Discover Portland City and Lighthouse Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Discover Portland City and Lighthouse Tour

Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Destination: United States, Maine, Portland
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  • 1 hour 45 minutes
  • Portland
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

The most comprehensive tour of Portland! Hop on board a trolley and relax as we show you around. The tour covers all of our most famous sights on the Portland peninsula. Towards the end of the tour, we make a 20-30 minute stop out at Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Portland Observatory, 138 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101-3608

Built in 1807, this historic maritime signal tower is the only known surviving tower of it's type in the United States.

Pass By: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House, 489 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101-3414

Located on Congress Street, it's the oldest standing structure on the Portland peninsula and the childhood home of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Pass By: Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth Street, Portland, ME 04101-4504

Built in 1860, it's recognized as one of the finest examples of large Italianate brownstone in the United States.

Pass By: Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq, Portland, ME 04101-3802

The largest and oldest public art institution in Maine, the collection consists of over 18,000 artworks from Andy Warhol to Winslow Homer to Claude Monet.

Stop At: Portland Head Light, 1000 Shore Rd, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107-1916

Commissioned by George Washington, it's the oldest lighthouse in Maine and is still operational.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Eastern Promenade, Cutter St, Portland, ME 04101

Home to Fort Allen Park and scenic, sweeping views of Casco Bay

Pass By: Old Port, Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101

Main shopping district home to independent boutiques and cafes, cobblestone streets.

Inclusions
  • Fully narrated tour

Exclusions
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Infants must sit on laps
    • Most travelers can participate
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    Departure Point

    170 Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101, USA


    Return Details

    Returns to original departure point

    Voucher info

    You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

    Duration

    1 hour 45 minutes


    User's Reviews

    MercyMoi

    02 Dec, 2023

    While this tour covered interesting history of Portland and the light house, we could not hear the guide so we missed a lot. When we took our seats in the front portion of the bus with a divider behind us, we had no idea the heater blower was below my seat. This was so loud I could only hear part of what the guide was saying. My husband had the aisle seat so had a bit of an advantage. Not sure how the driver was not aware of this and even though he was constantly looking in his mirror at the riders in front (including us), he either was oblivious or didn't care that my husband was repeating everything he said y to me. When we got off at the light house, we mentioned this to him and he turned it off and the temperature in the bus was just fine without it. Not sure why they would even have such a loud blower on a tour bus. Lastly, I am sure there is a lot of history and stories of the city the driver could have told instead of the time talking about his family and books he wrote. Felt a little self promoting.

    Q4615AXdanas

    07 Nov, 2023

    Loved the trolley tour. Learned so much in a short time about the city of Portland. The only down fall for us is we did not do until toward the end of our trip. Would highly recommend to do as early in your trip to Portland as you can. The driver we had knew his way around the city and shared tips such as cheap parking which would have been a great thing to know early on. You could tell the driver was a long time citizen of the Portland area and enjoyed sharing his knowledge. The trolley was very clean and comfortable. I booked on line for a group of 5, easy to check in and get on the trolley. Would highly recommend as part of your stay in Portland.

    Al A

    06 Nov, 2023

    Excellent value and wonderful historical account of Portland. Driver and tour director, Ms. Lee, was informative and full of funny anecdotes to keep the trip enjoyable. Would highly recommend for all groups and families.

    F4325VValisonn

    01 Nov, 2023

    Fun tours. We booked the combo cruise and trolley. Both were great. Book early though and beware of cruise ships!

    2jimmiej

    31 Oct, 2023

    I always take a historic tour of cities I travel to. This one did not disappoint and our guide Wendy was excellent. She was very knowledgeable of the city and its history. I now know the history of Portland and have plenty of stories to share. Highly recommend!

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