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Viking Tours of Newport has been the tour company in the "City by the Sea" ever since I can remember. They've been around for 40 years, which is still longer than I've been alive :)
Sightseeing Tours Meetings, Conventions and Charter Services Guide/Receptive Services The Wedding Trolley Contact Sightseeing ToursThe specialty tours, aboard old-fashioned trolleys and modern motor coaches, take you back in time to the Gilded Age of Newport. There are 3 types of tours:Tour 1 - Scenic Overview Tour This narrated tour covers over 150 points of interest, including:
Tour 2 - Grand Mansion Tour This tour includes everything in the Scenic Overview Tour above, plus a visit to one of the following Newport mansions: Marble House - Summer estate of William K. Vanderbilt Rosecliff - “The Great Gatsby” and "True Lies were filmed here or The Breakers - The elaborate estate of Cornelius Vanderbilt
Tour 3 - Deluxe Newport Tour The Deluxe Newport Tour allows you to see all the sights of Tour 1, plus you can see any 2 mansions of your choice! If I had my choice, I'd go with The Breakers and Marble House. But feel free to pick whichever appeal to you more. Public tours leave from the Newport Visitor Center, 23 America’s Cup Avenue (next to the Marriott Hotel). Tickets may be purchased at the Visitor Center on the day of the tour. Groups of 20 or more may arrange for private tours by contacting the meeting and convention department. Meetings, Conventions and Charter ServicesViking Tours can handle groups of all sizes, whether your party is attending a meeting or convention in town or wants to charter a trip to New York, Cape Cod or Boston.
All coaches are equipped with A/C, heat and a public address system, and for longer trips:
Viking's 30-passenger red and green trolleys are perfect for small groups and wedding parties to tour the historic "City by the Sea".
Guide and Receptive ServicesIf you're visiting Newport in your own motorcoach, Viking Tours offers a number of services, including step-on tour guide service and full itinerary planning.Check out the most popular tour packages below: Newport SamplerThis narrated tour, which lasts about 3 hours, includes the colonial section of Newport, the breathtaking Ten-Mile Ocean Drive, Bellevue Avenue mansion area and a visit to one of the Newport mansions.
The Vanderbilts’ NewportThis narrated tour takes about 4 1/2 hours. You'll see the Ten-Mile Ocean Drive, Bellevue Avenue mansion area and you'll visit 2 Gilded Age mansions:The Breakers (Cornelius Vanderbilt) Marble House (William K. Vanderbilt) Tea with Mrs. AstorThis 4 hour tour also includes the Ten-Mile Ocean Drive and Bellevue Avenue mansion area, plus, you'll stop in for tea with "The" Mrs. Astor at her Beechwood mansion.***Note: Beechwood mansion was purchased by billionaire Oracle founder Larry Ellison, and it seems that 2010 may be the last summer that tours and events will be conducted here.
The Wedding TrolleyThe Viking Tours Wedding Trolley is the perfect mode of transportation for your special day or even your rehearsal dinner. The unique and elegant red and green trolley is clean, comfortable and air-conditioned, seating 30 on its old-fashioned wooden benches.Available year round throughout Rhode Island and Southern New England, the trolley features:
ContactFor more information, contact Viking Tours by filling out the form below. Check as many boxes as you wish, and someone will get back to you shortly to provide you with the information you need.
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