2-Hour Guided Segway Tour of Chicago
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2-Hour Guided Segway Tour of Chicago
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Ages 10-80, max of 8 per group
Duration: 2h
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- 2 hour guided Segway Tour of Chicago, IL
What's not included- Gratuity for Tour Guide
- Does not include meals
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- 2 E 8th St, Chicago, IL 60605, USAWe will take off from our office location which is conveniently located at 2 E. 8th Street.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 85696P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- Most travellers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 85696P1
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- 2 E 8th St, Chicago, IL 60605, USAWe will take off from our office location which is conveniently located at 2 E. 8th Street.
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- Paulpearce19820 contributionsGreat Segway Tour of Chicago with all the Great Lake front areasMike was our host. Really knowledgeable and great fun. The Segways are easy to operate, and the quick 5 minute training session was thorough and made us feel completely at ease. The places we visited were great, and the tour was factual. Thanks for all the selfies you took Mike. We have a whole array of photos of you now. 😂 Highly recommended.Written 4 March 2023
- stevectripad0 contributionsFun-Filled 2 hours of Segway touring around the many Chicago museums and other sites.This was an absolute blast with Captain Mike (AKA Captain Segway) leading our small group of four. We checked off all of the big names of things to see up close but from the outside. We'd have short breaks at each site where Mike would tell us its deep and lesser know stories. He made it fun by letting us guess some facts about an item of interest, or quiz us later on things he told us. On our next Chicago trip, another Segway Experience is a Must Do!Written 22 August 2022
- abdulrR2163GB0 contributionsyou goodthis is my view ident there with my hoverboard and it said so fun and then you should have called you back downtown to go look at people and the people riding hoverboards thank you for watching myAll 4 without having an account atAll 4 without having account everyWritten 4 January 2021
- jason_lippens0 contributionsExcellent ExperienceI was fortunate to have my family from out of state join me and what an experience. It was incredible to be able to explore Chicago from a different perspective. My family got to see and experience Chicago in an interactive and educational way. I'm sure their appreciation for Chicago has increased.Written 11 November 2019
- Bethjustic0 contributionsFunOur tour was great!! Mike, our guide, was very knowledgeable and personable!! We would certainly recommend this tour to anyone that is visiting Chicago!!Written 11 November 2019
- 808PeteD8080 contributionsAwesome tour CaseyTook this tour to take a look at the city. Had a little trouble getting booked as these guys have a lot of people touring with them. After we got a date that fit both my and their schedule, everything was better than I expected. Casey took us on a great tour, went around the stadium, aquarium, buckingham fountain and along Lake Michigan. Couldn’t have asked for a better tour. Aloha! PeteWritten 29 October 2019
- dgraham760 contributionsa great experience and recommended, for fun,serious and informativemy first segway experience and they were helpful, took care of you, offered to give you what you want out of the tour. started off with a training video, checking you were alright with your safety equipment, a practice in the office, outside in the alleyway behind and then onto the tour. they made you wary of all bumps and kerbs on route. they gave you an introduction and what you should expect and the rout, took us around part of grant park? seeing a fountain, a sculpture, soldier field, home of chicago bears, round the natural history museum and round the front so I could see the dinosaur an near to the lake front which was scenic , was helpful in taking photos and even of the Chicago skyline and some facts about the place and along the walkway ( one of two along the lake front) I would highly recommend this tour, it's a great experience and would actually love to use this company a segway in a different place againWritten 19 October 2019
- Phil B0 contributionsSegaway experience of ChicagoWe went into it scared of falling and dying in the streets of Chicago. Instead we got a great afternoon of memories. Not only did I give it 5 stars, I plan on doing it again.Written 15 October 2019
- Michele G0 contributionsMs.Had the best time with Richie Loved going south Loved all the amazing trivia and fun facts Highly recommendWritten 7 October 2019
- KASVET10 contributionsVery good experienceFour of us "senior citizens" took advantage of a special to once again ride segways. Two of us have done it a number of times at various locations. One had done it a couple time previously and one was a first timer. It is just a lot of fun, especially when the weather is nice and seeing the Chicago lakefront, skyline and museum campus is always fun. Great for Chicago visitors, fun for locals also.Written 6 October 2019
