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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Simone_s

Nov 3, 2024

Great tour! - Our tour guide was super informative and interacted well with everyone. Great tour! Very affordable!

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Clarke_f

Oct 24, 2024

Old San Juan Walk with History - Great tour of Old San Juan and learning the history of this city. Beautiful architecture and churches to visit. Highly recommend walking tour.

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Ivanam9829mm

Oct 21, 2024

Excellent experience. - Excellent tours, the Guide allowed us to fill ourselves with knowledge and data that we did not know and feel the "warmth" and kindness of Puerto Ricans. I recommend it 100%.

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Nikki_c

Oct 16, 2024

Incredible experience! - Incredible experience! We learned so much about this amazing city and its history. Harry was a fabulous tour guide who really provided great detail to describe all of the architecture, beauty and historical sites as well as places to eat and enjoy the nightlife. I would recommend this tour to anyone wanting to see San Juan and get a wonderful history lesson.

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Benjamin_r

Oct 10, 2024

Amazing Walking Tour - Loved all the history and the great walking experience. We loved seeing the history of Old San Juan and all of Puerto Rico.

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X3643reeileena

Oct 6, 2024

Viejo San Juan Tour - Very interesting, tolerable walking distances with multiple stops to listen to history. Guide was polite and time efficient.

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Ez1515

Oct 4, 2024

So much to see and learn - Everything was amazing, I learned so much our tour guy was the best!!!! A must Do in Old San Juan. He left no stone un turned

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Palmer_w

Oct 11, 2024

Interesting Tour - Fun time, wear your walking shoes and enjoy the history lesson. Glad we did it, learned a lot of interesting facts.

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366laureno

Oct 6, 2024

Enjoyable tour for the cost - We had a younger woman as our tour guide. She was personable and clearly very passionate about Puerto Rico as a whole. The facts she shared were interesting but not very in depth. I left the tour wishing I had learned a bit more. Overall the walk around the town was pleasant and the perfect length. The food recommendations and stop for ice pops was superb.

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V859shpeggyd

Aug 11, 2024

Tweet tour for summer heat - Harry was an excellent tour guide. I would highly recommend this tour. However, I have a couple of suggestions. It was 95 degrees on our tour. It was supposed to start at 9:30. We got there at 9:20 as suggested, then waited till 9:45 for all to show up. There was a road closer due to a bicycle race, however, our Uber driver had absolutely no issue of where to let us off to walk 2 minutes to the pickup site. So an extra 25 minutes in the heat. Start at 9:30 as tour says as you spent a fair amount at the Columbus monument at the meeting point anyway. We finally left the tour at the fort. This is an icon that all should not miss. However, we did not want to end at the meeting point and then walk 1/2 mile back to the fort in the blistering heat. Our choice I know, My suggestion in the summer unbearable heat is to wander through the old town looking at buildings and hearing the history, then ending at the fort. Most of us are tourists on the tour and take an Uber so it does not matter where we end.

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From $30

up to 15 guests

1 Adult