BostonUSA Receptive Operators & Local Tour Companies

 

This document is produced by the press & tourism office of the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau.  Details: Larry Meehan, lmeehan@bostonusa.com, direct line for tour planners, 617-867-8231 & Stacy Shreffler, sshreffler@bostonusa.com, direct line for tour planners, 617-867-8203.

 

Contents

 

1. BostonUSA Receptive Operators

2. Local Tour Companies

 

 

Receptive Tour Company

Tour Specialties

Contact/tel/e mail

Acorn Tours of Boston
Private, customized tours of Boston and New England. Tour of Boston…visit historic sites, Beacon Hill, Fenway Park, Harvard University & sites of your choice. All-day tour… experience the scenic New England shore and rolling landscapes on a route specially designed by you and your guide.
 

 

Una McMahon

Cell: 617-901-9531

Office: 978-441-6855

info@acorntoursboston.com

www.acorntoursboston.com

 

A Yankee Line, Inc.

A complete charter motorcoach service and convention shuttle service with full coordination and radio dispatch. A Yankee Line serves the major east coast gateways with late model Van Hool coaches seating 40 to 53 passengers. We offer customized tour packages for groups both inbound and outbound.

 

 

Don Dunham

617-268-8890

dond@yankeeline.us

 

www.yankeeline.us

 

Bay Colony Historical Tours

Step-on sightseeing guilds for motorcoach tours; customized itinerary of Greater Boston, Salem, Plymouth and Cape Cod. Corporate and convention services; student tours; art and museum groups. Multilingual staff.

 

·         Seniors-Future Seniors Tours

·         Shopping Tours

·         Student & Youth Tours

·         Campus Visits

·         Sports: Participant & Spectator Tours

·         Music Performance Tours

·         Boston & Cambridge CityBreaks Tours

·         Boston/New England Fly/Drive Tours

·         Gay and Lesbian Tours

·         African American Heritage Tours

·         Technical Visits & Congress Tours

·         Religious Tours

·         Historic Tours

·         Beyond Boston

·         Incentive Tours

·         Reunion Tours

·         CruisePort Boston Meet & Greet

·         Airport Meet & Greet

·         Day Trips to Boston Tours/ Step on Guides

 

 

Kiki Kneeland

617-523-7303

kikiboston@aol.com

 

Boston Your Way
Premium Private Tours Year-round.

·          Premium Private Tours

·          Upscale customized tours

·          Walk/ride explorations

·          Chauffeured transportation

·          Landmarks

·          Forgotten Corners

 

 

Maryglenn Vincens
 vincens@mac.com
 Phone: 617-792-9710
 
 www.bostonyourway.com

Brush Hill Tours/Beantown Trolley/Gray Line

The Red Beantown trolley is the only tour on which you may make as many round trips in one day as you wish ! Over 20 stops including all the major Boston museums & attractions. Exclusive stop at the Museum of Fine Arts. We offer 150 luxury coaches, 16 trackless trolley cars, 6 vans, and 6 deluxe mini-coaches. Complete ground operator charter service and receptive operator including Gray Line Sightseeing Tours. 24 hours a day 7 days per week.  Boston and New England Packages available. Own and operate all of equipment. Largest modern fleet of motorcoaches and trolleys available.

 

 

Lawrence Anzuoni, Jr.

781-986-6100

info@brushhilltours.com

 

www.brushhilltours.com/tours/beantown.html

 

Crystal Transport Inc.

From corporate meetings to school trips, senior citizen outings to entertaining clients, Crystal Transport can take you there. We provide the perfect vehicle and service to meet your groups needs.

 

 

David Fallman

617-787-1544

dfallman@CrystalTransport.com

 

www.crystaltransport.com

 

Concord Guides & Press
Licensed Concord guides lead walking tours from Concord Center to the old North Bridge, highlighting Concord's extraordinary colonial, Revolutionary, literary, social and natural heritage. Walk in the footsteps of Minutemen and Redcoats; of Thoreau, Emerson, Hawthorne and Alcott! Step on guides can lead combined bus tours to Lexington and Concord as well. Groups and children welcomed. Seasonal: April to October.

 

Joseph Andrew
 Phone: 978-287-0897
 Email: JoelAndrew@aol.com
 
 www.concordguides.com

CTB Tours of Boston
We provide innovative/creative/customized tours of Greater Boston/ throughout New England. Step-on sightseeing guides for motorcoaches. Adults; students; and church groups. Small/large.

