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Tours of the City Walking Tours Concierge Plus Inc (tel: (410) 580 0350; e-mail: info@baltimoreeventplanner.com; website: http://baltimoreeventplanner.com) offers walking and dine-around tours in historic Baltimore neighbourhoods, which are customised for groups of 15 people or more, with prices varying accordingly. The tours can be general tours of the city, taking in the major sights, or focus on specific districts, such as Little Italy, Inner Harbor and Annapolis, or aspects of the city, such as baseball. Tour prices start at approximately US$20 for a range of tour options that vary in length, between two hours to half a day. Departure points also vary depending upon the subject matter of the tour. Bus Tours With pick-up points available from hotels and often by arrangement at convenient locations, bus tours are a good way for visitors to discover the environs of Baltimore. Tours cover all aspects of the city’s history and scenery as well as specific literary subjects and African-American locations. Baltimore By Request (tel: (800) 666 3121; website: www.baltimorebyrequest.com) offer a variety of private tours. These take from between three hours to a full-day excursion travelling around the general and architectural sites of the city. Tours can be customised or can even include other destinations, such as Washington, DC or Annapolis. Prices start from US$225 for a minimum of five people or US$45 per person, plus admission fees and 10% gratuity. Baltimore Black Heritage Tours (tel: (410) 783 5469) highlight places that have shaped Black History. Prices can be from as little as US$5 per person, with tours lasting anything from one hour to two or three days. Water Tours A cruise of the harbour area and Chesapeake Bay itself is a key tourist attraction in its own right. Harbor Cruises (tel: (800) 695 2628 or (410) 727 3113; website: www.harborcruises.com) offers breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner or moonlight cruises around the harbour, on the Bay Lady or Lady Baltimore. A basic lunch cruise lasts two hours and costs US$27.50. The Clipper City (tel: (410) 539 6277; website: www.sailingship.com) offers two-hour tours around the harbour on a replica 1850s topsail schooner. These tours cost US$12. Both tours depart from the dock near Harborplace, Inner Harbor. Other Tours Visitors can explore the sites of the city aboard the WWII amphibious Discovery Channel Ducks (tel: (410) 727 3825; website: www.baltimoreducks.com). Departing from the intersection of Conway Street and Light Street, the 80-minute tour costs US$19 and covers the area’s most popular sites before plunging into the harbour for a watery view of the city. |
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