Boston By Segway

I begged my friends to take me here for my birthday. Being all broke college kids $ 50 per person was intimidating for many of us. But I begged early in advance so we could all save up for this. My group of 4 joined a group of 2 for the safety tutorial and then the city excursion. Lockers and helmets were provided. Though I advise against bring a backpack or any huge bags because it might not fit. Before riding out, a few instructors came out to teach us how to balance, which is hella harder than it looks on advertisements! I was scared out of my mind, but the instructor was helpful and funny even though he did try to scare me.
We rode around the Haymarket, Northend, Wharf, and Seaport areas. I’m a local so I wasn’t disappointed or anything that we missed out on the center of Boston. Also, don’t expect this to be a tour. Yes you will get to see a lot of sites, but nothing will be explained to you, just ride on.
To be honest, I was scared out of my wits the entire time! I was the slowest person in the group, losing to even a middle aged man who was the oldest there. I had difficulties balancing, worrying about tipping over and crashing, and has problems stopping. The Segway is entirely controlled by your movements. There’s no gas or brake pedal or anything of the sorts. This don’t help when you’re nervous.
But the panic I felt was worth it after see what a blast my friends had. The group captain also did an awesome job taking pictures along the way! If I remember correctly, it comes with the $ 50 fee. The day ended with great laughs. My friends even suggested we do it again. Ummm no thanks, I rather reminisce while staring at our fun photos.

My husband and I tried this on a beautiful Sunday afternoon and caught a great sunset while on these babies. The staff was helpful, friendly (but not too friendly which irks me), and fun. It was surprisingly easy to get the hang of operating a Segway, and we absolutely loved the experience. We toured the Waterfront and the route was very Segway-​friendly. We got a deal for the 2 tours ($ 60) and it was totally worth it. We’ve just moved to the DC area and plan to do a Segway tour here one of these days, too!

This was our second Segway tour. My wife and I had an awesome time with Safety Stan. He helped us feel very comfortable with challenging traffic conditions. All the different bike paths, sidewalks, bridges and locks were very fun. I enjoyed Stan’s mix of history and current events narration during the tour. The two hours went by way too fast. The walkie talkies were a great idea and very necessary. Wish the walkie talkies would have worked a little smoother. Stan did a good job managing the limitations of the walkie talkies.

I absolutely loved my 1 hr tour with Captain Sean! There was nobody else in my tour so it was just Sean and me and it was a perfect way to spend an afternoon. Sean was very optimistic and confident and reassuring and capable and his attitude went a long way in helping me get my bearings on the Segway. The first thing he said to me, after I watched the intimidating video was: «Don’t let the video scare you.» I immediately felt comfortable and secure. I loved rolling right alongside heavy traffic in downtown behind Sean and I especially loved touring at the harbor, down the ramp and across the deck. The Segway tour was the highlight of my 1 week trip to the East coast on a vacation from California.
I do have two suggestions: The staff at check in was professional and courteous but I wished they had been a little more animated and friendly; they need to take some pointers on that from Sean. :-) The other thing is the photos that were said to be ‘included’ in the price of the tour.. . were not included. I just read a Unilocal review from someone who was given a USB drive with the photos on it and that would have been terrific! I was not given anything but a card with the name of the website where I could go and see the photos. They were available for purchase. I was able, however, to share them to facebook.
To summarize, my Segway tour was about the most fun I’ve had in a long while. I will book a 2-​hr tour next time, but only if Sean is available. He was easy to talk with, knew a lot! about Boston and its history and basically made my afternoon the spectacular time that it was. Thanks, Sean. You’re the bomb.

We took the 2 hour tour with Steven at the end of August. He is the BEST guide ever!
Funny, informative, and great with a camera. I have framed a series of the architectural
photos he took of the city. YOU MUST DO THIS IF YOU EVER GET TO BOSTON…

Our tour was wonderful. Very personal because it was just my girlfriend and I. Steven was just wonderful. I panicked a little when we first started and he pulled us over to the side and reassured me and give me another mini lesson. He was wonderful very laid back, gentle natured, was awesome directing us through traffic and very knowledgable. Thanks Steven! We’d do this same exact tour again, and hope to get Steven.

