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TOP 5 Essential excursions in Washington

Capitol on the National Mall in Washington
Capitol on the National Mall in Washington

Washington It is a city that is easy to visit on your own, but you may prefer to sign up for one guided tour or excursion to better know the corners to visit.

There is no doubt that with the help of a guide in spanish specialist in the history and monuments of the city, you will make the most of your visit.

You also have the option of signing up for a guided tour that allows you to take a tourist approach to the city, and then on your own to delve deeper into the visit of those monuments and museums that most arouse your interest.

Best tours and excursions in Washington

Here you have information about the best tours and excursions to do in Washington with a guide in Spanish

Washington day trip from New York

To begin with, if you are going to travel to New York and you are limited on time for your trip, from the city of Big Apple you have the possibility of signing up for one Washington Day Trip.

Of course, leaving New York very early, at 6 in the morning, you will have to take a trip of about five hours by bus, and then tour the main corners of the city, from the Arlington Cemetery National Mall monuments.

Tras visit the National Air and Space Museum, around 16 p.m. you will begin the trip back to New York, where you will arrive around 21 p.m.

Library of Congress in Washington
Library of Congress in Washington

Guided tour of Washington

If you are already staying in the capital, you can sign up for a Guided tour of Washington with a guide in Spanish that will also allow you to tour the main monuments, as well as the aforementioned Arlington Cemetery.

During the four hours you will have a general view of the city, and the visit will end at the Air and Space Museum so you can visit it on your own.

Guided tour of Capitol Hill in Washington

A more specific visit is the Capitol Hill Tour, which will focus on the monuments of this central axis of the city.

In this way, with the guide in Spanish you will visit the interior of the Capitolas well as a Library of Congress and the headquarters of the United States Supreme Court.

In these four hours you will learn about notable moments in the history of the United States, and the visit will end in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, a neo-Byzantine style Catholic church.

White House in Washington
White House in Washington

Arlington Cemetery and Pentagon Tour in Washington

Another tour that you can sign up for is the guided tour of Arlington Cemetery and the Pentagon.

On this occasion, also lasting four hours, due to the enormous and historic Arlington Military Cemetery where the most notable figures in the country's history are buried.

So you can see the JF Kennedy Tomb or memorials dedicated to missions Challenger y Columbia.

You will also attend the ceremony changing of the guard and you can see the famous Iwo Jima monument.

Finally the visit will end seeing the Pentagon and in front of Air Force Memorial dedicated to Air forces.

Arlington Cemetery in Washington
Arlington Cemetery in Washington

Alexandria and Mount Vernon Tour from Washington

The most interesting excursion you can do from Washington will take you with a guide in spanish a Alexandria, the city where he spent much of his life president washington.

On this four-hour excursion you will visit its historic center and you will also be able to see Mount Vernon, which was the residence and plantation of George Washington and his family, with an 18th century house.

Finally you will also be able to see the Washington Tomb.

Here you have the information about the Alexandria and Mount Vernon excursion.

Other excursions in Washington

In your Washington visit You can also sign up for other excursions.

Alexandria near Washington
Alexandria near Washington

If you want to make a very exclusive visit and in the most comfortable way as a group of family or friends, you have the Washington Private Tour. with various visit options.

And another different alternative is to do the Washington Night Tour with a duration of three hours and a minibus tour of the best monumental corners of the city.

Finally, perhaps this information will be useful to you when hiring the transfers between the airport and Washington.

About the Author

José Luis Sarralde

Journalist and traveler throughout his life, José Luis Sarralde is the founder of Guías Viajar, where since 2008 he has been capturing his travel experiences around the world, specializing in cultural and scenic destinations in Spain and Europe.

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