3hr Private Driving Civil Rights Tour

Overview

Private 3 hour tour for up to 14 guests on our heated and cooled signature tour bus! Experience some of the most important sites that defined the Civil Rights Movement in America as well as learn some unique Alabama History.

City: Montgomery

Tue 24 Dec

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Starting at $350.00

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Tue 24 Dec

Starting at $350.00

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What's Included

Local guide

Private tour

Professional guide

Transport by private vehicle

Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Regular temperature checks for staff
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MONTGOMERY TOURS have adopted the following policy: *All guide and travelers are requested to wear a face mask.

What To Expect

Montgomery Tours

The 3-hour tour will begin with a short preview with a brief questions and answers portion and next, we will began our driving tour of the civil right sites throughout the city of Montgomery. We will work our way past the historical Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr helped to organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the church's basement and also a short drive away the Dexter Baptist Church Parsonage, which served as home to twelve pastors of the church between 1920 and 1992. The group will also see Alabama State Capitol, First Baptist Church, Alabama State University, Trinity Lutheran Church, Ms. Rosa Parks Apartment, Greyhound Bus Station, Holt Street Baptist Church, if time will allow. Our private professional tour guide will show you the best of Montgomery Alabama has to offer. Note: This is a Private driving tour that uses my van.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (29)

stopsalongtheway123

Jun 2021

Mr Williams is an expert and an incredible teacher. He shares his personal stories about growing up in this area, participating in the March from Selma to Montgomery, and many more fascinating insights. He is patient and answered all.our questions without rushing. Our morning with him went by way too quickly, although ending with lunch from his favorite BBQ spot and picnicking alongside the Alabama River was such a treat! We can't recommend him highly enough. Thank you, Mr Jake, for your time, your generosity, and your humor.

Response from Host

Jun 2021

Thank You for the opportunity..

TravelIsPower

May 2021

DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY to learn what is not taught in school! Jake Williams is a historian and lifelong Resident of Alabama with a treasure chest of knowledge and experience. He starts this tour with a twenty minute lecture/discussion of Alabama history. He follows a timeline of important events from the confederacy, through Reformation, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights movement into the present. He drives tourists around Montgomery to view significant landmarks in person as well. Highlights include sights of the largest slave market in US history, the Rosa Parks arrest, Dexter Street and the Alabama State Capital (sight of confederate inauguration of Jefferson Davis, confederate Parade and march of MLK and 25,000 followers from Selma to protest voter suppression), and much more. It's sad that nearly 250 years after the US declared "all men are created equal" this concept is still a source of debate and fear for some.

Response from Host

May 2021

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve as your guide.

brianfV2758WI

Jan 2021

Jake is serious about making this the best tour you will ever take. He had a professional, clean, and huge tour bus (social distancing compatible), opened the doors for us, gave us complimentary journals, magazines, and Alabama brochures in a tote bag, complimentary bottles of water (our 3 year old appreciated that), and even gave us a choice of his favorite local restaurant to eat lunch at. We drove by and walked through every major landmark in Montgomery, including the capitol, historic places like the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, the spot where the Freedom Riders were attacked, the very place Rosa Parks was arrested, and more. Jake even drove us to Selma on the very route Rev John Lewis, Dr. King, and all the foot soldiers walked, and let us walk across the famous bridge in Selma where Obama spoke in 2015 to a crowd of 80,000 people. This tour guide is a foot soldier himself. He joined the Selma march as a child and pointed out the "blacks only" water fountain he had to drink from as a child.

Response from Host

Jan 2021

Thank You !