 

Richard Holland

617-512-2619

ctbtours@aol.com

 

www.ctbtours.com

 

Destination New England

Destination New England is a full service DMC that provides tours and turnaround services to cruise ships visiting New England.

 

Gina Spencer

866-807-3263

info@destinationcn.com

 

www.destinationcn.com

 

 

Discerning Taste
Discerning Taste is a personal chef and epicurean event company. We specialize in creating gatherings and social occasions where food, lifestyle, and culture meet in fun, informative, and delicious ways. We offer BOSTON SIZZLE TOURS, culinary team building, cooking classes, corporate wellness, and other unique events that bring together fine wine, food, and people for amazing gastronomical experiences. Interactive cuisine is our specialty. Let us customize an event for you or choose from a selection of our programs.
  

 

Nadine Nelson
 nadine@discerningtaste.net
 
 Phone: 617-373-3130
 www.discerningtaste.net

Don Quijote Tours of N.E., Inc.
Foreign Language tour guide service of Greater Boston - in Spanish / English / Portuguese, conducted by a knowledgeable bilingual group of tour guides. Experienced not only with Boston and its surroundings but with the customs and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese speaking visitor. Esperamos que disfrute su visita. Para su conveniencia nuestra pagina he sido creada en ingles y espanol. Si usted no encuentra la information que busca denos un llamada o envienos un e-mail.

 

Rafael Torres

617-328-1333

donqt@earthlink.net

 

www.tourboston.com

 

Fox Bus Lines

Fox Bus Lines, home of Silver Fox premium service, has specialized in Group Transportation Services for over 25 years.

 

 

Brian Fox

508-865-6000

brian@silverfoxcoach.com

 

www.silverfoxcoach.com

 

Guide Service of Boston

Full service receptive company providing dynamic, knowledgeable step-on guides. Our historically costumed guides will provide an experience your group will remember.

 

 

Darlyn Gagnon

781-239-9920

dgagnon@bostonguides.com

 

www.bostonguides.com

 

InnovaTours, Inc.

New England tour planner offering single and multi-day programs for tour companies, bus companies reunion groups and special interest groups.

 

 

Carol Wilkinson Conway

508-626-2222

innovatour@aol.com

 

www.macevents1.com
A professional, full service Destination Management Company with years of experience in providing ground services to domestic & international, corporate & tour groups. Our clients are satisfied and remain loyal to Mac Events, Inc. We deliver excellent service and programs to our customers! Our team is knowledgeable, experienced, and most importantly, “WE GET IT”.

·          Play with a US PGA Tour Professional  

·         Specialty Golf Programs

·          Group Transportation Management

·         Group Dinner and Dine-around Coordination

·          Airport Meet and Greet Services

·          Boston and New England Tours

·          Incentive Program Management

·          Event Services including Décor Planning

·         Group Activities

·          Land & Water Scavenger Hunts

·          Shopping Excursions and Tours -Boston/Wrentham/Kittery Outlets

·          Corporate Meeting Management

·          Knowledgeable, Professional On-Site Staff

·          Hospitality and Registration Desk Services

 

 

 

Jim MacGillivray, President
 jim@macevents1.com
 
 Phone: 781-665-0050
 www.macevents1.com

New England Stepps

New England Stepps, a step on motorcoach guide service with non-boring narration, humor and flexibility.  Experienced guides covering Greater Boston, Lex/Con; Salem; Plymouth/Cape Cod; etc. with destination knowledge and professionalism.

 

·          Seniors-Future Seniors Tours

·         Shopping Tours  

·         Student & Youth Tours

·         Campus Visits 

·         Music Performance Tours  

·         Gay & Lesbian Tours   

·          African American heritage Tours  

·          Day Trips to Boston Tours/Step on Guides

·         Reunion Tours

·         Religious Tours

·         Historic Tours

·         Beyond Boston

 

Sandy Lewis

508-337-6363

nestepon@aol.com

 

www.newenglandstepps.com

 

Pitcairn Tours, Ltd.

Welcome to Boston! It's a great city in a great part of America! Whether you are organizing school groups, bus loads of seniors, or groups with special cultural or historical interests, we can help with guides, itinerary planning, reservations, and ideas appropriate to your needs.

