St Augustine Boat and Golf Cart Tour: Old City Exploration
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149 Ratings
St. Augustine
Experience the charm of St. Augustine with a unique boat and golf cart tour. Explore the Old City from the water and land, with a narrated boat tour and a guided city tour on a golf cart. Choose from morning or sunset departures. Book now!
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Plaza de la Constitucion - The Plaza is the very center of St Augustine and provides a perfect setup to look at the city origins. Here we talk about the Conquistadors and the importance of St Augustine to the Spanish empire. We look at several monuments as we make our way to municipal marina across the street to board the boat for the sea portion of the tour.
  • Bridge of Lions - We will board a 100 plus seat boat for a narrated boat tour of the Matanzas Harbor.
  • St. Augustine - Your cruise boat will slowly cruise by the St Augustine waterfront. You will observe the picturesque houses and the Castillo de San Marcos up ahead.
  • Castillo de San Marcos National Monument - You will observe the US Oldest masonry fort. You will be able to capture unique pictures from the water side as you listen to the fascinating history of the fortress construction.
  • National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios - You will observe the largest stainless steel cross in North America that marks the site of the first mass celebrated in the US
  • Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park - You will observe the legendary fountain of youth site made famous by the legend of Juan Ponce de Leon
  • Anastasia State Park - Anastasia State Park is home to several species of birds. It is common to observe ospreys, egrets in addition to dolphins swimming by the boat
  • St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, Inc. - You will capture amazing photos of the lighthouse as you feel the breeze and hear stories about the lighthouse construction and ghost that supposedly still haunt the place.
  • St. Augustine - Your boat captain will describe all the buildings visible in the city Skyline. You will hear about their importance and construction.
  • 11 Aviles Street Artists and Craftsmen Guild - Once on land, you will walk down alleys in the art district of St Augustine and step foot on the US oldest street, Aviles Street.
  • Lightner Museum - The former Alcazar hotel now houses the Lightner Museum and St Augustine’s city hall but used to house all the entertainment for the wealthy, demanding guests during the Flagler era.
  • Villa Zorayda Museum - You will visit the grounds of the Villa Zorayda museum to admire the former winter home architecture and for a great photo opportunity
  • Flagler College - You will visit the most luxurious hotel of its time to admire the fine details and decor that reflect the opulence of the Flagler era. You will learn details about the construction, visit the courtyard and the former hotel ornate vestibule and maybe even hear a ghost story about Mr Finagler..
What's Included
  • Certified tour guide
  • Bottled water
  • Narrated boat tour ticket
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience the charm of the Old City both on land and water. Opt for either morning or sunset slots offered daily. The journey starts from Plaza de la Constitucion where your guide introduces St. Augustine city, from where you will be transported to the Marina. Here, you’ll embark on the Victory III for a 75 minute narrated aquatic tour. Once back at the dock, your guide will join you for a one hour city tour in a golf cart around downtown St. Augustine. For sizable groups, reach out to us over the phone.

  • Not recommended for travelers with serious medical conditions
Location
38 Cathedral Pl
Cathedral Place
We will meet in the corner of St George st. and Cathedral Place on the Plaza de la Constitución across from the Governors House by the cannons and the City map. On the Plaza side.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Peggy_o
May 30, 2024
Excellent time - Wendy was very knowledgeable and everyone on the boat was so courteous, even providing a wheelchair for my mom to the street.
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Petey_b
May 26, 2024
5 stars - Bob our golf cart driver/tour guide was knowledgeable, thorough and fun! The captain of the Victory III did a fantastic job. The best part of the boat outing was the dolphin sightings and watching the children take their turn as captain!!
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Tonitaa2024
May 19, 2024
Beautiful architecture! - Beautiful old buildings with incredible architecture! Lots of shops and restaurants too. We had a wonderful time. Stay at Cedar House B&B. Easy to walk everywhere but on a quiet street. Delicious breakfast.
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Robbie_t
May 14, 2024
Tons of interesting info - We had an excellent tour guide 🙌 he was very helpful and went above and beyond. Nice to have such knowledgeable guides
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Billie_r
May 9, 2024
Great time! - Wendy was very knowledgeable! We loved learning the history of St. Augustine. The evening tour was beautiful with all the lights!
