My husband I joined the moonlight tour in DC over the Easter weekend. The guide communicated well…read morebeforehand, was at the meeting place promptly, very knowledgeable and fun to share the historical background of the memorials we visited, and overall very pleasant. Evening view of the memorials and the historical sites was spectacular, especially all the cherry blossoms fully blooming :) After the tour, our hotel was only a block away so we planned to just walk back to the hotel, but the guide offered to dropped us off at the hotel we stayed. It was very sweet of him when he didn't need to do so. Overall, we had a blast and highly recommend this tour :)

Wonderful night tour. Went with my family of 5 and they were very accommodating and even picked us…read moreup from our hotel. The tour included a lot of stops of the top places you want to see along with some great info on history. I found the value of this tour to be excellent and glad we did this over one of the hop on and hop off options since we only had limited time in DC.

Robert was a terrific and very informative guide. The history and foods were all amazing. Highly…read morerecommend!

We took a food tour for Leesburg VA in early March. It has…read morebeen 2+ months but to this day, I am still a bit sour about the tour guide that we had, Jen (she was Half-Asian). My girl friends and I signed up for this food tour to eat at food restaurants and have fun amongst each otherm the tour guide treated us like children, and acted like she was a historical teacher the whole time. We were not overly disruptive and just wanted to each other's company while having good food. We signed up for a "FOOD" tour but instead Jen instead that it was also a historical tour and made us very uncomfortable by over-lectueinf and quizzing us about historical facts about Leesburg, slavery and Civil War. At one point, between the third and fourth food tour stop, she made us take a huge detour around the town so she could over explain about histories behind slavery trading in Leesburg. At once point we got really bored and tired of being treated like children (we are all professional women over 30+ years old), and started laughing behind a bit in the street to chat. She had a full to turn to one of my friends and say 'plesee tell your friends to stop talking and pay attention to what I'm saying about these important events.' She over-shared that she leads school tours in DC during g other parts of the year and maybe she confused us with the school-aged children. But we did not enjoy our experience with her. I contemplated not sharing this awhile because I really think hard about leaving a negative review, but even two months later, her condescending attitude and the way we were treated as a group really stings us. I hope this type of tour guide can be curtailed and mapped for a "food" tour experience they advertised and we paid for instead of historical lectures. The tour guide needs to be re-educater.

They went above and beyond in every way! Also, our bus driver was a total sweetheart. Definitely…read morerecommend them.

Great service, communication was spot on had no issues booking bus arrived on time was clean and…read moredriver was professional.

We did a night tour of DC and had a fabulous experience. Monte was our guide (Bah was our driver)…read moreand was very knowledgeable of DC and US history.

Great experience and excellent way to spend a few days in our capital. Very convenient and…read moreefficient with high quality local guides. They do all the hard work while you enjoy the capital. We were able to see more in less time and the guide made sure we didnt miss a thing. I highly reccomend and would use again!

This place absolutely rocks - definitely come here for the flight lessons!…read more I came here for an introductory helicopter flight lesson on a whim and was extremely impressed from beginning to end. The quality and detail involved in the instruction here is superb - you feel like you're being given all of the information you need, from the basics to more complex properties of the helicopters. There was no point where I felt like the information was overwhelming or over-simplified: it seemed like the right mix of education and beginner's instruction. As for the flight, it's a blast! While I was far from talented at piloting the helicopter, I was given quite a lot of control over time, and I felt increasingly comfortable as time went on. I felt safe and monitored the entire time - even when a lot of wind blew the helicopter around, the instructor was available to make things right quickly and effortlessly. Needless to say, if you have the time and the money, give this place a shot!

My boyfriend surprised me with a helicopter tour for my birthday. This was our first helicopter…read moreride and we had an amazing experience. We had Seth as our pilot, and he was great. He was very personable and knowledgeable. He pointed out various landmarks and places that we would be interested in seeing. He took the time to explain everything and throughly check the vehicle, it made us feel very safe and comfortable. Seth answered all questions, and even cracked a few jokes. I would definitely recommend them for celebrating a special occasion or just a romantic date. Make sure to ask for Seth by name you won't be disappointed!

