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Old San Juan Walking Tour
5.0
32 Ratings
San Juan
Step back in time and explore the historical wonders of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico’s oldest city. Discover castles, forts, cobblestone streets, and colorful buildings on this engaging walking tour. Book now!
Step back in time and explore the historical wonders of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico’s oldest city. Discover castles, forts, cobblestone streets, and colorful buildings on this engaging walking tour. Book now!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Plaza Colon - We will start here. This is the meeting location.
- Castillo de San Cristobal - We will see and learn some facts about the Fort. You can go inside after we finish the tour.
- Castillo San Felipe del Morro - We will see and learn some facts about the Fort. You can go inside after we finish the tour.
- **La Fortaleza - Palacio…
- Plaza Colon - We will start here. This is the meeting location.
- Castillo de San Cristobal - We will see and learn some facts about the Fort. You can go inside after we finish the tour.
- Castillo San Felipe del Morro - We will see and learn some facts about the Fort. You can go inside after we finish the tour.
- La Fortaleza - Palacio de Santa Catalina - This is the Governor’s Mansion. We will talk about it from the outside. The entrance of this house is where sometimes you see umbrellas or flags hanging from the top and many people like taking pictures.
- La Puerta de San Juan - This is the main gate of the City. Old San Juan was a military base surrounded by walls. It had 5 gates.
- Plaza del Quinto Centenario - We will learn about the square.
- Iglesia de San Jose - Iglesia San Jose is one of the Oldest Church in Puerto Rico, built in the year 1532.
- Cuartel de Ballaja - Military Baracks built in the year 1864. It was also used by the US Military as a Military Hospital.
- Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery - Old Cemetery that started to be used around the yeat 1814. It has a beautiful view of the ocean and the Fort in the background.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- 2-hour walking tour of Old San Juan
- Bottled water
- 2-hour walking tour of Old San Juan
What's Not Included
- Gratuity
- Gratuity
Additional Information
Get ready to go back in time on this walking tour of Old San Juan. Sometimes I will bring a van and we drive a bit. The City of Old San Juan was founded in the year 1521, making it the Oldest City in Puerto Rico and the second oldest city in The Americas. We will be walking and stopping at all the main sites, like castles, forts, cobblestone streets,…
Get ready to go back in time on this walking tour of Old San Juan. Sometimes I will bring a van and we drive a bit. The City of Old San Juan was founded in the year 1521, making it the Oldest City in Puerto Rico and the second oldest city in The Americas. We will be walking and stopping at all the main sites, like castles, forts, cobblestone streets, colorful buildings, monuments, and plazas learning about their history. This tour does not go inside the forts. Every picture you take in Old San Juan is beautiful and unique, so make sure you’re ready. We will also learn everything there is to know about the city and the island. You will be with a certified tour guide, so you can ensure you’re getting the correct information everywhere you stop. My main goal is for you to fall in love with the island and keep coming back. I’m excited to meet you - book your tour and I will see you soon!
Be respectful
Bring Good Vibes Only
- Wear comfortable walking shoes
- Wear sunscreen
- Dress comfortably as we are walking and Puerto Rico is hot
Location
407 C. de San Francisco
Calle de San Francisco
Don’t worry if you don’t find the 407 building. We are actually meeting at the open square in front that has a big statue of Colombus.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(32 Ratings)
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Janice_r
Feb 22, 2025
Fabulous Old San Juan walking tour - We enjoyed the tour of Old San Juan and our guide Daniel was wonderful! Very informative and we enjoyed his knowledge and sharing of history!
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Rhonda_u
Feb 18, 2025
Fun and informative walk! - Danny was an excellent guide. The total walk was only around 1.5 miles and we hit all the major spots I had read about. He was extremely knowledgeable and it was well worth the time! Definitely recommend.
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Peter_s
Feb 18, 2025
Very interesting and informative tour of this historic city! - This was a good tour of “Old” San Juan. Our guide Daniel was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the 500+ history of Puerto Rico. The walking involved was moderate and well paced with plenty of stops in the shade.
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Susan_r
Feb 11, 2025
Walking tour with Daniel - Daniel was a fantastic tour guide! He was knowledgeable, patient, and made the experience fun. He kept our group together and made sure everyone could hear throughout the experience. Highly recommend Daniel!!
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Sara_e
Feb 4, 2025
Danny was very... - Danny was very knowlegeable and friendly and we felt like we learned a lot—even though we didn’t have a lot of time for “stops” during the tour, we were able to decide to go back and do a number of different things later in the day and it was nice to be able to do that on our own
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Cheryl_s
Feb 2, 2025
Highly recommend - Daniel was a great guide for this walking tour. His itinerary was perfectly balanced between stopping at various points of interest and walking at a good pace through the city. He explained the history and culture of PR in a way that kept our interest and was happy to answer all our questions. This was a great way to learn about the island.
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Demeree_d
Jan 16, 2025
Nice Walking Tour - This tour was perfect! We had a guide all to ourselves and was able to make extra stops to rest and to buy snacks and drinks. We learned so much about the history of Puerto Rico. Would absolutely recommend - don't forget to pack water!
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431nigelb
Jan 10, 2025
Great guide and tour - A great waling tour of Old San Juan and worth every penny. Daniel was a really great guide with funny stories along with amazing knowledge of facts about all the sites he showed us.
I'd 100% recommend everyone visiting Puerto Rico to do this as we would have otherwise missed loads of great stuff and probably wandered around aimlessly.
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Diane_m
Jan 2, 2025
Insightful and Enjoyable Old San Juan Walking Tour - We thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour of Old San Juan with Danny as our guide! The tour lasted about 2.5 hours, which was the perfect length for us, including two teens. While the adults found it interesting, the teens were a bit less engaged.
We explored the vibrant streets, learned about the history of the island, and saw Picasso’s artwork in a museum. We stopped at a local farmers market where we tried fresh coconut water and fresh bread. We spotted (and pet!) numerous stray cats, which are well cared for by the locals.
Danny was energetic and passionate. You can tell he genuinely loves doing this. I’d definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area.
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Gotravellife
Dec 28, 2024
Great overview of Old Town - The meeting point was easy to find (seems this is the popular meeting spot for many tours) and the tour guides knew each other so they were helping direct people to the appropriate group.
Danny was our tour guide and there were approximately 14 people in our group. It was not a difficult walk at all although I would suggest you wear sensible shoes as you will be walking over cobblestones and climbing steps and much of the pavement is in a bit of disarray.
We really enjoyed all of the stops, Danny did a great job explaining history, answering questions and touching on a little bit of the political issues that are happening there today. you will see some amazing views of the water as you get to the top of the hill and have an opportunity to take plenty of photos.
What is nice about this tour is that he gives you the information on the different museums, which ones are free, and several of those we walked in, but those that are not he is able to tell you the cost and their hours and you have the ability to go back and visit at your own pace. we definitely want to return to the smaller fort although he said it is six levels and if you really want to do it justice, it will take several hours so we have that on our return to list.
it was nice that it wasn’t so blazingly hot yesterday, although it was humid, he did a great job making sure when we did stop to chat that we were in shade when possible. he did have water to offer as well as we had a restroom break at one of the museums halfway through the tour.
You’re in Old town so there is plenty to do and see after you finish this, including amazing places to eat and drink. He did take the time to point out his favorite restaurants and bars.
We would definitely recommend this tour for anyone who is in San Juan for the first time and would like to put their itinerary together for the rest of their visit. Thank you!
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