Philadelphia Segway Tour

Glide Through Philadelphia on a Segway During this Sightseeing Segway Tour

Extended Philadelphia Segway Tours (optional):

  • 2 Hour Philly Segway Tour Double the length of your Philadelphia Segway Tour and enjoy a total of two hours exploring the City of Brotherly Love. Highlights include: Avenue of the Arts, Schuylkill River Trail, Museum of Art, Rocky steps, Franklin Parkway, Logan Circle & more!

    + $31 Total: $106

  • 2 Hour Philly Mural Segway Tour Explore Philadelphia via Segway with an expert Guide as you roll through the “City of Murals”. You will view 20 murals as you learn about the history of this outdoor art.

    + $31 Total: $106

  • Philly Cheesesteak Segway Tour Savor samples of five different cheesesteaks so that you can make your own comparisons as to which is the best in town during this two hour Cheesesteak Tasting Segway Tour!

    + $31 Total: $106
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About This Experience Gift

  • Learn to Ride a Segway During a One-Hour Guided Excursion
  • Explore Center City Philly on this 5-Star Rated Sightseeing Tour
  • Adventure Awaits as You Roll across The City of Brotherly Love

General Information

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Discover the sights of Philadelphia via Segway! This exciting Philadelphia Segway Tour is the perfect way to explore the City’s top attractions and experience the thrill of riding on a Segway!

The fun of this experience gift begins when you meet with your tour Guide in Center City. Upon arrival, you will receive a brief orientation on how to safely ride a Segway. Next, you will be fitted with a helmet to wear and a Segway to ride during the sightseeing tour. Once comfortable and ready to roll, your tour Guide will escort you and the rest of the group through Old City, Society Hill and South Philly. Highlights along the way of this four-mile Segway Tour include Independence National Historical Park, the prominent buildings of Center City and some fun stories, local history and much more!

Whether this is your first time visiting the City of Brotherly Love, or you are a Philadelphia native, this 5-Star rated sightseeing tour is one of the best things to do in Philly and makes a great gift!

Where It's Located

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  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Who Is Included

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Participants
The Philadelphia Segway Tour Experience Gifts Certificate is valid for one participant. There will be up to six additional participants on the tour.

Guests
This experience is not suitable for non-paying guests.

When It Is Offered

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The Philadelphia Segway Tours are offered seven days a week year-round, subject to availability. Tours are typically offered at 9:30 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:00 PM.

How Long Is It

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The Segway Tours of Philadelphia include a 30 minute orientation and have a tour length of 1 hour with a total duration of approximately 1½ hours, unless an Extended Tour option is selected.

Weather

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The Philadelphia Segway Tours may be rescheduled by the Guide due to lightning, high winds or other inclement weather.

What To Wear

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Dress comfortably. Flat, closed-toe shoes and are required for this segway adventure.

Additional Information

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Participants may bring a bottle of water, but heavy bags or backpacks are not permitted. As your safety is priority, initial rider training and orientation is completed with instructors who will teach fundamental handling and safety. Participants will be given the opportunity to practice on the Segways.

Segway riders must be at least 12 years of age. Individuals must weigh between 100 and 300lbs and able to stand for a period of 2 hours. Participants under 18 years old must be accompanied by parent or guardian. All participants must wear a helmet (please provide your own, if you can't this will be provided by Philly by Segway)

Gratuities are not included but are greatly appreciated and may be offered at the end of the event.

Participants are required to sign a Liability Release Form.

ITEM/SKU NUMBER: XD-1584-002

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Reservation Information

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All changes to reservations for the Philadelphia Segway Tour Experience require seven (7) days advance notice.

Xperience Certificates® cannot be exchanged once a reservation for the experience has been made.

That’s right, say it with me: Philly. Cheesesteak. Segway. Tour. Three hours of smooth gliding around Philadelphia, learning about the history of this mighty sandwich, and sampling five from the most reputable establishments. Sound like heaven? Well, you’d be right.


Firstly, what is a cheesesteak? Simply, it’s a chopped or sliced beef steak sandwich with melted cheese (or cheese whiz, which isn’t actually cheese) and fried onions, on a hoagie roll – probably the least photogenic sandwich in the world.


Arriving at the Philly Tour Hub on Arch Street, myself and two others on the tour were shown an instructional video (featuring hilariously graphic stick-men accidents), and introduced to our tour guide, Owen. Even thought I’d been on a Segway before, that was several years ago and was off-road, so there were less cars, pedestrians, pigeons etc. to get in the way. Riding a Segway on the road is a little bit scary, but the promise of hot, cheesy, meaty goodness was enough to get us out amongst the Philadelphia traffic.



 


Owen provided us with radios clipped to our helmets so we could hear him as we went, which proved useful for the ‘tour’ part as much as the ‘watch out for that car’ part, and soon enough we were confidently zooming through Old City towards the first two stops of the day. When people discuss cheesesteaks in Philly, two restaurants generally come to mind; Pat’s King of Steaks and Geno’s Steaks. The ongoing rivalry keeps tourists and locals coming regularly (although this ‘rivalry’ may not be all it seems), with patrons bickering over who does the best cheesesteak. We tried both and my personal favorite was Pat’s, but I’d be interested to hear alternate opinions!



Our first (two) experiences of the Philly cheesesteak were impressive, so we were keen to move on and see other takes on the sandwich, and whether Pat’s/Geno’s could be beaten. Gliding through Queen Village, we took in more city sights with Owen’s commentary, before arriving at our third destination; Jim’s Steaks (you may see a trend in the names of these places). Opened in 1939, this is one of the oldest cheesesteak establishments in Philadelphia, so our expectations were high. The sandwich was very good and probably had the better cheese, but the steak was chopped a little too finely for me, so Pat’s still held the crown.


 


With no time to waste, we were back on the road zipping down S 3rd Street, passing the Museum of the American Revolution and the First Bank of the United States, to our final two stops. Sonny’s  Famous Steaks and Campo’s are both on Market Street close to the Liberty Bell, so we grabbed a sandwich from each and took a seat outside. This took our total to five quarters of a cheesesteak each, so 125% of a whole sandwich! Sonny’s and Campo’s were also very good (to be honest at this point I was in a bit of a cheesesteak coma), and we got the chance to really chat with Owen about Philadelphia as a place to live, and its fascinating history.



 


That was the end of our gourmet excursion, but we still had a few minutes to ride around on the Segways seeing Penn’s Landing and famous Chestnut Street, before arriving back at the tour hub. Segway tours are always great fun and make a unique way of sightseeing in a new city, or seeing your hometown like never before! Doing a cheesesteak tour of Philadelphia is also something everyone should put on their bucket list, so huge thank you to Owen for making it so memorable. One wiz wit please!


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