PRIVATE CHARTERS
October PRIVATE HALLOWEEN LIGHT TOURS! Ding! Ding!
October Halloween Lights Private Trolley Tours begin booking on 5/1/2023 on or after 10:00am CST. No early email requests will be processed.
What IS a Private Charter: A private charter is when you book a Trolley all to yourself for your group to enjoy an event or a tour.
Each Trolley can hold up to 30 guests. Every heartbeat from one day old to 99 years young counts as one in the count. Private Charters can have from two to 30 on board (but you don't have to fill it to the maximum). Up to you! The entire Trolley is YOURS for the hour(s) that you booked.
No food or candy of any kind allowed on Trolley. Drinks with a lid are ok to bring on board.
Because of timing and logistics, we only pick up in Naperville for October and Nov/Dec Holiday Light Trolley Tours.
Ding! Ding! THUMP!!! Halloween Lights Trolley Tours Details:
DATES offered: October 20-31, 2023
TIMES offered:
Sunday through Friday: 7:00pm -8:00pm and 8:30pm -9:30pm
Saturday's: 7:30pm-8:30pm and 9:00pm -10:00pm
PRICING:
October 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29: $425/hour+$75/18% driver gratuity = $500.00 all in.
October 23, 24, 25, 30, 31: $400/hour+$72/18% driver gratuity = $472 all in.
To book a Private Halloween Light Tour, please email us on or after 5/1/22 at 10:00am CST or later the date, time, contract name, mailing address, cell, and Naperville pick up address. We pick up at most Naperville addresses. We will confirm availability, get you in the book, and send you the contract by the end of May to sign and return with your $250 engagement fee check. The balance is then due one month before your event date. Any private Halloween Tours booked on or after 9/1/23 will be paid in full with signed contract.
Driver gratuity is added to all Private Tours.
Checks are preferred payment as any amount you charge on a credit card has 5% processing and handling added to it.
(Public/individual Halloween Light Tour reservations may be booked via the "Book Public tours" button starting on 8/1/23 and are $25 per person, all ages.)
Standard Cancellation Terms for Private Charters:
Standard cancellation terms are as follows: Monies paid (excluding the Engagement Fee) will be refunded upon cancellation prior to the event date as follows: at least 120 days or more before event date - 75%, 90-119 days before event date - 50%, 60-89 days before event date - 25%, 59 days or less before event date - no refund.
Engagement Fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
PRIVATE HOLIDAY LIGHT TOURS! Ding! Ding!
Private November/December Holiday Lights Private Trolley Tours for 2023 begin booking via email requests on or after 10:00am CST on MAY 1, 2023 No early emails will be processed.
What IS a Private Charter: A private charter is when you book a Trolley all to yourself for your group to enjoy a light tour.
Each Trolley can hold up to 30 guests. Every heartbeat from one day old to 99 years young counts as one in the count. Private Charters can have from two to 30 on board (but you don't have to fill it to the maximum). Up to you! The entire Trolley is YOURS for the hour(s) that you booked.
No food or candy of any kind allowed on Trolley. Drinks with a lid are ok to bring on board.
Because of timing and logistics, we only pick up in Naperville for October and Nov/Dec Holiday Light Trolley Tours.
Northern Tour has a pick up north of 75th and most homes we visit are north of 75th.
Southern tour has a pick up south of 75th and most homes we visit are south of 75th.
Eastern tour has a pick up east of Washington and has some homes that we visit on the north, some on the south, and some on the east sides of town. (The eastern tour will not see "all" of the homes on the northern tour nor "all" of the homes on the southern tour as we add a lot from the east side. A fun mix!)
Trolley-la-la-la...la-la-la-la! Nov/Dec Lights Trolley Tour
Details:
DATES offered: November 24 - 26, & December 1-28
(With the exception of being closed on Christmas Day, 12/25)
TIMES offered:
(Yes, it's dark by 4:30pm. It's our 28th year touring!)
5:00pm to 6:00pm
6:30pm to 7:30pm
8:00pm to 9:00pm
9:30pm to 10:30pm
PRICING:
December 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 = $400/hour+$72/18% driver gratuity = $472.00 all in.
November 24, 25, 26, & December 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27 = $425/hour+$75/18% driver gratuity
= $500.00 all in.
