Talking Buildings: Historic Old San Juan Audio Tour

Embark on a self-guided audio tour of the historic buildings of Old San Juan. Explore the rich history and architecture of this charming city with the Talking Buildings tour.

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Castillo de San Cristobal - The tour begins outside Castillo de San Cristóbal.
  • Teatro Tapia - The tour goes past Teatro Tapia.
  • Plaza de Armas - The tour moves through Plaza de Armas.
  • La Fortaleza - Palacio de Santa Catalina - The tour briefly stops outside La Fortaleza.
  • Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud - The tour goes by…
What's Included
  • VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
  • Lifetime access to this tour in English
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
  • Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
  • Smartphone and headphones
  • Transportation
  • Food and drink
Additional Information

Crafted by a passionate Social Studies teacher and her students, this engaging audio tour lets the historic landmarks of San Juan narrate their own stories.
Unlike typical tours that rely on monotonous scripts, this digital experience invites participants into the vibrant, narrow streets where the buildings share their 500-year-old tales.
The journey…

Location
Castillo San Cristóbal
Calle Norzagaray
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Tom_s
Apr 8, 2025
Wonderful tour of old San Juan - This was a great and informative tour. We loved the individuality of all the students that put it together. We loved it.
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Lightpacker821937
Feb 11, 2024
Available languages - In what language can we have the audio guide? Sorry to ask the question here, but I tried other ways to get the answer and I didn't get it.
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Sara_j
Jun 12, 2023
Wonderful! - The students do such an excellent job in this audio tour - 100% recommend! Directions are easy to follow and you get a full experience of Old San Juan.
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Jakeisha_b
Feb 28, 2023
It’s Worth It - I really enjoyed the audio tour of Old San Juan! The only hiccup was that there was construction on a road that threw the tour off a bit. But I was able to put in the location where I was and started the tour back from there. I could stop and go as I pleased! Highly recommended.
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Sddjackson90
Mar 7, 2023
Old San Juan was very... - Old San Juan was very informative. We did have problems with the gps however. Our location was not accurate it seems.
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Rashaunda_j
Dec 22, 2025
We didn’t finish - This would have been a great tour that allowed us to take our time however, the speed in which the guide went through things made it difficult for me to keep up and a few of the stops were actually closed or blocked off. I’m not sure there is a way to update the tour based on these things but it is what I recommend.
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Ashley_s
Aug 29, 2023
When you walked off track... - When you walked off track it was difficult to pick up where you left off. I would suggest providing an actual itinerary of the tour so people can ask for directions if lost.
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Kelly
Feb 1, 2025
Terrible, don’t do it - Terrible. It forced you to stay only on THEIR path. I prefer guided tours that number the sites and let you skip around from number to number. Their map had us backtracking several times. We found it inconvenient to follow their path, but we couldn’t step out of line without it telling us to turn around or go back. Ugh!! We bailed because we were so disappointed it would not let us skip to the sites WE wanted to hear about!!
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Ann_e
Apr 2, 2023
Disappointing - I wanted to like this tour because I thought it a wonderful idea to involve kids in making it. However, I was very disappointed. It was difficult to hear much of the narrative because some of the kids' voices were not very clear. Many of the stops were simply there to encourage you to keep going (unnecessary with a map and a GPS locator). When the information about the buildings was provided, it did not go beyond the basic facts (year(s) built, remodeled, etc.) with very little historical or cultural context provided. In particular, Ponce de Leon was the first governor of PR but that hardly makes him a heroic figure.
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Pamela_d
Aug 15, 2023
Don’t waste your money terrible - The mobile doesn’t work it asked me to pay again their was nowhere to add code mess up my whole trip
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From $8
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).