Experience the city of St Petersburg with ease and comfort on this historical Segway tour. Cruise along Tampa Bay, pass the St Petersburg Pier, and coast by Victorian-style houses as you hear about the city’s interesting history from your knowledgeable guide. See the site where the world's first commercial flight took off and learn about the area’s former Tocobagan Indians, whose princess became the basis of the Disney story of Pocahontas. This is a great tour for first-time visitors and locals alike!
Meet at North Straub Park in St Petersburg at your chosen time for a safety orientation. Once you feel comfortable on your Segway, you’re ready to start your historical tour of the city!
Coast along Tampa Bay, pass beautiful Victorian-style houses, and learn why the city was once called the ‘City of Green Benches.’
As you glide through the downtown area behind your guide, learn about the culture and history of the Tocobaga Indians who once lived in the area. Hear how their mysterious spiritual burial mounds once covered the entire region, and discover a little-known fact about the tribe’s princess, who’s said to have inspired the Disney story of Pocahontas.
Visit the location where the world's first recorded commercial flight took off from and see pictures of the man who made history, as well as the plane he used for the groundbreaking flight. Continue down the beautiful St Petersburg Pier, where you’ll learn about its history and importance to the development of the area, and get an up-close view of the once-endangered brown pelicans bathing in the sun.
You’ll then return to North Straub Park to conclude your tour.
EXCELLENT - we were fortunate to have a private tour for our group of 5 people. The tour was excellent and fun, but the stop at Sunken Gardens was the highlight. Our Segway guide was just awesome and knew so much about the marine and plant life in the area. Great for our teen nieces as well as the adults. I would do the exact same tour again the next time family visits!!
Review by: Charles V, August 2017
The best part of the tour was seeing the mannatees. The tour guide is very accommodating and helpful. I am not the most coordinated guy, but learning the Segway was easy. St. Petersburg is beautiful. After tasting the fountain of youth, I feel twenty years younger! People usually think I am younger than I am anyway. I discovered that you had to keep up with the tour guide because the ear piece becomes inaudible over a distance my age does show
Review by: Robert T, August 2017
This was an excellent tour. Doo's was great and this is a worthwhile St Pete tour. Spent sufficient time on learning the Segway and she provided water. Rest stops were right on time and seeing the dolphins was additional benefit.
Review by: Patricia C, June 2017
we had a wonderful time seeing at least 8 miles of downtown St Petersburg. I would highly reommend this trip
Review by: Chryssie V, March 2017
I had a bit of a difficulty getting used to it
Review by: Barbara H, February 2017
This was so much fun. We were late getting there and Doos stayed and waited for us, so nice of her, after a brief lesson we were on our way. Very informative and a great view of the beach area, I will definitely do this again.
Review by: david r, June 2016
Doo was extreemly knowledgeable about the history of the area. Made it interesting and fun to hear the history. She paced the tour just right - with enough breaks to rest legs and have some water. She could talk on other topics other than just the historic tour. Highly recommend her to anyone wanting to experience a ride on a Segway and to learn about Historic St Pete's. A must if you have kids!!!
Review by: howard s, June 2016
Fun
Review by: TOM M, April 2016
The tour was Excellent. Doo is a wonderful tour guide. Very informative.
Review by: Robert L, February 2016
Fantastic tour. Guide took us everywhere. Detailed explanation, great photos. Highly recommend this tour to everyone!
Review by: Karen N, January 2016
The Segway tour was great!! I would highly recommend it!!
Review by: Chris k, November 2015
Doo did a great job explaining what we were seeing and some of the history of St. Petersburg. The equipment was in great shape and even included headphones so that we didn't have to stop to get the stories.
Review by: Barbara B, July 2015
Great trip! Doo was great tour guide. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Review by: Sara K, June 2015
We had an amazing time! It was very informative and loads of fun! It was so easy too! We were all over 60 years old and were concerned! Loved our guide! She was adorable! Very highly recommend this adventure! Young and old!
Review by: Steven M, April 2015
Fun and informative guide. A beautiful route and we got to move along at a good pace.
