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Old Town Stroll: High Noon History Tour

4.9

161 Ratings

Albuquerque

Join our High Noon History Tour in Old Town and discover the hidden treasures, legends, and lore of this historic neighborhood. Don't miss out on the complete Old Town experience!

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Old Town - Shops, Galleries, Restaurants, Art and more are found in hidden patio. Steeped in history and legends.
Albuquerque Old Town - Certified Tour Guides dispel the rumors and myths with authentic information about the “Duke City” as they escort you on an exciting adventure through time. Embark on a 75-minute , guided, leisurely stroll which takes you through the streets and alleys of one of the oldest towns in North America. Old Town was founded in 1706, over seventy years before the United States became a country, and has thrived on the banks of the Rio Grande for centuries. We know the sights, sounds, flavors, people, shops, products, places, and photo opportunities that give visitors the complete “Old Town Experience”. Whether you’re visiting Old Town for just a few hours or for several days, we ensure that you won’t miss a thing!

We specialize in informative, interesting and entertaining outdoor walking tours which share a wide variety of interesting trivia and historical facts in the heart of the Duke City. We provide memorable experiences for both locals and visitors to the Land of Enchantment.

American International Rattlesnake Museum - Get a Certificate of bravery!
San Felipe de Neri Church - Built in 1706 and again in 1793 in this location.

What's Included

Family and pet-friendly experience
Explore historic properties, photographs, legends, and folklore
Enjoy trivia and fun facts during the tour
Includes admission to the 12pm guided outdoor walking tour

What's Not Included

Guides accept & appreciate your Gratuity, suggested 15% at Tour’s end - think of it as good karma!
We do not usually go inside the buildings during the Tour, we reminisce from the outside walkways.
Tours meet at our Ticket Window in Old Town. Transportation to and from Old Town is NOT included.

Additional Information

We are experts of Old Town! We’re familiar with every corner, every sound, smell and taste, every individual, every store, product, landmarks, places for perfect photographs and every unique aspect that provides tourists with the quintessential ‘Old Town Experience’. No matter if you’re here for a quick visit or plan to stay for a week, we promise you won’t miss out on anything! Our experienced guides will take care of almost everything you need. We’re familiar with the history, myths and tales. We’ll introduce you to shops, vendors, museums, eateries, secret spots and extraordinary finds that might be too difficult for you to discover on your own. We will reveal to you the secrets of Old Town!

Good, old-fashioned, family fun and information
Outdoor walking Tour held regardless of the weather: Sun, rain, storm, wind or snow.
Tours are Pet Friendly
Tours are a 1-mile leisurely stroll with several opportunities to sit down along the way. No hills. No stairs. Not continual walking.
Dress for the weather. Drink plenty of water. Sun screen and comfortable walking shoes suggested. Bring a poncho or umbrella for rainy days if so desired.
Tour is wheel chair, stroller, cane, scooter, crutch and other mobility device friendly.
Service Animals and pets allowed

Location

#AbqTours - History & GHOST Tours of Old Town

Romero Street Northwest

Check in 15-minutes before Tour start time at our Ticket Window. We are Across the street West of the San Felipe de Neri Church. Just north of the Noisy Water Winery, in the back of Plaza don Luis. Next door to the public restrooms. GPS Coordinates:N 35° 5'47.93" W 106°40'15.61"

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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(161 Ratings)

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Jodyc440

May 27, 2024

Old Town Albuquerque comes alive with Edie - We typically take tours like this whenever we're on vacation. Helps us understand the history and traditions of the places we visit while offering locals' perspectives and advice on where to go, do and eat. Edie, our Old Town Albuquerque tour guide, didn't disappoint. She knew her stuff, including inside stories and funny anecdotes. And her restaurant recommendations were great, too. Heartily recommend this tour and Edie.

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Richard_w

May 15, 2024

Great overview of Albaquerque history! - We thoroughly enjoyed Edie’s tour! Sites were very interesting and her description of how adobe bricks were made and used in Spanish buildings was exceptional. Her explanation of how Alburquque grew and developed over the years was very interesting.

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Webb0412

May 13, 2024

Great, Informative Tour - We took the 75 minute History tour, and it was excellent. Our guide was very knowledgeable and had a book of old photographs of many of the sites to contrast with the modern building or scene that we were seeing. As first time visitors, we learned a lot about Alburquerque and New Mexico.

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P9676xfjohnh

May 12, 2024

Great tour around the Old Town. - This was the first of our two Old Town tours. The second was the evening haunted tour. Both tours followed essentially the same area, but were totally different in their content. So, if you are debating which tour to take, take both! We essentially a private tour. Just the two of us this mid-week out of season. So we got the guide all to ourselves which was great. Tour started on time and did not go more than a couple of blocks from the starting point. Lasted about 1.5 hrs at a steady, but unhurried pace. Guide was excellent and knew her local history. We walked around the square and up a few smaller side streets. Stopped many times to look at houses, architecture and building techniques that had prevailed over the years. On the return our guide mentioned a number of good places to eat and introduced us to a winery where we enjoyed a complimentary sampling - and purchased a few bottles to take home. Great time was spent on this tour. Thanks.

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Justine_m

May 4, 2024

Educational and Fun - Overall, a thoroughly engaging and spirited tour/tour-guide. I really enjoyed this historic tour of Olde Town

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Cindyorr

Apr 29, 2024

Interesting facts and lore of old New Mexico - The guide was very knowledgeable about fact and lore. It was a small group of 7 but she wore a microphone so that could hear her better - and sometimes due to the crowd noise she needed it. The amount of walking required was very little - perhaps a few blocks in total. The stories were great and the history was intriguing. We would highly recommend.

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Gordonc229

Apr 11, 2024

Stoll through Old Towne - We had an enjoyable stroll around the old towne. Our guide- Missy was excellent. We could hear clearly and the pace was very good. One of us has a knee issue and this was not a problem. You don't go very far, but very enjoyable stories

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Wewa257

Mar 30, 2024

Old Town Tour - We learned many interesting things about Albuquerque history and Old Town. Charlie was a fun guide and we’re glad we took the tour!

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Francisgy5192oz

Mar 24, 2024

ABQ Stop - Guide was very knowledgeable and informative. We did however have difficulties with Tripadvisor site and had to go to ticket booth to secure reservations.

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