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City Tour Detroit

128 reviews
#10 of 46 Tours in Detroit
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Detroit, MI, USA
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About City Tour Detroit
You’re in good hands with a local company that’s been showing visitors the magnificent Motor City for five years, previously known as Hometown History Tours. While our name has changed, our commitment to providing top-notch guides and customer service has not. Whether it be a group tour, private tour or one of our public walking tours - We're your go-to-guide for all things Detroit! City Tour Detroit is home to our signature walking tours: See The D, Incredible Journey to Midnight, and Notorious 313. New for 2018 are Solid Gold Detroit: Soundtrack to the City and Detroit Dine Around tours.
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Reviewed October 8, 2019
Wonderful Walking Tour

I organized a day trip to Detroit for a group of international students from the University of Michigan, and I wanted to include a Downtown walking tour. City Tour Detroit did an amazing job - we saw all the highlights and had great photo opportunities....More

Date of experience: September 2019
Thank Jake K
CityTourDetroit, Owner at City Tour Detroit, responded to this reviewResponded 2 weeks ago

Thank you Jake K for your great review. It was our pleasure working with you to organize this student outing and all the guides loved showing them around.

Reviewed October 6, 2019
Great city tour of Detroit

My girlfriend and I took a trip to Detroit and reserved The see the D tour. Our guide Nancy did a great job. She covered a wide range of topics and made the city feel very unique. She had a couple secret spots that she...More

Date of experience: October 2019
Thank Jared M
CityTourDetroit, Owner at City Tour Detroit, responded to this reviewResponded October 7, 2019

So glad you enjoyed your See The D tour with Nancy. She does love giving tours. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience.

Reviewed October 4, 2019
Great city tour

This was an awesome tour to get to know the city.i was the only one on the tour and the guide Thomas did a great job to show me around.i really recommend it.

Date of experience: October 2019
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CityTourDetroit, Owner at City Tour Detroit, responded to this reviewResponded October 7, 2019

Thanks 237quincyn for the positive review. Every once is awhile our public tour turns into a private tour. Glad you enjoyed the experience and Tom will be pleased to read this.

Reviewed October 1, 2019 via mobile
Great Tour!

We had an informative and entertaining tour „See the D“. Nancy was our tour guide. She is very enthusiastic about Detroit and presented just the right mixture of history, stories, places to eat and general information. If you decide to go to Detroit, this is...More

Date of experience: October 2019
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CityTourDetroit, Owner at City Tour Detroit, responded to this reviewResponded October 7, 2019

Hello Heideu, thanks so much for taking the time to offer such a nice review. We are glad you enjoyed touring with Nancy. She'll be pleased to read this.

Reviewed September 26, 2019
Great Personal Tour

Entered and shot the interior of buidings we would have never found on our own. Well worth the money and time. Photographers's heaven

Date of experience: July 2019
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CityTourDetroit, Owner at City Tour Detroit, responded to this reviewResponded October 7, 2019

Hello Likane77, thanks for the 5-star review. I think you may have mixed us up though and actually took a different tour based on photo you included.

Reviewed September 19, 2019
Gardens of Detroit Tour

On behalf of Eden’s Garden Club, I would like to thank Karin Risko and City Tour Detroit for organizing the Aug 8 “Gardens of Detroit” bus tour which served as a fundraiser for our organization. Aside from enjoying a continental breakfast in the beautiful Lafayette...More

Date of experience: August 2019
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CityTourDetroit, Owner at City Tour Detroit, responded to this reviewResponded September 20, 2019

Thanks Charles. It was our pleasure to design the tour for your group and help raise funds for a worth project. We also learned a lot about Detroit's urban gardens.

Reviewed September 19, 2019
Midtown Unmasked for Grandma's Birthday!

We did the Midtown Unmasked tour on 9/14/2019. We had a group of 12 for a birthday celebration (there were a couple of other groups on the tour as well). Karin did a great job of personalizing the experience and making sure everyone/each group was...More

Date of experience: September 2019
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CityTourDetroit, Owner at City Tour Detroit, responded to this reviewResponded September 20, 2019

Thank you MB8186 for the excellent review. Your group was a lot of fun! Glad everyone enjoyed our Notorious 313 Midtown Unmasked Tour.

Reviewed September 17, 2019
Gardens of Detroit bus tour

All day bus tour of gardens in the Detroit area. Enjoyed all gardens and how they are "promoting sustainability."

Date of experience: August 2019
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CityTourDetroit, Owner at City Tour Detroit, responded to this reviewResponded September 20, 2019

Thank you Lbohland for the review and sharing a few beautiful photos. We're glad you enjoyed the tour.

Reviewed September 15, 2019
Excellent Tour, Excellent City!

To be honest, I didn’t have the best impression of Detroit before visiting but Pat at City Tour Detroit changed all that! She was a wonderful tour guide that had so much passion and love of Detroit...it was definitely contagious! I learned so much from...More

Date of experience: September 2019
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CityTourDetroit, Owner at City Tour Detroit, responded to this reviewResponded September 20, 2019

Thank you West2East15 for the wonderful review and compliments about Pat. She definitely enjoys being a tour guide. Glad we flipped your impression of our wonderful city.

Reviewed September 12, 2019
Excellent walking tour of downtown Detroit and the revitalization

Highly recommend this. Really enjoyed the Guardian building; unfortunately we were not able to go up the Renaissance Centre viewpoint due to renovations.

Date of experience: August 2019
Thank Daniel W
CityTourDetroit, Owner at City Tour Detroit, responded to this reviewResponded September 12, 2019

Thank you Daniel for your review and recommendation. Agree. Wish we had access to the sweeping views from atop the Renaissance Center.

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duwaund
August 14, 2018|
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Response from CityTourDetroit | Property representative |
Tour departures vary upon tours but primarily depart from a downtown location. All information is provided in your booking departure or tour descriptions found on our web page.
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nimaw2017
June 14, 2018|
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Response from CityTourDetroit | Property representative |
Hi Nima, you can call us at number supplied in previous comment (313) 757-1283 or google City Tour Detroit and our website will show up. You can book directly from website. Thanks for asking!
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taytay139
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I'd recommend starting with a tour. Our guides can advise your on other things to see or do. Please visit our website for times and prices. Motown Museum, DIA, Ford Piquette Plant, Charles Wright Museum, Belle Isle are just... More
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