Tucson Historical Guided Tour: Explore Bold West

Embark on a historical guided tour of Tucson and delve into the bold and rugged past of the Wild West. Discover the origins of the city, the fascinating story behind the University of Arizona, the notorious Dillinger Gang, and the Apache Indians’ reputation as desert pirates.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mission San Xavier del Bac - Explore the oldest European structure in the old west territory. The Mission San Xavier del Bac, inspired by Father Kino and built by the Tohono O’odham
  • Sentinel Peak Park - We’ll take a drive by historic A Mountain, the Apache lookout for the Tohono O’odham and a
  • Presidio San Agustin del Tucson - Take a…
What's Included
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Embark on a journey to the bold, untamed west! Listen to the tales of Tucson’s sometimes brutal and notable history.
Tour the historic Presidio, where Hugo O’Connor, known as the Red Captain of the Spanish Military, is credited as the founder and namer of Tucson city.
Discover how the establishment of the University of Arizona was nearly thwarted, only…

Location
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East Broadway Boulevard
5870 E. Broadway Blvd. Tucson, AZ
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Barbara_o
Mar 8, 2026
Great overview of the history of Tucson. - Taffy was very accommodating, knowledgable and friendly. We had out of state company and this was the perfect tour to learn about the history of Tucson. The van was very clean, the temperature was perfect and water available for all.
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Robert_b
Feb 20, 2026
Seeing historical Tucson - Nice tour of the historical highlights of Tucson. Our guide Mike was a font of knowledge and very friendly. We also enjoyed the time we had to explore.
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Terri_w
Feb 18, 2026
MIssed the Starting Location BUT Our guide worked it out! - We went to the wrong starting location and Kathy called to check on us. We ended up meeting with the group at the first location. Kathy was great at reviewing information that we had missed. She also drove us back to our starting location. Kathy was a great guide and very helpful. The tour was great! Enjoyed the Mission the most.
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Joe_b
Oct 28, 2024
Tucson Tour - We enjoyed the docent at the presidio museum. The driver was very knowledgeable and informative and helpful.
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Storeid
Oct 6, 2024
Great time! Learned a lot! - We had a great time. Mike was knowledgeable and entertaining. My wife and I saw all of the important sights. I highly recommend this tour.
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William_a
Mar 7, 2025
Great history given of... - Great history given of Tucson along with American history. Saw a great mix of old and new as we were driven around the city.
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Thom_d
Jun 15, 2024
Excellent Overview of the History of Tucson - Our guide, Mike, had a wealth of information about the founding of Tucson. The visit to the White Dove and the Presidio Museum were excellent. The only thing we missed was a walking tour of Viejo Tucson (but that is another tour).
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Stlbob27
Mar 7, 2025
Adequate tour, but not great! - Our tour guide, Taffy, was extremely knowledgeable about the history related to Tucson. She did a good job encapsulating about 300 years of history in the 45 minutes it took to drive to the San Xavier mission. Once we arrived at the Mission, there was no tour, we just explored on our own. The tour of the presidio involved handing us over to a docent. The rest of the tour was simply driving by various locations and broadly explaining what we were looking at It was an adequate tour, but not at the level to previous tours I have been on at other locations.
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Tracy_c
Oct 10, 2025
Not my cup of tea - Mike was a very informative guide, but I think I expected more from the city. I found Tucson to be very run-down so I was very disappointed with the tour as a whole. I can say I would not recommend a visit to Tucson.
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44catherine1952
Apr 22, 2025
Refund request - Still waiting for our refund. Will it ever come? Had to cancel. Called at 9:04 am the day before the tour. Individual we spoke to quibbled about it not being 24 hours prior to the tour.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).