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We have a restroom at the Trolley Cottage that you may use before boarding the trolley for your tour. There are no restrooms available on the trolley.
While most tours do not include stops where you get off of the trolley, there are a few exceptions: Amish Experience Tour: Bridges To Understanding, Sunset Cabaret, Art Crawl Trolley and History Hop Trolley – Englewood, Sarasota, Venice.
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The Trolley Cottage is open before and after regularly scheduled tours and shows.
The Trolley Cottage is also open during seasonal tours and shows, like Haunted Sarasota Tour and The BooMobile (nightly in October) and Christmas Carol Trolley: Letters To Santa (nightly in December).
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Tours are available as listed on our FULL CALENDAR. If a tour is not listed, it is either not running on that day or time, is already sold out, or is booked for a private Group Tour.
All available tours and seats are listed on the All Tours page.
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Cancellation Policy
We run tours as scheduled rain or shine. If you cancel at least 24 hours in advance or miss your tour, we will do our best to move you to another tour based on available space. However, ALL SALES ARE FINAL and we do not provide refunds for no-shows or tours that are booked and missed. If your plans change, we will rebook any adult or child ticket. If your tour is booked through an Affiliate, then the policies of the Affiliate will apply. We ask that you book directly with us, via phone (941) 260-9818 or on our website, for lowest price and best customer service.
If you book through us directly and need to reschedule, we will be happy to do that for you — just contact us directly via phone or email us at [email protected]. This option is not available for tickets booked through an Affiliate like Tripadvisor (Viator). Booking through an Affiliate also costs more money so we always encourage you to book with us directly.
If your tour is not able to run, we will move you to another tour of your choice or provide you with a credit to use in the future at your discretion. These credits do not expire.
For Groups, please refer to our Group Tours Cancellation Policy.
Please note, we will make every attempt to move you to a new date if you need to change your tour.
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Most tours depart from and return to Discover Sarasota Tours’ Trolley Cottage, 1826 4th Street in Sarasota (behind The Breakfast House, off of Fruitville Road & N Osprey Ave).
We have a cute Trolley Cottage Gift Shop where you can browse for souvenirs before boarding.
History Hop Trolley – Englewood, Sarasota, Venice tours depart from various locations in Englewood, Sarasota and Venice. Refer to your tour description and confirmation email for more details.
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Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the tour leaves to check in and check out our Trolley Cottage Gift Shop while you wait to board the trolley for your tour.
Trolleys leave at your scheduled time. If you don’t arrive within 5 minutes of departure time, we reserve the right to resell your ticket.
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Easy FREE on-site parking is available right around the Trolley Cottage!
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You may take still photos on tours—we love it when people share images of themselves having a great time at our tours and events! Feel free to tag us @discoversarasotatours on Facebook or @discoversarasota on Instagram!
Video is NOT allowed, however, as our scripted tours and shows are copyrighted material. Video, audio and film recording by patrons of any tour or performance is strictly prohibited.
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Please check each tour page for minimum age limits.
We have a few tours that are specifically designed for kids and families: The BooMobile in October and the Christmas Carol Trolley both cater to kids 2-11 and bigger people 12+. Please note that strollers and car seats are not permitted on any tours.
On all other tours, guests must be 10+, 12+, 18+ or 21+; no children under 10 are allowed except on designated family tours designed for children. Young people ages 12-20 may join the Psychic Sundays or Murder Mystery Trolley: Who Killed The Circus Queen? tours, if accompanied by a parent or guardian. The Haunted Sarasota Tour is open to guests 18+.
ALL guests must have a paid ticket to board, no exceptions.
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All tickets must be paid at time of booking.
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We do not allow any coolers or personal alcohol on the tours.
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We have a variety of options to book a trolley tour for a group! See our Groups page for more information on how to book a group tour.
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The handling fee added to each ticket covers a bottle of chilled water, your program and map, and it helps us maintain our public restroom. It is part of the ticket price whether you book online or in person.
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Our tours run year-round, however during the hottest months of the summer, we don’t run all tours every day. Please check the FULL CALENDAR on our All Tours page for activity availability. If there is a date not listed, please email us at [email protected].
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Meet Charlie, our DST mascot!
Small dogs (under 20 pounds) in carriers are welcome.
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Our cute Trolley Cottage Gift Shop features curious collectibles and memorabilia curated to complement our 17+ trolley tour themes.
We carry Ringling Brothers Circus, Ghost, Psychic, Sports, and Public Art items as well as a bevy of Old Florida/Old Sarasota books, cards, t-shirts, magnets, flamingos, pins, art boards, drinkware, candles, tablecloths, tea towels, soaps, food items & vintage memorabilia.
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For the safety, comfort and enjoyment of their fellow passengers and staff, all guests must abide by a Code of Conduct while on any Discover Sarasota Tours vehicles or facilities. By purchasing a ticket from Discover Sarasota Tours, guests agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Code of Conduct.