Gettysburg Private Trip and Guided Tour From the DC Area

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8 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

Overview

Let us transport you in a luxury vehicle to a turning point in the Civil War. You will be escorted by a Battlefield guide that will tell an in depth narrative of those three fateful days in July 1863
This tour gives you an in depth narrative of the events of Gettysburg battle by showing you artifacts, cinematic perspective and actual battlefield settings from a licensed professional battlefield guide.

Once you arrive at Gettysburg National Park, you will go to the Visitor Center where they will be expecting you. You will see an introductory film, the Cyclorama and their museum. Grab a quick bite before your tour.
A licensed Battlefield guide will accompany you in the vehicle you arrived in and take you on a two hour tour around the Battlefield, 16 stops all together. You will have the opportunity to step out at many of these stops along the way. The driving portion of the tour is two hours.

What's Included

  • Private transportation
  • Admission fee
  • Step Off Guide will accompany you on tour around Gettysburg Battlefield
  • Driver and Guide gratuity not included
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Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center

Travel time to Gettysburg, Pa from the Washington, DC area is approximately one hour and a half. Upon arrival, you will visit the Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War, see A Film, "A New Birth of Freedom". and see Cyclorama, a 360 degree painting depicting Pickett's charge.
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2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Gettysburg Battlefield

Travelers will hop on and hop off at various sites along the actual Gettysburg Battlefield. This time is an approximate culmination of all subsequent stops listed below.
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2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

The Eternal Light Peace Memorial

This memorial, located on the hill where Maj.Gen. Robert E Rodes' Confederates attacked from, threatening Union forces. 75 years later, 1800 Civil War veterans helped dedicate this memorial to "Peace Eternal in a Nation United".
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Oak Ridge

At this site, Union soldiers held stubbornly against Rodes' advance. Eventually the Union line from here to McPherson Ridge would begin to crumble.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

North Carolina Memorial

On this site, the Confederate army positioned itself on high ground along Seminary Ridge
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Virginia Memorial

The large open field to the east of here is where the last Confederate assault of the battle known as "Pickett;s Charge", occurred July 3rd.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Warfield Ridge

Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's Confederate army's assault's began here, directed at the Union troops occupying Devil's Den, the Wheatfield and Peach Orchard and against General Meade's undefended left flank at the Round Tops.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Little Round Top

As a result of quick action by Brig. Gen Warren, Gen. Meade's chief engineer, Union officers were alerted to the Confederate threat and Federal reinforcements were brought here to defend the position
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Wheatfield

As a result of charges and countercharges, this field and nearby woods was strewn with over 4,000 dead and wounded
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Peach Orchard

The Union line extended from Devil's Den to this point here, then angled northward on Emmittsburg Road. From here, Federal cannon bombarded Southern forces crossing the Rose Farm toward the Wheatfield. By that early evening, Confederate attacks overran the position.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Plum Run

Union soldiers crossed this ground on their way from the Peach Orchard to Cemetery Ridge to retreat as fighting raged to the south at the Wheatfield and Little Round Top
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

State of Pennsylvania Monument

This is the point where Union artillery held the line here on Cemetery Ridge as General Meade called on more support to strengthen and hold the center of the Union position.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Spangler's Spring

After having attacked the right flank of the Union army and occupying the lower slopes of Culp's Hill, the next morning the Confederates were driven off after 7 hours of fighting
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

East Cemetery Hill

Union forces here repelled a Confederate assault that reached the crest of this hill
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument

Site of the most climatic moment of the battle on July 4th. after a 2 hour cannonade, some 7,000 union soldiers repulsed the bulk of the 12,000 man "Picket's Charge" causing General Lee's army to begin retreating
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Gettysburg National Cemetery

The setting for Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. It was delivered at the cemetery's dedication on November 19, 1863
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • This tour is not Wheelchair accessible

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Gettysburg Private Trip and Guided Tour From the DC Area?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the adventure for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the adventure start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the adventure start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the adventure start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the adventure local time (EDT). Read more Apr 2025

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the adventure for a full refund.

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  • Private transportation
  • Admission fee
  • Step Off Guide will accompany you on tour around Gettysburg Battlefield
  • Driver and Guide gratuity not included

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • This tour is not Wheelchair accessible

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the adventure for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the adventure start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the adventure start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the adventure start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the adventure local time (EDT).

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