The city of Boston is between the Boston Harbor and Charles River. Getting out onto either body of water is a great way to observe and learn more about the city. Boston's two "Duck Boat" tour companies conduct tours with World War II-era amphibious vehicles that tour the city streets and plunge into the river and harbor for further exploration. A Boston walking tour also celebrates the city's connection with the famous children's book "Make Way For Ducklings."
Boston Duck Tours was the first tour company in the city to transport passengers in World War II-era amphibious vehicles. The company's fleet of 21 Duck Boats leads passengers on guided tours of the entire city from March to December of each year. Tours depart from two separate locations. An 80-minute tour departs from the Prudential Center and an abbreviated 55-minute tour departs from the New England Aquarium. Both tours are inclusive of "splash down" into the Charles River.
Boston Duck Tours
790 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
617-723-3825
bostonducktours.com
Boston's Super Duck Tours are operated out of the suburb of Charlestown at the Navy Yard in Boston Harbor. Super Duck Tours are conducted on Hydra-Terra vehicles specially designed for amphibious tours. The company's tours are 90-minute explorations of the harbor, downtown neighborhoods and Charles River from early March to December. Super Duck Tour vehicles are heated and are equipped with roll down curtains if your tour takes place in inclement weather.
Super Duck Tours
100 Terminal Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
877-343-8257
superducktours.com
The Historic Neighborhoods Foundation conducts weekend walking tours tracing the route taken by the ducks in the famous 1941 children's book "May Way for Ducklings" by Robert McCloskey. The tour starts at the Charles River and spans the few blocks to the Boston Public Garden. The tour passes the miniature bronze sculpture of the ducks erected in the park in 1987.
Boston Historic Neighborhoods Foundation
Make Way for Ducklings Tour
286 Congress St
Suite 403,
Boston, MA 02116
617-426-1885
