Albuquerque Historic Walking Tour: Smartphone Guided Exploration
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13 Ratings
Albuquerque
Embark on a smartphone-guided walking tour of Albuquerque's historic spots, uncovering its rich history, legends, and hidden gems. Explore at your own pace and discover the city's native peoples, trade history, and more.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- San Felipe de Neri Church - The tour stops outside of the the San Felipe de Neri Church, one of the most famous in the area and you’ll learn it’s historic past and see one of the most reconizable places in Albuquerque.
What's Included
- Explore Old Town Albuquerque’s historic sites
- Enjoy a Smart Phone App Guided Walking Tour
- Tour with no expiration date
- Flexible schedule - tour at your own pace any time
- Uncover the historical narratives of Albuquerque
What's Not Included
- No Food, drinks or admission, the tour is all outside
Additional Information
Explore the historical sites of Albuquerque, learning about its past and folklore at your leisure, using a smartphone-guided (GPS/APP) walking tour.
During the tour, you’ll get to view the ancient patio market, the San Felipe de Neri Church, a concealed chapel, the bygone trading post, a candy store that offers Heisenberg blue - a prop used in Breaking Bad, the Old Town Square, outdoor statues of conquerors, a secluded courtyard and much more.
I will guide you through the history of Albuquerque, the indigenous communities, the myths and tales of rattlesnakes and turquoise, the Spanish conquerors, the settlers who established the city, the history of trade, and many more fascinating things.
You can proceed at your own speed and timetable. Feel comfortable to pause the tour at any point to delve deeper. The tour does not have an expiration date.
Location
Church Street Cafe
Church Street Northwest
The tour starts outside the Church Street Cafe where you'll hear about it's historic past. Then the tour will navigate you step by step through Albuquerque showing you it's hidden gems and telling you it's history.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(13 Ratings)
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Sewingforadventure
Apr 1, 2024
Entertaining ghost tour! - I loved the tour, it was fun and informative. It required a decent amount of walking on mostly level surfaces. Our tour guide also threw in a few jump scares for the teenagers. He was very knowledgable and personable. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Martha25
Jan 22, 2024
Great tour of Duke city - Such a great way to tour old town ABQ on our pace and timing. VERY well done! Instructions were clear and easy. I’d recommend it to anyone.
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141prudencem
Nov 9, 2023
Shopping In Old Town - We didn't take a tour, but I wish we would have! Our time in Old Town Albuquerque was wonderful. The shops are full of high quality art, clothing, jewelry, outdoor wear, etc. The staff were friendly and the owners of a photo gallery spent time sharing their knowledge. So many tourist oriented places are full of cheap souvenirs - not old town! We loved being outdoors amid the historic architecture. We were there on Halloween near Mexcio's Day of the Dead holiday. There were neat alters and some related activities too.
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Ladonna
Oct 31, 2023
Olde Town Albuquerque Smartphone Tour - Smartphone tour is a great idea. However, I’m unable to follow maps (get lost in the mall). I still highly recommend this tour, besides, it was only $6 so you can’t go wrong.
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Pamela
Sep 3, 2023
Great fun for a small fee. You won’t regret the tour. - The tour helped us to find interesting places along the way that we would have missed otherwise. There were little nooks on Old Town with cool little shops that were unique and fun to find. Overall we truly enjoyed our walk about in Old Town Albuquerque.
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Laura_k
Aug 31, 2023
Very informative and easy... - Very informative and easy to use. Learned a lot about the area and how Albuquerque to be what it is and where it is.
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Richard_t
Jul 1, 2023
Old town on your own - The app layer out old town nicely. The directions portion was touch and go, we just used google maps. The narrative was perfect!
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Patepied
May 9, 2023
Just do it - The best deal ever!!! You set your phone and off you go. You go at your own pace, while listening to the narrator, whose voice is very soothing and knowledgeable about the area.He tells you when to stop and will explain where you are and the history about it.
You learn about the city maybe not as in-depth as you would with a guide, but just about the right amount !
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Heatherl_b
Oct 7, 2023
Nice way to see Old Town - Walk was pleasant and informative. We had a little difficult with following the directions towards the end and map could have been labeled better.
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Charlene_m
Oct 11, 2023
Disappointed - They are not flexible with the booking. My vacation flows. I attempted to access my audio tour the day before I booked it. But was denied based on policy. It’s an audio file… what kind of policy is that.
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