Washington, DC Legend Tours
Welcome to Washington, DC Legend Tours operated by Jerusalem DC Tour Company!
For 5 years, we have been providing top-quality sightseeing tours of Washington, DC, with guides who are passionate about the history of the Nation's Capitol. We provide sightseeing, specialized, private, and school tours. Our tours can be provided in English, Hebrew, Japanese, Russian, Amharic, and Spanish.
We look forward to you being our guest in DC!
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What a great tour! My family just completed the half-day tour of DC and had a wonderful time with Yohannes. He is extremly knowledgeable, engaging and considerate. He encourages questions and shares little known facts. This tour is perfect both for folks who live in the area and want to learn more about D.C., as well as visitors to the area. We plan to take the tour again when we have out-of-town guests. Thank you Yohannes for our memorable tour.
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The night tour was both interesting and extremely informative. The guide (Yohannes) had a tremendous grasp of Washington DC and it's history. It was a revelation to the family and enhanced our enjoyment of Washington DC as a city, even for our Grandchildren. Yohannes picked us up at our hotel and gave us a private tour for our family of 11 people.
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Hello Yohannes!
My husband and I would like to say a great big thank you! The tour was entertaining and informative at the same time. I would highly recommend (and in fact I have) to anyone interested in the evening tour. Thank you again for providing such a wonderful experience! -
I had a wonderful night tour with Dr. Zeleke on April 8, 2013. The tour was very informative and educational; he was a walking encyclopedia of American History which included many interesting and fun facts about the various monuments and locations we stopped at, or drove by. Great tour! Thank you!
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Great tour. Knowledgeable and flexible guide. Amazing history and architecture narrative. Easy to arrange pick up and drop off. Got us on tour the next day.
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I had a wonderful trip to Washington DC along with my husband and grand daughter Anisha during March 2013. Yohannes was excellent in his services and we look forward to another trip in the near future. I would recommend Yohannes as the best as a tour guide.
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a group of 10 from our company went to DC for the weekend, and I booked Yohannes for our tour. It was our first visit to the city, and we could not have had a better tour guide. He was informative, funny, and it was all around a great experience. The details he knew about the city and our history was astounding. He worked with our schedule and customized our experience according to our interests. I HIGHLY recommend his tours to anyone who wants to learn while touring the sights of DC and Georgetown. For me, taking this tour should be considered a worthy attraction when visiting DC.
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I was lucky enough to be a participant on a tour of Washington DC guided by Dr. Yohannes Zeleke. First, he went out of his way to arrange our small group pick up at different hotel locales. Second, from the moment we were in the vehicle he provided commentary, history, humor and gentle guidance to our group. The size of the group was intimate, making it seem so much more personal and offered us the ability to ask questions, take pictures, walk around at locations of our choosing and have probably the best experience of our tourist portion of our trip. I cannot recommend this tour enough! Fabulous from start to finish!
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Great tour :)
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Johannes, long time no see. Glad to see you are well.
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We took the DC by Night Tour with Dr. Yohannes Zeleke as our guide. It was an absolutely phenomenal experience. Dr. Zeleke provided such in depth knowledge of each location that we felt we were experiencing the history as it occurred. Highly recommend the experience and Dr. Zeleke.
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I thoroughly enjoyed our tour today. The most informative and interesting tour I have ever been on. Yohannes was extremely knowledgeable and informed us about the people rather than just seeing the sites. Without question, the best tour I have ever been on.
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Yohannes and the Jerusalem Tour company is hands down the best tour I have ever been on. I have been on several tours both inside and outside of the US and I have never been so impressed! Yohannes knowledge is better than anything I have ever seen. If you are looking for a one stop tour this is the one!
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Yohannes,
Thank you so much for the phenomenal tour of Washington DC today. We had heard great things about your tours but you far exceeded our expectations! Your attention to detail, ability to answer questions was amazing. We learned so much more about the people and the history of the the US and Washington DC rather than just pointing out the sites.
I will recommend you to all our friends when they want to do tours.
Thank you forrrr making our trip great!
D'Anne Spence -
Yohannes, Just a note to let you know how much we appreciated our tour of DC over the Labor Day weekend. Normally we would have expected a personal tour of the caliber we received to have been much more expensive. The four of us in our group are still talking about it to our friends and recommending without hesitation that they contact you if they are ever in the DC area and are looking for the best guided tour available. We gave the concierge in our hotel in Tysons Corner rave reviews of Jeusalem DC Tour and even left him with the brochures we had with us.
