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Guided Tours

Take one of the many tours available in the Williamsburg area. You can see this colorful historic area by land, sky, day, night. You might even meet "otherworldly" folks when you go on a ghost tour.

Air Tours

Aerial views will add a new dimension to your appreciation of historic sites. Tours include Williamsburg and Jamestown Island. Flights originate at Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport and cover 18 James River plantations. Tours average 30-50 minutes. Peninsula tours are $45 per person, while James River or Hampton Roads tours are $60. Call 253-8185.

Axwild Tours

Ghostly Tours of Historic Williamsburg
For reservations call: (757) 209-3059
Providing guided lantern tours of Historic Williamsburg, filled with historic facts of life and times in the eighteenth century. These walking tours are enriched with tales and legends of ghostly experieneces. Call for reservations or visit our website: http://staff.wm.edu/axwild. $10 adults, $5 children 12 & under.

First Baptist Church

Tours at 727 Scotland Street, Williamsburg will be conducted by appointment, Monday-Saturday. View original artifacts & hear the story of how an enslaved people created their own place of worship. Tours begin Nov. 2003. E-mail FBC1776@aol.com. Phone: (757) 229-1952.

The Original "Ghosts of Williamsburg" Candlelight Tours

This wonderful, fun-filled tour has been Williamsburg's No. 1 Ghost Tour 12 years in a row. For reservations, call 565-4821 or toll-free at (1-877) 62GHOST, or pick up tickets at Williamsburg Attraction Center at Prime Outlets at Williamsburg. To charge tickets by phone, call 253-1058.

Oleta Coach Lines, Inc.

Experience Historical, Musical or Sea Legends & Ghosts tours while visiting the area! Tours include transportation, admission to attractions and some include meals. Half day and all day tours are availble starting at only $22. Call 253-1008 or visit us at www.oleta.com for brochures.

Presidents Park features an outdoor area with busts, measuring 18-20 feet, of each of the country's 43 United States presidents. Informational signs are places next to each president. Also featured throughout the outdoor exhibit area are 14 selected "Defining Moments" in American history. Also available is a 10,000-sq.-ft. museum building with a gift shop, cafe, classrooms, and meeting and banquet space. An evening program, "An Evening with the Presidents," can be scheduled. Admission is $9 for adults, $6 for children. Discounts for seniors 55 and older, military, and military children. Self-guided tours included with admission. Guided tours available for an additional $2 per person.

Tidewater Touring's
Yellow Brick Road Guided Tours

(757) 872-0897 or (757) 826-1940

Enjoy one of Tidewater Touring's luxury "Motorcoach Day Tours!"

Washington, DC Guided tour of Arlington National Cemetery as well as the Lincoln, F.D.R., Vietnam and Korean Memorials. Free time at Smithsonian Museums and on the Mall with photo opps. and possible surprise stops. Includes all you can eat breakfast and dinner. Return to Williamsburg 10:30-11 pm. Extensive walking!

Tall Ship & More Step aboard a 3 masted schooner for a relaxing 2-hour sail. Guided tours of Navel Base, Battleship Wisconsin and General MacArthur Memorial are complemented with lunch overlooking Chesapeake Bay. Learn all about Nautical History and Life Aboard Ship.

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