Washington-Area Tour Operators July 1, 1998

519 6th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001; Phone: (202) 393-3696; Fax: (202) 393-2006

Bike the Sites, Inc.
Professionally guided bicycle tours of capital attractions, C&O Canal, Mount Vernon, Gettysburg, Antietam and others. Daily rides, custom group tours and multilingual guides available. Bicycles, helmets and equipment provided.

3417 Quesada St. NW, Washington, DC 20015; Phone: (202) 966-8662; Fax: (202) 966-8662

C&O Canal Barge Rides
Mule-drawn barge rides along the C&O Canal. Costumed Park Service guides provide fascinating tales. Tour departs from Georgetown, mid-April to mid-October.

P.O. Box 4, Sharpsburg, MD 21782; Phone: (301) 739-4200

Capitol Entertainment Services
Specializing in group transportation and guided sightseeing tours. Bus transportation for small or large groups. Group tour packages for conventions and regularly scheduled sightseeing tours given by licensed tour guides. Specialty tour of African-American historical sites.

3629 18th St. NE, Washington, DC 20018; Phone: (202) 636-9203; Fax: (202) 529-3402

Capitol River Cruises
Georgetown's only hourly sightseeing cruise; 50-minute narrated tours depart daily from Georgetown Harbour.

14101 Parkvale Road, Rockville, MD 20853; Phone: (301) 460-7447

DC Ducks: The Boats On Wheels
Tour the Mall by land, then splash into the Potomac River on the boats with wheels. Fully narrated 90-minute tours on rebuilt WWII amphibious vessels depart regularly 10 a.m.-4 p.m. from Union Station. Groups and individual tours.

2640 Reed St. NE, Washington, DC 20018; Phone: (202) 832-9800; Fax: (202) 832-9040

Dandy Restaurant Cruise Ship
The Dandy cruises the Potomac River past majestic monuments and memorials. Available for breakfast, lunch, brunch, mid-day, dinner, or midnight dance cruises. Departs daily.

Zero Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314; Phone: (703) 683-6076; Fax: (703) 683-7442

Double Decker Bus Tours, WDC, Inc.
See Washington, DC from the top of an authentic London double-decker bus. Hop on and off at 18 attractions an unlimited number of times for two consecutive days.

1040 Avenue of the Americas, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10018; Phone: (212) 944-9700; Fax: (212) 944-8290; Toll Free: 1-800-742-1142

Gold Line/Gray Line of Washington, DC
Specializing in daily sightseeing tours of Washington, as well as tours to historic Williamsburg, Monticello, Harpers Ferry, Gettysburg and Atlantic City, plus multilingual tours and trolley tours.

5500 Tuxedo Road, Tuxedo, MD 20781; Phone: (301) 386-8300; Fax: (301) 386-2024; Toll Free: 1-800-862-1400

Georgetown Walking Tours
Guided walking tours of Georgetown, featuring historic homes, Civil War sites and Georgetown's architectural legacy. $12 per person, reservations required; organized groups are $200 and must be scheduled in advance. All tours are weather dependent.

1912 Glen Ross Road, Silver Spring MD 20910; Phone: (301) 588-8999. Web site: http://www.tourdc.com.

Guided Walking Tours of Washington
Weekend guided walking tours, through historic Georgetown (weather permitting) Sundays & most Saturdays. $9 each, seniors/students $6. Group tours (flat fee $200) by appointment, any time any day, through Georgetown, Adams-Morgan or Lafayette Square. Also by appointment only, 2-hour bus tour to homes where Presidents lived before & after the White House, groups only, minimum 20 people.

9009 Paddock Lane, Potomac, MD 20854; Phone: (301) 294-9514; Fax: (301) 309-0753

Odyssey Cruises
Cruise features 4-course meal and live professional entertainment while taking in the sites of the nation's capital. Three-hour lunch cruise and four-hour dinner cruises available.

Gangplank Marina, 600 Water St. SW, Washington, DC 20024; Phone: (202) 488-6000; Fax: (202) 488-6011

Old Town Trolley Tours
Daily 2-hour narrated tours every 30 minutes starting at 9 a.m. Free reboarding from 18 sites around the city.

2640 Reed St. NE, Washington, DC 20018; Phone: (202) 832-9800; Fax: (202) 832-9040

Potomac Riverboat Co.
90-minute cruises of Washington aboard The Matthew Hayes and 40-minute narrated sightseeing cruises of Alexandria on The Admiral Tilp.

205 The Strand, Alexandria, VA 22314; Phone: (703) 684-0580; Fax: (703) 548-9001

Scandal Tours
Scandal Tours covers Washington's comic monuments like Watergate, Congress, Gary Hart's town house and the White House. Scandal Tours actors lampoon the political monkey business of Nixon, Gennifer Flowers, Bob Packwood, the Clintons and many more. Scandal tours run Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. from the Old Post Office Pavilion, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (12th street pick up) starting in April. Cost is $27. For reservations call 1 (800) 758-TOUR.

1602 South Springwood Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone: (301) 587-4291; Fax: (301) 587-4688; Toll Free: (888) 436-3886

Sights on CD
Portable audio tour of 13 of Washington's most fascinating sights, including the White House, the Capitol, Arlington Cemetery and many others. Available for rental at various hotel gift shops.

107 South West St. #255; Alexandria, VA 22314; Phone: (703) 549-5431; Fax: (703) 549-5431

Spirit Cruises
Daily cruises to George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens aboard the Potomac Spirit.

Pier #4,; 6th & Water Sts. SW, Washington, DC 20024; Phone: (202) 554-8000; Fax: (202) 488-1330

Tourmobile Sightseeing
Daily narrated sighseeting tour shuttle service authorized by the National Park Service. American Heritage Tour of historic Washington, DC has 14 stops, plus Arlington National Cemetery tour with 4 stops. Free unlimited reboarding. Advance tickets available by phone charge through TICKETMASTER at (202) 432-SEAT (local), or 1-800-551-SEAT.

1000 Ohio Drive SW, Washington, DC 20024; Phone: (202) 554-5100; Fax: (202) 488-5200

Tours du Vin
Guided tours of wineries in nearby Maryland and Virginia. Wine-making, storage, buying discussed. Formal wine tasting. Lunch in country inn. 5 hour tour.

1541 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20005; Phone: (301) 421-4614; Fax: (301) 620-1185; Toll Free: (800) 382-8945

University Flight Services
Pilot-narrated helicopter tours of D.C.-area historic sites.

South Capitol St. Heliport, 1724 South Capitol St., SE, Washington, DC 20003; Phone: (202) 484-8484; Fax: (202) 484-8615

Visible Interactive
Unique interactive audio tours for several Smithsonian museums including National Air and Space Museum, the First Ladies Exhibit at the National Museum of American History, and the National Museum of Natural History.

1000 Sansome Street #375, San Francisco, CA 94111; Phone: (415) 433-7781; Fax: (415) 433-7783

Washington Area Mini Bus Tours
Daily narrated tours of Washington's historic sites led by experienced licensed professionals. Local hotel/motel pickups. Group and individual tours.

5025 13th Place NE, Washington, DC 20017; Phone: (202) 526-2049; Fax: (202) 529-7041

Washington Water Bus Inc.
Water Buses make regularly scheduled stops near the Lincoln, FDR, and Jefferson Memorials and other points along the Potomac River. Ride all day for 1 fare. Group rates and private charters available.

6532 Lancaster Drive, Warrenton, VA 20187; Phone: (202) 554-2052; Fax: (540) 347-5111; Toll Free: 1-800-288-7925