There were several items of note that we appreciated. You made an extra effort to pick us up where it was convenient for us. With limited parking in DC this was a nice touch. We also appreciated the small size of the group. It was more like a family outing with friends than a city tour on a crowded, noisy bus. Additionally, we were astounded with your knowledge of our nation's capital and your patient, humorous presentation style. Your tact in dealing with a troublesome passenger was a lesson in diplomacy. It may be a small thing, but we also enjoyed the bottled water you provided. Not everything of note in DC is easily accessible, so that was a refreshing touch after some of the walks we took in the heat of the day. All in all, we had such a good time that it was hard to believe that our "4-hour tour" actually lasted closer to 6 hours. What a pleasant surprise!
Thank you again for the personal touch. It was time and money well spent and we will continue to recommend Jerusalem DC Tour (and Yohannes Zeleke) to anyone and everyone we know. We would not hesitate to book a tour with you again.
(On a personal note, you even made me look good, since I was the one that found your website and we would have missed a great time in DC if I hadn't. Thank you.)
With kind regards,
Mick & Judy Orsburn -
In July 2012 I arrived in Washington DC with my family. Johannes was waiting for us at the hotel. We had an amazing time together. We visited all interesting places. Johannes was very friendly and much explanatory at every monument or place we visited. Thanks a lot Johannes
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One of the best things we did in DC! Yohannes is amazing and the tour is as well. We learned so much and saw all the monuments! Thank you so so much for everything! Meeting us at the metro, making sure my daughter could see over the fence an showing us an amazing city.
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My wife and I were extremely lucky to have scheduled a tour with Yohannes Zeleke. I am the type of person that likes to find the gems that are a little 'off the beaten path'. Dr. Zeleke's tour was outstanding with his tremendous knowledge and stories to go along with the amazing sights. He made Washington DC come alive! My only regret is we didn't spend days with him instead of hours.
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My family and I came to DC in September. we didn't know anyone there. We Googled DC tours and Jerusalem tours came up with amazing reviews. We called Yohannes and he was very helpful and answered all of our questions. We decided to do the day tour. We are soo glad that we did. He picked up from the hotel and showed us all the sights of DC along with the historical significance attached to it. This is a great tour and Yohannes is a great tour guide, very professional and a true gentleman!
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In August I went to Wash. D.C. with friends. Upon arriving I had a tear to my retina in my left eye. My concierge highly recommended Johannes to us and we ended up with him taking us to all my medical appointments. Along the way he instructed us on all the historic sights. On our last night in town we scheduled the Wash, D.C. tour in the dark. It was awesome!
Johannes went over the top to help me in my medical emergency. I not only consider him to be a superb tour guide I consider him my friend!
Shari Lautenbach
Milwaukee, WI -
We came upon Jerusalem Tours via a Groupon just before our trip to DC to get married. We came shortly after the Labor Day holiday and Yohannes emailed and called to confirm a few times before our night tour, which made booking the tour online much more comforting (since we were coming from out of state). As it turned out, the others in our group cancelled, but Yohannes quite honorably kept our reservation even though we were the only couple in a 15 passenger van. We ended up with a private tour of many of the sights listed on the night tour. We were fortunate in the sense that we had walked the sights during the day so Yohannes expanded our tour to include the National Cathedral, Embassy Row, historic Georgetown homes, Arlington Cemetery, and briefly through Chinatown. If I could offer that suggestion to anyone, I would recommend it as the lesser known and visited sights were really quite impressive. He was amazingly well versed in the history of DC well beyond any other tour company that we observed during our week stay in DC. It was a wonderful night during our honeymoon week and it was the most memorable part of the sight seeing for us. We will absolutely be using this service on our anniversary.
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We will be in Washington 9/28/12 until 9/30/12. 2 Adults, 1 child 14 yo. How do we book a daytime tour and what are the prices
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Thank you so much for the wonderful tour last night. It was so refreshing to do more than just see the memorials. Hearing about the history of each street we drove down really made me appreciate Washington more as a historical site and less as a city of monuments. My only regret was not having you guide us through the FDR memorial. I will save that for next time.
