There certainly plenty of tours in the area, especially if you expand your scope to include Washington DC. Private tours are harder to come by, but I’ll do my best.

In Alexandria:

The go-to tour company in Alexandria is the “Footsteps to the Past” company. At any given time, in any given season, they offer anywhere from 3-10 different tours, history to haunted, groups to individual, 30 minutes to 3 hours. Just depends on what you want to do. They haven’t released their March schedule yet, but they tend to do something special every month (like a Black History Tour in February, for instance.

Another cool thing about Footsteps to the Past is that they can even cater a private tour to you with enough warning (so act fast). If you know there’s something about the town that’ll interest you most (the Potomac, historic Old Town, etc.), you can plan a private tour arround it. You can read the rules about that down at the very bottom of the home page.

There Web site is kind of confusing, but just keep reading and you’ll learn about all of their tours piece by piece. You’re good time is secure in the hands of this tour company. Here’s the Web site: http://www.footstepstothepast.com/

Depending on when you arrive on March 7, you may be able to enjoy the “Old Town Alexandria Tasting and Historical Walking Tour”. That may seem an odd combination, but it’s a great idea. For this tour, you and your group enjoy a guided, narrated walk through Alexandria’s historic Old Town with the added bonus of getting to sample the cuisine of several of the district’s family run restaurants. These tours are notorious for selling out (when food’s involved, what’d you expect), so you’ll want to get call ahead reservations. Learn all about it at their Web site: http://www.dcmetrofoodtours.com/virginia_tours.htm

Of course, there are also cruises on the Potomac to consider. Here’s a good company: http://www.potomacriverboatco.com/

Or you can simply enjoy a carriage ride through Old Town, if quick and inexpensive are what’s desired.

In Washington DC:

Honestly, you’ll trip over a tour in Washington DC every time you turn around, and with so much competition the price is usually pretty reasonable. There are the obvious Capital Hill, National Mall and monument tours, and if you’re first time visitors, that would be our recommendation.

One fun tour, though admittedly not the cheapest, is the “Segway Night Tour of Washington DC”. Explore DC’s most fantastic sights lit up in their nighttime glory while riding a Segway. Learn about it here: http://www.trustedtours.com/store/Segway-Night-Tour-of-Washington-DC-C331.aspx

There are also walking tours that do the whole nighttime thing in case you just can’t stomach the Segway or don’t own the requisite Blue Tooth headset (ha ha ha).

If you have more questions, please let me know. Have a great time in Alexandria and Washington DC.