Old San Juan Walking Tour: Explore the Historical City's Rich 500-Year History

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Step into the rich history of Old San Juan on a guided walking tour, exploring over 500 years of the island’s fascinating past. Discover hidden secrets, visit iconic landmarks, and immerse yourself in the historical charm of this captivating city.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Plaza Colon - This is the main Plaza in Old San Juan and the Tour will start at the Plaza with a description of the Plaza and the surroundings.
The Capitol of Puerto Rico - Capitol Building, description of the building and surrounding areas
Castillo San Felipe del Morro - Make a stop at the castle and give a description of the castle…

What's Included

Bottled water
Certified Tour Guide

What's Not Included

Fortress Entrance Tickets

Additional Information

Walk the Historical city of old San Juan on a guided tour, going back in time over 500 years. Starting at Plaza Colon and explaining the rich history of the island dating back to the natives of the island (Tainos). Walk thru the cobblestone streets dating back to the 1800’s and explore some of the hidden secrets from San Juan. Enjoy and explore the most…

Location

Plaza Colón

Next to the fruit shake stand

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Timecia_p

Nov 9, 2025

Eli was amazing! He was... - Eli was amazing! He was very attentive, and great with his history of Puerto Rico. Energetic, funny and charming! I would recommend this tour and I plan on doing another when i get back!

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Mobile47200781046

Oct 30, 2025

Amazing tour and Eli was great! - Great tour and even better tour guide! Eli was great, very knowledgeable, friendly and fun! I highly recommend this tour and hope to be back soon!

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Ronald_j

Oct 26, 2025

Tour of Old San Juan - Our walking tour of Old San Juan was amazing. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable regarding the history of Puerto Rico and the island. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a lot of water. Puerto Rico is hot and humid. I highly recommend this excursion. Extremely educational and breathtaking views of the city.

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Jonathan_l

Oct 25, 2025

Eli was excelente! - Eli was so knowledgeable and light hearted he made it entertaining and informative! Well worth a morning.

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Megan_c

Oct 19, 2025

We had a great time on... - We had a great time on this tour! Appreciated learning about the history that we otherwise wouldn’t know when exploring Old San Juan. We also really appreciated the suggestions for places for food and drinks. Kind of a bummer with government shutdown, the fortresses were closed. Obviously not anything we or the guide could control. I do have a suggestion for how to improve the tour for those with hearing loss. I personally had a hard time hearing the tour guide even with the speaker. But I’m also hard of hearing so that can be expected. I just wish there was a closed captioning option or a way to stream directly into a hearing aid. Or even some handouts would do. I missed about every 3rd word and had to piece it together or make note to look it up later. Really not that big of deal. That’s my norm. I was just bummed to miss a lot of the information.

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R4281urkerrym

Oct 14, 2025

Must have experience - For the price, the experience was great, tour guide very informative. Totally loved it. Even advised us on popular spots.

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Javon_s

Sep 23, 2025

Walking tour - Eli was an excellent tour guide! Not only does he know his history but he’s was also very kind, considerate and humorous as well! Highly recommend!

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Trudyc690

Sep 19, 2025

Amazing - Eli was awesome very knowledgeable I learned so much in the almost 2 .5 hrs went by quick it felt like a family member guided us threw the beautiful streets of old San Juan the history of the boriquen people is truely inside him as he spoke of the history . He is a real boricua , oh the bochinche was ..well u will have to take this tour to find out Eli has the tea

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Courtney_m

Sep 14, 2025

Great tour! Although it... - Great tour! Although it was super hot my niece and I had a good time learning the history of Puerto Rico.

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J_j

Sep 13, 2025

Okay experience - It was hottt. Definitely bring water. The tourist was informative, but he didn’t allow much time for pics or small pit stops to get drinks or souvenirs.

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From $30

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult