I was only in DC for a few days, received a brochure for Zohery bus tours in DC. I was very fortunate to meet Mr. Zohery to tour the DC area at very late notice. He was very kind and accommodated me to a very safe and informative tour of the DC area. I got to see most of the DC iconic memorials, buildings, and monuments within a 2 hour bus ride. His knowledge of the DC area was extremely informative, and he gave us a nice view of the area. It was nice to be inside the bus, as we were touring during the winter time. Mr. Zohery went as far as to drive me to the Metro station to meet my husband, and get back home. Thank you for such a nice tour and accommodating me last minute. read more

I was recently in DC with my bestie for an overnight girls trip. Also, my way of celebrating my Grandmother's birthday, had she been living, she would have been 77yrs old. So,we flew in town and the next day booked the tour. We caught a brief uber ride to the pickup location. Where a mini tour bus loaded, about 40 people. Our tour guide/driver was sooo much fun. He shared interesting stories about everything in the area, major landmarks and important buildings. He was friendly, on time and timed us to get back on the bus for the next location. He did head counts on and off and remembered everyone by the City or State they were from. So, we all kinda chatted n shared a little info along the ride. I felt safe. We checked on one another and just had fun. The price was only $54 for all this entertainment. We flew just to sight see for one night. This was worth it! I absolutely recommend!! Too many locations and sights to name. What a fantastic way of sight seeing. read more

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The tour is great and well timed. I joined the Grand Tour of Washington DC with a relative. We had a great experience. I also appreciate the lasting experience that Zohery Tour provides. read more

How should this experience be improved - have a driver that actually has a flow of information about the City and the sites being visited - rather than generic comments such as - to the right is a nice high end restaurant - end of statement. Or providing details about history, architecture or tidbits of information which can't be gleamed by not living in the City. Structure for implementation was flawed and the whole trip was rushed because the driver was behind schedule. Ten minutes to see the Capital - come on. I wanted to use a local company - not a national chain like Old Town Trolley - thought it would be a more intimate and engaging experience - it wasn't. I've been to DC 10 times and I could have given a better tour to our group - and in actuality, I did - filling in historical details which were not part of the tour. Tour group of 8 - waste of money. Save your money and go with a different tour group. read more

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We had an outstanding Washington DC night tour with Ali. He promptly picked us up and went over the itinerary for our four hour night tour. His debt of knowledge and history was exceptional. He is celebrating 30 years of running tours. His tour includes a bonus video tour and history book he wrote emailed to each of us. He knew the history of every building and paved together stories with humor. He was really smart, kind and helpful. We drove around the National Mall as the sun was setting and spent time at the White House as well as the all the memorials in the National Mall. We had time to explore and take pictures and walk around. He even dropped us off at our hotels. He went above and beyond. We all agreed it was the BEST tour! You won't regret it. read more

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Do not waste your money! We were extremely disappointed by the entire experience. The "bus" was a van in disrepair, with non-working seatbelts, jagged metal sticking up to rip your clothes, dirty small windows we couldn't see out of, and absolutely no ventilation. We became very anxious because of the lack of ventilation during Covid. Our driver dumped us off at the Capitol, and we didn't hear him say he was picking us up somewhere different. When we found him, he chewed us out. We decided to get off the tour at the next stop, and in those blocks were subjected to a monologue about Benjamin Franklin's male member. We didn't receive the tour we paid for, and advised the owner. He admitted in a text he sent the little dirty van instead of the advertised bus because it was a small group. He also blew up my phone with alleged rave reviews from every other person on our tour. It's doubtful they were legit, because they were exact quotes from our driver, and directly contradicted what we heard our fellow passengers say verbally on the tour. He did offer to give us a complimentary day tour, but the reason we chose a night tour originally was our days were already fully-booked, so we requested a refund multiple times. I really wish we'd saved our money and hired one of our fantastic Uber drivers to take us on a tour instead! read more

Maybe I should give this a 2 Star but I want to make sure that you as the reader don not make a mistake and take this tour. Over the years I have been on 3 different tours. This one was by FAR the worst and the price is about the same for all three. We chose this tour because it picked up at our hotel (and because the bell man pushed us towards this one). Lloyd, our tour leader was the only positive. And he was only average at best! The bus absolutely sucked. Uncomfortable, noisy and had poor sightseeing abilities. When it picked us up I really thought it was our shuttle to the "real" bus!! The stops were so short I felt like I had to power walk each monument and now feel like I need to drive back to a few just to get a better look. To enjoy your sightseeing trip pick another company! I wish I would have did a better job of researching before I spent my $. read more

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This is probably one of the best tours I've taken of Washington DC. As a DC native, I always bring friends and family visiting out of town for this tour. The tour guide was very informative and let us take our time at the various sights. There was so much to take in! The buses were clean and well ventilated. There was plenty of room in the seats and I had no problem seeing from the windows, which were very clean. The tour guide's accent was easy to understand and proved very important to my family members. Since they live overseas, they could understand the guide's accent as he was not too fast and not too slow. The guide was able to provide relevant information pertaining to the various monuments and museums. Overall, it was an excellent tour and I don't hesitate recommending this tour for friends and family. read more

We got the idea to take the Washington in the Dark tour because we saw a brochure at our hotel. It was a lot of fun! Our tour guide, Bobby, was full of fun facts and jokes. I highly recommend this tour, which lets you see the high points of DC (like the White House) in night light and without a million other people around. The experience was enlightening, educational, and entertaining! :-D read more

Being our first visit to D.C. we had walked all day looking at sites. We decided to take the night tour so we could see the sites we missed plus see them at night and relax. Lloyd our driver was very informative about all the sites we stopped at. He allowed us to get out and walk around to take photos. The van we were in had big windows and had cold air conditioning. At the end of the tour he even dropped us off at our hotel. read more

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What a sham and the only blemish on DC trip. What a complete let down of a tour business. To start, we arrived early as we had pre-purchased our tickets online and they told us to get onto the shuttle after we made sure there was enough room for the 5 of us ($250 total). The first step (rusted and flimsy) onto the shuttle should have been out first indication of events to come. As we got in we noticed everyone sweating. The AC motor was running but not cooling. After I said something to the guide he said he would shut the door and that would help...it did not. The bus was filthy, old and not maintained well at all. The tour was supposed to start at 7:30pm and at 7:35 they started checking tickets and then selling tickets to those that had not not pre-purchased...wait what? Shouldn't that have been done prior to letting people on and the departure time??? So after sitting on this joke of a shuttle sweating our butts off we finally depart...20min after we were supposed to. First (and last) stop was the Capitol building where the guide spoke for about 10min and then said we had 10-15min to get off and take pictures. At this point our group of 5 decided that this was not what we had signed up for and decided not to continue. We approached the guide and told him we were very disappointed in our experience and wanted a refund. He refused and said that we could call the number on the bus if we wanted. We called the number, which happened to be the driver on the other bus, and explained the situation. Again, no offer to refund only that we could take another tour on a different bus. They all but admitted the shuttle we were on was not up to par. We ended up using Uber to take in some of the monuments at night and ended up running into both of the companies buses later. I spoke to both of them explaining how poorly they had handled the situation. They flat out accused another member of our group for causing the problem. Needless to say that we wasted $250 with this group. Save your money and either find a more reputable company or use Uber/Lyft to checkout the sights. Stay far, far away from this sham of a company. This was he only blemish to an otherwise awesome weekend in the Capitol city. read more

