San Antonio UNESCO Missions: Engaging Historical Tour
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85 Ratings
San Antonio
Experience an engaging, historically accurate, and entertaining tour of the San Antonio UNESCO Missions. Learn about life at the missions, architectural influences, and the interdependence between different cultures. Book now!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Mission Espada - Southern-most mission of the five in San Antonio, this location is the start of your tour and will lay the foundational context for the rest of the tour. You will walk into the interior of this mission, hear interesting information about its’ inhabitants and the Friars, as well as, the construction and layout of the mission. You will also have an opportunity to walk into the church that looks as it did in the 1700’s.
What's Included
- Transportation
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Bottled water
Additional Information
This is assuredly the most captivating, historically authentic, and delightful missions tour available in San Antonio.
We encourage you to consider our ‘Missions and More’ tour, which not only encompasses all four missions, but also extends to include two additional centuries of San Antonio’s history and its various cultures. Kindly refer to the reviews for this tour.
You will gain an understanding of the everyday life at the missions, the influences on their construction and architecture, and the relationships between the Franciscan Friars, the soldiers, and the Payaya, Coahuiltecan, along with other indigenous tribes. This finely curated experience sheds light on colonialization as well as interdependence. Upon concluding this tour, you will be fascinated by the highest concentration of Spanish missions in the US!
The tour is locally owned and operated by the esteemed professional guide and history teacher, stand-up comedian (acquainted with Kevin Hart:), performer, and global traveller - Michael Robinson.
Location
Mission Espada
10040 Espada Rd
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(85 Ratings)
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Rickydaled
May 3, 2024
Amazing day! - We had an amazing day with Michael touring the missions and learning about the history of San Antonio. We found him knowledgeable, friendly and funny as we spent 7 hours with him taking a trip through time. Next time we’re in town, we’ll absolutely hire Michael as our tour guide.
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Kasias837
Feb 20, 2024
Wonderful tour that highlights such important history! - Wonderful tour that was not only historically accurate but also culturally sensitive. Mike did an excellent job and was a great host!
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T4602lpmarkc
Feb 3, 2024
San Antonio wonderful tour. - San Antonio Pro great tour, knowledgeable and personable guide who exceeded expectations and left us with a fantastic history of the missions is San Antonio.
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Helmut922
Jan 19, 2024
A most excellent tour - Michael is a top notch tour guide. He mixes a friendly social approach to us as visitors with the knowledge of a professional historian. - and he does it well. We highly recommend this tour.
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Mymom
Jan 13, 2024
Excellent tour of Missions - We were traveling in a group of 4, two couples. We booked Michael to pick us up at our hotel on the River Walk and give us a tour of the Missions. He has great communication, was prompt, very personable and very knowledgeable. He altered his tour slightly to accommodate our interests - when we expressed interest in indigenous foods and asked for a lunch recommendation he suggested we all go to Pharm Table. We had a great lunch there, trying mesquite pancakes, amaranth and a mesquite latte. Thanks for a great tour and great conversation!
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Williamsu94hh
Dec 31, 2023
This is the tour for you! - Michael is the perfect guide. Knowledgeable and witty. Kept the tour moving at at the perfect pace
Don’t look any further. Book this tour!
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61lesliep
Oct 31, 2023
Totally worthwhile tour - Husband and I booked a private tour with Michael. Happily for us, he accommodated our needs when we had to ask for a date change less than a week before the tour. We know a good bit about Texas and missions' history. Michael began the tour probing our knowledge and tailored his talk accordingly. We came away having learned a lot and were thoroughly impressed by his knowledge of history and his charming personality. It was great to have someone drive us between missions, all the while explaining more information. Highly recommend both Michael and this tour.
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Dimitri_b
Oct 28, 2023
Great tour - This was a very informative tour, we learned a lot about the unique history of the 5 missions of San Antonio. Michael is also a very entertaining tour guide.
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Verdesaucy
Oct 27, 2023
Awesome Private Tour - We hired Michael for a private food / brewery tour for 15 friends from all over the US. From the first day I emailed him in June, to the day of our tour in October, he was fantastic. He's a local and knows all the best spots and he coordinated an awesome tour. He shared a lot of San Antonio history with us and we even made an impromptu stop at Mission Concepción so we could do a photo op and learn about the Spanish Missions of San Antonio. I would highly recommend Michael. This was an awesome way to explore San Antonio!
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U604txrickf
Oct 4, 2023
Great tour - Our tour guide Michael was great. Well educated, well spoken and very knowledgeable about the Missions. My wife and I had a great time. Thank you Michael!
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