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Philadelphia Private Tour: Half-Day Driving Experience

4.6

8 Ratings

Philadelphia

Experience the best of Philadelphia on a private half-day driving tour. Explore iconic landmarks, visit the Magic Gardens, and immerse yourself in the city's rich history and culture.

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Old City - Explore the historic district, where the founders crafted many of the nation’s founding documents.

Here, you will walk past Independence Hall, the Birthplace of democracy where the Declaration of Independence was signed; See the Liberty Bell, a true symbol of America’s freedom; and visit the famous ‘LOVE’ statue, and snap the perfect photo to remember your time in the city of brotherly love.

Benjamin Franklin Parkway - Discover the numerous sites along Benjamin Franklin Parkway - including Rodin’s ‘The Thinker sculpture, Fairmount Water Works, and the Free Library of Philadelphia, and see the Philadelphia Museum Of Art, climb the Rocky Steps and see the famous Rocky Statue.
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens - Enjoy tickets to Philadelphia’s Magic Garden, with two levels of indoor and outdoor sculpture gardens.

What's Included

Hotel pickup (if centrally located)
Entrance to the Magic Gardens
Plenty of time to take photos of your favourite places
Private transport throughout the tour
A friendly, professional tour guide for your own private group

What's Not Included

Food and drink, although your guide will be happy to recommend local favourites along the way
Gratuities

Additional Information

Embark on a private journey through Philadelphia’s key locations, where you’ll uncover the charms of the City of Brotherly Love with your specialised guide via a car tour, with several pit stops to fully enjoy your tour in one of the USA’s oldest cities.

You will get the chance to see a handful of the city’s standout landmarks and familiar locations, such as the LOVE sculpture, Reading Terminal Market, Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’ and a variety of other public art pieces near the Rodin Museum.

Additionally, you’ll tour the Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens with entry fees covered, which is a fully immersive art experience entirely adorned with mosaics. The artist, Isaiah Zagar, used handmade tiles, bottles, bicycle parts, mirrors, and global folk art to document his life and inspirations.

To conclude your trip, your guide will return you to your accommodation or drop you off at a central location within the city.

Location

Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District

Arch Street

Hotel pick-up is available upon request. Please note that if you do not provide your hotel information, your guide will meet you outside the Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District hotel, 400 Arch St, Philadelphia.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

4.6

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Alexander_v

Mar 30, 2024

Best private tour and guide in Philadelphia - This was an outstanding tour highlighting beautiful and historic Philadelphia. Our guide, Tom, was terrific and made the experience special.

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Kipp_o

Oct 17, 2023

Great experience - Our guide was terrific - extremely knowledgeable and flexible. Learned a great deal about Philly in a short amount of time.

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Elizabeth_c

Jul 7, 2022

Perfect tour with Jenn - Excellent tour with Jenn. History, art and the learning about the real Philly foods, culture and people. Highly recommend this for an overview of the historical sights and a great way to see a lot of the City. My daughter and I had the best time.

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Brooke_w

Jul 3, 2022

Fun in Philly! - Jenn was great and super knowledgeable! We saw a ton and learned a lot! I would highly recommend this tour for getting to know the city! Thanks!

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Marilee_c

Dec 30, 2021

Philadelphia in a day! - Jen was fantastic as she showed us all the highlights of the city as well as some little hidden gems we never would have known about with our her. She was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and entertaining. We only had one day to see the sights and she definitely helped us make the best of it!

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Walter_b

Dec 19, 2021

Perfect 3 hour tour of Philly. Highly recommended - Jenn was fantastic. Nice, great with kids. Born and raised in Philadelphia she gave us all the inside info of being from Philadelphia. Great tour. Visit to the Italian Market was a highlight. We left with a great feel of the city and it's different eclectic neighborhoods and ultimately, isn't that what you want from a private tour. There is no way we could have done this on our own. Highly recommended tour.

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Susan_l

Jun 16, 2021

Excellent tour of Philadelpha - Jenn was a excellent tour guide who shared her love and knowledge of Philadelphia with us. Highlights water works area, Elfreth’s alley, China town, Italian market, etc. Well worth the time.

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Lisa_e

Oct 27, 2023

Disappointing and Poor Value - For $780, I was promised a private, 4-hour driving tour through the core city, in a vehicle for four adults, with commentary from an experienced guide. The huge unexpected surprise was that the driver/guide picked us up in Subaru?! We were crammed in and out of this tiny, compact vehicle for the whole tour. I have booked many such private tours and have always been picked up in an oversized SUV or van with plenty of legroom. This car might have been adequate for two tourists but not four, full-sized adults. The guide was very pleasant and tried to accommodate our areas of interest throughout the 4 hours, but the amount of information shared was much less than I have received from previous city tours. For the four of us traveling together, this 4-hours was everyone’s least favorite of the four days we had together. In retrospect, we would have been better off taking large Ubers to and from the places we wanted to see.

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