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This is not a great tour. I took the tour with my family, who was visiting from out of town (they picked it). The tour bus was small and cramped with poor ventilation and windows that weren't very easy to see out of. The driver uses a hand-held mic to narrate as he drives. Multi-tasking in DC traffic is a problem, especially because at some points he just stopped in the middle of the street. We were traveling down Pennsylvania Avenue at about 5-10 mph and then he'd just stop--no intersection or light or anything--just so he could point something out. In the middle of traffic. I can only imagine what the cars behind us were thinking The guide was okay. He was personable and sometimes entertaining, but he got things wrong...a lot of things wrong. Maybe out-of-town tourists don't realize what he's getting wrong, but I live here. Air Force One does not land on the White House lawn. Oklahoma City did not happen after 9/11. George Mason wouldn't sign the Constitution, not the Declaration of Independence. Sure, some of that's maybe just misspeaking, but part of the problem is he's doing too many things at once--including taking random personal phone calls in the middle of explaining something. The tour was also WAY behind. Because people were routinely late back to the bus, it dragged the time off. But then, at the end, he went WAY out of his way to drop some ladies off at their hotel. Nice of him, maybe, but that meant that we got back to the Hyatt closer to 3pm and got stuck in the Friday rush hour out of the city. The bottom line is you don't need this. If you're on a budget, you're better off grabbing a taxi or ride share to drop you off at the various monuments (if you can't walk them) and just letting the national parks people (who actually know what they're talking about) give you a free overview. If you really want to do a tour, maybe try something that is more a hop-on/hop-off type, so you actually have time to wander and see everything. read more

Great tour and well worth the money. Our guide had lots of information about every building and monument we passed. It was nice to stop at several locations during the tour. Our guide was specific about how long each stop was and what we had time to do on each stop. Our bus was comfortable and it was a great way to see so much especially during cherry blossom season. read more

Zohery Tours has a wonderful deal on their night tours this weekend! Our guide, Ali, was very informative and friendly. Our tour included a book and video, which are great to use to show friends and family the tour. read more

We took a night tour of DC and had a fabulous time! Dr. Ali was a great guide and the tour is set up to give a great overview of the city. Touring at night gave us a chance to be at the locations while they were less crowded. There were some stops where we were the only people there and at others, there were other people and tour groups, but nowhere near what there would be in the daytime. I recommend doing a night tour if you can. Having a more peaceful experience at the sites more than made up for the fact it was dark. The bus was clean and comfortable. I would definitely use Zohery Tours again if I return to DC. read more

Great Great tour...4hour Grand Tour Washington DC! Tour guide Taz(bobby) was excellent. Taz was informative and entertaining. Alot was covered in the 4hrs, definitely got my money worth. We were a family of 4 and were all able to stay engaged the entire time. Thank you had a great experience will refer others. read more

The other reviews sre very unfair. The tour is reasonably priced and the guide was extremely accommodating and amusing. The guide was extremely knowledgeable of all the major sites. Tje bus was comfortable and spacious. read more

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Ali was great from start to finish. He impressed us with his wealth of knowledge. The 4 hour tour took us to all the major highlights of DC and more. The three of us knew shorty after boarding the mini bus that we were in for a great day and had made the right choice when we chose Zohery Tours! Thanks Ali and we look forward to seeing you again in the future. read more

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I wish I actually got to take the tour. I bought a Groupon on over 2 months ago. When I called to schedule my tour for myself and my son, the owner was extremely rude. He refused to allow me to book saying it was full although online availability showed 88 spots available . When I mentioned that he yelled at me and told me he would not honor the Groupon . He said he was busy giving a tour and to call him back. I've traveled all over the world and have never been spoken to by a service so unprofessionally. Dr. C read more

Good first... Thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Lloyd, was friendly, knowledgeable and very funny. In fact he's the only reasoning gave this company 3 stars, and I would have given 4 stars if we hadn't had the other problems... Bad... We got the brochure for the company from our hotel. When we called to make a reservation we were told to book online. We thought...ok, whatever, so we scheduled online. Both the brochure and website said to meet in front of the Hyatt, but never mentioned that there is NO parking ANYWHERE, or we might have taken a taxi. Instead we ended having to pay $42 for 4 hours and park at another hotel. VERY inconvenient!!! All in all, we would probably never use this company again. read more