 

 

Leslie James

617-696-8130

pitcairntours@mail.com

 

www.pitcairntours.com

 

Royal Boston

Incentives, special events, tours, spouse/guest programs.

 

 

Naomi Wheatley

617-268-1323 groups@royalboston.com

 

www.royalboston.com

 

TOS (Tour Operation Services)

Japanese and English tour and destination management services. Specialize in transportation, dining, entertainment, ticket arrangement, and interpretation services, customized for executives, and students.

 

 

Michiyo Suzuki

617-424-1188

tos@tiac.net

 

www.tosboston.com

 

TOURCO

Full-service wholesale destination specialist offering individual and packaged tours to the East Coast of North America. Our unique geography covers Eastern Canada and the rugged beauty of the Maritimes, New England, the Mid-Atlantic and the Southern States. We offer the best custom golf packages on Cape Cod from romantic escapes for two to tournaments for two hundred. Let us handle all of your arrangements from lodging to tee times.

 

 

Gerald DiPietro

207-563-2288

Gerald (Jerry) B. DiPietro, President
Marian S. DiPietro, Executive Vice President
Matt Teixeira, Director of Contracting
Mark Turek, Director of Group Sales
Tara Delisle, Director of Group & FIT Operations 

 

www.tourco.com

 

TourMappers North America, LLC

Boston's foremost receptive tour company providing complete tour packages and all ground operations for Greater Boston and New England. Tours guides available in ten languages.

 

·          Beyond Boston

·          Incentive Tours

 

Julie Katz

617-236-1236

julie@tourmappers.com

Roger Baker
617 236-1236 x:2
Roger@TourMappers.com

Richard Tenby
 617 236-1236 x:4
Richard@TourMappers.com

Cecile Kantorowski
617 236-1236 x:1
Cecile@TourMappers.com

www.tourmappers.com

 

Wolfe Adventures & Tours

Get off the beaten paths with professional & fun multi-lingual step-on guides for preformed groups & 1/2 day Boston walking tours for individuals & groups. Boston, Lexington/Concord, Salem, Plymouth, North Shore. Black Heritage Trail, Freedom Trail & more. Private groups. Small adventure tours (kayaking, hiking, walking, Schooner sails, camping) of Boston's North Shore & New England. We'd love to show you around!

 

 

Taunya Wolfe Finn

888-44Wolfe (888-449-6533)

info@wolfetours.com

 

 www.wolfetours.com

 

 

 

 

2. Local Tour Companies

 

Tour Company Network

Tour Specialties

Contact/tel/e mail

Antique Limousine Tours 

Historic Boston Freedom Trail tours in a 1939 Cadillac seven passenger limousine. The drivers dress, speak and act the part of the 1930's. Antique Limousine Tours gets you close to the sights where the trolley and Duck Tours can't. We'll make you an offer you can't refuse. Call to schedule a pick up at your Boston area location.

 

Mark Solimini
 Phone: 781-308-1921
 
 Email: antiquelimo99@gmail.com
 www.antique-limousine.com

Boston Duck Tours
Boston Duck Tours not only offers an hour and twenty minute fully narrated land and water tour of Boston, but we also offer partner packages with many Boston area restaurants and attractions. We also offer special pick ups and drops offs at most Boston and some Cambridge hotels to groups that charter out one of our 23 amphibious vehicles. Let us help make your trip to Boston more enjoyable.

  • Seniors-Future Seniors Tours
  • Student & Youth Tours  
  • Campus Visits      
  • Sports: Participant & Spectator Tours  
  • Music Performance Tours      
  • Boston & Cambridge CityBreaks Tours & Boston/New England Fly/Drive
  • Tours Gay & Lesbian Tours
  • Technical Visit & Congress Tours   
  • Day Trips to Boston Tours/Step on Guides 
  • Reunion tours
  • Religious Tours
  • Historic Tours

 

Bob Schwartz
617-267-6327

BSchwartz@BostonDuckTours.com 

 

Boston Art Tours
Boston Art Tours provides "cultural fun with style" for individuals, families, corporations, private organizations, educational institutions, and special

events. Our exclusive art tours are

custom-designed to meet your interests.
We offer a variety of tours to private galleries and museums in Boston, Provincetown and New York City. For those seeking a half or full day event, we create art tour packages to accommodate your schedule and specific requests. Boston Art Tours strives to educate, entertain and fascinate - while bringing you inside the art.

