City Sightseeing Trolley Tour of Sarasota

Overview

Sarasota's BEST City Sightseeing Tour, a wonderful way to learn where to eat, shop and visit, and about Sarasota's interesting past, whether you are a longtime resident, a newcomer, or a visitor.

Tours with fewer than 10 guests will travel in our air-conditioned 9-passenger van.

City: Sarasota

Mon 23 Sep

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Starting at $61.64

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Mon 23 Sep

Starting at $61.64

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Bottled water

Air-conditioned vehicle

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Masks are optional aboard our vehicles. We encourage you to wear your mask if you feel more comfortable on our tours. All guides have been fully vaccinated. For guests who wish to wear them, masks are sold at the Vintage Sarasota Gift Shop.

What To Expect

St. Armands Circle

On this air-conditioned City Sightseeing Trolley Tour, see the BEST places to eat, shop, and visit through Sarasota's historic downtown neighborhoods of Gillespie Park, Burns Court, Laurel Park, St. Armands Circle, and the Rosemary Design District. Tour-goers will also see our world-class artistic and cultural organizations: The Ringling Museum, Ringling College, Asolo Theater, Selby Library, Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Selby Gardens, Sarasota Opera House, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota Symphony Orchestra. Guests will learn more about the architects and developers who designed some of our most unique homes and buildings like the Blue Pagoda, Crocker Memorial Church, and Splendida. Circus history, Amish culture, real estate development booms and busts, and colorful stories about Sarasota’s founders give visitors a true overview of Sarasota’s rich and amazing cultural history.

The Ringling

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (422)

Lauren B

May 2022

We had a great time touring Sarasota as first time visitors to the city. This was a surprise trip for my significant other to celebrate his birthday. His part of his gift was this trolley tour as he is a history lover. The proprietors are friendly and welcoming. The vehicle was clean and the water was cold and refreshing! Accessing the departure area is super easy and we walked from the Ritz which is only about a mile away. Dory drove and Jon was our wonderful tour guide. He was knowledgeable, engaging and really got a lot of info out to us in a short period of time. We loved hearing the history of the city and also getting the recommendations for places to visit. Jon made this a truly wonderful experience!!! My only observation and why this is not a 5-star review: this was NOT a trolly tour. Today it was a van although the trolley was sitting and not being used. And- the seat that we had (sole option together when we boarded) was positioned in front of the metal pillar of the van wall. So- an obstructed view. We had to constantly sit up or back to see out. As it was explained when we arrived for the tour, they only had 5 people for our time slot so they were going to use a van vs. the trolley- the very thing we signed up for. It is supposed to be a trolley tour, after all. They nicely tried to sell us on it not being so big ( frankly it would be nice to have more room because of COVID and there were people from different parties on the van). I was very disappointed about the change and expressed that but certainly didn’t want to cause a fuss. All in all, I recommend the tour highly- just be prepared that you may be on a van. Not a deal breaker by any means, just disappointed it wasn’t what I had planned and been looking forward to.

N8419RGrichardd

May 2022

The tour guide Steve was very pleasant and knowledgeable. Also added some personal info about his life in Sarasota.

GR260

May 2022

This is an excellent way to get an overview of the Sarasota area. We've planned to take this tour since we moved here almost three years ago, and we were pleased with all the new information we learned. Steve, the tour guide, and Dory, the driver, did a great job. The tour was both entertaining and informative.