I've taken a guide more than once. I would do it again any time before jumping on the bus with the public for the bus tour. With the individual guide you ask what you want and he shows you exactly what you want. I think it is $50. for two hours if I remember correctly and is well worth it,
My husband and I had Mike as our guide... I was in awe of this man's knowledge and his delivery of the information. We enjoyed the 2 hours immensely and hope others realize that these guides are ready to give you and your family an awesome tour of the battlefield. I am so happy that I decided to go with the battlefield guide.. Thanks Mike!!
These thoroughly vetted guidesknow so much more than any tourist, including me and my historian companion. They showed me hidden sights, like bullet pocked houses in town and knew great stories of the aftermath of the battle. Highly recommended!
I have visited Gettysburg many times and have a pretty good understanding of how the battle came to happen and what transpired on three July days in 1863. However, for the most complete experience possible, I take advantage of the opportunity to tour the battlefield with a Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide.I have twice scheduled 3 hour tours about a very specific topic of the battle, and even after 14 trips to the battlefield, the guides have managed to show me something I have never before seen. The tours have been carefully crafted with my specific requests taken into account.I highly recommend the LBG. Cost is reasonable, and if you book directly through the Guide office (at least 48 hours in advance), you can save some money. Also, since Guide availability is 1st come, 1st served at the visitors' center, you can be certain to have a tour when you want it, which should be considered if visiting in peak season.
We took a 90 minute walking tour with a licensed town historian located on York St., Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association. He showed us around downtown buildings and landmarks . He pointed out some details that you would never see on your own. His love of Gettysburg history and people shows in his presentation. We will follow his suggestions in the future when we return to the area. Well informed guided tour.
I have reached the point where I pick one small area of the battlefield and go there with a guide just to understand the activities that shaped the battle. I have never been disappointed with the guide's knowledge. Only when the tour is over I am sorry I did not start doing this years before. Larry, Phil, Steve, Joel, Jim, John, Les & Sue are amazing as guides. Many more I have not had the opportunity to walk the grounds yet beside them. I also recommend buying books written by the guides.
We arranged to hire a Licensed Battlefield Guide at the Visitor's Center and for the next three hours we were introduced to the Battle of Gettysburg in great detail. Glad we opted for a 3 hour tour because it was barely enough to scratch the surface of what happened during those terrible three days in July 1863. Our guide, Rich, shared facts and discussed strategies of the battle from both the Confederate and Union perspectives. He truly made history come alive.
We took a private guided tour of Gettysburg yesterday with Bob as our personnel guide. By far this is the way to see an learn the history of what actually took place on the battlefield. We would highly recommend this guided tour to anyone. Thanks Bob job well done
We just completed a 3 hour tour with our guide Fred Wieners. It was an excellent experience for our group of 8. Even those of us that were not so interested in history really enjoyed the tour. We highly recommend you contact Fred.
This was a very worthwhile experience. We had two young boys and the guide engaged them to make this a fun learning trip for them. He answered our questions and took time to show us places we asked about. Very worthwhile.