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    Boston Citywalks

    87 Reviews
    #53 of 150 Tours in Boston
    Walking Tours, Cultural Tours, Tours, More
    65 E India Row, Boston, MA 02110-3308
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    Boston CityWalks does scheduled and custom private walking tours of Boston. We give walking tours with passion, covering history, architecture and the culture of Boston. We limit tour sizes and make sure you see and hear everything! We have history and architecture walking tours of the Freedom Trail, Beacon Hill, Back Bay, The North End and Harvard Square. If you cannot attend our scheduled tours or looking for something special, we will be happy to design a custom tour just for you, your friends or family and your guests. You can tell us what you would like to see or let us know the kinds of things you're interested in and we'll custom design a tour just for you.

    About Boston Citywalks

    Boston CityWalks does scheduled and custom private walking tours of Boston. We give walking tours with passion, covering history, architecture and the culture of Boston. We limit tour sizes and make sure you see and hear everything! We have history and architecture walking tours of the Freedom Trail, Beacon Hill, Back Bay, The North End and Harvard Square. If you cannot attend our scheduled tours or looking for something special, we will be happy to design a custom tour just for you, your friends or family and your guests. You can tell us what you would like to see or let us know the kinds of things you're interested in and we'll custom design a tour just for you.
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    • Very good17%
    • Average1%
    • Poor1%
    • Terrible5%
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    65 E India Row, Boston, MA 02110-3308
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    Jewish Cultural Walking Tour

    The tour guide was knowledgeable and engaging and gave an interesting tour with lots of interesting historical info. We saw and learned about Jewish landmarks as well as secular city sights. Vilna Shul and Holocaust Memorial were highlights. It was nice that the group was...More

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    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    Boston City Walk (Viator)

    Booked a city walk in Boston via Viator and guide failed to turn up. We received no prior notification that the tour had been cancelled. What made this so frustrating is that it was the final day of our holiday prior to returning to the...More

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    Alanm, Founder at Boston Citywalks, responded to this reviewResponded 6 days ago

    I am very sorry There was a coding error when your tour was inputted from Viator to our scheduling system and it was mistakenly entered as an earlier tour. The tour you wanted to sign up for was not actually available for that date. I...More

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    Reviewed May 11, 2018
    Downtown to Back Bay via Beacon Hill Walking Tour

    Loved the tour. It was well worth the money and very interesting. The Beacon Hill add on was the best part.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2018
    waist of time

    There was nothing good about the tour we took. Pathetic. Waste of time and money. We were hoping to get some insight in the historical events related to the path. There was nothing worthwhile in the whole wlak.More

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    Alanm, Owner at Boston Citywalks, responded to this reviewResponded April 29, 2018

    I'm very sorry you were disappointed with your Downtown Freedom Trail Tour of Boston. We do our utmost to make the tour interesting and insightful into the history, architecture and culture of Boston. The tour includes stories of the first settling of the city, the...More

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    Reviewed April 18, 2018
    Great historical perspective and very entertaining

    Allan our tour guide was very knowledgable and entertaining. he provided great context and brought historical perspective to various sites we visited.

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    Reviewed April 17, 2018
    Good Tour - Not a Fair Shake Given the Weather

    Thought the tour was good. The guide knew his stuff and I am willing to bet on a normal day this would have been great. We were dealing with 40+ mph winds, snow, and very cold. We cut the tour short and I am really...More

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    Reviewed April 14, 2018

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    Julie B
    April 3, 2018|
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    Response from Alanm | Property representative |
    Several days a week we offer 1:00 PM 2-hour tours leaving from Copley Square and going through Back Bay and Beacon Hill to the Downtown Freedom Trail.
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    February 10, 2018|
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    Response from Alanm | Property representative |
    Most folks ask the doorman of a close-by hotel to store the luggage and then tip $10 or $20 (depending on how much luggage) as a tip. If you plan to fly out of Boston, you can also utilize the Rowes Wharf Water Taxi... More
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    Yes, we do tours year round.
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