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Pickups at most Downtown Chicago Hotels

Combine our Mini Bus Tour with a Chicago River Architecture Tour

Chicago Bus Tour

Our comfortable, climate controlled, award winning Chicago city tour takes you on an entertaining, narrated journey through the downtown area and to several distinct neighborhoods. You’ll learn about the windy city’s colorful past, cosmopolitan present and exciting future. This bus tour of Chicago takes you all around downtown as well as up to the north side of the city including the Gold Coast and Lincoln Park.      

We are a proud recipient of the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.

Chicago Sightseeing Tour Details

After seeing the tallest office building in North America. the Willis (Sears) Tower, next you’ll see a few of the world’s very first skyscrapers. In fact, you can even go inside of one. ‘The Rookery‘ features an amazing lobby that was designed by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It was seen in the movie “The Untouchables”.

Up next, it’s a trip through “Chicago’s Front Yard”, historic Grant Park with it’s impressive Buckingham Fountain and 200 acres of open space. You’ll also see neighboring Millennium Park, featuring Cloudgate (The Bean), Crown Fountain and The Pritzker Pavillion (designed by Frank Gehry). Museum Campus is up next with three museums, Soldier Field and unparalleled city views (we’ll let you get out here for a while, so you can take the best possible skyline photos).

After that, it’s up Michigan Avenue, first to see the popular Art Institute of Chicago, then a stop along the Chicago River. Here, you can see iconic structures like The Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, Marina City and more. After that, we head up “The Magnificent Mile” shopping district to the historic Water Tower & John Hancock Building.

Next it’s on to the affluent Gold Coast neighborhood (including the original Playboy Mansion) and trendy Rush Street (stomping grounds for Al Capone, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and many others).

Then it’s up to 1,600 acre Lincoln Park, home of the famous Lincoln Park Zoo, Conservatory, colorful gardens and the neighborhood where 1929’s St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (Al Capone vs. Bugs Moran) went down.

A memorable drive back into town along stunning Lake Shore Drive rounds out this award winning tour. 

(Items in green are where you can get out, explore, and take pictures)

Chicago Mini Bus Tour

 

Adults: $37.50
Children: $25.00 (ages 4-12)
(children 3 and under ride free when not occupying a separate seat)

 

January – March

1:00 pm Tuesday – Sunday

Also 10:00 am Saturday and Sunday

April – December

10:00 am and 1:00 pm Tuesday – Sunday

2 hour tour, with 3 photo stops. (Stops and route subject to change)
Complimentary pickups and dropoffs available from most downtown hotels.

For Reservations call: 773-525-6152

For Online Reservations: click the ‘Book Now’ button below

PARKING

If you are not staying downtown, we can pick you up from the front of:

The Doubletree Hotel Magnificent Mile- 300 E. Ohio St.

Parking is available in several structures surrounding the hotel.

Go to www.spothero.com for reduced parking prices.

There is nobody to check in with. Please be waiting on the Ohio St. side of the hotel.
Pickup time at the Doubletree is 9:30 for the 10:00 tour and 12:30 for the 1:00

Add a Chicago River Architecture Cruise

Two popular Chicago tours. One incredible price!

Our most popular tour begins with a two hour Chicago Mini Bus tour.  You can scroll back and read all about it.

At the conclusion of your Chicago bus tour, we’ll take you to the Magnificent Mile. There, you will board a Shoreline Sightseeing Chicago River Architecture Tour Boat!

You’ll enjoy a 75-minute cruise along the scenic Chicago River, while learning a thing or twenty about architecture, Chicago history and even how to reverse the direction of a river! Not to bury the lead, but there is a bar on the boat, for those in need of a refreshing or relaxing libation.

This tour ends at Michigan Ave and Wacker Drive. Most downtown hotels are within a mile of this location. 

Chicago Bus Tour plus the popular

Chicago River Architecture Boat Tour 

 

Adults: $77.50
Children: $45.00 (ages 4-12)
Children 3 and under ride free when not occupying a separate seat

 

Now through November 

 

Tour lasts approximately 4 1/2 hours with 3 photo stops. The mini bus and boat tours do not have to be taken consecutively. If you want to get lunch or anything else between tours, you can do it. Complimentary pickups available from most downtown hotels.

