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Boston Duck Tours

By: Lisa Vanhorn

You've never toured Boston in anything that comes close to Boston Duck Tours.
The fun begins as soon as you board your "DUCK", an authentic, renovated
WW2 amphibious landing vehicle. First, you'll be greeted by one of
the legendary tour ConDUCKtors, who'll be narrating your tour. Then you're
off for a ride like you've never had before.

You'll cruise by all the places that make Boston the beginning of freedom
and a city of firsts, from the golden-domed State House to Bunker Hill and
the TD Bank north Garden, Boston Common and Copley Square to the Big Dig,
Government Center to fashionable Newbury Street, Quincy Market to the
Prudential Tower, and more. And, as the best of Boston is revealed before your eyes, your ConDUCKtor will be giving you lots of little known secrets and interesting insights about the unique and wonderful city.

And just when you think you've seen it all, there's more. It's time to take
cover as your ConDUCKtor splashes your DUCK right into the Charles River for
a breathtaking view of the Boston and the Cambridge skylines, the kind of view
you just can't get anywhere else. That’s right, your ride on wheels turns
into a floating boat right before your eyes. You go from the land to the
water in seconds, just drive right in.

Boston Duck Tours operates a fleet of restored World War II era DUKWs. These
amphibious vehicles played an important role in both the European and Pacific
theaters of the war. Now, Boston Duck Tours and Boston's Museum of Science have teamed up to present the history of these remarkable vehicles. A special exhibit will include a history of the DUKW, photographs, posters, and vintage film.

Contrary to local belief, the unique idea of a Duck Tour did not originate in
Boston. Duck operations have been in existence in the Midwest for decades,
and in fact, continue to be successful tourist attractions.

Opening in Boston required approximately 30 permits from various regulatory agencies. The permits were difficult to obtain due to the infamous bureaucratic red tape, but also because most people had never heard of Ducks and simply thought the idea of a land/water tour in Boston was crazy. At one point, Andy Wilson, Founder, was told that it would be easier to build a skyscraper in the center of the Boston Public Garden!

What began as a four-Duck, 15-employee business on October 4, 1994, has grown
to a 23-Duck, 100-employee powerhouse in the Boston tourism market. Since
inception, Boston Duck Tours was voted by Boston Magazine as "Best of Boston"
in the city tour category, the company also was honored by the Greater Boston
Chamber of Commerce at their Small Business of the Year Luncheon, Andy was
named Small Businessperson of the Year for Massachusetts, and Andy also
received a Spirit of Enterprise Award from the Greater Boston Convention &
Visitors Bureau.

The growth of Boston Duck Tours has been extremely important. However, they
firmly believe that growth at the expense of quality is unacceptable. They
continuously strive to improve upon the quality of the Ducks, the tour and
their employees and not grow to the point where it will become intrusive on
the local community.

Duck tours offer group rates and individual rates priced per person. Along
with your ticket you or your group can purchase photos on the duck itself as
well as a wide variety of souvenirs and they even have special offers to
other attractions in the area with combo tickets.

Don’t let your group miss this educational, fun experience while visiting
Boston! Wherever your travels take you, enjoy the ride!

Lisa Van Horn - Group Travel Coordinator - Adventure Student Travel

You've never toured Boston in anything that comes close to Boston Duck Tours.
The fun begins as soon as you board your "DUCK", an authentic, renovated
WW2 amphibious landing vehicle. First, you'll be greeted by one of
the legendary tour ConDUCKtors, who'll be narrating your tour. Then you're
off for a ride like you've never had before.

You'll cruise by all the places that make Boston the beginning of freedom
and a city of firsts, from the golden-domed State House to Bunker Hill and
the TD Bank north Garden, Boston Common and Copley Square to the Big Dig,
Government Center to fashionable Newbury Street, Quincy Market to the
Prudential Tower, and more. And, as the best of Boston is revealed before your eyes, your ConDUCKtor will be giving you lots of little known secrets and interesting insights about the unique and wonderful city.

And just when you think you've seen it all, there's more. It's time to take
cover as your ConDUCKtor splashes your DUCK right into the Charles River for
a breathtaking view of the Boston and the Cambridge skylines, the kind of view
you just can't get anywhere else. That’s right, your ride on wheels turns
into a floating boat right before your eyes. You go from the land to the
water in seconds, just drive right in.

Boston Duck Tours operates a fleet of restored World War II era DUKWs. These
amphibious vehicles played an important role in both the European and Pacific
theaters of the war. Now, Boston Duck Tours and Boston's Museum of Science have teamed up to present the history of these remarkable vehicles. A special exhibit will include a history of the DUKW, photographs, posters, and vintage film.

Contrary to local belief, the unique idea of a Duck Tour did not originate in
Boston. Duck operations have been in existence in the Midwest for decades,
and in fact, continue to be successful tourist attractions.

Opening in Boston required approximately 30 permits from various regulatory agencies. The permits were difficult to obtain due to the infamous bureaucratic red tape, but also because most people had never heard of Ducks and simply thought the idea of a land/water tour in Boston was crazy. At one point, Andy Wilson, Founder, was told that it would be easier to build a skyscraper in the center of the Boston Public Garden!

What began as a four-Duck, 15-employee business on October 4, 1994, has grown
to a 23-Duck, 100-employee powerhouse in the Boston tourism market. Since
inception, Boston Duck Tours was voted by Boston Magazine as "Best of Boston"
in the city tour category, the company also was honored by the Greater Boston
Chamber of Commerce at their Small Business of the Year Luncheon, Andy was
named Small Businessperson of the Year for Massachusetts, and Andy also
received a Spirit of Enterprise Award from the Greater Boston Convention &
Visitors Bureau.

The growth of Boston Duck Tours has been extremely important. However, they
firmly believe that growth at the expense of quality is unacceptable. They
continuously strive to improve upon the quality of the Ducks, the tour and
their employees and not grow to the point where it will become intrusive on
the local community.

Duck tours offer group rates and individual rates priced per person. Along
with your ticket you or your group can purchase photos on the duck itself as
well as a wide variety of souvenirs and they even have special offers to
other attractions in the area with combo tickets.

Don’t let your group miss this educational, fun experience while visiting
Boston! Wherever your travels take you, enjoy the ride!

Lisa Van Horn - Group Travel Coordinator - Adventure Student Travel

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