Tom toured my husband, adult daughter and me through Monticello and Mount Vernon over the course of…read moretwo days. His knowledge and professionalism was outstanding, and his manner of presentation made the experience first class. Highly recommend, and the next time we are in DC, we will be planning our excursions based on Tom's availabilit.

Tom took my Boy Scout Troop of 20 scouts and 10 adults on an outstanding tour of Arlington…read more Many in our have been to the Cemetery for community service or pay respects. He was engaging of all of our participants and really helped bring the history of this hallowed ground to life (no pun intended). Tom did a great job explaining the sentry operations at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers so that the boys could gain a greater appreciation of what they were watching. I highly recommend Tom and DC Military Tours for this and the other guided tours they deliver.

Bad: Buses didn't run as scheduled. Two of the buses had no AC downstairs and it felt like a sauna…read more Good: Drivers were friendly and as helpful as they could be with broken down buses. They also were great maneuvering in heavy traffic.

OMG. First day on the bus it was 80° outside. There was no air conditioning on the bus and no…read morewindows that rolled down. Absolutely stifling. Day2 They had given us a route pamphlet that has the alleged stops on it. We're better with paper than with an app so we use that. Walked all the way to the address given for the US Capitol at Garfield Circle stop, Just to find out the big bus doesn't come here anymore. Tried to take a lift to find the bus at one of the other stops. But after 10 minutes, the Lyft ride canceled on us. Finally ended up getting tickets for the old town trolley. Big Bus was such a waste of money. And no way to get a hold of them to even ask for a refund. Use the Old Town Trolley!!!!

My family and I had a wonderful evening DC monument tour with Dillion. He was very informative and…read moregave us plenty of time at each site to soak it all in. We will most definitely use his services again next time we are in town. Thx again Dillion we had a great time!

From the owner: 3 hour- Night tour of Washington with stops at White House, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial,…read moreJefferson Memorial, FDR Memorial, Martin Luther King Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Memorial, WW II Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial.

The travel consulting company Enlighten Excursions, owned by Deirdre Swinson, provided my husband…read moreand me with outstanding services in planning the five-week trip we made to Europe in May, 2022. This was a complex trip, and we were not familiar with most of the places we wanted to visit. It involved five countries (France, Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) and 13 stops. Generally, we stayed at hotels, but sometimes with friends. Except for air travel to and from Europe, we traveled by train. Enlighten Excursions (EE) managed this complexity adroitly and provided us with a highly satisfactory trip experience. The company arranged our train travel, hotels, and tours, and suggested things we could do on our own. At the onset of planning, we decided together with EE on a budget. Except for an initial consultation fee, we did not pay anything extra to EE. The company's compensation was taken from bookings. We received regular updates regarding spending. Deirdre and her team seamlessly incorporated into the itinerary our desire to visit four different sets of friends in three countries, including transportation to these cities. Our trip itinerary was presented in a highly organized way in an app that was easy to read on our PCs and mobile phones. The walking tours they arranged--both private and group tours--were superb. Our guides were knowledgeable and lively, with a love of history. We enjoyed nearly all our hotels, which were conveniently situated close to train stations and the historic areas of the cities. Several of the hotels had "old world charm." Breakfasts, which most of the hotels bundled into their lodging services, were delicious. It was evident to us that Deirdre Swinson genuinely enjoys travel and wants for her clients to enjoy their travel. She is the consummate travel professional: highly collaborative and thorough, responsive to our needs and requests, and personable. She and her team actually arranged our trip twice: a 2020 trip which we had to cancel because of the pandemic, and the 2022 trip we just took. We cannot recommend Deirdre and EE more highly.

I found Deidre Swinson after deciding to visit Andalucia, Spain. She suggested ways to simplify our…read moretrip of two weeks by staying in 4 cities with day trips to see more rural areas of interest. We loved meeting locals who cooked us a meal and gave me a Flamenco lesson! She arranged personalized tours of each city (Seville, Carmona, the small white villages, Córdoba, Granada and Málaga) so that my husband and I could ask questions and learn. Each of our apartments/hotels were central to the best areas to explore on our own. Deidre is a pleasure to work with and I intend to use her again. Her rates are very reasonable. Instead of going on a huge tour, try calling her to hear her suggestions for a memorable vacation! Cathy