Chicago Private Tours

Overview

PRICE IS PER VEHICLE AND YOU MAY BRING UP TO 5 PASSENGERS. Thank you for contacting Chicago Private Tours! We would love to help your group discover Chicago. Our services include pick up from your downtown Chicago hotel, a 3-4 hour private City Tour in a chauffeured vehicle, and the services of one of our knowledgeable guides. This means you will have two people working with you the entire time, allowing you to get out of the vehicle with your guide at several stops. These stops include, but are not limited to Millennium Park, Lincoln Park Conservatory, Museum Campus, and more. The tour will be interactive and entertaining, covering history, architecture and culture. We share stories to bring Chicago's rich history to life. Once the tour concludes, we will drop your group off at your preferred, downtown Chicago location.

City: Chicago

Mon 21 Jul

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Starting at $539.00

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Mon 21 Jul

Starting at $539.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Private transportation

Local guide

Professional guide

Driver/guide

Pick up at your Downtown Hotel

Additional Info

Specialized infant seats are available
Wheelchair accessible
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
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Downtown / The Loop

Private guide.

Lincoln Park

Private guide through Lincoln Park and many more historic Northside neighborhoods!

University of Chicago

Beautiful campus visit on the south side of Chicago in Hyde Park!

Wrigley Field

Check out the historic stadium and surrounding area.

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (189)

w84

Aug 2014

We wanted to get a quick city tour during our long stopover at O'Hare Airport. I had booked Chicago Private Tours based on the positive reviews here on Tripadvisor and we were not disappointed. Booking the trip was easy, Andrea replied quickly to my emails and was helpful. The driver was there to pick us up on time, he was very courteous and the minivan was comfortable for the whole tour. The tour was great as a quick overview of (some of) the main sights in Chicago, it gave an excellent first impression of the town. Matt was our guide, always full of energy, very knowledgeable. We looked at as many sights as was possible in the relatively short time, including a stop in Lincoln Park, a walk around Wrigley Field and lunch in the Signature Lounge at the 96th floor of the Hankock building. Afterwards we were brought back to the airport in time for our connecting flight back to Europe. A few minor things to improve: The day before our tour I had no information, how we would meet our driver at the airport, or his telephone number. So I called Andrea and got the information, but it would have been helpful, if they had sent me this information upfront. Finally, two days before our trip I received an email with an invoice (in PDF format) that contained no numbers – at least none that could be seen on our iPads. Andrea said this was a known problem and I would be able to see the numbers on a desktop computer.

Response from Host

Aug 2014

Thank you for your review. We always strive to give 5 star service. You were informed via email to call the office once your group landed. The office directly dispatches the driver to your locations as the driver is waiting at the beginning of your terminal in accordance with your flight information, and can then pull up to the appropriate door. You called and requested the driver’s direct cell phone number, which was provided to you, but is not the typical procedure. When tours are booked far in advance we will make sure to resend the procedures for pick up to make sure there is no confusion. Thanks again for taking the time to share your review. In regards of the receipt: The receipt is sent via our merchant account that is attached to a bank, and is not viewable on some tablets and smart phones when opened. It is, however, viewable on all computers. We did inform you of this when you notified us you were unable to view document on your device. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thanks, Frank

Frostback

Jul 2014

We traveled with CPT in May. We combined the airport pickup with the City Tour, which worked very well. We were able to take the tour first thing during our first Chicago visit, which was a great orientation, as well as have our luggage secure in the back of the vehicle we were travelling in, and arrived at our hotel at the regular check-in time. We also arranged for a quick side trip on the way in from the airport to be able to check off a must-see site. Jim was an outstanding driver. Not only was his technical performance impeccable, he picked up hints about things we were interested in and altered his route slightly to give us a chance to see them. The vehicle was not quite what we expected, but turned out to be extraordinarily comfortable. Being a large vehicle it had quite a step up. We're certainly fit enough to have managed that, but our guide, Matt, nevertheless was very attentive in helping with it. Matt is high energy and exceptionally entertaining. He packed a great deal of information into a very enjoyable package. We saw many of the highlights of the city, at the same time as getting to see some things that I never would have expected, just because of Matt's personal touch. (Spoiler alert: we got to meet Matt's mother!) He is a superb entertainer and quite a personality. I think that Matt's most remarkable quality is his ability to make a lot of observations about the history and life of Chicago while always being scrupulous about avoiding possible offence. I would highly recommend this tour company. But I would recommend you simply put yourself in their hands, as my experience with asking for some customization was more mixed.

Donna R

Jul 2014

If you visit Chicago and you're interested in seeing "the real Chicago" and hearing the most interesting facts about it, you must book Chicago Private Tours! At the end of April, I booked them for the third time in a year. Requested Matt as the guide because he is so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about imparting his endless knowledge of Chicago to his tour group. His sidekick and driver,TJ, was not able to pair up with Mathew on this tour (he had on the previous two tours), but Jim did a great job as well. My sister, brother and sister-in-law were most impressed with the tour and bragged about it throughout the tour and afterwards! They would never have seen or known many facts about the real Chicago had we not taken this tour. You can't find a better tour in Chicago. I highly recommend it. I plan to take a fourth tour very soon.