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We had a Sunday morning tour with just six people total. I can't imagine seeing the sites any other way; we had such personal attention and got to relax in the van as we saw the entire city and explore some key sites on foot during the many stops along the way. Yohannes' knowledge of the city and its history is really impressive and I agree with previous comments that these tours provide the unique opportunity to interact with the tour guide, take pictures together, etc. We were really pleased to be able to talk about the history of the city with someone who knows it like the back of his hand. I highly recommend this tour!
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there are four of us visiting washington on 12/13 to 12/15. Please forward information on your tour.
Pricing, times, etc.
thank you,
Ann Petrone -
Just booked my tour with my eight year old daughter! We are so excited to see DC!
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“Don't miss this tour”
While in Washington DC over Easter weekend, my husband and I asked the hotel activities director for a bus tour of DC at night. Three tours were suggested and we picked Jerusalem as it had more stops, limited to 10 people and would pick us up and drop off off at the hotel. Not only did we luck out and have a PRIVATE tour we were honored to be driven around by Dr. Yohannes Zeleke (archaeologist and anthropologist). His wealth of knowledge about the sites of DC and our country's history were quite impressive. His pleasant and affable manner were refreshing and enjoyable. Dr. Yohannes went so far as to take our pictures with his cell phone when our camera batteries ran out. He e-mailed them to us the next day. The company does all day tours, half day tours as well as airport transfers. We had a fabulous time. Make sure to have him walk with you through the FDR Memorial--his insights are phenomenal. I highly recommend it. -
“Hidden gem”
This is the best tour we have taken in the USA. Yohannes provides a personalized tour to suit your interests and has an amazing knowledge of the local area and history. We did the night tour after a great deal of walking around the renowned sights. His ability to filter our previous experience with our intended goals (tourist attractions and other worthy sites) was outstanding. I will always consider this a highlight of my trip because we were able to interact with our guide in a way that is impossible on larger tours. This small company also provides transport to and from airports and other deals. I only wish I had heard of them much sooner. This is a must do! -
“DC Crash Course—Have It Your Way”
Wow! No other tour even advertised this level of comfort, personalization, and expertise at such a reasonable price. We were picked up and returned to our hotel doorstep and brought right to the entrance of every other attraction we visited. Our tour guide, Yohannes Zeleker PhD., made advance contacts with us (via phone and email) to ensure that our all day tour was exactly what we wanted. He also obtained our passes for the Capitol building. He managed to get us to everything from the monuments, memorials, historical / government buildings to the National Cathedral to sites in Virginia. Drive time was peppered with his extensive knowledge of history and trivia. (He named dozens of unmarked embassies as we traversed Massachusetts Avenue!) Dr. Zeleker even managed to provide assistance to one member of our party who felt ill without interrupting the tour for the rest of our group. Bravo! This perfectly customized and thoroughly professional tour is highly recommended. -
“The only way to see DC”
We just completed our 6 hour tour with Yohannes and all I can say is FABULOUS. Dr. Zeleker's knowledge of all the major memorials and DC sites was amazing. He gave us facts and trivia I feel certain we never would have received on one of those "cookie cutter" tours. At each stop, our party of four chose to explore, we were dropped off at the entrance and meandered around while Johannes parked. We were then accompanied my him throughout the site while he shared his wealth of knowledge. We were able to see everything we wanted to see and more. I promise you will not be disappointed! -
My group had planned to take an open-bus tour of DC, but due to a mix-up at our hotel, we received a tour with Yoannes. The hotel's mistake was our fortune! I highly recommend this tour. We had adults, a teenager, and an elementary-aged boy on our tour and we all learned something. When in DC, take this tour!
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Dear Yohannes,
Thank you so much for the wonderful service you provided for the American Bible Society personnel on May 7-9. I have heard very positive reports from individuals on the care taken to ensure that everything went smoothly. Thank you so much! -
Yohannnes Zeleke was recommended to us by The Liaison at Capital Hill Hotel. We were limited on time but wanted to see as much of Washington, DC as we could see. Dr Zeleke took us on a 4 hour tour. It was beyond our expectations. Not only did he take us on the tour, his commentary of the history of each monument, memorials, historic buildings and church was so informative and interesting. He is a kind gentleman and I highly recommend him for a private tour guide...We would use him again next time we go to Washington, DC.