- MTracy660 contributionsA Fun TourA very well done tour. Mike was fun and very knowledgeable. A very cool tour of Grant Park including the Museum of Natural History, the Planetarium, the Aquarium and Soldier Field. My son and I had a terrific time. Highly recommended.Written 29 September 2019
- Emily P0 contributionsDowntown tourMike was fantastic. He was very knowledgeable about the history of Chicago and we thoroughly enjoyed our tour!Written 26 September 2019
- Lisa M0 contributionsFun and informative timeMike was great. He’s very knowledgeable and delivers the information in a entertaining manner. Highly recommend this tour.Written 22 September 2019
- Dina R0 contributionsgreat timeMike was great and made sure we were always safe and doing ok! It takes like 10 minutes to get use to riding but then it is super easy and way more fun then the electric scooters that are popping around everywhere.Written 18 September 2019
- nataliew1880 contributionsAmazing Adventure with Richie!This is the perfect experience if you’re looking for a quirky & adventurous way to see the city! Richie was so fun and a really great teacher. He made us all feel super comfortable with the Segways in the practice area and then we had a total blast scooting around the beautiful waterfront. The coolest thing is that anyone can do it; By the time you’re in the park you feel like an expert on the Segway and you never want to stop!Written 12 September 2019
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Maryland5 contributions
Mike was patient with our two teens, answered their questions, and waited until they were comfortable before heading off on tour. He made sure we were safe crossing roads by putting himself in front of the cars, stopping them so we could move safely between sidewalks. If you are wary of not thinking you can learn a Segway, don't be. By the end of the tour, you will be a pro. I'm so thankful to have seen everything without having to walk it, and to see the smiles on my teens was priceless. Thanks Mr. Mike! Well worth every penny.
Written 4 May 2024
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Susan K
6 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
This was better than we imagined it would be. The tour route Mike lead us on included a number of city treasures like museums, aquarium, sports venue, and the beautiful shore line with its stunning vistas. Best of all, for a nature lover like me, we visited a relatively new nature park! Mike was an apt teacher (my first time on a Segway and I picked it up in minutes), a clear communicator sharing some key facts about the city, very safety conscious, and lots of fun. Highly recommend Mike and this tour!!
Written 4 July 2024
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Lola S
San Juan, Puerto Rico25 contributions
This tour was worth the price. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and patient with those of us who were uneasy about riding a Segway for the first time. Once we got on them it turned out to be a great way to tour areas of the city we might not have gone to walking.
Be prepared though. We were not expecting to have aching feet. The Segways are "driven" with your feet. Ours were sore by the time the tour ended, but nothing compared to what walking all of that would have been. Definitely recommend.
Be prepared though. We were not expecting to have aching feet. The Segways are "driven" with your feet. Ours were sore by the time the tour ended, but nothing compared to what walking all of that would have been. Definitely recommend.
Written 29 October 2023
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annmayereisen
Saint Louis, MO13 contributions
We love Segway tours to learn about and see a city. Because of back issues I can't walk the number of miles covered on a walking tour so Segway tours are becoming a fun and non-strenuous way to see a city. Mike aka Captain Segway was a great guide who was informative and personable as well as helpful and concerned about out safety while instructing us on how to ride a Segway before and along the route. This was our 2nd Segway tour and again I was pleasantly surprised how easy it is to ride one. It was mid-April and high 40s but still very cold especially near the lake so if it's less than 50* I would dress for winter with coat, gloves and a hat you can wear under your helmet. We dressed this way and were still very cold. It is not called the windy city for nothing. Loved it but needed hot coffee after.
Written 16 April 2022
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Sam Wight
Tuscaloosa, AL4 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
Mike is absolutely amazing, what a class act. As a Chicagoan I honestly didn’t know what to expect going in. But I learned SO much during our time together and saw some amazing sights + views that I’ve NEVER seen, even after being in the city for a year and a half.
Mike knows Chicago like the back of his hand and is an absolute expert tour guide. He knew unique facts about each of our stops that I’ve never heard anyplace else. He showed us all the classic Chicago sites and took us throughout the park district, museum campus, and more.
