Jon Michael

Review of Mackinac Island Carriage Tours

I would 100% recommend a private tour. You can cho...

I would 100% recommend a private tour. You can choose from 1 hour, 1.5 hours or 2 hours. Each tour gives a basic ride around the island and historical information provided by the personal guide. However the private tours offers opportunities for additional questions and stops. The difference in time for the private tours (besides cost) is where all the carriage will stop or go to to in that time. Our guide, Stephanie, was very knowledgeable and friendly. The horses, Sonny and May, were fun to watch as apparently Sonny is a bit lazier and needed to be coaxed to work lol. We chose the 1.5 hour tour which was the perfect amount of time to see all of the island-old Victorian homes and history, shops, Grand Hotel, Arched Rock, cemeteries, etc and to end at the fort. We additionally stopped at the Grand Hotel s carriage house and got to see all of the old carriages - very interesting look at how transportation options have changed. Considering the amount of walking or biking needed to get around- would highly suggest the carriage tour to see the majority of the what the island has to offer!!