Full Day bus tour
Magnificent Gardens of Rhode Island
About This Tour
Come with us on an alluring journey to four of Rhode Island’s most magnificent gardens. Our trip will begin at the largest public indoor garden in New England, the Botanical Center at Roger Williams Park. From there, we will be off to the luxuriant Blithewold Mansion, Gardens, and Aboretum in Bristol which was named one of the five most beautiful public gardens in New England by Yankee magazine. While on the grounds of the estate, we will enjoy a picnic lunch from Panera Bread. We will then continue our garden tour at the award-winning Green Animals Topiary Garden in Portsmouth which famously hosted the debutante of Jackie Kennedy. Then, we will cap off this dazzling day at the stunning Blue Garden of Newport. If you are looking for an unrivaled day of beauty and serenity, then join us as we tour these wonderful gardens of Rhode Island!
Tour Highlights
- Blithewold
- Blue Garden
- Botanical Center at Roger Williams Park
- Green Animals Topiary Garden
What's Included
- Blithewold
- Blue Garden
- Botanical Center at Roger Williams Park
- Green Animals Topiary Garden
- Panera Bread
If you would like to book this outing, please call 401-886-0733
Or email us at info@experienceri.com
$100 Per Person
At a Glance
Minimum Group Size: 20
Monday - Saturday
Available May - June
10:00am - 5:00pm
Tour Length: 7 hours
Tour Reviews
lilianapaoletti
August 16, 2023.
Informative tour, very friendly staff
The tour was very informative and covered the most beautiful parts of Providence. The guide was knowledgeable and didn’t rush. In fact, he took a bit longer. I would highly recommend this tour to start your stay in the area.
annthomas8432
August 15, 2023.
Rhode Island in a Day Tour
Best tour ever! Our tour guide, Ted, was very knowledgeable, and had lots of stories to share. He engaged all of us in the tour with questions and conversation. I’ll definitely take another tour or two with Experience RI! We experienced the west bay and the east bay of Rhode Island Andes real stops in between. Great day!
Limayry C
August 13, 2023.
Great Tour!
The tour was wonderful. Our tour guide, John, kept us engaged while also being informative and funny. I would highly recommend!
Winnie
August 11, 2023.
Providence and it's. History
Seeing so many parts of Prov and learning about the history. Our. Guide was very knowledgeable and interesting.
Elisabeth M
August 9, 2023.
Great for sightseeing and local experiences!
The views were amazing! I loved all the pieces of history that the tour provided! It was a great way to see more of Providence! The tour guide was very knowledgeable and very friendly. I took so many photos!
Amanda
August 4, 2023.
Lots to learn
Phil was a great guide. Informative and funny. There was a lot of info told in an entertaining fashion. I loved the whole “little Italy” part of the tour.
Kay
August 4, 2023.
Learned a lot and fun.
Our guide was very very friendly and provided a lot of interesting facts about Providence. It was a very enjoyable tour.
Sarah W
August 4, 2023.
Great way to see Providence
The pick up location was well marked in downtown Providence and a representative from the company was there 30 minutes before the tour was going to start checking people in and directing them to the rest rooms. The bus pulled up 15 minutes before the tour started and our drive/guide, Phil, invited us to board early if we wanted. The tour started promptly at 11 am and could not have been any better! Phil was an excellent driver, able to navigate with ease, the ever changing road closures due to construction along with the narrow streets in various places on the tour. Not only was Phil knowledgeable about his city, he was passionate about every aspect of it, being a third generation resident. He was witty and always open for questions. We got off the bus three times which was lovely and he recommended dining establishments and other things for us to return to later in the day. (We came back later to Little Italy and made delicious purchases at the Italian deli and French bakery he recommended). I would highly recommend this tour both from its content, and the excellent driver guide who is an asset to this company and the hospitality industry in which he has chosen to work!
Dawn C
August 3, 2023.
Very enjoyable tour
This was a great way to see Providence. Our tour guide, Phil, was knowledgeable and entertaining. A truly enjoyable experience!
Nick R
August 2, 2023.
Solo Traveler
Phil was a fantastic and humorous guide! I feel like I learned so much about Providence too! Highly recommend
