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San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Sites Tour

San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Sites Tour

Overview

This small-group tour is the perfect way to see the missions and learn about the founding of San Antonio with its rich history and culture. Experience Spanish History, the Coahuiltecans, and the early southwest. Learn about the significance of San Antonio, San Pedro Springs, and the groups that came together to set the stage for the founding of the Presidio - San Antonio. Your experience starts downtown, see: the original La Villita; Main Plaza, San Fernando Cathedral, and Plaza de Armas. Travel along the San Antonio River to visit all the missions with stops at Concepcion, San Jose, San Juan, Espada, and the Espada Aqueduct. Tour ends at Mission San Antonio de Valero, famously known as the Alamo, or guest's hotel. Guaranteed departures twice a day, with no minimum guest requirements.

City: San Antonio

Wed 30 Apr

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Starting at $75.00

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Wed 30 Apr

Starting at $75.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Visit Mission San Jose, Mission Concepcion, Mission San Juan, and Mission Espada

Live and recorded narrated history

Hotel pick-up and drop-off at select downtown hotels

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Tour can accommodate wheelchairs only if the local operator is notified at least 24 hours in advance

What To Expect

Mission Concepcion

View the original fresecos; explore the grounds; listen to the history of Mission Concepcion

Mission San Jose

Learn about mission life and the nomadic hunters and gathers; explore the church and grounds; see one of the finest examples of baroque architecture; view an award-winning film

Mission San Juan

Learn about irrigation and agriculture at Mission San Juan

The Espada Aqueduct

See the irrigation system used to water the mission lands

Mission Espada

Explore the church and grounds

Alamo Plaza

Listen to the founding of Mission San Antonio de Valero and learn about the Battle of the Alamo. A note about the Alamo: The last stop on our Missions Tour is either your downtown hotel or the Alamo (your choice). The Alamo exclusively utilizes their own tour guides or you can take a self-guided tour of the Alamo. A tour of the Alamo is not included in our Missions Tour.

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (874)

Rita B

Mar 2025

I try to do history type tours when I go places to feel cultured. The history of the US is very interesting. For this reason I enjoyed this tour. It explains the ways of life of the people who settled here initially and you can see how the city first developed. It’s interesting to think thad had the French settled instead what things could have been like! Something the tour guide mentioned. I took two young boys, 8 years old. One on the very well behaved side and the other tending to be more energetic and unfocused, but they were both attentive so it wasn’t horrible for them, but I know more laborious than the theme park. It’s a pretty long tour, 3 hours or so, so basically know your kid. Don’t take a rowdy kid on this tour it would be torture. It was very interesting though and I would recommend for adults for sure.

453cecib

Mar 2025

Our experience would have been a lot better if our tour guide would have been more professional. His name is Alex. He changed the tour time from 9:00 am to 8:30 am and that was still ok but he became very angry when my son was not there at 8:30 sharp. He arrived at 8:38. I asked him if he was angry as he was being extremely rude and we were expecting a good experience. He continued to talk in a hostile tone and even stared me down. I then asked him if my son could meet us at the first stop since he didn’t want to wait and again he was rude and answered with: “Nope! Nope! ”. He kept asking where is your son over and over even after I had told him he was in the restroom. He said we had to pick up other customers on the way which we never did because they would not have fit in the van anyway. So he was lying. Also, the van was dirty and had trash in the back. I regret having had this experience with Alex and he ruined a good family time. I have a video of him being rude.

K154IRrobertp

Mar 2025

Excellent experience. Domingo was very knowledgeable as well as accommodating picking us up and dropping us off at our address. The 3 hour tour was the right amount of time. The vehicle was very clean comfortable. Worth it.