Review by: James P, September 2014
The St. Pete historical Segway tour was an outstanding tour. Our tour guide, Doo, was absolutely incredible and insightful. She was constantly offering little tidbits of historical information that was totally unknown to my Segway partner and I. This was a pleasant surprise since we have lived in the area for a number of years and had no idea of why some things were the way they were or how the names of certain structures, streets, avenues, etc. received their names.. She was very open and knowledgeable when answering any questions we may have offered up. I would certainly entertain going again in the very near future because it was just a fun and entertaining 2 hours. Doo always seem to know when a break was in order which was most appreciated because the day was quite hot and humid. For those that have some athletic ability and good foot/leg strength then I would recommend taking a Segway tour and I would most certainly recommend booking with Doo and her fellow tour guides either directly or through Viator. Using Viator was so simple and easy to do and the reviews they set forth on this particular historical tour were absolutely "spot on" so to speak. I thoroughly enjoyed my Segway ride and became quite comfortable with the use of a Segway due to the excellent "preliminary training" that Doo offered... Look forward to going again...
Review by: Rand F, February 2014
The tour was great fun as well as informative. Doo does a great job and I highly recommend the tour. I wouldn't mind doing it again just to ride the Segway.
Review by: Valerie Kent A, February 2014
This is a wonderful tour. This is, in fact, the second time I have taken it. The segways are a lot of fun and not difficult to ride. Just takes a few minutes to get the hang of it. The star of the tour is Doo, our guide. She is well versed in everything St Pete. Her delivery is excellent and she keeps on informing us and pointing out important and/or oddities along the whole route. She plays suitable music. I really enjoyed her presentation._br/_
Now I know where I would like to return to see the individual sights. In fact, we returned to the market for lunch after the tour and it was really good. A big Bravo to this tour.
Review by: julie a, December 2013
A fantastic trip, Doo was a great guide as well as being a great instructor. She made it very easy to get used to the Segway and her fun and relaxed manner put you at your ease. There was only the two of us on this trip but that didn't reduce the tour and Doo still put everything into it. The tour was very informative and we also had the added bonus of seeing dolphins in the harbour. A great value, great fun tour which everyone should try.
Review by: Sue Ann H, July 2013
Excellent. What a fun method of seeing the historical sites.
Review by: Laura B, July 2013
we had the best time on our tour saw all the best parts of the city and had some great dolphin watching!!_br/_
loved it!!!
Review by: Katrina N, June 2013
Very fun. Your guide will be knowledgeable and energetic. Fun times! It's not hard to learn how to use the segway.
Review by: Brian O, June 2013
Great Tour of St. Pete! We loved it, and the segways are so much fun! Great tour guide too
Review by: Mark J, June 2013
We had a fantastic time! The equipment ISegways) were in top shape, WE were given plenty of time to acclimate ourselves to their operation. And the routing and time taken during the tour were sufficient to really enjoy the ride... The tour itself was quite enjoyable in that there is a great deal of interesting history in downtown St. Petersburg, FL that is easily missed if not taken on foot or via this type of travel. Because of the ride, pace, and open air mode of transportation (plus we had perfect weather) it was an exceptional morning. At the end of the tour, we were given about 15-20 minutes to "play" with these machines in a nice open park area along the St. Pete waterfront. It was a good as it gets! Highly recommend this tour - certainly worth the reasonable fee for the entertainment value!!!
Review by: Hawkeye, April 2013
It was a fabulous experience. Doo was very informative and lot's of fun. I have recommended her tour to all of our friends.
Review by: Richard B, March 2013
Loved the headsets! Dee, our guide, was able to tell us all the historical details without having to stop and gather in a group every few minutes. We've done other Segway tours and felt this one really showed us a lot. The locations we cruised through - from downtown to seeing manatees at the see wall - were incredible. Highly recommend.
Review by: Charles H W, January 2013
Segways were a lot of fun and allowed us to see a lot more than if walking.
Review by: ALAIN B, January 2013
Yes, we realy like St petersburg historical Segway tour._br/_
We began on time smal group of 4, very nice, polite and professional leader. _br/_
Nice view of the marina and the water, felt safe all the way._br/_
Would do it again.
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