San Antonio Historic City Tour: Full-Day Experience
4.8
259 Ratings
San Antonio
Discover the rich history and vibrant culture of San Antonio on this full-day city tour. Explore over 60 points of interest, including the Downtown Reach, Museum Reach, and Mission Reach, and learn about the city's architecture and diverse heritage.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • La Villita Historic Arts Village - Explore the art galleries and stores selling gifts, custom jewelry, pottery, and imported Mexican folk art.
  • Hemisfair - Listen to the history of HemisFair ‘68 - the official 1968 World’s Fair themed “The Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas”
  • St. Paul Square - See St. Paul Square, Historic Sunset Station- the historic Southern Pacific Railroad depot terminal
  • Museum Reach: San Antonio River Walk - Points of interests include: ButterKrust Bakery; Doseum; Botanical Gardens; McNay Art Museum; Incarnate Word University; Witte Museum
  • San Antonio River - Listen to exciting narratives and sounds of the San Antonio River
  • Pearl Brewery - Learn the history of the Pearl Brewery complex.
  • Historic Market Square - Shop or have lunch at El Mercado - the largest Mexican market in the nation.
  • Brackenridge Park - Listen to exciting narratives and sounds
  • Japanese Tea Gardens - Explore the gardens, koi ponds, water fall, and tea house
  • San Antonio Missions National Historical Park - Listen to exciting narratives and sounds
  • Mission Concepcion - Experience the history of the church, grounds, and exhibitions at the oldest unrestored stone church in the nation. See the original frescos at this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Southtown - Listen to exciting narratives and sounds
  • King William Historic District - Listen to exciting narratives and sounds
What's Included
  • Explore 60 points of interest on a full-day city bus tour
  • Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
  • Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off for downtown hotels from 8:30 AM
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Explore the uniqueness of San Antonio in an intimate day-tour that unveils the city’s rich history, striking architecture, and blend of cultures. Discover the city through captivating stories and audio effects connected to various historic places and important events, covering more than 60 attractions. The tour provides a comprehensive look into San Antonio’s Downtown Reach, Museum Reach, and Mission Reach.

Location
La Villita Historic Arts Village
418 Villita St,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.8
(259 Ratings)
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Rebeccalf8804js
Mar 22, 2024
“Pretty Cool” - This is best to book at the start of your trip. You learn so much and see things you can go back and spend more time at later. Alex was a friendly, knowledgeable tour guide who was “pretty cool, huh” 😊 I enjoyed the peaceful Tea Garden and the Riverwalk area near the Pearl. It’s a long day, but a really good day.
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Thomas_w
Mar 17, 2024
The best of San Antonio - Our guide Domingo was very knowledgeable and humorous along the way. Kept asking if we had anymore questions. A fantastic tour that showed us many important sites in San Antonio’s history.
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Kenneth_z
Mar 13, 2024
Highlights of San Antonio history - Great guide,terrific info. Will recommend to family and friends! Domingo was very knowledgeable about the history of this great city!
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Tammy_a
Mar 11, 2024
Discover San Antonio! - I just loved all the information! Alex did a great job! I found it be very detailed and we covered all the way back to before Texas was a state, architecture, politics, religion and some great philanthropy history as well as all the work done for the worlds fair
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Brian_h
Mar 10, 2024
Great tour. - Alex was a very good guide with lots of information and stories. We did the all day and glad we did.
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Fiona_d
Feb 28, 2024
Alex is a very knowledgeable tour guide,a safe driver and made the tour a fun experience. - A great way to learn about the beginnings of San Antonio to it's present day. Recommend you do this tour at the beginning of your stay. Our lunch at a mexican restaurant was as a group and very enjoyable with good food.
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Xiaosi_y
Mar 17, 2024
The wonderful... - The wonderful conversation with the tour guide, Domingo. He is very knowledgeable about the topic, and we learned a great deal from him about the history, culture, and people of San Antonio.
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Mmabma
Mar 15, 2024
Great but the half day tour would have been plenty. - Very interesting morning. We learned a lot about the city and the history of the area. Driver was very knowledgeable. We did not look into the Tour very well and were not aware that we could have gone for only half a day. The afternoon was OK but would recommend to others to just do the half day tour.
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Jamesbh1860kz
Feb 29, 2024
I'll go back again. - Did a lot of the tourist attractions: Sea World, Riverwalk, the Alamo, and the Zoo. Nothing was crowded and the weather was very good, a little warmer than usual. Most of the attractions were a little pricey but the attraction food and drinks were very high. Sea World was good but scaled back with a lot closed. The shows were excellent, and the rides well attended. The Riverwalk cruise was very enjoyable but shortened due to construction. The guide was knowledgeable but stilted. The Alamo was fascinating and the docents really sharp. The zoo was better than in the past due to the rebuilding. A number of exhibits are available for added cost. Overall, it was a very good experience. Although San Antonio is not nationally known for food, I found a number of slightly upscale restaurants serving excellent meals.
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Donnagenta
Mar 10, 2024
Only book half a day. - We booked the full day tour. We spent over a hour dropping off people that only booked the morning trip, then picking up more people that booked the afternoon trip. This was not acceptable at all. Was not mentioned in the add.
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