July 2, 2008
Boston Duck Tour experience
So today I did the Boston Duck Tour. We bought our tickets at around 3:00 Tuesday afternoon and they were selling for the 5:30 tour. I think this was one of the last ones.
The tickets were $29 a piece so this can be kind of an expensive family trip (we had 5). It was pretty good though. The 80 minute trip shows you some cool stuff in Boston and is fairly entertaining.
The cool sights included a piece of the Berlin wall, a Dunkin Donuts that also sells sushi, another Dunkin Donuts that had an empty spot on the second floor where there used to be a gym, the hotel where Boston cream pie was invented, and a hotel that has a black lab guests can walk - some things I never knew about Boston though I'd been there a few times before.
The entertainment was the guide / driver. Each one invents a different persona and our guide was a pirate captain (he was dressed the part), Jack Black or Jet Black or something. My father said the guide was funny without being corny. I thought some of it was corny but still OK.
5 or so kids had a chance to drive the vehicle while it was in the water but this apparently depends on the driver and should not be expected on a duck tour.
So while it's not the cheapest way to spend 80 minutes in Boston, if it works with your budget the tour is worthwhile, at least in my opinion.
By the way, I'm in Boston visiting my sister. In 2 days it's on to Seattle and then the cruise to Alaska.
Posted by James Trotta at July 2, 2008 1:05 PM | TrackBack