8-Hour Tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield

Highlights

Enjoy a tour of the battlefield with a licensed battlefield guide

Visit the visitors center with the famous Cyclorama of Pickett's Charge

See a movie giving an overview of the battle

Gettysburg Battlefield

battlefield, historical, sightseeing

Group Tour

8 Hours

Medium

Arabic, English, French

Description

Visit the Gettysburg battlefield, which marks the turning point of the American Civil War on July 1, 2 and 3 of 1863. Learn what happened to cause the Union to secure victory and why this battle was so critical to the overall Union victory. President Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. The world much noted and long remembered what he said on this solemn occasion.

Itinerary

Visitors' Center - Movie and Cyclorama
- Visit the center and learn to get an orientation of the battlefield.
- At the visitors' center, watch the film and see the unique 19th-century cyclorama, which gives a sound and light show explaining Pickett's Charge, the deciding fight of the battle on July 3, 1863.

What's Included

Admission to the movie and cyclorama

Fee for Battlefield Guide

Tip for Battlefield Guide

Transportation

Fee for your guide and driver

What's Excluded

Gratuity for driver/guide

Meals in Gettysburg

Know Before You Go

This battlefield is rich in history, with over 1400 markers and memorials. Licensed battlefield guides give the history in great detail during the 2 hours they are with your group. If you can give me information on what you'd like to learn about - where you are from/are you related to anyone in the battle, I can share this with the visitors' center in advance so they can customize the tour for you.