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Yohannes Zeleke was recommended to us by the Hilton Hotel. They promised us an outstanding private tour that we would be happy with 110%, and this tour and his guidance lived up to that expectation. We travelled in comfort in his SUV and he was courteous and friendly. As both of us were women, he was extremely gentlemanly towards us. He always opened the car doors for us and helped us in and out of the car and the train at Arlington every time we hopped on and off. He was extremely well versed in the history of Washington DC and we were impressed that no matter what question we asked, he was ready with an answer. We many more sights than we anticipated and found that we had ample time at each to have a good look around. We recommend this tour to anyone who wishes to see the sights in a more personal and private manner; you will not be disappointed!
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I booked Jerusalem dc tour through Hilton hotel and fortunately went with Zeleke (phD) and did an outstanding job, the way the professor presented to us about the city and the American History is unbelievable and delivered the excellent job I have never seen before. The hours I was with him was an educational tool that will for ever stay in my heart and recommend people I know to go with him. This tip was an excellent one and Go Bless him for his dedicated work
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Booked with Jerusalem Tours through Washington Hilton. Unbelievable experience!! Dr. Yohannes Zeleke has a wealth of knowledge about our country's rich history. He was very accommodating right down to taking our pictures with his cell phone when our camera battery ran out. The 3 hours we spent with him on the DC by Night tour were fun, educational and pleasant. We lucked out and had a private tour, no less. But he keeps his tours to 10 people or less which maintains a personal touch lost on the "hop on, hop off" tours. If you're in DC, I strongly recommend you taking a tour with Jerusalem DC Tours!!
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This tour is fantastic! Dr Yohannes is extremely knowledgable and very accommodating. If you should make a request to see something, he is more than happy to show you and give details that you would have never known. I would highly recommend this tour!!!
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March 27, 2012
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
As a long time member of the international tourism industry it is my sincere pleasure to introduce and recommend Mr. Yohannes Zeleke, President of Jerusalem DC Tour & Transportation LLC, as a professional in the business who would be a valued member of the tour guide association.
I have been involved in the hospitality industry since 1965, beginning in the Hong Kong Tourist Association, and subsequently with the Guam Visitors Bureau, the Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau and finally, the Arlington (VA) Convention and Visitors Bureau 1994-2002. My wife and I currently represent a British firm, marketing villas in Tuscany, as well as properties in Ireland.
Mr Zeleke has a profound and deep knowledge of the Washington area, which he recently exhibited on a tour he gave a few of his colleagues, some of whom know the D.C. area well and were amazed to learn new facts about the city.
Again, it is my pleasure to recommend Mr Zeleke for membership. You may contact me at any time for further comments.
Sincerely,
Hugh Barton -
To Whom It May Concern:
It is my pleasure to recommend Yohannes Zeleke. He was our private Washington D.C. tour guide for several days in June, 2011. Yohanness is extremely knowledgeable and professional and did everything he could to cheerfully accommodate our many requests.
My husband’s parents were traveling with us. Both of them are in their 80’s, and Yohannes was exceptionally kind and receptive to their needs, as well.
Yohannes’s kind personality and expertise made our trip very special and memorable.
Very truly yours,
Pamela Akins -
December 23, 2011
To Whom It May Concern:
My name is Jerald Brantley, I am the C.E.O. of Spectrum Resources located in Des Moines , Iowa.
I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Zeleke for the first time two years ago. During a business trip to Washington DC, my staff and I had five hours to kill before our flight home, so I asked the concierge if he had any good tour guides or services I could hire and treat my staff and myself for successful trip.
He said he had just the person, and it was Dr. Yohannes Zeleke. He was the most knowledgeable guide I have ever had on a tour. Extremely fluent in the history of the area, the different exhibits and not just the sites but he had the deep inside of the city information. He had information on the lesser known sites. It was truly a great experience. Since I frequent the DC area for business and I use his services exclusively and have recommended his services to all of my colleagues who travel to DC.
Jerald Brantley, MBA -
“Can you show me the cherry trees?” I asked Dr. Yohannes Zeleke at the start of our tour into the heart of Washington, D.C. My plane was leaving back to Los Angeles that afternoon; I had this final morning after my conference to see the town. Dr. Zeleke, archeologist, dug into the past of Washington D.C. as he escorted me first to all the city’s monuments I hadn’t seen and then finally to the glorious cherry trees that line the Tidal Basin. A breeze stirred the trees; the pink petals swirled around us like snow.
Dr. Zeleke framed United States history in a framework that I had never heard before. His commentary was fascinating! I recommend his personalized tours not only for seeing the sights but for understanding the story of our country in a new way. His tours are history revealed!
--Irene McDermott
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