PRIVATE SIGNATURE TOURS

As Richmond’s Walking Tour leader, we are pleased to offer touring options to those who prefer a more personal experience, as well as for larger groups, reunions and co-worker events. Reviewing our Public Signature Tours will familiarize you with the two neighborhood tours we have developed to provide a robust Richmond story unique to each area.

PRIVATE TOURS

For individuals, couples or small groups from 1 to 6 guests, our Private Tours are based on one of our established Signature Tours and may begin between 9 am and 5:30 pm, or as arranged in the off-season.

Pricing:

1 or 2 Adults   $150 plus tax (gratuity not included)

3 to 4 Adults   $225 plus tax (gratuity not included)

5 to 6 Adults   $300 plus tax (gratuity not included)

First, determine which of the tours you would like to take, choose your date and time, and then Phone 804 554 4865 or 804 554 4878 to discuss availability, starting point, time, pricing and to receive a confirmation

GROUP TOURS

Designed for groups of 7 to 28 people. Over 14 guests may require splitting the group in two, with separate guides conducting a slightly staggered tour. Our Group Tours are based on one of our established Signature Tours and may begin between 9 am and 5:30 pm, or as arranged in the off-season.

Pricing: Quoted at time of request.

First, determine which of the tours you would like to take, choose your date and time, and then Phone 804 554 4878 or 804 554 4865 to discuss availability, starting point, time, pricing and to receive a confirmation.

From Richmond’s famously outrageous Tacky Lights to the undulating hills and valleys of Hollywood Cemetery, Edgar Allan Poe’s hometown life, to the colorful, thought provoking murals, these are some options the RICHMOND TOUR GUYS offer for those who desire an “In-Depth” personal experience.

SPECIALTY TOURS

Specialty Tours are available year-round as Private Tours suitable for individuals, couples, family-and-friends, or groups. Some tours allow a customization as to length, particular interests and emphasis. A phone call allows us to discuss your interests, align you with a guide and provide a tour quote. IMPORTANT: For Hollywood Cemetery and Civil War tours, please contact us, a minimum of 5 to 7 days in advance of your desired date so we can determine guide availability.

Last years’ most popular series of private tours, our Experience Richmond tours continue to offer couples, families and small groups the opportunity to more fully take in and see the historic and ‘new’ that is today’s Richmond. All three of our tours are Ride-Along tours with two featuring walking segments,

Ultimate Overview Tour

The Ultimate Overview Tour is a combination of driving and walking lasting 3 ½ to 4 hours that incorporates all the previous tours and in addition, has two walking segments, first to tour Capitol Square, home of monuments, statues and the Thomas Jefferson designed capitol building still purpose used today. The other walking segment is Church Hill’s Historic St. John’s Church and churchyard to learn of an important 1775 secret meeting.

Please call well in advance to arrange for this tour.

Please Call 804 554 4878 / 804 554 4865 for information and to book

Specialty Walking Tours

Richmond Murals

Beginning in 2012, Richmond’s mural culture, or street art, has been celebrated on an annual basis bringing muralists from around the world to cover buildings, flood walls, silos and a baseball stadium. Today, there are over 250 works on display.

The Richmond Tour Guys, recognizing the growing popularity of murals, have developed a nearly 2-hour tour, centered in the Fan District to take patrons on a journey to see some of the best works found in Richmond.

Please Call 804 554 4865/78
for information and to book

Hollywood Cemetery

Join The Richmond Tour Guy’s “Local Expert” guide for an extensive 2-hour Private Specialty Tour of Richmond’s famed Hollywood Cemetery, one of the country’s first urban-garden style cemeteries designed in 1847 and best known as the final resting place for Presidents Monroe and Tyler and Richmond many notables

Learn the stories behind the extensive symbolism and iconography of the many headstones, monuments, tombs and mausoleums.

Please Call 804 554 4878/65
for information and to book

Civil War Richmond

The Richmond Tour Guys present two tours covering the history of Richmond, the Capitol of the CSA, and the numerous battles that occurred around the city. Each tour is guided by one of our “Local Experts” who has been presenting these tours for over 20 years.

Civil War Capitol

From April. 1861 until April, 1865, Richmond wore two hats, capitol of Virginia and as capitol of the break-away states, the Confederate States of America or CSA. On this tour, you’ll see the White House of the Confederacy, site of Chimborazo Medical hospital, Tredagar Ironworks Pattern and Foundry buildings and The American Civil War Museum and closest battlefields, Beaver Dam, Gaines Mill and Cold Harbor

Tour length: Approximately 4 hours

Please Call 804 554 4878/65
for information and to book

Private Custom Tours

The Richmond Tour Guys take pride in creating and delivering unique tours for visitors to Richmond. Over the past years we have researched and presented a variety of tours for different purposes. Some examples of    Custom Tours follows.

