Customized Itineraries usually include visting two sites and take two-three hours, depending on the group size. We personally escort our guests through landmark buildings unless a riding tour only is preferred. All day tours, with launch and or coffee breaks, can also be arranged.

Fees estimated by CHT are based on group size. length of tour and number of guides needed. There is a minimum fee for smaller than 20 in a group. A deposit holds your date and is refundable up to ten days prior tour if there is a cancellation. A gratuity of 15% per guide is appreciated.

Suggested Tampa and Ybor Tours:

Tampa Jewels and Landmarks
Significant landmarks representing historic periods in Tampa’s development.

A Scope of Tampa
Leisurely riding tour through the city, highlighting downtown, Channelside, Ybor City and other significant locations.

Oppulence, Architecture, Hyde Park
Visit to the H.B. Plant Museum, located in the Tampa bay Motel graces by Tampa’s distinctive minarets. Ride on Bayshore Boulevard through beautiful and grand Hyde Park neighborhoods.

Tampa: A Sports Lovers Destination
We have pro ice hockey, football, baseball and the stadiums to house them. Those who would rather shop than be a “sport” can go to upscale International Mall and shop for a few innings while the rest see their fields of dreams.

Mama Mia: Italian Culture in Ybor City
A tour of unique Italiana Clun, ride and brief visit to the Italian Club cemetery and a gourmet Italian lunch may have you speaking Italian by the end of the tour. Each immigrant group that helped settle Ybor City (Cuban, Spanish, Italian, Rumanian Jew) contribution to the wonderful Latin culture unique only in Tampa, Florida.

El Paseo: Walking Tour of Ybor City
Stroll through the district up close and personal. Landmark sites come to life as your guide recants the story of Ybor City’s wild, glamorous and frontier-raw past. During it’s hey day as a cigar town, Cuban, Spanish, Italian, Romanian and German Immigrants attempted to do business as usual in the old country while planting themselves in a new country. Laws, Culture, Language, Social and Educational differnces collided… Combined… Gave birth to a unique Latin culture not recognized anywhere else in the world.

Cuban Coffee, Cuban Influence in Tampa


Downtown Tampa:
Historic Tampa Theater, Sacred Heart Church, Union Station
Incredible structure saved from decay, have been restored brilliantly. Each represents a different style and period of architecture

Great Friends: Don V.M. Ybor and H.B. Plant
Visit Ybor City State Museum, Ybor City and H.B. Plant Museum, Tampa Bay motel and grounds. V.M. Ybor and H.B. Plant were friends and visionaries from different sides of the river. Both business tycoons played vital roles in igniting the economic engine that started Tampa rolling as a real city.

Ybor City: National Historic Landmark District: Walk/Ride
Visit the Ybor City museum state park, La Casita Cigar workers house museum, and gift shop. Walk or ride for a tour through the historic district and tour one of the Grande Dames or Social Clubs, beautifully restored to elegance of the 1930’s. A stop at Ybor Square would be most important to take advantage of its historic value as well as its architectural interest.

Tastes and Treasure
Let us introduce you to appointment only galleries, unique little shops, nestled in historic houses and building. Then relax at one of the premier gourmet cafes for coffee’s desserts and wines of your choosing, nice way to spend a day.

Grande Dames, Ballrooms, and Dominoes


Marti, Teddy and Rough Riders in Ybor City