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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 06 Nov

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Starting at $65.00

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Wed 06 Nov

Starting at $65.00

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
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands

What To Expect

La Villita Historic Arts Village

The tour will start here at La Villita Historic Arts Village

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 (302)

Tom_K

Apr 2022

The passion and knowledge of the guide. He obviously cared about the sites, as he discussed fundraising to help maintain them.

Debra_U

Apr 2022

Very much enjoyed learning more of the history of San Antonio and the missions. Knowledgeable guides. So glad I booked this tour!

Response from Host

Apr 2022

We are so glad you had a great tour and found it informative; thanks for taking your time to write a review; all of our guides are very knowledgeable and fun and strive to give each and every guest a memorable and meaningful experience; please come back and see us soon and try our San Antonio Grand Historic City Tour (with 55 sites) or our Texas Hill Country & LBJ Ranch Tour.

LLLDMB

Apr 2022

Overall, this trip covered the bases. We were staying on the Riverwalk and didn’t want to try to navigate the missions on our own. They called and informed they would pick us up at our hotel at 8:30, but ended up getting us at 8:15 in a 15 passenger van, then took us to a larger charter bus. The tour guides Katie and Perry were very enthusiastic. And had a lot of knowledge to share which I found interesting. The driver did not know where to go so Katie was telling him where to go while narrating. Some of the parking areas were not meant for large busses so the driver had trouble getting around in these areas and seemed to run over every curve. I’m not sure if he’d ever driven a tour before because even on the main roads he seemed to struggle making turns. He provided us with water bottles at one of the missions. We pulled into one parking area at Mission Espada and they said they weren’t supposed to go in that parking area. We just made a quick stop. I would have preferred to explore the entire grounds, but we had to move on to the next stop. At Mission San Juan we couldn’t get off the bus. At Mission San Jose, we were told to go take a bathroom break, I ducked into the visitor center really fast to grab my National park passport stamp and sticker and then restroom really quick because I would have missed out on this otherwise. We entered the mission grounds and a park ranger was giving a tour and Perry was projecting very loudly so they moved on away from us. There was a funeral going on inside the church so we weren’t able to see inside the church, obviously not the tour’s fault. Perry was very knowledgeable and I enjoyed his information on this mission especially the rose window. We then went to mission conception. I enjoyed seeing the restoration of the frescos inside. We then went back and got off the bus at the Hyatt. Overall, this trip is great if you are looking for a basic overview and don’t want to drive yourself. The guides were very amiable and enjoyable and know the area well and give a wealth of information. You can’t please everyone and we understand that, but maybe extending it by and hour and a half would be good because there’s just so much rich history to see. I’d pay extra it is definitely worth the money for this tour. If you enjoy national parks and want to soak up every detail and read every sign and see every exhibit and see every ruin, do the gift store and take pictures of the National park signs, you won’t be able to and that is understandable based on time constraints. I think we probably could have done the tour ourselves but then, we wouldn’t have learned all the interesting things about San Antonio. I would’ve liked to known ahead of time we couldn’t get out at every stop.

Response from Host

Apr 2022

We are so glad you had a great tour and found it informative; thanks for taking your time to write a review; Perry and all of our guides are very knowledgeable and fun and strive to give each and every guest a memorable and meaningful experience; please come back and see us soon and try our San Antonio Grand Historic City Tour (with 55 sites) or our Texas Hill Country & LBJ Ranch Tour.