SCENIC TOURS

Tours & Trails There's so much to explore and discover in Dutchess County. Try a guided scenic tour by land, air or river. Our scenic car or bike itineraries help you traverse the countryside while highlighting area history and attractions. Create your own self-guided tour of visual arts facilities and crafts studios by following the Crafts/Arts Trail Brochure. All tours meander past rolling farmland, lakes and historic sites.

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Bike & Walk Tour, Rhinebeck & Red Hook Historic District
Description: Maps out two routes for biking and for walking on scenic roads through Red Hook and Rhinebeck, past farmland and historic sites. Attractions listed. Winnakee Land Trust & Rhinebeck-Red Hook Greenway Committee.
Location: Rhinebeck & Red Hook Chamber Information Booths, Rt. 9, or by mail.
Contact: 845/876-4213
URL: WinnakeeLand.org

Bike Tours
Description: Six self-guided bike tours with directions and maps in one publication.
Location: Dutchess County Tourism, Poughkeepsie.
Contact: 845/463-4000 or 800/445-3131
URL: DutchessTourism.comtop

Exclusive Wine Vacations
Description: Weekend escape packages offering local transportation, lodging, and escorted tours of wineries.
Location: Poughkeepsie
Contact: 845/485-7221
URL: ExclusiveWineVacations.com

Guided Walking Tour, Murals and Sculpture of Poughkeepsie
Description: Take a leisurely two hour stroll with artist, muralist and guide, Franc Palaia and see over 30 of Poughkeepsie's 100 Public Works of Art. The tour includes indoor and outdoor murals, contemporary and historic sculptures and monuments. The tours are planned by appointment April through October, and by special arrangement for large groups for weekday tours and Saturday mornings.
Location: Poughkeepsie (meet at Cunneen-Hackett Theater, 9 Vassar St. for start of walk).
Contact: 845/486-1378, FPalaia@Earthlink.net

Historic and Scenic Driving Tours
Description: 7 self-guided drive tours with directions, road signage and maps in one publication. Available on website to download.
Location: Dutchess County Tourism, Poughkeepsie.
Contact: 845/463-4000 or 800/445-3131
URL: DutchessTourism.com

Hudson River Valley Tours, LLC
Description: Itinerary planning, step-on-guides. Reservations for accommodations, attractions, meals & transportation for groups of 15 or more visiting the Hudson Valley.
Location: Rosendale
Contact: 845/658-3101, 800-382-3818
URL: HudsonRiverValleyTours.com

In a New York Minute Concierge Service
Description: Booking of accommodations, reservations, tours, transportation, obtaining tickets to events.
Location: Lagrangeville
Contact: 845/797-4314
URL: InaNYMinute.net
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Segway of the Hudson Valley
Description:Glide along the scenic and ever changing Hudson River and visit historic Poughkeepsie on a Segway PT.
Location:Poughkeepsie
Contact: 845/485-7349
URL: www.SegwayoftheHudsonValley.com

Shortline/Coach USA
Description: Individual & group tour packages from NYC to Hyde Park, Rhinebeck and Poughkeepsie/Marist College.
Location: 4 Leisure Ln., Mahwah, NJ.
Contact: 800/631-8405, x1331
URL: ShortlineBus.com

Walking Tour of Historic Millbrook
Description: Hand-drawn map details 30 places of interest to visit in the village. Read history of the Town of Washington and Village of Millbrook. Millbrook Historical Society.
Location: Merritt Bookstore, 57 Front St., Millbrook
Contact: 845/677-5857
URL: MerrittBooks.com

Walking Guide, Village of Tivoli and Red Hook
Description: Map offers history of both villages and a walking guide to indicate places of historic and cultural interest.
Location: Village offices, Tivoli Bays Visitor Center at dePeyster Hall or Red Hook Chamber of Commerce Information Station.
Contact: 845/757-2021
URL: RedHookNYVillage.org
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