AdLib Luxury Tours & Transportation, Inc.

05/01/2024

Evening fun on Friday May 3rd, 2024, Anniversary of the Great Fire of 1901 at Bold City Brewery Downtown (109 E Bay St), 2 beers and a mini-tour with Mayor JET Bowden for $19.01, book online:

12/09/2023

Christmas gift certificates are available for tours. Email [email protected]. Last Jacksonville Pub Walk of the year is tonight, Sat 12/9/23 8pm - 9:30pm, architecture theme with Henry John Klutho. Legends & Liars format, guess the LIE for a free beer at the end. Depart from Bold City Downtown at 8pm, arrive early for one of the many craft beers on tap. $15/p special, 25% off reg price. Tickets available:

2 pubs, 13 stories, 1 lie. Guess the lie for a prize. Each tour a fun theme and different character guide. Free street parking after 6pm.

11/22/2023

The Dec 2023 Tuesday 10am public Jax "Top to Bottom" tours are on 12/12/23 and 12/19/23 $20/p. Over 100 private driving and walking tours have been booked for groups in 2024 in Downtown Jax, Jax neighborhoods, the Beaches, St Augustine, Green Cove Springs, etc. Here is the link for the public tours:

A behind the scenes Downtown tour through many buildings including the secret underground tunnels on this fun excursion.

05/03/2023

Jacksonville Great Fire tour tonight on the anniversary date. $19.01 for a specially brewed beer/bottle and a tour. Tours are 6pm and 7:30pm.

01/30/2023

Took an international group last week on the USS Orleck Naval Museum, the ship museum in Downtown Jax. The best part for me was meeting people from Malawi and Togo adding to our count of 104 different countries on tour with us.

12/08/2022

Christmas gift certificates for private driving tours ($85/hr) and private or public walking tours ($20/p) available. Email [email protected].

11/02/2022

Jacksonville Pub Walks this Fri 11/4/22 at 7pm starting from Bold City Downtown. The theme is "Crime and Punishment". Interactive, fun, Legends & Liars format; guess the LIE for a prize or free beer. Downtown Vision, Inc. Visit Jacksonville

2 pubs, 13 stories, 1 lie. Guess the lie for a prize. Each week a fun theme and different character guide. Free street parking after 6pm.

10/20/2022

Join tomorrow (Fri 8pm) nights River City Haunts ghost tour combined with Old City Cemetery. All tours start from Bold City Downtown at 8pm. Visit Jacksonville, Downtown Vision, Inc. Jacksonville Walking Tours supported. For the River City Haunts schedule (10/21, 10/28) and sign-ups, go to:

Explore the darker side of Jacksonville with tales told by a local spirit. Free street parking after 6pm. Optional cemetery tour follows.

10/14/2022

Great weather for walking tours. Tonight is a private Downtown Bridges Tour with a photography group. Tomorrow (Sat) night starts our River City Haunts ghost tour series combined with Old City Cemetery. All tours start from Bold City Downtown at 8pm. Visit Jacksonville and Downtown Vision, Inc. supported. For the River City Haunts schedule (10/15, 10/21, 10/28) and sign-ups, go to:

Explore the darker side of Jacksonville with tales told by a local spirit. Free street parking after 6pm. Optional cemetery tour follows.

08/02/2022

06/03/2022

Groups from 101 different countries have now toured with AdLib Luxury Tours in North Florida. We just toured with an amazing group from Kazakhstan ( #101), hosted by GlobalJax, that wanted to visit all our Jacksonville parks. Here is a photo from Jessie Ball DuPont Park at Treaty Oak. Visit Jacksonville Groundwork Jacksonville

05/11/2022

The secret tunnels on our Jacksonville Walking Tours "Top to Bottom" tour were featured on News4Jax. https://www.news4jax.com/video/news/2022/05/10/a-look-at-the-underground-tunnels-that-once-connected-downtown-jacksonville/ Tickets are on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jacksonville-walking-tours-top-to-bottom-tue-10am-tickets-155842435921

A behind the scenes Downtown tour through many buildings including the secret underground tunnels on this fun excursion.

05/01/2022

Bold City Downtown has an event this Tues 5/3/22, 2 specialty beers and a tour for $19.01 on the anniversary of our Great Fire of 1901. Tour to be given by the JET Bowden, mayor in 1901. 7pm almost sold out. 8pm time slot still available. Visit Jacksonville Downtown Jacksonville Jacksonville Walking Tours Jacksonville Pub Walks
https://bold-city-downtown.square.site/?fbclid=IwAR0bOWnKV3r1nbTXrRaldeo0FlRMhEmICJ93zNFEGqAr47IZUYyjBngFqDk

01/17/2022

Today we delivered an African American History tour of Jacksonville for local Fleet Landing residents on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The tour included 12 sites and many of the local African American legends were woven into the stories such as James Weldon Johnson, Bullet Bob Hayes, Artis Gilmore, Augusta Savage, Rodney Hurst, Johnnetta Cole and Eartha White. Upcoming public walking tours are Tuesday's "Top to Bottom" and Friday night's Pub Walk with a Bicentennial theme. Shelton Hull Jacksonville Walking & Biking Advocates Jessica Leigh Walton Tickets on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/adlib-luxury-tours-amp-transportation-inc-33422520323

AdLib Luxury Tours & Transportation, Inc.