• A mother and son arriving in Richmond on a holiday, the last day of a whirlwind college campus tour with Richmond, the final stop. Being a holiday, they turned to us to create their tour. On arrival, we first went to the University of Richmond to get a feel for the campus and learn about the school. Afterwards, we provided a mini-tour to acquaint themselves with all the city has to offer.
• Four separate customers, desired to get a generalized tour of Richmond as they were considering moving here. For one, two, 3-hour tours on two days were arranged. The first day was an enhanced overview tour of the greater Richmond area with an emphasis on history; the second was to get a feel for different areas within 15 miles of the city.

These requests and others like them can be met, given sufficient time to research and organize a tour.

Themes you may be interested in pursuing include:

• Architecture in Richmond, for individuals or groups
• A full day tour of Richmond including museums.
• Multiple day tours, based in Richmond with tours of the city, plantations, and Jamestown

Please phone us to discuss your Custom Tour request  804 554 4865 or 4878

Seasonal Tours

MONUMENT AVENUE CHRISTMAS
A Public Tour

The holidays bring out creative and beautiful decorations along Richmond’s Monument Avenue. With the Richmond Tour Guys Monument Avenue Christmas tour, you’ll see masterful creativity not only in the magnificent wreaths and lights, but many homes pull back their curtains to reveal their the decoration inside.

This tour is offered from the Friday after Thanksgiving and continues through New Year’s Day with no tours Christmas Eve or Day or New Year’s Eve.

Tickets will be available for booking beginning Monday, November 7th.

Please Call 804 554 4865/78
for information

Richmond’s Famous
TACKY LIGHTS TOUR
Private Tours

Richmond, Virginia is the Christmas Tacky Light Capital of America as proclaimed by the mayor and shown on CBS Sunday Morning.  It began in 1987 as a contest, when homeowners decorated in an outrageous, over-the-top and unbelievable number of lights. It continues to grow each year and last year, nearly 70 homes were listed by the Richmond Times-Dispatch as “qualified” to be listed as a must-see house. To be listed, one must have a minimum of 40,000 lights and many have well over 100,000. One family claim nearly 1,500,000, while four of the area homes have competed on ABC’s “Great Christmas Light Fight.” You will see two winners of their competition!

The Richmond Tour Guys have developed a tour that is guide led and can be delivered in numerous ways, from ride along to caravan depending on your desire. We will see from 11 to 13 of the area’s top displays and while driving between stops, you will learn the history of Tacky Lights as well as “behind-the-seen” little known facts. At three stops, you will talk with the homeowner/decorators, who love answering your questions, and will explain “the how” of their displays.

This tour is offered from the Friday after Thanksgiving and continues through New Year’s Day with no tours Christmas Eve or Day or New Year’s Eve.

We begin taking reservations on November 1st by calling our office. There are a limited number of time slots for your Private Tour. Feel free to call with any questions. 804 558 4878

Please Call 804 554 4878/65
for information

STEP-ON TOURS

With the Richmond Tour Guys knowledge of the Capitol City area, we have provided Step-On and Local Escort services including tour development and assistance since 2016. Those desiring a Step-On Guide should visit our EXPERIENCE RICHMOND page where our three Overview Tours are described. Follow up by calling 804 558 4878.

For assistance in developing Richmond as a tour destination, we are proud to work with Richmond Region Tourism. By calling us, we can discuss the many options available here for an overnight or multiple day stay and assist with your planning. Please call 804 558 4878 to discuss your options.

For Schools, Adult-care facilities, Recreation Groups and similar organizations wishing to take a group bus tour of Richmond, give us a call. We would be pleased to speak you.

Please Call 804 554 4878/65
for information and to book

GIFT CARDS

A Gift Voucher, valid for any Signature Walking Tour may be purchased by phoning the number below. Prepaid vouchers will then be emailed to whichever email is desired together with instructions on how to redeem the Voucher for a tour of the recipient’s choice. Vouchers do not expire and are valid on presentation at the beginning of the tour for the full value of a tour and on a date and time as reserved by the recipient.

To Order a Gift Voucher, purchases are not available online and must be made by calling 804 554 4865 or 4878.