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Washington DC Cherry Blossoms By Bike Tour
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82 Ratings
Washington
Experience the beauty of Washington DC in spring on this 2-hour bike tour during the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Explore famous landmarks and learn about the festival’s history.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Japanese Lantern - Stop to learn about the Japanese Stone Lantern, located at the site where the very first cherry trees were planted by First Lady Taft and Viscountess Chinda.
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial - We’ll walk our bikes through the FDR Memorial to view The Pagoda, a gift of peace, that sits along the banks of the Tidal Basin.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial - If time permits, we’ll stop at the MLK Memorial. Your guide will stay with the bikes (out of respect, we never ride through the memorials) so you can walk though the “Mountain of Despair” to view the “Stone of Hope”
- National Cherry Blossom Festival - Our Blossoms by Bike tour takes place during the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Bike and Roll DC is an official tour provider for the Festival and donates a portion of each ticket sale back to the organization that coordinates this unique springtime celebration!
- Jefferson Memorial - We’ll stop at the Jefferson Memorial and you’ll here some history and interesting facts about the memorial. You’ll also have a fabulous view of all of the cherry trees lining the Tidal Basin.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Use of bicycle
- Helmet (Mandatory)
- Equipment for kids of all sizes and ages
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Experience the beauty of Washington DC in its spring glory on this 2-hour bike tour created specifically for the famous National Cherry Blossom Festival. Follow your guide past gorgeous cherry trees that surround the Tidal Basin and East Potomac Park, home to famous landmarks including the Jefferson Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. You’ll learn about the history of this festival and stop for photo opportunities along the way.
- Tours begin on time, your tour check-in time is important. You must check-in 15 minutes prior to tour departure time. We can not guarantee we can accommodate late customers. Please OPEN your voucher and read directions, you may need extra time to find us if you are traveling during rush hour or on metro train on a weekend.
- Tours may be canceled if the weather makes for dangerous riding conditions.
- Toddler trailers and tag-a-longs for young riders available. Please purchase a child’s ticket and let the tour operator know you need an attachment in advance of the tour.
Location
701 D St NW
D Street NW
Unlimited Biking Washington DC’s NEW location is 701 D Street NW Washington DC, 20004
We are near the U.S. Navy Memorial.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(82 Ratings)
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Tamara_m
Apr 3, 2024
Beautiful Tour - Our tour guide was knowledgeable and patient. She guided us expertly through the crowds around each location. The blossoms were beautiful and we felt like we had enough time at each spot to take it all in. Thanks for a lovely time.
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Diane_g
Apr 3, 2024
Cherry Blossom Tour - Guide was very knowledgeable and the tour was very manageable. The cherry blossoms had bloomed early so we’re not as spectacular but we were still able to see trees with blooms.
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Laurie_s
Mar 30, 2024
Great family experience! - The cherry blossoms and other flowers were gorgeous! The bikes were a great way to see the monuments and scenery. Our guide Bianca was friendly, knowledgeable and organized!
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Melissac5240
Mar 28, 2024
Nice ride to enjoy cherry blossoms - Be prepared and be patient to ride through the crowd. It is a cherry blossom viewing period, so big crowd is expected. If you don’t like the crowd, this tour is not for you. The tour guide was helpful, provided information for taking photos at important spots, and helped us throughout the ride. Overall I have enjoyed the ride and would recommend this tour to anyone who loves cycling while enjoying cherry blossoms at the same time.
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Wendy_r
Mar 28, 2024
Soggy, but spectacular! - It was cold and rainy, but our guide did a great job navigating us around the puddles and monuments. It was a fun way to experience Washington's iconic cherry blossoms!
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Robin_a
Apr 1, 2024
Not great. - Our guide was lovely but young and inexperienced so when a bike needed to be fixed she was a little panicked. Also it was very busy and we should have been on bike lanes instead of weaving in and out of pedestrians. Dangerous.
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Stephanie_j
Mar 30, 2024
Loved the Cherry Blossoms - Lots of walking the bike in this tour because pathways too busy. I wouldn’t recommend, I think walking would be better.
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Gita_l
Mar 25, 2024
Cherry blossoms are beautiful but NOT on a bike in the crowds! - With cherry blossoms come large crowds. You are shoulder to shoulder on the pathways, so you can imagine what biking through that feels like. A 10 am bike ride is a complete no-no. They should offer this to start at 7:30 or 8:00 am. That way you could enjoy the ride but not with throngs of people at 10 am. On top of that we had an inexperienced tour guide. Almost no content or descriptions were provided. She just kept biking on without looking back to see what was happening to the group. Many people dropped out of the ride along the way. On top of no descriptions, we also did not stop at key spots which would have resulted in great photos. All in all - either go super early on a bike to avoid crowds or walk. Biking at 10 am is dangerous with all the stopping and going and a tour guide who insists on biking through areas where signs clearly say you need to walk your bike.
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Elizabeth_l
Mar 25, 2024
Do NOT sign up during cherry blossom season. - This tour should not have been an option during Cherry Blossom peak season. Biking the tidal basin is impossible with the massive crowds. The tour group was much too large (15+) for the guide to handle. She tried but she needed at least another person to help make sure the group was okay. We ended up losing two people in the tour…they ended up turning around and leaving.
The tour was limited to the tidal basin. So if you wanted to see other known areas for cherry blossoms, it is not included.
Maybe any other time of the year would have been okay. But not during cherry blossom season.
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Nichole_e
Mar 25, 2024
Too many people to actually ride the bikes. - It was too crowded to actually ride the bike and it felt unsafe- crowded with both people walking and our bike tour group had over 13 riders in it. It was also very cold and not being able to ride the bike, made it harder for us to warm up from the exercise. After 20 minutes of waddling with our bike between our legs, my daughter and I decided that we would not do the tour and returned our bikes. We were not given any refund.
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