 

  • Student & Youth Tours
  • Gay & Lesbian Tours  


  

Marina Veronica
617-732-3920
info@marinaveronica.com

 

www.bostonarttours.com

 

North End “Little Italy” Market Tours

Do you have a passion for the food and wine of Italy?   As seen on TV Food Network's The Best Of , this is a foray on foot into the food traditions and marketplaces of the most authentic “Little Italy” remaining in America.   Learn cooking secrets, taste Italian food ingredients and discover Mediterranean traditions as you get an ‘insider's view’ of one of the premier food neighborhoods in the country.  It’s like visiting Italy—no passport required! 

 

  • Family outings
  • Seniors - Future Seniors
  • Spouse Programs
  • School groups
  • Culinary student field trips
  • School reunions
  • Cruise ships
  • Group incentives
  • Corporate meetings

 

Michele Topor
617-523-6032
info@micheletopor.com 

www.foodtoursofboston.com 

 

Old Town Trolley Tours of Boston
 
See the best of Boston on this very popular, fully-narrated city tour. Tour at your own pace with "hop on/hop off" privileges at any 18 designated stops.

  • FREE Full-Color Boston Guidebook
  • FREE Admission to the Old State House Museum
  • FREE discount coupons to area attractions and restaurants ($50 value)
  • Hop on and off ALL DAY
  • More than 100 attractions & points of interest on your sightseeing tour of Boston 

 

Leslie Nagy lnagy@historictours.com
 
 
www.trolleytours.com/Boston

PhotoWalks 

Photowalks captures a unique angle on walking tours of Boston. Each photo tour is presented with fascinating historical commentary and simple photographic secrets for composing creative pictures of Boston’s sites and attractions. Four separate historic walking tours reveal the photo opportunities in the Public Garden, Beacon Hill, along the Freedom Trail and the Waterfront. 

 


  

  • Historic Tours
  • Seniors-Future Seniors Tours
  • Student & Youth Tours  
  • Boston & Cambridge CityBreak Tours
  • Boston/New England Fly/Drive Tours 
  • Gay & Lesbian Tours  
  • Day Trips to Boston Tours/Step on Guides
  • CruisePort Boston Meet  Greet Reunion Tours

 

Saba Alhadi

617-851-2273

saba@photowalks.com  

www.photowalks.com

 

Super Duck Excursions

SuperDuck, transforming from a bus to a boat, maneuvering through the historic streets of Boston and then like the sleekest of ships plunging into the mighty waters of Boston Harbor. This unique touring vehicle, cleverly disguised as a duck, will provide you with ninety minutes of entertaining narration, historic facts, and breathtaking views... It's new... It's fun... It's SuperDuck!

 

  • Vehicles are all Hydra-Terras, a US Coast Guard approved vessel
  • Custom design your charter to maximize your experience
  • Accessible by water shuttle

 

John Matarazzo

617-719-9589

jmatarazzo@superduckexcursions.com

 

www.superduckexcursions.com

 

Urban AdvenTours: Boston by Bicycle

 

The ‘Greenway’ to see Boston is by bicycle, and Urban AdvenTours rides you off the beaten path with their daily bike tours and bike rentals.

 

Daily tours run at 10am and 2pm, and weekend evening tours, such as the ‘Funway to Fenway Tour,’ are a great way to see the culture and various neighborhoods of Boston. Urban AdvenTours also offers various themed historical tours, such as their ‘Paul Revere Ride to Freedom’ and a Cape Cod ‘Provincetown Tour.’

 

Whether you are looking to ‘green’ your event with available bike rentals for your guests or a healthy and unique bicycle tour of the city, Urban AdvenTours offers you the best of Boston by bicycle!

 

  • Student and Youth Tours
  • Campus Visits
  • Sports: Participant & Spectator Tours 
  • Gay and Lesbian
  • Family Tours
  • ‘Green Tours’. Eco-friendly Tours
  • Active Tours
  • Day trips to Boston
  • Historic Tours

 

Andrew Prescot

Office: 617-233-7595

Reservations: 800-979-3370

 

andrew@urbanadventours.com

www.urbanadventours.com