San Antonio Missions: Small-Group Guided Heritage Tour

The Guided Mission Tours, available throughout the week, are conducted by a local guide. These tours not only provide a deep understanding of the missions’ history and the surrounding region, but also offer a viewpoint of a local resident of San Antonio.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mission Concepcion - Guests will be able to visit the Mission and briefly explore the grounds.
  • Mission San Jose - This Mission is largest of the current missions and our tour will spend the most time here. We will arrive in time to experience the 10am guided tour led by a Park Ranger.
  • Mission San Juan - Guests will have a chance to visit and briefly explore the grounds of Mission San Juan Capistrano.
  • The Espada Aqueduct - Guest will be able to briefly see the aqueduct that made water accessible to the most southern mission which allowed for farming to occur.
  • Mission Espada - Guests will be able to briefly visit the mission and explore the grounds.
What's Included
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Climate-controlled transportation
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
  • souvenirs
Additional Information
  • No Children under 8ys of age.
Location
Venue Villita
Villita Street
We will meet at the NW corner of La Villita at the intersection of Villita St. & Presa St.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Heidi_a
Aug 6, 2024
Great Tour With Matt - Matt was an awesome tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and along with the history of each Mission added other interesting information.
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249eleanorg
Aug 3, 2024
Highly Recommend! - Matthew was an excellent guide. He picked us up from our hotel , and thoughtfully helped us to learn about the Missions in San Antonio. He was interesting and very informative. We had a great time touring and learned a lot. I would definitely recommend this tour company. They were timely, very professional and wanted to make sure we had a great tour!
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Sarahjf121pc
Jul 27, 2024
Great experience - We ended up on a private tour on a weekday. Matt was an incredible guide. He was extremely knowledgeable, personable and friendly. We learned more than we anticipated on this tour.
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Jeffrey_b
Jul 4, 2024
Fun and enjoyable - Information provided by Matt was interesting. He was very knowledgeable about the history of the missions. Definitely would recommend this tour.
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Lindahd8115os
Jun 10, 2024
Job well done Joseph! - The tour was extremely informative. Joseph did a great job! Even in the extreme heat he was so very responsive to our needs. I have great admiration for the company policy whereas they did not cancel when it was just my husband and I. I will recommend Cottonwood in the future. Thanks for a wonderful experience! Most of all when I forgot a brochure in the car, and called the next day they were gracious enough to drop it off at our hotel. Now that was going over and beyond!!!
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1pheasantplucker
Jun 8, 2024
Cathedral tour - We had a tour with Matt all by ourselves. Mast is very knowledgeable about the cathedrals and recalls history. Check him out and support small businesses!
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A4454esjohnz
Jun 3, 2024
A great day to learn about Texas - Had a fantastic time. Matt who was the tour guide had great wealth of the history of Texas and the missions. I was the only one that day on the tour and it was amazing. Matt was friendly and even though I was the only person he gave me the full tour plus answering all my questions.
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J5716gaandrewb
May 31, 2024
Highly recommend booking this tour - Sharon’s a great tour guide and person (she went the extra mile with info, recommendations and transportation to make sure the rest of my stay in San Antonio was a success), and I got much more out of my visit to the missions than if I’d gone alone. Not having to worry about transportation or planning was great. It was a small group, so we were able to accommodate spur of the moment decisions and get to know each other throughout the morning. It was such a good experience—I’m happy I chose this tour over the others being offered!
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Craigb839
May 31, 2024
Very Informative - I was a little nervous when we started a few minutes late but Matt was great. Took us to the aqueduct and all 4 missions while explaining the history of the area. He knew all of the park rangers and got them to show a movie to us at a special time because we stayed longer at one of the missions to get more background on the process it played in the underground railroad.
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Peyge_w
May 4, 2024
awesome tour - My family came into town and wanted to do the tour. I’ve lived here for seven years and never seen any of the missions. Learned so much and was so thankful for our awesome to guide Sharon for giving us a rich history lesson.
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