11/22/2021

It has been a busy November for personalized tours in Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Amelia Island. We extended our tour region to include Deland, FL after a custom tour for a country club group. I am grateful to be stepping on to visiting motor coaches again. Nights of Lights in St Augustine is bigger and brighter this year.

11/07/2021

On tour yesterday in St. Augustine with an international group. We had to do what the flooding allowed and fortunately the San Sebastian Winery and St Augustine Distillery were open for Tastings! We made it a tour party. Guests from Malaysia and Montenegro added to our count totaling 96 countries on tour.

10/21/2021

AdLib Luxury Tours was excited yesterday to receive the Strategic Partner of the Quarter award from the team at Visit Jacksonville.

10/06/2021

River City Haunts tour launches this month (Oct) in Downtown. Tours start at 8pm from Bold City Downtown on Fri/Sat nights. Tickets on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/river-city-haunts-fri-night-8pm-tickets-167886263333

Explore the darker side of Jacksonville with tales told by a local spirit. Free street parking after 6pm. Optional cemetery tour follows.

09/07/2021

AdLib was happy to serve an international group this past week in Jax. Tour guests from Nepal and Liberia put our country count at 94. Many more to go to reach 195 countries in the world.

07/09/2021

It's been busy doing private Familiarization tours for all the newcomers moving to Jax. Take one of our weekly Jax public tours, Tue 10am "Top to Bottom" to see the tunnels or a Friday night 7pm fun Jacksonville Pub Walks with a different theme each week. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jacksonville-pub-walks-legends-liars-fri-night-7pm-tickets-158481696019

2 pubs, 13 stories, 1 lie. Guess the lie for a prize. Each week a fun theme and different character guide. Free street parking after 6pm.

07/01/2021

Last week's Jacksonville Pub Walks was a sell-out featuring architecture with Henry John Klutho (photo below). This week's theme (Fri 7/2/21) is the First Hollywood (silent movie era). Proceeds to Norman Studios Silent Film Museum, Inc.. Start at Bold City Downtown at 7pm. Jessica Leigh Walton Shelton Hull

05/24/2021

Tues 10am "Top to Bottom" Jacksonville Walking Tours this week and Fri 7pm Jacksonville Pub Walks with a City Founders theme. There were 4 winners this past Fri night with the City Haunts theme using the "Legends & Liars" interactive format.

05/14/2021

Jacksonville Pub Walks "Legends & Liars" tonight (Fri 7pm) with architect Henry John Klutho. Meet at Bold City Downtown brewery (109 E Bay St). Mid-way pub stop is Burrito Gallery. 2 pubs, 13 stories; try to guess which one is the lie to win a prize. Street parking free after 6pm. Text or call 904-599-0019 for info. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jacksonville-pub-walks-legends-liars-fri-night-tickets-154547907953

2 pubs, 13 stories, 1 lie. Guess the lie for a prize. Each week a fun theme and different character guide. Free street parking after 6pm.

05/07/2021

Pub Walk "Legends & Liars" with General Jackson. Military theme this week, Friday 5/7/21. Meet at Bold City Downtown brewery (109 E Bay St) at 7pm. This week is FREE. Mid-way pub stop is The Volstead. 2 pubs, 13 stories; try to guess which one is the lie to win a prize. Text or call 904-599-0019 to join in on the fun.

04/27/2021

New program launch called Jacksonville Pub Walks, every Friday. This Friday 4/30/21 7pm "Legends & Liars" theme is the Great Fire with Mayor JET Bowden as the tour guide. 13 stories, one lie. Guess the lie and win a prize. Meet at Bold City Brewery Downtown (109 E Bay St). This is the last of the FREE tours. To register, call 904-599-0019.

03/26/2021

River City Haunts tour tomorrow night (Fri 3/26/21) at 7:30pm, meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Jacksonville, Newnan Street side of the hotel. $20/p. Call to reserve, 904-599-0019.

12/17/2020

In our down time between tours, we launched the History Hiker X video series. Enjoy the adventure and the history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIL7AMZKXjM

A 3 day journey on the Florida Trail in the Aucilla Sinks area near Tallahassee that starts by canoeing down the Wacissa River.Inspired by the CAPS Fund (www...

12/17/2020

We are still doing private tours of North FL and Jax Walking Tours during the pandemic. Call to reserve at 904-599-0019.

09/04/2020

While being sidelined from touring, we are developing new on-line programs to be rolled out later this year. Here is a little teaser from my journey writing that is evolving into on-location educational programs.

Ponte Vedra resident and tour guide Gary Sass shares his experiences from his recent journey hiking the Appalachian Trail in a five-part series to be featured in The Recorder. Here is Part 1.

08/05/2019

Join a public offered Jacksonville Walking Tour on Tues 8/6/19 10am - 11:45am with local historian Gary Sass. Meet outside of Jacksonville Landing by the Andrew Jackson statue. Come see secret bank tunnels and 1909 bank vault and many other sites. Call to reserve 904-827-1845. $20/adult.