Sightseeing Tours
Travel from the Modern Age to the Gilded Age during one of our specialty tours. Only Viking Tours gives you an insider’s look into Newport aboard our old-fashioned trolleys and modern motorcoaches.
The Newport Trolley will take you on a scenic tour past mansions and ocean vistas in historic Newport.
Tour 1 – Scenic Overview Tour
Enjoy the charm of Newport’s historic buildings and restored homes on this narrated tour covering over 150 points of interest. Take in the rugged beauty of Ten-Mile Ocean Drive and the fabulous mansions along tree-lined Bellevue Avenue.
$25.00
Tour 2 – Grand Mansion Tour
All the fun of our SCENIC OVERVIEW TOUR, plus a visit to one mansion of your choice.
A) – Visit Marble House, summer estate of William K. Vanderbilt, or Rosecliff, where “The Great Gatsby” was filmed.
$37.00
B) – Tour The Breakers, the elaborate estate of Cornelius Vanderbilt.
$39.00
Tour 3 – Deluxe Newport Tour
This tour includes all the sights of Tour 1, plus tours of any two mansions of your choice.
$52.00
2011 TROLLEY TOUR RATES & SCHEDULE
| Nov 1 - April 30 Saturdays Only | May 1 - June 30 Daily | Jul 1 - Sept 30 Daily | Oct 1 - 31 Daily | |
| Tour 1 (1.5 hrs) Adults $25.00 Youth (6-17) $15.00 | 11:30 am | 10:00 am 1:30 pm | 10:00, 11:00 am 12:30, 1:30, 3:00 pm | 10:00 am 12:30, 1:30 pm |
| Tour 2 (3 hrs) Option A: Adults $37.00 Youth $19.00 Option B: Adult: $39.00 Youth $19.00 | 11:30 am | 10:00 am 1:30 pm | 10:00, 11:00 am 12:30, 1:30 pm | 10:00 am 12:30, 1:30 pm |
| Tour 3 (4 hrs) Adults $52.00 Youth $23.00 | 12:30 pm | 12:30 pm |
*No Tours December 25th and January 1st
Public tours leave from the Newport Visitor Center, 23 America’s Cup Avenue (next to the Marriott Hotel). Tickets may be purchased at the Visitor Center on day of tour. Groups of 20 or more may arrange for private tours by contacting our meeting & convention department.
Photography Courtesy of: NewportMansions.org – Corbettphotography.net