How do I book a Private Charter?
On or after 10:00am CST on May 1, 2023:
Email: annette@napervilletrolley.com
All emails are answered in order that they were received.
No early emails will be accepted or processed.
Include the Date, Time, Pick up address, and number of Trolleys you are requesting, as well as the name of the person that will be signing the contract, mailing address with zip code, and cell number.
Pick up location is VERY important as we have logistics we are working with. If unsure, at the minimum, we need "north of 75th" or "south of 75th" in order to make the reservation. Sorry, we can't pick up on one side of 75th and head to the other unless you are just a block away from 75th street.
Include at least THREE tour time choices, in order of preferences.
This way, if your first choice is not available, we can see how your second choice fits, then third. Otherwise, I have to email you back that your choice was not available and to send more, which puts your reply email at the back of the email list.
Annette will reply to your email within 24 hours (and usually a lot faster than that) that you are "in the book" on Date/Time/Northern or Southern or Eastern tour. If not already included in the first email to Naperville Trolley, she will request:
THEN
Once all information needed has been sent to Naperville Trolley,
Your contract will be EMAILED to you by the end of May. If you do not return your information (above) to send out your contract, you may lose your reservation. If you do not return your contract that was emailed to you by stated due date that it is due with your engagement fee check in the amount of $250.00, you may lose your reservation.
Checks are preferred and any credit card requests have 5% processing and handling added to any amount charged.
The balance is due one month before your tour date.
Driver gratuity is included on all Private Charter bookings.
Standard Cancellation Terms for Private Charters:
Standard cancellation terms are as follows: Monies paid (excluding the Engagement Fee) will be refunded upon cancellation prior to the event date as follows: at least 120 days or more before event date - 75%, 90-119 days before event date - 50%, 60-89 days before event date - 25%, 59 days or less before event date - no refund.
Engagement Fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
GENERAL PRIVATE CHARTER INFO
A PRIVATE CHARTER is when you book the entire Trolley for yourself.
Examples include a Private Birthday Party, Corporate event, Neighborhood Fun, House Walk, Wedding Anniversary, "This is your Life" Tour, Trolley to/from dinner on the town, Private Historic Tour of Naperville, Church Group FUN, Class Reunion Tour, School Dance, Private Halloween Lights Tour, your "Fun Idea", and our infamous Private Holiday Light Tour in November & December.
Each Trolley can board up to 30 guests, but that doesn't mean you have to fill it all the way. Private Charters are by the hour, not the number of guests on board.
We have a one hour minimum and/or "to" your event and if you want us to pick you up later, a one hour minimum "from". Travel time/fuel fee if any stops are outside of Naperville. Our one-hour minimum booking is a solid one hour booking and the hour can not be spilt up into smaller units. One hour bookings begin at $400/hour+18% driver gratuity, 20% driver gratuity 8:00pm and later.
Non light tour charter rates change at 9:00pm to $600 per hour with two hour minimum plus 20% driver gratuity (and travel time/fuel fee if outside of Naperville). We will only stay on past 9:00pm with earlier hours booked as well.
A lot of groups book the Trolley to get them "to" the fun then ride-share home as everyone leaves the party at different times. We can send you a quote for your Special Trolley FUN!
Weddings are also a Private Charter booking, have a three hour minimum, and a travel time/fuel fee if we are Trolleying outside of Naperville. Be block from noon to 7:00pm on Saturday's for Weddings/3 hour bookings. Visit our Wedding tab for more details on Weddings.
Every age counts as "one" person on board, even babies. Can you imagine a Trolley with 10 lap babies added to the count? Neither can we. We have rules we must follow and in those rules, every heartbeat = one person, no matter what age or how small they are.
Once a date/time has been confirmed, a contract will be emailed to you to review, sign, and return with a non-refundable engagement fee check. Your balance will be due one month before your tour date. Should you wish to pay with credit card, 5% processing and handling fee is added to any amount charged. We prefer checks.
Standard Cancellation Terms for Private Charters:
Standard cancellation terms are as follows: Monies paid (excluding the Engagement Fee) will be refunded upon cancellation prior to the event date as follows: at least 120 days or more before event date - 75%, 90-119 days before event date - 50%, 60-89 days before event date - 25%, 59 days or less before event date - no refund.
Engagement Fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
Thank you!