For Reservations call: 773-525-6152

For Online Reservations: click the ‘Book Now” button below

PARKING

If you are not staying downtown, we can pick you up from the front of:

The Doubletree Hotel Magnificent Mile- 300 E. Ohio St.

Parking is available in several structures surrounding the hotel. 

Go to www.spothero.com for reduced parking prices.

Pickup time at the Doubletree is 9:30 for the 10:00 tour and 12:30 for the 1:00.

There is nobody to check in with. Just be waiting on the Ohio St. side of the hotel.

The Chicago River Architecture Boat Tour drops you off 3 short blocks from the Doubletree 

Chicago Private Tours

Why Take A Private Tour Of Chicago?

You’re probably coming a long way to see the amazing city of Chicago.
You want to make your visit count
Here’s why you can trust us to bring you a memorable Chicago experience, by way of a private tour:

CONVENIENCE

  • Our Chicago bus tour picks you up and drops you off at your hotel or anywhere else in or near downtown Chicago. At the end of the tour, we can drop you off pretty much anywhere, too. Want to finish at Millennium Park? Fine. The Willis Tower? Sure. Wrigley Field? No problem.
  • A couple of the other tours may pick you up, but even then, you have to ride around to several more hotels, while they pick up the others on your tour. With us, your private vehicle picks you up and away you go!
  • When you are touring with others, you’re usually expected to be quiet and respectful of them. On a private tour, you can let loose, tell inside jokes, laugh and just be silly. Bottom line, you can HAVE MORE FUN!
  • As for the tour itinerary, you can either leave that up to us, or we can focus on the things that YOU want to see. Private tours are, of course, fully customizable.

NO STRESS

  • Put the maps away and relax.  Let us take care of the driving, traffic, and confusing roadways. You’ll also save $ on taxis and parking.
  • No driving around in circles or wandering into the wrong neighborhood.
  • Now everyone gets to enjoy the city without worrying about the next turn or getting lost.

Private Chicago Sightseeing Tour Prices

Number of People2 Hours3 Hours4 Hours
More than 30 people? Call for pricing.
1-12 people$390$540$670
13-30 people$870$990$1250
Private tour prices do not include 9% City and 3% County Amusement taxes.

For Reservations or Information call: 773-525-6152

 

FAQs

How long are the tours?
Our Chicago mini bus tour is two hours. The combination with the bus and Chicago River Architecture boat tour about 3.5-4 hours.

Where do we start the tour?
Our tour picks up at most of the downtown Chicago hotels. If you are not staying at one of them, give us a call and we’ll tell you where to go (in the nicest possible sense).

Will there definitely be seats for us?
Yes. Several of our competitors over-sell their tours, so that sometimes there are seats, sometimes not. Once you reserve with us, your seats will be yours for the entire tour. Also, our seats are nice and plush. Not plastic seats or wooden benches.

Can we take lots of photos?
Absolutely. While you can take pics throughout the tour, we have 3 (sometimes 4) photo stops. They are located in the best places to get the most amazing pictures of Chicago.

Can we easily ask questions of our guide?
Our mini buses hold just 14 guests. That way, you’ll be close to the guide and able to ask questions (and get correct answers)

Are Your Tour Guides Experienced?
Our guides are all very experienced and knowledgeable about Chicago. They have all lived here for at least 15 years. You can ask them anything.

Will we see anything designed by Frank Lloyd Wright?
Only a couple of walking tours and ours take you inside one of the first skyscrapers ever built, The Rookery. The awe inspiring lobby was designed by Mr. Wright. You may recognize it from the movie The Untouchables.

How does the architecture boat tour part work?
At the end of your mini bus tour, we will take you to the Shoreline Sightseeing dock on Michigan Ave. The boat tours leave about every 30 min., and you can use your tickets at any time, even a different day. Let’s say that it is raining or too hot (or both), you can wait until a better time to ride the boat.

 

Testimonials

"It's a great way to see the sights in a comfortable mini-bus. Paul, our driver, was very knowledgeable."
Chris
"As a first time visitor of Chicago, this tour was perfect! The reservation staff was friendly and helpful. "
Claire
"Very knowledgeable guide!! Comfortable ride, would definitely recommend it!!"
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For Chicago sightseeing tour reservations call: 773-525-6152. You can also email us by filling out the form below.