Private Historic Old San Juan Sightseeing and Walking Experience

Duration2h

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish, Spanish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

If there is a tour every visitor and traveler must do before even trying to walk our old city’s street, this will be it!

This tour was curated with comfort and as little walking as posible in mind, and it is the single tour every and anyone should do to avoid wasting hours looking for the landmarks, buildings and walking under the scorching sun trying to discover it’s history.

In it your driver and guide will take you in a route through the 80+ main buildings and landmarks and a journey in time telling you about the city’s history in short and precise way as he drives you slowly through the narrow and colorful streets of our historic walled city.

Depending the lenght you choose, you will have from 2 to 6 stops to take pictures and get a closer look of the main landmarks of the city. Among them San Cristobal and El Morro Forts, El Convento, Ballaja, Saint John’s Cathedral, La Rogativa, Del Cristo and San Jose chapels and Colombus and Ponce de Leon square.

Options

Prime Old SJ & Distillery

Rum Distillery: A visit to Barrilito or Bacardi Rum Distillery depending on availability with a complimentary drink of your choice.
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes

4 HR Prime Old San Juan

Distillery Exclusion: Does not include the Rum Distillery Tour.

2 HR Prime Tour

Distillery Exclusion: Does not include the Rum Distillery Tour.

3HR Prime Old San Juan

Extra Hour: An additional hour allows you more time for a deeper exploration, more walking or extra stops for pictures.
Duration: 3 hours
Distillery Exclusion: Does not include the Rum Distillery Tour.

What's included

Private transportation
Bottled water
WiFi on board
Air-conditioned vehicle

Gratuities
Lunch

What to expect

Old San Juan
2h

Your guide will drive you around the city and give you a detailed introduction to Puerto Rico's history and tell you about every main landmark. Your guide will allow you to have several stops where you can walk and take pictures while experiencing our old city.
Castillo De San Cristobal
Pass by

Largest fort ever built by any empire in the new world
Plaza Colon
Pass by

Columbus welcomes every visitor comminh by land to our Old San Juan.
Luis Munoz Rivera Park
Pass by

Park dedicated to our George Washington figure Luis Muñoz Rivera
Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery
Pass by

One of the 3 most beautiful cemeteries of the world.
Plaza del Quinto Centenario
Pass by

Square that conmemorates the 500 years of rhe discovery of Puerto Rico
Cuartel de Ballaja
Pass by

Both Spanish and US troops quarters, Ballaja served as main military quarters for more than 100 years.
Old San Juan
Pass by

Built after spanish rulers took down the eastern walls of the city, the casino became the place for the opulent balls, weddings and parties of the wealthy spanish in the city.
Church of Saint Joseph
Pass by

Built in 1540 by Ponce De Leon family, it is the 2nd oldest church in our nation America and 4th oldest in all the Americas
Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista
Pass by

Built in 1511, it is our nations oldest church and burrial place of Ponce de Leon
Plaza de la Catedral
Pass by

Renamed after our first elected mayor, Felisa Rincon de Gauthier, it is the oldest city square in all the americas.
La Puerta de San Juan
Pass by

Main entrance to the city in colonial times, it's aligned to the cathedral's main doors so anyone coming in to the city had to pay respects to the church.
La Rogativa
Pass by

Monument for the "Miracle of San Juan" when the bishop and the woman went to pray for the british troops to leave their attack in 1797.
San Juan City Hall
Pass by

Second and actual city hall.
Departamento de Estado de Puerto Rico
Pass by

Former Real Intendencia, Spanish mint and US mint in Puerto Rico amd today's State Department.
Fortin San Antonio
Pass by

Marker for the old fort part of the first line of defense of San Juan, today is a bridge that joins the main island Puerto Rico to the San Juan Island.
Fortin de San Jeronimo del Boqueron
Pass by

Part of the first line of defense of the old city, was also the home of our second US governor Gen Brooke.
Sixto Escobar Park
Pass by

Monument to our first world boxing champion and infantry man for the US during WW2.
Plaza de San Jose
Pass by

Square with Ponce de Leon statue and monument
Paseo de los Presidentes
Pass by

Monument to all US pressidents who have made official visits to Puerto Rico as presidents.
Paseo de la Princesa
Pass by

Walkway just outside the south wall of the city
Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud
Pass by

Chapel of the Christ is venerated as a place of miracles with hundreds of accounted healing miracles.
La Fortaleza - Palacio de Santa Catalina
Pass by

Oldest executive mantion still in use in the Americas. Built in 1540.
El Bastion
Pass by

Former place for the spanish firing squad.
Garita del Diablo
Pass by

Old San Juan most famous garita or view point. The spanish troops considered it haunted and nobody wanted to take the night shift to it so they even played dice to choose who was going each night.
San Juan Holocaust Memorial
Pass by

Monument to the victims of the Holocaust.
Casa de Espana
Pass by

Today a wedding venue, it was the meeting place of the top of spanish society in Puerto Rico.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Travelers arriving in cruises should meet us at the lobby of the Condado Vaderbilt by the right side of the lobby.

Meeting point

Travelers arriving in cruises should meet us at the Post Office behind the Rumbao Hotel.. We will be 2 minutes away.

End point

Travelers arriving in cruises should meet us at the lobby of the Condado Vaderbilt by the right side of the lobby.

End point

Travelers arriving in cruises should meet us at the Post Office behind the Rumbao Hotel.. We will be 2 minutes away.

Additional information

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

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

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