This was an excellent way to see parts of the city you might never get to in a visit. Be sure to ask for Safety Stan! He was an entertaining and knowledgable tour guide and he takes the safety part seriously. He definitely saved me from near disaster with his quick reactions. Thanks Stan, it was a wonderful tour.

Segways are absolutely the way to see any town. We’ve made it our «thing» now when we go to a town now, and this one was great. Special here — they take pics of you throughout the tour (yay pics, cause good luck getting your own perfect shot while on one!) and these guys have walkie talkies so they can tell you all about where you are and what’s what. We saw everything over a wide stretch of space, which we would not have been able to do on foot. The tour is only six people and the captain, and that’s just perfect.
Segways are super fun and surprisingly easy. But Boston does it a touch better than the rest — they are the gold standard! Make this the first part of your trip to the city and then explore further whatever you still feel you need. But even if this is all you do, you’ll get a glance at everything

The McLean family from Canada did this tour on August 19^th/​14.
From the minute we walked into the building the front desk staff were friendly and helpful. Our tour guide was Captain Matt who was amazing with all of us!
My 3 boys and even my husband and myself loved where he took us and enjoyed the history of the city.
We just got home from Boston, and saw all the pictures online that he took of us throughout our tour. They are fantastic!
We loved it so much and my 3 boys can not wait to return to Boston and do this again.
Thank you to Captain Matt for making this the highlight of our trip.
Take care,
The McLean family.

Fabulous and unexpected fun! These people are great at what they do. The training was perfect. The place looks cool. The two hour travel route was spectacular. Our leader Captain Steve — was cool, calm, and collected. He was also informative, fun and funny. Highly recommended! Thanks and we will see you soon.

I have wanted to try a Segway for a while now! So what better time to do so than when in a new town for a tour of the city! Although a bit scary at times on the streets of downtown Boston, it was still a blast especially when we got of the main roads. Our tour guide, captain Max was great. He recommended some restaurants (his supposed personal favorites!) and we ended up trying one after. The Barking Crab, which was delish! But I digress…
It was a long tour, around 2 hr 15 min. Very reasonable at $ 90/​person for that amount of time.
I I only have one complaint, and that is with the staff that check you in. They don’t seem to get it, really. But other than that it would have been a five star! So if you’re in Boston and have an afternoon or morning to kill try the segway tour! You won’t regret it!

I’ve been to Boston before and love seeing even more whenever I get the chance to visit. Boston By Segway is a great way to see it. This was my first time on a Segway and I had a little trouble with downward slopes but due to the patience of Captain Phil I soon got the hang of it and my one ‘crash’ (totally my fault) didn’t ruin the experience for me one bit.
Next time I’m in Boston I hope to do this again on one of the other routes available so I can see even more of Boston in this very unique and fun way.

Gleich als erstes… absolut genial!!! Mal was ganz anderes, als die typische Stadtrundfahrt im Hop-​On-​Hop-​Off. War nicht unsere erste Fahrt im Segway, aber so gut erklärt und trainiert wurden wir bisher noch nie. Zwar mussten wir trotz Reservierung ca. 15min warten, aber der Rest entschädigte. Bevor es überhaupt auf das Segway rauf geht, schaut man sich ein etwa fünfminütiges Trainingsvideo an, in dem schon vieles über die Funktionsweise und die potentiellen Probleme eines Segway erläutert werden. Danach geht es zur großzügig gestalteten Helmauswahl und erst dann aufs Segway. Nach spätesten 5 Minuten hat auch der Neuling den Dreh raus, und endlich geht’s auf die Straße. Geübte Fahrer werden zudem auch schnell erkannt und auch sogleich «frei» gelassen. Unser Guide, Captain Phil, stattete uns noch flux mit Walkie Talkies aus, zum besseren Verständnis auf den lauten Straßen. TIPP! Kopfhörer mitbringen, angeschlossen an den Walkies versteht man den Guide noch besser. Nun ging es 2 Stunden durch eine der faszinierendsten Städte des US Ostküste. Der Guide stoppt regelmäßig, macht Fotos und stellt diese dann auch online zum Download bereit. Unser Guide Captain Phil war super locker drauf, lies uns Freiräume zum selber fahren auch abseits befestigter Straßen, beantwortete jegliche Fragen und informierte sicher und umfangreich zu den einzelnen Sehenswürdigkeiten. Es gab auch eine kleine Pause zum Füße vertreten und Snack einwerfen nach rund der Hälfte der Strecke. Die zwei Stunden waren natürlich viel zu schnell vorbei, aber die Eindrücke bleiben. Es kann nur jedem empfohlen werden, der sich mit Boston schnell aber individuell vertraut machen möchte. Einfach grandios…