My mother sister and I took this tour because it was a brochure in the hotel lobby. We took the $25 night tour which is the same tour priced at $49(if you go to the Hyatt it is cheaper). The bus was older than expected and the air was out. It was a bit unorganized with who paid and who didn't. Lloyd the tour guide/driver was good, he was entertaining and informative. He even gave is his phone number in case we were going to get back to the bus late. It was my first tour in DC so it was decent, we stopped at several places and were able to get out, walk around and take pictures, you think you have alot of time but you don't. I would recommend the night tour it was very nice(with any company). This was a basic, no frills tour, but for $25, hey it was ok. read more

If your tour is with Lloyd and you want to have fun you will have a great tour. You get off at several stops and you need to pay attention to how much time you are given and stick to that time to be respectful of other customers. I would recommend it and do it again. They picked us up and dropped us back off at our hotel in Virginia. read more

My family was visiting the area and I wanted more of an intimate tour experience for their first trip to the city. I started my research and was happy to come across Zohery Tours. It was so easy to sign up and I liked the reminder emails from the company. The guide arrived on time and was very enthusiastic. My family truly enjoyed every minute of the tour. Lloyd was so pleasant and knowledgeable about the many different facets of the city, we are still talking about some of the things we learned. He made it fun and interesting instead of blurting out facts. I will definitely use Zohery Tours again and recommend to all of my friends. read more

It was a great tour. Driver was very patience taking us around and knowledgable. Best to take a tour in a small bus so there isn't soo much people to wait for. read more

What an awful experience. We were promised a pickup at our hotel, but instead he didn't show. Reached by phone, he claimed to be running late. An hour later, he promised to call back to get us on a tour. Then he never did. What a moronic way to run a business. Not happy having to waste an evening waiting for a tour bus that never showed. read more

Don't take a tour with this company. I was charged twice and didn't realize it until I got my credit card statement. What a hassle! The tour started 30 minutes late and not all sites were visited because of the lateness of the tour. They also dropped my family off at the wrong Metro stop so I had to find them on the Metro! Find another company!!! read more

I wouldn't recomended any one this tour. I didn't find people who run this business to be professional or friendly. I booked this trip from groupon and at list I didn't pay full price for my family. When we ask for right direction for the start tour location we got offer to be picked up at Metro. When we was picked the man yell at us because I didn't mention Groupon purchase. He drop us off by the buss. A filthy looking driver wasn't look friendly at all and told us go on the back of the buss because he had assign seat. We say Hello to every one else, but no one say a word and it looks no one was happy. We spent no more than half hour on the buss: the tour went already to White house and Capitol. We had one quick self guided tour and on the second stop we got off. I couldn't take the aggravation on sitting on the buss where I couldn't hear a thing. On the back of the buss, the conditioner was running so loud and the speakers was installed in the front of the buss!!! At least I can say : hop on buses is the best. Save your time and money. read more

My husband and I went on the tour with Ali on December 25th. From the moment he picked us up, he showed great knowledge of DC. We were the only ones on the tour, which was nice. Ali knows everything about the history, buildings and sculptures and makes sure you learn as much as possible about this city. We saw everything on the list and loved learning from him. He knows a lot of random facts and tidbits which delighted me. We are glad we went on this tour, it showed us a different view of DC. I would do it again. read more

This company failed to pick us up for our Washington After Dark at our hotel. They did not have the decency to call us. We waited and when they were 20 minutes late we called and they said they would not pick us up and that we could take a cab to a hotel 6 miles away. We tried to get a cab and we were told they could not get us there on time! Ruined my trip as it was my only opportunity to take this tour during my stay. Worst customer service ever experienced! read more

Alli was very knowledgable. Just had a difficult time understanding him. However, we did enjoy the night tour.

