Mezcla de Culturas: Historic Old Town Albuquerque Tour

Experience the rich history and vibrant blend of cultures in Historic Old Town Albuquerque. Explore the mix of old and new influences that shape the city’s business center.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • San Felipe de Neri Church - San Felipe de Neri church opened the year of its founding, in 1706, and with a few pauses for rebuilds and renovations, has continually maintained a presence in Old Town Plaza.
What's Included
  • Experienced Guide
What's Not Included
  • Guide Gratuity
  • Sunscreen & Hat for Sun Protection
Additional Information

“Mezcla de Culturas”, which translates to “the fusion of cultures”, is an engrossing and captivative two-hour walking tour celebrating the heritage and significance of Albuquerque’s Old Town from the 17th century, paired with the contemporary concept of New Urbanism’s diversified mix of commerce, arts, entertainment, and housing.
The tour takes you on a…

Location
800 Rio Grande Blvd NW
Rio Grande Boulevard Northwest
Meet in the lobby at Hotel Albuquerque.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Rachel_w
Oct 20, 2024
We really enjoyed the... - We really enjoyed the tour! Dana did a great job integrating all the information and expanding on our previous knowledge. Super glad we took the tour!
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39loup
Oct 12, 2024
The perfect start to our vacation - Awesome tour with a knowledge and friendly guide that gave great insights during our walk. Perfectly done! Thank you! We would definitely recommend.
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Fareha
Oct 12, 2024
Lovely afternoon walking through old town - This tour presented an a great overview of the three cultures and architecture of the Albuquerque. We went back to a few of the places mentioned including the Rattlesnake museum which was awesome!
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France128
May 16, 2024
Informative and Enjoyable Tour of Old Albuquerque - Our guide Dana Van Tilborg provided us with an interesting and enjoyable introduction to old Albuquerque as well as New Mexico's history. We learned about the area's unique architecture and how the Spanish and indigenous cultures shaped the area. Dana also gave us a great recommendation for a charming New Mexican restaurant for lunch. This tour helped to put in perspective a lot of the sites we later saw in Santa Fe.
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Christine_zand_david
May 13, 2024
Mezcla de Culturas tour - The Mezcla de Culturas walking tour was wonderful and Dana was an excellent tour guide - knowledgeable and fun. Highly recommend!
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Postpandemictraveler
May 11, 2024
New Mexico 101 - A Great Overview Of Albuquerque, Past & Present - This was our first trip to New Mexico. In addition to reading through the guidebooks that pointed out the highlights, we wanted to learn more about the history, the culture, the architecture, the artwork, the economy and of course, more about Native Americans. Our guide on this two-hour adventure, Dana Van Tilborg, did that and more. When we met Dana, she sat down with us for several minutes to learn more about us and what we wanted to get out of the tour. And she tailored our walk and talk around that. We learned about some of the different periods of architecture. We visited chapels and churches. We learned about the role the railroad played in the development of the town. And so much more. Not to mention tips on where to have lunch and to do some shopping (both in Albuquerque and Santa Fe). This two-hour tour laid the groundwork for a memorable trip to New Mexico, a place we will revisit in the future. We will certainly consider other Heritage Inspirations tours.
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Dream40109938503
Apr 14, 2024
Dana was an excellent guide, providing an overview of history, architecture and fun! She is a great story teller in ABQ - We scheduled on our first full day and the tour exceeded out expectation. Dana even provided follow up recommendations
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J6905dujoanl
Mar 8, 2024
Perfect start to our Albuquerque experience - Our tour with Dana gave us a great foundation for exploring Albuquerque and appreciating its wealth of history and culture. Her recommendations for must see sites and must visit restaurants were perfect and truly enhanced our trip to New Mexico. Highly recommend!
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Angelasr3472lq
Sep 25, 2023
Packed with history! - We loved our tour with Dana. She has tons of history knowledge and we asked so many questions about history. It was an easy tour for walking but very fulfilling for learning about Albuquerque history. It was 10-12 so we did not have to get up too early and it ended just in time for lunch. Highly recommend!
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Caroline_d
Oct 27, 2024
Overpriced and Underwhelming - We have taken many, many tours during our travels and this one did not pass muster on many fronts given the cost. The guide was nice but in no way did he give a meaningful, cohesive tour in terms of providing more in depth information other than what we could read from the plaques and signs at the various stops. He also didn’t seem sure of some of the information he was providing. For the cost, the experience was underwhelming.
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