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William_s
May 8, 2024
Would go again! - Great host on cart and boat. Very informative and a lovely city to explore. Golf cart host went above and beyond to make our visit so nice.
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Travel315523
Apr 15, 2024
A Great Tour - The tour was great. Our host Bob was very knowledgeable , obviously experienced and knew the area well. In addition to having a great sense of humor.Captain John was very knowledgeable as well and showed passion for the area and it's history.
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Denise_m
Apr 25, 2024
Good introduction to St. Augustine - Our guide, Wendy, was great! She had extensive knowledge about St. Augustine, and she was able to communicate her knowledge in a clear and interesting way. The boat tour part was not that impressive, but the golf cart part of the tour was spot on. I would recommend this to anyone just landing in St. Augustine for an informative introduction to the city.
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Angeli_m
Apr 6, 2024
Great info on the tour but a huge lack of communication. - Unfortunately, we experienced misinformation and a lack of communication about the logistics of the tour. Once we bought the tickets an email was sent that said we are meeting at one place and ending at a totally different place. When I contacted the tour operator I was told that the tour starts and ends at the same place. I then had to contact the operator again and ask where we were supposed to meet since I had two separate addresses. The address given ends up being in a gazebo in the middle of a plaza. At 6:00 when the tour was supposed to start, there was still no one there to meet us. We then walked up to a random golf cart that was parked on the opposite end of the plaza. We asked the driver if she was out tour. She looked confused and said, "Oh, so there is a tour." She then proceeded to check her phone to find out if anyone else was supposed to come since she didn't even know about us. This is how our tour started. After she checked her phone for a few more minutes, she confirmed that no one else was on the tour and then started to drive. We literally drove less than a quarter of a mile to the boat dock. She left us to go get the tickets, walked us out to the pier and said, "See that line over there by the Liberty three boat? That is the boat that will take you on the boat part of this tour." I looked at her questioningly and when no other information came out of her I had to ask her what her name is and what is going to happen after we get back. This tour guide didn't even introduce herself to us. She didn't tell us how this tour works. Her plan was to literally drop us off at the boat and walk away. Once I started asking questions, then she gave us a little bit more information about how after the tour she will then take us in the golf cart and tell us the history of the area. So then I relaxed a little knowing that there was a plan that somewhat resembled the description of the tour. After standing around for about 10 minutes at the dock I finally asked a person in line when the boat was supposed to leave. The boat was not going to leave for another 35 minutes! So basically we met the lady at 6:02. She dropped us off at the dock by 6:08. She then left without telling us that the boat would not even leave until 6:45. Why did we need to meet at 6:00 if the boat did not even leave till 6:45? And to be honest we could have just met at the pier instead of having her drive us less than a quarter mile. This was such a waste of time and we only had a few hours in St Augustine. The boat tour was great. There was a lot of information and it covered the entire Bay. It was about one and a half hours long. We then get off the boat and we meet our guide again. She has a lot of information about the area and she is totally pleasant. The problem is by now, our two hour tour is already into 3 and 1/2 hours because we spent 40 minutes of it standing on a dock. It's dark and hard to see the details on the buildings that she talks about. The city is pretty at night but it would have been better for us if it was just after sundown so you can still see all the lights but still see the details of the buildings. She dropped us at our car which happened to be about 50 ft from the starting point. The tour itself is great but the lack of communication and unexpected extended amount of time it took, really messed us up since we were starving and not expecting to still be with her 3 and 1/2 hours later. This would have been a complete disaster if I had young children with me. The idea of a small group for a tour appealed to us but I feel like because it was only two of us, we weren't treated as well as a full golf cart of people would have been.
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Teri_c
Apr 7, 2024
Missed trip - Unfortunately due to traffic on Saturday we were unable to make the meet time so did not get to have this experience. We were coming from Cresent beach and left at 2:50 but due to backed up traffic didn’t arrive until 3:55 and was unable to find parking.
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