt get to tour white house
Response from Host, Sep 2021
We are so glad everyone had a great time and got to learn too! I know it is so wonderful once you walked on the grounds outside the White House during your tour -as we mentioned during the tour- entering inside the White House is currently closed due to the pandemic for over 12 months now. In order to enter the White House once they resume internal visits, you will need to contact your congress person directly at least three month in advance, go through a security clearance/identity verification and confirm a day/time to enter. Although it is closed currently, you are still able to send in your request and hopefully that way once they open their doors- you will be one of the first that they begin the process/scheduling. Best of luck!
Isabel_Camargo, Sep 2021
Everything was fine , good job excellent attention, recommend 100 , next time we’re going with same company
Response from Host, Sep 2021
Thank-you, we are happy you all had a great time!
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