15 Best Mount Vernon & Alexandria Day Trips

“Very fun tour, I enjoyed it. The grounds are cool and getting to go inside was a really nice experience”

“Great tour! Highly recommend. Our tour guide Terry was very informative & helpful and our driver Tate was a wonderful driver.”

“Excellent! Highly recommended by me, we spent almost the entire day between the guided and self-guided tours. The re-enactors were very good. The available lunch in the restaurant (not the food court) was also very tasty and reasonably priced. All in all, well worth the…”

“I would not recommend taking this tour on a Sunday or until 2026. While we stopped at the Church in Alexandria it was just a stop because there are active services on Sunday, no other stops in Alexandria - Alexandria is more of a drive…”

“The drive to Mount Vernon was a short jaunt from Washington, DC, and I highly recommend it. Our driver did not use air conditioning, which was uncomfortable for those in the back. I expected the guide to give more Washington history and background, and he…”

“Actually walking on the grounds of a place with so much history was my favorite aspect of the trip. The guides at each point of the tour were knowledgeable and pleasant but there was a feeling of being rushed. A quick glance into the room…”

“Christopher was awesome! We booked a 5 hour tour of Alexandria and Mt Vernon. We are an active family and Christopher quickly adapted when we told him we’d like to also add Arlington to our itinerary. We saw it all in 5 hours. He put…”

“Gail our tour guide was lovely and was able to take us to portions of the home that are not open to the group tours, including up to the cupola and into the basement. It was well worth the extra $ to have the private…”

“Prompt service both to and from Alexandria, got to see sights along the river. This is a public water taxi service though, not a tour, with no information given about the points of interest on the route.”

“Amazing Property and History. Was disappointed in the staging of the Mansion. Dont expect to be able to see it all. This event is really a whole day event. We only got to really see a third of the property in the time alotted. Great…”

“This tour was split in two. AM Washington DC Mall very informative. PM Robert was exceptional very knowledgeable easy to understand and build a great rapport! Mt Vernon is more than just a house it’s a history lesson.”

“Frank our driver was excellent and knowledgeable sharing many of the historical and current details of the area. The tour of Mt Vernon was very busy but I found the Mt Vernon staff very accommodating and informative. The mansion and grounds are well preserved and…”

“Having a person driver pick you up at your hotel and willing to go by and stop at various places along the way was great. The vehicle was both roomy and comfortable. But best of all, our driver and our driver/guide Louie was extremely knowledgeable…”

“It was a great and very interesting place to visit. Our driver and tour guide was very informative and extremely obliging. He tried his utmost to take us back to our hotel in spite of numerous road closures. The tour was very well organised.”

“Bobby was a great tour guide, very informative about lots of history in Alexandria and Mt Vernon. Wove in a few dad jokes, gave instructions on timing etc.”