Hemingway Walking Tour: Authentic Key West Experience
4.7
79 Ratings
Key West
Immerse yourself in the world of Ernest Hemingway on this authentic walking tour of Key West. Visit the places where he lived, worked, and played, and indulge in food and drink samplings along the way.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
What's Included
  • Snacks, Lunch, Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

This meticulously curated walking tour will guide you through the authentic locales which shaped Hemingway’s life, experiences, and literary pursuits. You’ll step into the world of Hemingway as you explore the locations where he spectated and arbitrated boxing matches, docked his boat, the Pilar, and patronized the bookstore selling his works. You’ll also get a glimpse into his first apartment in Key West, the very spot where he concluded writing ‘A Farewell to Arms’. En route, you will have the opportunity to sample three delicious local dishes. Your journey will then take you to the places where he boarded trains, sought fish, and embarked on boat journeys in the Key West Harbor, before heading to Hemingway’s preferred watering hole - Sloppy Joe’s. An alcoholic beverage is also included for you to truly immerse yourself in Hemingway’s well-liked haunt. Additionally, this vividly real tour will cover several other historically significant locations that Hemingway frequented during his time in Key West.

Location
The Hemingway Home and Museum
Whitehead Street
Please meet your tour guide OUTSIDE the front gate. Please arrive 15 minutes early.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Thomasdb217ku
Mar 12, 2024
Great Way to Learn about Hemingway and Key West - This is a wonderful way to get to know Key West and appreciate the Key West that Hemingway knew. While the tour does not include a tour of Hemingway's residence on Whitehead Street, the tour does visit most of the places that Hemingway frequented. Our tour guide, Caleb, was excellent. A novelist himself, he had an excellent knowledge of Hemingway's life and writings. His stories about Hemingway and his influence on Key West added an extra dimension to our discovery of the history and culture of Key West. The tour included an early lunch at Kermit's Key West Lime Shoppe which included a slice of its famous Key Lime Pie. It was a great way to spend the morning.
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Northstar781963
Feb 10, 2024
Great history review - Caleb walked us around the neighborhood of Hemingway house and gave us a great history of the man and the area. He was very articulate and provided many insightful observations of lesser known facts about him. He also provided a good intro into the living history of Key West. The meal was very good too.
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Jimkennedy_c
Feb 9, 2024
Life in Hemingway's Key West - Our guide had really done his homework! As we walked through areas of Key West associated with the author, he related stories of Hemingway's life that really gave the flavor of what life was like here in the 20s and 30s. Plus, he was extremely engaging and personable. It was a great experience.
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Gillianst4056qy
Jan 30, 2024
Fun & Educational - Caleb was excellent! We had a great time and learned a lot. This was our first time to Key West, and this tour gave us great insight into this remarkable town and its history.
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Patty_k
Jan 22, 2024
Interesting Tour of KW and Hemingways life there - Loved Liz our tour guide and the little facts she knew about KW and Hemingway! She was very good at keeping all of the group interested!
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Dsullybg1
Jan 5, 2024
Hemingway walking tour with additional island information. Lunch included - Liz, the tour guide is friendly, informative and organized. It’s a well paced tour and we learned a lot about Hemingway and a bunch about the island also. Would recommend the tour to anyone who can handle an approximate 1.5 mile casual walk and can hear normally. It can be a little noisy along the way.
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Denise_h
Aug 12, 2023
Caleb was our guide and... - Caleb was our guide and was amazing!! He was so informative and really loves his job!! We learned so much!!
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Lana
Jul 17, 2023
Excellent Guide - Our guide was very knowledgeable and organized. She had lot of great facts about Key West and Hemingway. We would highly recommend this tour.
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Kenny_p
Jun 6, 2023
Wonderful tour - Caleb was a wonderful guide we learned a wealth of information about Key West and Hemingway from the 11 years he sent on the island…
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Stephaniepopik13
Jun 6, 2023
Key West Treasure - Caleb was an awesome, knowledgeable tour guide. He answered all of our questions and generally made the experience worthwhile! Highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Key West!
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