Boston Duck Tours

Due to foot and knee surgery I cannot do a lot of walking so want to do a tour of Boston the day we are to spend in the city on our tour of NE this October. We will be coming from Ogunquit,ME and then head toward Nashua, NH for the night. Where would be the easiest and best place to catch the duck tour? Does anyone know how far in advance we need to book?

Thanks!

Boston Duck Tours

Assuming you%26#39;ll have your car ... there are pakring garages at both Prudential and the Museum of Science. We could better direct you if you give us an idea of what you%26#39;d like to do before/after your tour.

But, I%26#39;m a bit confused, weren%26#39;t you specifically asking about walking tours the other day?

Boston Duck Tours

Yes I was asking about walking tours but began to think about the fact that once I posted and found out that the tours last several hours, then I had to rethink my plans. I don%26#39;t do well walking for more than an hour at a time. I had foot and knee surgery but try to be as active as possible. We travel a lot and I manage really well except for walking a long period of time.

Before the tour we will probably do a short walking tour in the morning around 10 then try to do the duck tour after lunch then head out toward Nashua, NH.

You%26#39;d probably be better off getting on at the Prudential. There%26#39;s not much to see/do around the Museum of Science, except for the museum.

You have to buy your tickets in the Prudential centre, you then have to go to Shaw%26#39;s a 24hr supermarket opposite to get on the tour we managed to buy a ticket and get on the first tour, but i would certainly book my tickets in advance, as a note of caution to get onto the duck there are some steep steps to climb and they could be wet when you disembark, but saying that we had a brilliant time and the commentary was both first class and amusing, well worth doing.

We%26#39;re in the early planning stages of our trip to Boston in September, and saw this post so I%26#39;m thinking about the Duck Tours for our family (DH %26amp; I and 2 boys ages 5 %26amp; 10). I remember a few years ago that one of these vehicles sank in Ottawa, killing some of the passengers. Are these things safe? I%26#39;m assuming they must be since it seems like many tours have been operating in Boston for years, but does anyone have first hand knowledge? Are there any newspaper reports about shoddy safety procedures, etc? Or can I relax and take the family and enjoy it? Although I%26#39;m not a complete Nervous Nellie, that previous incident in Ottawa is giving me pause. Reassurances?

Thanks so much in advance!

CeCe,

If you are coming from Maine to Boston then to Nashua then I would recommend parking at the Science Museum. It will be easier to get back on the road to Nashua.

PmmcTO,

I personally have never heard of any incidents here in Boston except maybe Traffic delays.

Unfortunately, I have heard of the news reports of horrible incidents elsewhere.

The only other public incident was that Boston Duck Tour sued Super Duck Tours for a named infringement Boston Duck Tour won their case but I thought they were to change their name to Super Duck Excursions but I still see it listed as Super Duck Tour???

I would recommend the Boston Duck Tour over Super Duck Excursion not because of any safety issues but they are the original and more popular. They tour around Beacon Hill and splash in the Charles River. (They also have been used by The Red Sox, Patriots, and Celtics for their previous victory parades). The Super Duck Excursions stays more on the waterfront and Charlestown areas and it splashes into the Boston Harbor.

Thanks very much for that ReMay. Yes, Boston Duck Tours was the company that we were looking at, and not the Super Duck one. I%26#39;m glad to know there have been no incidents with that company%26#39;s ';fleet'; of vehicles. It does look like fun!

pmmcTO -- don%26#39;t let one incident by a different operator far from Boston scare you away from all %26#39;Ducks%26#39;. There%26#39;s been plane crashes, train crashes and automobile crashes in the past 10 years yet my guess is you%26#39;ll be using one of those modes of transportation to get here.

Don%26#39;t worry ... us Boston forum posters don%26#39;t mince words or hide problems. Just search for ';bus to New York'; and you%26#39;ll see what I mean!

ReMay,

If we take the Boston Duck Tour from the Science Center is there a good place to get a quick bite to eat for lunch before we go on the tour? Thanks

forgotmypword, thanks for that - not to worry, I have used that logic about airplanes, cars etc. I%26#39;m sure it will be perfectly fine. Being of the short term memory type of people, I was telling my husband about the Boston Duck Tours and didn%26#39;t that look great etc. and he was the one who reminded me about Ottawa and my comment at the time which apparently was ';you%26#39;d never catch me on one of those things';. Then of course I remembered. Good think about my prerogative to change my mind. But as you say, it%26#39;s true of so many things - people take airplanes, trains, buses and cars millions of times without incident, but you only ever hear about the one time accidents.

CeCe - sorry to highjack your thread! Thanks for raising the question.