It was such a great time. The people are so much fun and so knowledgeable. We had Christine. She was especially good. We love doing Segway and this did not distract from that.

I had a great day and a beautiful tour. Safety stan was a great tour guide and very funny. Lots of photos And lots of sites. There was some history about boston but as a visitor I would have appreciated more history.
After the tour I was super excited to visit the top of the hub as recommended and thought it turned around or 360degress turned around the city. This was untrue and a bit of a disappointment. As I traveled throughout I began to hope that was the only fact that was «off» on our segway tour. Other than this it was fun. Worth the money if you are looking for a segway experience.

I would like to think of myself as a segway enthusiast as this was my 3^rd Segway tour (1^st was in San Francisco, 2^nd in Delray Beach, 3^rd Boston). I get how these tours should go and Boston By Segway has it DOWN PAT TO A SCIENCE!
I bought 2 person 2 hour tour from Groupon and everything went smoothly. I booked online, called 48 hours to make sure my reservation was fine. When we got there had no problems checking in, (picked up a free chapstick! what a promo item!), and then my cousin and I watched a safety video, then got on to a segway for practice. We went on the streets in our group with our guide and got a great tour of Boston. Of course you want to take pictures with your OWN cell phone or camera, but really the candid and posed pictures that the guide takes is TRULY AWESOME. Those pictures are free and given to you in a link when you leave. Great experience y’all.
George Oscar Bluth would approve.

visited Boston by Segway on an work outing and had a greay time. The segways had about a 5 min learning curve and I found them very maneuverable. It was raining and cloudy but Captin Matt turned what could have been a gloomy tour into a truly outstanding experience! I will definitely recommend this tour to friends and family.

My mom and I took an hour tour for Mother’s Day. Even though we are from the area it was awesome to see the city! The weather was beautiful and our Captain, Ian, was great. Such a fun time… I high recommend!

LOL at the response from the vendor. Yes, I booked through a third party. Yes, I called the third party, but I also called you and you guys didn’t pick up. I left a message. Someone from your team called back and said that you may be able to get us on a later tour and they said they’d call back. Then THEY NEVER CALLED BACK! So, you can blame the third party we booked through all you want but YOU don’t run a professional organization and YOU dropped the ball.

Great experience!
We did the 1hr tour along the harbor at 8:30, which has the least people. Our guide took three of us, took pictures for us with his SLR all the way through. The pictures were then stored into a USB for free :)

We decided, after years of joking about vacation spending money being our «Segway tour money», to actually do a Segway tour in Boston on our honeymoon. I could not have been more pleased with how it went. Our tour guide, «Captain Awesome,» gave us a great tour of the city while we zipped in and out of bike lanes, around pedestrians, down boardwalks, along the harbor, and had a fantastic time seeing the best of the Boston waterfront with wind blowing through our hair. (Well, the parts of our hair not covered by a helmet, of course — safety first!)
I had never ridden a Segway before and it was a total blast. So much fun, and Captain Awesome seriously added so much to the experience. We almost wanted to do it again the next day of our trip! I really can’t recommend this enough.