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Chicago Grand Tour and Hancock Observatory
USD $51.99

Chicago Grand Tour and Hancock Observatory

Chicago, United States of America

Take a tour of Chicago and visit the Hancock Observatory! This comprehensive half-day tour is the perfect introduction to the Windy City. Visit the highlights of the North Side and South Side and enjoy a scenic drive along the Outer Drive. Explore Chicago's beautiful parks on this guided tour, including Lincoln Park, Washington Park and Grant Park. Stop at the fascinating Lincoln Park Conservatory and the Museum Campus, and enjoy admission to the skyscraping Hancock Center, one of Chicago's tallest landmarks. Climb to the top for spectacular city views!

Explore Chicago's North Side and South Side on this comprehensive guided city tour! See Chicago's highlights and visit the impressive Hancock Observatory in the Hancock Center for magnificent views of the Windy City!

Take a narrated coach tour with your expert guide through the South Side and travel through Grant Park, known as the ‘front lawn of the city.' See Soldier Field, the Adler Planetarium with its massive sky dome.. Pass by the world's largest aquarium, the Shedd Aquarium, see the Field Museum of Natural History, and travel through the South Commons, a new 'close- in' residential community. You'll also get to pass by President Obama's old neighborhood and see where he used to live!

On the North Side, travel by the striking Richard J Daley plaza with its acknowledged masterpiece, the Pablo Picasso sculpture, created exclusively for Chicago. Then, drive over the Chicago River and see the famous Wrigley Building and Wrigley Field. Soon you'll see Chicago's elegant seven-level shopping complex and the renowned Water Tower Place, alongside one of the tallest buildings in the United States, the John Hancock Center.

Here, you'll get to de-board and enter this impressive building with your guide. Hop into one of the world's fastest elevators for a 39-second ride to the 94th floor to the Hancock Observatory. On a clear day, you can see up to 80 miles away and view four states - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin! Experience the open-air Skydeck, 1,000 feet above Chicago's Magnificent Mile, and admire the dynamic city below.

USD $51.99
Traveler Reviews

Review by: Matthew F December 2011
This tour is actually split into 2 x 2 hour tours on big buses. I prefer the smaller buses, so was not a fan of this tour. Could have spent less time at the observatory and maybe more time at the zoo stop. I would not recommend this tour.
Review: 2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better
Review by: Brian D October 2011
This is a must tour for this City. Value for money - Do it on the 1st or second day
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended
Review by: Chris W September 2011
Tour went according to schedule
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended
Review by: Richard D June 2011
Tour was great for what turned out to be a very rainy day.
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended
Review by: Eduard K April 2011
This tour very good organize and the guide knows more than I expected..
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Rosa O October 2010
This was a fantastic tour . You will have a complete idea of Chicago so you make take this tour as a first step.
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Karen C, United States of America July 2010
Too long on the bus, needed more stops. After paying for this trip, found out the real trip I wanted was offered at the pick up location. Make sure you get what you want before paying for it.
Review: 2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better
Review by: Karen O July 2010
Too long on the bus, needed more stops. After paying for this trip, found out the real trip I wanted was offered at the pick up location. Make sure you get what you want before paying for it.
Review: 2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better
Review by: Kristina F, Sweden July 2009
It was terrible. The guide read from paper and did not take any contact with his passengers. The tour was 2-part and many people came on the bus to part 2 and he guide repeated a lot.
Review: 1 star rating: I do not recommend this
Review by: T P, United Kingdom November 2008
Some problems to iron out!! First, my colleague and I, staying at the same hotel, telephoned separately to confirm pickup arrangements. I was told to go to the Palmer House Hotel; she was told she would be picked up at our hotel. The following 3 calls solicited 3 different responses. We made it to the tour with 10 minutes to spare by going to Palmer House._br /__br /_Second, the tour is basically 2 tours pushed together, with about 10 minutes between them, and the observatory is seemingly added at the end as an afterthought. This could be improved by creating a true grand tour to allow 30 minutes for lunch halfway through the tour, and by incorporating the observatory as part of the tour proper._br /__br /_Third, I have no trouble usually with any form of English accent; however our driver's delivery was very poor, and we had a number of foreigners on the bus to whom English was a second language--they had no chance of understanding him at all. I spent some time "translating" what he was saying._br /__br /_All said I enjoyed the tour, but I think the tour operator needs to make some changes to improve it.
Review: 2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better
Review by: Rajkumarr V, India May 2008
The best part of the tour is the lake side in the south city tour. It gives a beautiful view of the skyline Chicago. Hancock Observatory at 94th floor gives amazing view. There could have been a small break in some restaurant or cafe for lunch/snacks since it is around 6 hours for grand tour and Hancock Observatory. Anyway it is worth doing the tour.
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended
Review by: RAJKUMARR V May 2008
The best part of the tour is the lake side in the south city tour. It gives a beautiful view of the skyline Chicago. Hancock Observatory at 94th floor gives amazing view. There could have been a small break in some restaurant or cafe for lunch/snacks since it is around 6 hours for grand tour and Hancock Observatory. Anyway it is worth doing the tour.
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended
Review by: Marian B, Ireland March 2008
The tour was excellent and the on board commentary was very good and professional.
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended
Review by: Nellie F, United States of America August 2007
Fabulous trip! Driver really new his information. Did get a little tired on bus for 4 hours, but I wouldn't do it any other way. We had a beautiful clear day and great weather. Learned a lot of fascinating information about the wonderful city of Chicago!
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Kerstin S, Germany May 2007
We had expected a two-level open-top bus! Also, we had expected that either the tour guide speak German or headphone translations be provided in German since three of us did not speak very good English, so we did not understand much! The guides and hostesses were not so friendly, and the stops at the zoo and planetarium were a little too short - only 20 minutes, just enough time to take a picture and go to the bathroom!
Review: 2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better
Review by: Luca C, United States of America November 2006
The tour was very interesting but it's probably better to take the north and south tours on separate days. I found that having both of them on the same trip was a long time to be on a tour bus.
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended

USD $51.99
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