By the time you finish a quick 5-minute training with Mike, you’ll be riding a Segway like an expert. I came in a little nervous, not knowing what to expect. But all that anxiety melted away instantly when Mike trained us on riding the Segway. He makes it absolutely effortless.
If you’re visiting Chicago, I truly believe this is the single best attraction you can do to get to know the city. You’ll learn more in 2 hours than I’ve learned in almost two years. And you’ll get to experience the absolutely amazing Captain Segway himself to take you all through it.
Mike knows Chicago like the back of his hand and is an absolute expert tour guide. He knew unique facts about each of our stops that I’ve never heard anyplace else. He showed us all the classic Chicago sites and took us throughout the park district, museum campus, and more.
By the time you finish a quick 5-minute training with Mike, you’ll be riding a Segway like an expert. I came in a little nervous, not knowing what to expect. But all that anxiety melted away instantly when Mike trained us on riding the Segway. He makes it absolutely effortless.
If you’re visiting Chicago, I truly believe this is the single best attraction you can do to get to know the city. You’ll learn more in 2 hours than I’ve learned in almost two years. And you’ll get to experience the absolutely amazing Captain Segway himself to take you all through it.
Written 8 October 2023
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ClarinetMike
Beverly Hills, MI5 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Captain Mike was our tour guide and he is amazing! He gave us proper safety instruction for the Segway, since none of us had ridden one before. He was entertaining, informative and lots of fun. We covered much more of the city than we could on foot and it was so much more immersive than a bus.
You can tell Mike really loves his city and does a great job teaching visitors about it. I recommend it to anyone wanting to experience the Chicago lakefront and skyline!
You can tell Mike really loves his city and does a great job teaching visitors about it. I recommend it to anyone wanting to experience the Chicago lakefront and skyline!
Written 3 September 2023
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Maxime V
Brisbane, Australia1 contribution
Sept 2022 • Couples
The experience was great for us as we visited museum campus, Northerly Island park, Grant park including Buckingham fountain which were things we did not visit further up north. If you want to visit Millenium park and anything around it, you will be dissappinted.
Great tour tour to see something different further south.
Great tour tour to see something different further south.
Written 17 September 2022
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Joel F
Chandler, AZ2 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
We booked our tour with Mike. He was a great tour guide and was really caring about how comfortable we were on the Segways. After getting tutored, we had a blast and spent a couple hours in an area where we told him we haven't been yet. He was so knowledgeable and really was enthusiastic about his city. We highly recommend Mike and the 2-hour tour as it was such a great way to see parts of the wonderful Chicago!
Written 24 October 2024
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King Kendrick
Baltimore, MD15 contributions
This was our first time on a Segway and our family really enjoyed the experience. My wife and I was so pleased with the tour and we felt it fit our family. Our kids (age 14 and 17) really enjoyed the ride as well. The tour guide Mike or better known as Captain Segway Mike was very comical and provided great insight of the sights we saw. I would recommend taking this tour. The cost was worth it in my opinion and the equipment was fair given the amount of tours they provide. I would most certainly do this again!!! Enjoy your trip!!
Written 3 August 2021
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Akshay D
3 contributions
Jun 2021
This was the best 2 hours we spent in Chicago hands down! My teenagers absolutely adored it. Mike, aka Segway Batman, was so entertaining and makes the tour fun for anyone, whether you've lived in Chicago for 30 years or if you're just stopping by. He showed us around some of the lesser known parts of the city while always making you laugh with ridiculous stories and blowing your mind with little known facts and secret locations. Mike is super friendly and safety-conscious and makes sure you are comfortable before starting the tour. I also highly recommend this if you are a fan of the Marvel or DC cinematic universes.
Written 12 July 2021
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My husband is tall and large. Is there a weight limit on the segways?
Written 22 July 2022
Is there an age limit for who can operate their Segway. Can a 5 year old and 7 year old ride with each parent?
Written 8 June 2022
I don’t think so. The Segway is sized for an adult. I had enough uncertainty for me; I wouldn’t put a child on it.
Written 8 June 2022
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