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An opportunity for an exclusive up-close-and-personal look at one or two historic sites

Experience history at Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown on an exclusive tour with your very own private guide.

Add a private tour to any admission ticket up to 3-business days ahead of your reservation.
Private tours may be scheduled to begin between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. but are subject to availability.
Private tours are available for groups of 14 or fewer. Group tours are available for parties of 15 or more.

Visitors will enjoy extensive indoor gallery exhibits and outdoor living-history areas to connect with the stories of our shared history.

Jamestown Settlement private tours

Program length: 2 hours

Explore the world of America’s first permanent English settlement and the Powhatan Indian, English and West Central African cultures that came in contact in 17th-century Virginia. Your group will visit expansive exhibition galleries to learn about Jamestown and its people – Powhatan, Pocahontas, John Smith and John Rolfe – and see 1600s artifacts and dioramas.

You’ll also get to take part in an immersive outdoor living-history experience. Educators engage tour participants in a variety of activities, including spinning plant fibers into cordage in a re-creation of Paspahegh Town, playing period games in the re-created English fort, and fully exploring one of the three 1607 ship re-creations, including the officers’ quarters.

Allow extra time at Jamestown Settlement to view the introductory film, “1607: A Nation Takes Root,” shop in the museum store and dine in the Jamestown Settlement Café.

American Revolution Museum at Yorktown private tours

Program length: 2 hours

Experience the story of the American Revolution and the extraordinary challenges of ordinary people who shaped our nation. A private tour allows your group to explore an American Revolution timeline that offers a visual journey from the 13 British colonies in the 1750s to westward expansion of the new United States in the 1790s.

Educators take museum guests through the re-created Continental Army encampment and Revolution-era farm and engage them in a variety of activities: signing Continental Army enlistment papers, learning about the technology used to fire artillery and muskets, treating injured soldiers and preparing meals at war. At the farm, visitors can play period games, help tend crops and process plant fiber for cloth.

Allow extra time at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown to view the introductory film, “Liberty Fever,” and shop in the museum store.

Private tour rate

For private tours reserved more than three business days prior to the tour date

Single museum tours: $115 per party plus individual admission
Combination tour of Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown: $170 plus admission
A deposit of $30 is required at the time of the request if the tour is booked fewer than five business days before the tour date.

For private tours reserved less than three business days prior to the tour date

Single museum tour: $150 plus admission
Combination tour: $220 plus admission

Private tours are for groups of 14 or less, advance reservations are required and subject to availability. If we cannot accommodate your request your deposit will be refunded. Once your tour is booked and confirmed we will finalize payment.

Cancellation policy

For cancellations within three business days, 50% of private tour cost is non-refundable. Tours can be rescheduled but are subject to availability, and change fees may apply.