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In 2024, DC Pedicab continues to conduct our open air sightseeing tours in Washington DC. Text or call us at  (202) 345-8065   with questions or to book your reservation.

DC Pedicab  (202)345-8065  is the premier pedal-powered purveyor of pedicab sightseeing tours in Washington, DC.

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Your entertaining and educational DCpedicab.com tour guide will create a memorable sightseeing experience as you are guided on a personalized pedicab tour around the National Mall or elsewhere in DC. 

• Make as many, or as few stops as you wish to enter the memorials and experience their grandeur.
• Let us help you extend your mobility if you have trouble walking long distances.
• Accessible, easy to board pedicabs with a step and railing; we welcome persons with disabilites.
• We can take you closer to the memorials than a tour bus or car.
• Relax in comfortable seating under our canopy shelters to avoid the heat of the sun, or a passing rain shower. 
• We can also set the canopy back for an open air sightseeing experience.
• Begin and end your tour anywhere around downtown DC, or down on the National Mall.
• We welcome singles, couples, families, pets, persons with disabilities, and their service animals.
• Morning, afternoon, and evening tours available.
• Book a 1.5 hour or longer tour for one (1) one adult guest starting at $173 (115 per pedicab per hour)
• Book a 1.5 hour or longer tour for two (2) adult guests starting at $203 and up ($135 per pedicab, per hour).
• Book a 1.5 hour or longer tour for three (3) adult guests starting at $248 and up ($165 per pedicab, per hour)
• 1.5 Hour Minimum Required for a Reservation

Reserving your DCpedicab.com tour time is easy! Text us, or call us anytime at (202) 345-8065 or, send us email with your details.

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• Your day-of-the-tour mobile number, and optional backup mobile number.
• The total number of guests (adults & children)
• Your desired tour date and departure time,
• Your desired tour departure location, or we can suggest one later. 

One of our co-op members will contact you as soon as practicable to confirm your tour reservation.

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Wheel the People Pedicab Tours of Washington, DC can help make your brief visit a memorable one.  Relax on our personalized pedicab sightseeing tours that focus on the design of the memorials on the National Mall, around Downtown, DC, and on top of Capitol Hill.

Memorials Tour on the National Mall

Our most requested tour focuses on the national memorials on the west half of the National Mall.  Stops on this tour include the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the FDR and MLK Memorials, the Korean & Vietnam war veterans memorials, and the Jefferson Memorial, and the White House.  This sightseeing tour typically lasts from 2 to 4 hours, is personalized to your interests, and you and yours will remember the memorials you experience on this tour for the rest of your lives.

Capitol Hill Tour

There are many tours of the National Mall on offer, but were you aware there is an entirely different set of historic buildings & memorials to see up on top of Capitol Hill? Besides the Supreme Court, the Congressional office buildings, the Marine Corps barracks, and the Capitol itself, you will gain a close view of incredible architecture, and an established residential neighborhood up there.  This tour generally lasts 2 to 2.5 hours, depending on stops, begins at Eastern Market metro station, and ends at Union Station, a historic railroad station and metro station.

Presidential Inaugural Tour of Pennsylvania Avenue

You will enjoy a series of one remarkable building and memorial after another as we tour the pathway newly inaugurated Presidents walk along Pennsylvania Avenue NW.  We will also tour the east half of the National Mall during this tour where there are striking views of the west side of the US Capitol, and of the Smithsonian Museums.  This tour is best enjoyed in the hours leading up to sunset, when the sun reflects off of the Capitol. This tour lasts 1.5 to 2 hours or so, and can begin and end at either the vicinity of the US Capitol, or the White House.

Question: “What is a pedicab tour?

Are you licensed & insured?

Answer: An eclectic, entertaining and personalized sightseeing experience aboard a pedicab or passenger tricycle. It's perhaps the most memorable way to tour Washington, DC.  We have a decade of expertise in creating entertaining and educational guided pedicab tours.  We are committed to quality, not quantity.

Begin & end your tour anywhere in downtown DC, or on the National Mall.

Tour at your speed, & on your schedule with as many or as few stops as you wish.

We can help you extend your mobility if you have trouble walking long distances.

Kick back under the cool shade of our canopies.

We welcome persons with disabilities, & their service animals, companion dogs, families, singles, couples, and travel groups.

Wheel The People Pedicab Tours has tour guide business licensure issued by the District of Columbia (license # TGL40000594) We are additionally authorized (permit # 2024 PC-004) by the National Park Service to conduct pedicab tours on the National Mall. We safeguard our client guests with liability insurance including $2,000,000.00 in general aggregate limits.  Our certificate of insurance could be made available to our clients for inspection at the time of a tour reservation.​

Question: “Can we all fit in one pedicab? Or two pedicabs?”

Answer: How many are in your group? Use this chart below, or call us.