I am giving this five stars for what I paid for. I did the #19 special tour that took four hours and included all the main stops (you can check them out on their website) for only $25. It was perfect for $25. I'm not sure if all these one star ratings are from individuals who paid a discount and then were expecting to receive a $100 tour. Our guide Ali was great and informative, the van was SAFE and COOL AND COMFORTABLE. A chill easy $25 to see some sites in D.C. I highly recommend this place and I've been on those $50 and up tours and this one was by far my favorite. read more

Our family took this tour on our trip to DC. I am so glad we did, our guide told us so much information about the city and the monuments. The price was reasonable too. My sister said that she had taken another tour previously, paid double the price and didn't learn has much. Will definitely take this tour again when I get back to DC. read more

Lloyd was very knowledgeable about the sights on tour, and was funny too. Got to see all of the big monuments in town, a few we hasn't seen and a few new ones. Went on the night option which was great to see the town and monuments lit up. Wish the bus was a little nicer, but overall a very informative and relaxing tour. read more

Dirty filthy buses. They made us change buses once. It was no better. A mini bus took us back to the hotel. When I put my arm on the arm rest the entire side panel came off. The driver looked he rolled right out of bed. He seemed to know a good bit but was rather surly. I was embarrassed to be on such a filthy bus when I saw all the other tour buses and their drivers who were dressed professionally. Be sure when you book to ask WHO IS THE TOUR OPERATOR. We booked through Viator. They are a tour AGGREGATOR. Check out the tour operator before you book. If it's Zohery Tours, find a different one. This was the worst. read more

The tour covered decent sights with 4 stops though the bus was old; seats felt itchy; windows dirty so hard to get clear photos; driver started driving away at one point but we were able to stop him; after another stop, we were told we weren't allowed to switch seats but our seats had been taken by others; now we're not leaving timely because he's waiting for latecomers (who never showed so we took off); I'll stop here. read more

Tour buss was filthy and not tidy, over priced for what you received, the driver was unfriendly and the person who collects payment attempted to over charge. read more

This tour was good at a reasonable cheap price. Ali, the tour guide, was very knowledgeable. He was very patient with us when we were a few mins late. It was a small group of us so the tour went very smoothly. If you have visions of riding around DC in one of the nice tour buses then this is not the tour for you. If you are looking for a great tour guide that is friendly and personable with reliable transportation at a great price Zohery Tours is the way to go. read more

We took the DC day tour on 4/26/2015. Thomas was our driver and tour guide. He was excellent with his information. There were only 9 people on the tour which made it really nice. The bus was clean and comfortable. Had plenty of time at most of the stops. The Lincoln Memorial was very crowded could have used a little more time there. Thomas was very forgiving and waited on us . We were scheduled to take the night tour but it rained so we were able to swap it for the day tour. I thank Ali for that. I would recommend this tour. read more

Worst Tour I have ever been on. 9-7-12 I was picked up late by a van driver who drove so rough that my wife was car sick and I was tired. Note I am a race car driver, but he had more throttle and brake going in stop and go traffic when you could not even move. On the freeway when everyone else was going 55 we were only going 40 creating a hazard. Once on the bus our driver was fair, his knowledge was minimal, I didn't like look over your left shoulder and back to see the Capitol building. When we stopped we had to walk through the mud that way to see the back of the White House. So as we drove he would point out 2/3 of the buildings we were promised on the brochure, skipped the other 1/3. He stayed on the bus and made us walk (unguided) for all the monuments he stopped at, again 2/3 of the ones we were suppose to on the brochure. This was the first tour I have been on that I was glad when it was over. It was over in 2 hours 40 minuets. The brochure said 3-4 hour tour. We only saw 2/3 of the promised stuff. We fended for ourselves at the different locations moving in on other tours who had proper guides to hear the points of interest and history. Don't spend your money with this tour. Seriously! read more