About this experience
Exclusive, private tour (only your family/friends) of the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown (ARMY), some of the Yorktown Battlefields (Surrender Field), the federal museum (National Park Service with General Washington's original tents from the American Revolutionary War), Victory monument, and alleged cave where Cornwallis retreated. This is the only private tour with a private guide at all stops. This is NOT a group bus or group shuttle tour.
This tour includes an in depth learning experience about the siege of Yorktown that lasted several weeks and explores the surrendering of arms on October 19, 1781 including Surrender Field. The afternoon tour at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown includes the canon firing at 3:00pm (weather dependent from March 1st-November 30th). We spend about 4 to 4.5 hours touring and about an hour driving which makes this a 5 to 5.5 hour tour.
Note: the state museum has scooter rentals for $15.
At a glance
- Duration: 5 hr 30 min
- Private experience
Plan your experience
Set aside 5 hr 30 min for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What is included
- Bottled water
- Single day admission ticket to American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
- Single day admission ticket for the Yorktown Battlefield (National Park Service)
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Guide
Not included
- Gratuities for guides, if you enjoy your guide, we recommend a 20% tip
Itinerary and highlights
Explore the museum, interact with battle games and interpreters, musket fired every half hour, canon is fired at 3 pm, depending on the weather, and enter the farm of a local tobacco and cotton family.
Tour the Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center to see the original tents of General Washington from the American Revolutionary War, Surrender Field and perhaps Redoubts 9 and 10.
Option to stop at our Victory Monument with America's Lady Liberty at the top and option to stop by the alleged cave where Cornwallis moved his headquarters along with Yorktown Beach.
Meeting and pickup information
- Meet in the lobby of the America Revolution Museum at Yorktown or arrange for us to pick you up ahead of time.
- Please contact us as soon as possible if you need us to pick you up in the Williamsburg area. We pick up within 5 km (3.1 miles) of Colonial Williamsburg. If you have your own vehicle and would like to meet us at the state museum, American Revolution Museum at Yorktown (200 Water Street, Yorktown, VA 23690) we can also meet your and your group there.
Languages and tickets
- English — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Best Williamsburg Tours
Accessibility and practical details
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Remaining time will be allotted for pick up and travel time in between the attractions
- Yorktown battlefields are not all readily wheelchair accessible
- Surrender Field is wheelchair accessible
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Questions about this experience
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Yorktown battlefields are not all readily wheelchair accessible
Surrender Field is wheelchair accessible
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