1 adult: 1 pedicab with lots of room for backpacks, or small luggage, or a dog

1 adult & 1 small child = 1 adult (small child rides free): 1 pedicab 

1 adult & 2 small children = 2 adults: 1 pedicab 

1 adult & 3 small children = 2 adults: 1 pedicab

2 adults: 1 pedicab with plenty of room to spare in most cases. 

2 adults & 1 small child or dog = 2 adults (small child or dog rides free): 1 pedicab

2 adults & 2 small children = 3 adults: 1 pedicab.

2 adults & 3 small children = 3 adults: 1 pedicab.

3 adults: 1 pedicab, typically, even for larger folks, as my pedicab is one of the biggest in DC! (see my photos)

3 adults & 1 small childon lap = 3 adults: 1 pedicab, typically 

3 adults & 2 small children on laps: 1 pedicab sometimes; call me.

3 adults & 3 small children: sometimes; 1 pedicab sometimes; call me.

4 or more adults: almost always 2 pedicabs, unless they are extra small adults.

4 or more adults & children too: always 2 or more pedicabs.

Older children, pre-teens, & teens count as one guest for tour fees.

Small children (under 50 lbs) can fit/sit on the lap of an adult.

Question: “Walking is a challenge, can you accommodate disabled folks?

Answer: Yes!

We bring you significantly closer to the memorials than a bus or car.  

Each of the memorials are accessible to persons with disabilities.

Our pedicabs have a low, curbside boarding height, & handrail for easy boarding.

Unlike a high bus, there is no flight of steps to climb.

We can provide door through door personal escorting. 

We can personally guide you to the elevators at memorials.

With advance notice, we can accommodate 1 folding walker or wheelchair.

We can bring along a folding wheelchair, inquire.

We welcome both companion & service animals.

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate motorized scooters, nor motorized wheelchairs.

Question: “Will our child stroller fit safely on the pedicab with all of us also aboard” -

Answer: For most umbrella strollers, yes, on the floorboard, larger strollers, not so much.

Question: “When are your business hours?”

We make reservations for tours departing from 9:00am, until the evening.

The more notice, the better we can accommodate you.

We offer twilight tours departing about 1 hour before sunset; ask us why!

We can provide a sunset time for your tour date; inquire.

We strive to be flexible in accommodating you. Call us & let’s talk!

Question: “We want to book a reservation! How do we do that?"

It’s easy, and simple, to book:  

Just call us, or text us at (202)689-5511 anytime day or night.

Or scroll to "book a tour" here at www.WheelThePeople.com

Your tour can be reserved in a few minutes, no deposit is required

We don’t need a credit card number.

We can depart on your tour anywhere around the National Mall. 

Or begin tour tour at your hotel, or a museum, or a metro station.

Question: “We don’t have a schedule, can we just call when we are ready to tour?”

Answer: You are always welcome to call us the same day you wish to enjoy a tour.  If we aren’t busy, we can begin your tour that same hour. If we are busy, sometimes, we can find another pedicab guide we work with. We prefer advance notice for a sightseeing tour.  The more notice, the better our availability.

Question: “What if we are running late?”

Answer: Then call or text us at (202)689-5511 . If you are unable to contact us, or don’t show up by 20 minutes after the beginning of your tour departure reservation time, we will cancel your tour reservation, and send you a text message, and call you, and leave a voicemail too.  If we aren’t too busy that day, we might be able to reschedule.

Question: “What is your cancellation policy?”

We have an easy, no-hassle cancellation policy.   

We only ask that you provide as much notice as you can; call us at (202)689-5511

Book a tour without a deposits or credit card; pay at the end of your tour.

Question: “What happens if it rains? Do your pedicabs have canopies?”

Absolutely; we have canopies & umbrellas on our pedicabs to help keep you dry. 

We keep an eye on the weather, and will notify you of forecasted rain.

We will give you an opportunity to reschedule.

We reserve the right to cancel your tour reservation in the event of forecasted thunderstorms, or unsafe weather, at our discretion.

Question: “Where in DC can I find you? In which areas do you operate?”

We mostly tour around the Memorials, Capitol Hill, and Downtown, DC.

To begin your tour, we can suggest a good location near your sightseeing, or we can come to you anywhere around the National Mall, or Downtown DC, including the metro stations and downtown hotels.

We are also available for special events such as weddings, including barat weddings, parties, senior center rides, and advertising and branding events in the regional area, DC, Maryland, Virginia, and beyond.

Question: "How much are your sightseeing tour fees?" - A: Our 2024 tour fees:

Our fees are significiantly more affordable than competing pedicab tours, and we will match or beat advertised prices for other pedicab tours.

1 guest: $100 per pedicab, per hour.

2 guests: $120 per pedicab, per hour ($60 per person, per hour).

3 guests in 1 pedicab: $140 per pedicab, per hour ($70 per person, per hour).

Tour fees are pro-rated by the 1/4 hour after the first 1 & 1/2 hours, our minimum tour duration. 

