This tour offers two types of buses for guests to take over the fields of Gettysburg. Each bus comes with a National Park Service-licensed guide to answer any questions. The Double Decker bus tour offers guests an audio experience with cannon, rifle, drum and bugle sounds. However, check with the website for availability during the winter months. The Coach with Licensed Guide tour takes guests over the same fields as the Double Decker, but in a large, air-conditioned coach bus. Tickets for the Coach Tour are a bit more expensive than the Double Decker tour. Bus tours last about two hours and pick guests up five minutes before departure time. Refer to the company’s website for current ticket prices.
Gettysburg Tour Center
778 Baltimore St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325
877 680 8687
gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com
For a more private tour within the comforts of your own vehicle, the National Park Service offers a licensed battlefield guide service. The tour guide drives your personal vehicle through the battlefields of Gettysburg while giving information about the history of Gettysburg. Tours last two hours and are on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign-ups for these tour guides begin at 8 a.m. each day. You can also make reservations for large bus groups.
Gettysburg National Military Park
1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717 334 1124
nps.gov/get
For those with an MP3 player and are OK with self-guided tours, try the National Park Service’s podcasts. The organization has collaborated with Civil War Traveler for the download of the podcasts. The podcast tour offers guests 90 minutes of audio as you walk through the battlefields at Gettysburg. There are maps to download for guests to know where to stop while on the tour. Podcasts aren’t scripted, and new ones are added as necessary.
Gettysburg National Military Park
1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717 334 1124
nps.gov/get
Try taking a ride in these restored 1930s Yellowstone Park buses. Tours last two hours, and guests can choose to ride with an open top or with air-conditioning. Refer to the website, or call the company for more information.
Historic Tours
55 Steinwehr Ave.
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717 334 8000
gettysburgaddress.com/HTMLS/htours.html