One pedicab is available at these tour fees.  Additional pedicab guides may have higher fees.

One small child (or dog) rides for free (with one parent/guardian) in each pedicab.

Two small children (with parent/family) tour for the fee of one older guest.

Older children, pre-teens, and teens each count as one guest..

Tours are charged hourly, beginning at your tour reservation time.

Hourly fee charges end at the conclusion of your tour.

After 2024, these tour fees are subject to change without notice here.

Question: “How much time will we need?”

Most guests tour for 2 to 3.5 hours.

Some guests enjoy longer tours of 4 to 5 hours.

We even have a full day rate; inquire.

We never over book ourselves. We set aside up to 5 hours for your tour.

Don’t wait around for the next crowded "hop on" tour bus.

Instead, tour the entire Mall in our pedicabs in just a few hours.

Question: “Can you provide a receipt for my records?”

 Yes, by email or text. 

Question: “is it safe to tour in a pedicab?”

Pedicabs are the safest mode of travel in DC.

A pedicab is a tricycle that doesn't tip over as a bicycle can.

Wheel the People Pedicab Tours has never had any accidents nor incidents.

Our local pedicab industry has an outstanding safety record.

Our pedicabs are equipped with hydraulic disc brakes, seat belts, tail lights, headlamps, and reflective tape.

We operate in busy areas around DC patrolled by dozens of police agencies. 

We enjoy the formal and informal use of certain sidewalk areas on the National Mall, where we ride at a brisk walking pace, as well as separated cycle tracks, & bicycle lanes.

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The 5 best things to do with kids in the D.C. area this weekend

Looking for something fun to do with kids in the D.C. area this weekend? Here are our top picks.

(Editor’s note: The threat of rain on Saturday has led to the postponement of some events, including the Running of the Chihuahuas at the Wharf. Check websites or social media before making plans.)

Flower Mart at Washington National Cathedral

You don’t have to be a gardener to enjoy Flower Mart, the largest annual fundraiser for Washington National Cathedral’s gardens and grounds. This spring tradition, dating back to 1939, includes free entertainment from musicians, dance troupes and choral groups; activities for children, including carnival rides and an antique carousel; treasure hunting at the White Elephant Tent; food stalls offering lobster rolls and funnel cakes; floral displays created by embassies in the cathedral’s nave; and a chance to climb to the top of the cathedral’s towers. The front lawn is set up as a Flower District with vendors selling plants, herbs, bonsai, orchids, cut blooms and flower arrangements. Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free entry, with charges for games, rides and the tower climb.

Star Wars Day celebrations

The unofficial Star Wars holiday of May Fourth brings events across the district — the largest being Star Wars Weekend at Barracks Row . It consists of two days of franchise-themed parties, drink and food specials, and entertainment from participating establishments, plus a Jedi lightsaber parade. Costumes are encouraged ( Friday and Saturday; free ). Also on Friday, AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center kicks off screenings of the original trilogy ( times vary, through May 9; $10-$13 ).

Additionally, recently renovated Stead Park , located on P Street NW between 16th and 17th streets, hosts its grand reopening party with a day of “activities that will help you become a Jedi.” Look for space-themed games and story times for kids, out-of-this-world temporary tattoos, lightsabers created by a balloon artist, live music, and food from local restaurants. ( Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. )

Around the World Embassy Tours

Dozens of countries from Albania to Zambia host open houses during the annual Around the World Embassy Tour, one of those “only in Washington” events you’ll tell friends and relatives about. How often do you have the chance to tour the British ambassador’s residence and the embassy’s gardens, watch a K-pop performance at the Korean Cultural Center, sample rum at the Embassy of Guyana, listen to Indigenous music at the Australian Embassy or enjoy traditional cuisine at the Embassy of Thailand? It’s a busy day, so start planning now, and read our tips on how to make the most of the festivities. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free; some embassies may charge for food and drinks.

Anacostia River Festival

The final event of the National Cherry Blossom Festival — no, really — fills Anacostia Park with music and activities. Entertainment comes from go-go titans Junkyard Band, R&B singer Adamare, the U.S. Navy Band and the Anacostia High School Band. Learn how to fish with the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment, play lawn games, browse art exhibitions, or volunteer to help clean the park and the river. The 11th Street Bridge Park sponsors a Southeast Market with local vendors including fashion by the Museum and beauty products from Black Bella Spa. Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. for main activities; market until 6 p.m. Free .

Build Day at the Hirshhorn Museum

Kids 12 and younger are invited to the Hirshhorn Plaza for a midday, hands-on exploration of building and design. Budding architects can tour a city design exhibition featuring artwork by DCPS elementary students, make LED sculptures, see student-made 3D-printed building reproductions from George Washington University’s Fab Lab, and construct 3D structures from blocks, bricks and more at maker stations. Stroller parking will be available in the lobby and lower level. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free.