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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)

John_K

Apr 2022

The tour takes you to four missions (a fifth would be the Akamai, that make up the missions in the area) and typically drives by two of them and stops at the other two. We did get an extra stop in at the first mission (San Francisco de Espada) which was nice but don’t fret if your tour only drives by it. It’s small and while I’m glad we saw it, it’s not that memorable compared to the two you will stop at. The two biggest missions - the ones you for sure will explore - are pretty neat and you’ll get some good photos of the churches and San Jose also has some interesting surrounding grounds with “apartments” and a couple other buildings. Overall the trip was worth it, it’s not too pricey and I was picked up at 8:30 and back to my hotel at 12:30; so it won’t eat into your full day. Also, the communication was great. I got a phone call the evening before to confirm and give me an idea of the pickup time and then another call the morning of the trip confirming an even more specific pickup time. To nitpick, the description said it would be a small group of 10 but, for some reason, it was 28 of us. I don’t feel it impacted my enjoyment of the trip, and I didn’t pay extra for this (it was the only missions tour offered) but sometimes you get more detailed history and details the smaller the group so I was a bit surprised at the group size versus what it was described as. But overall, a good 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. Finally, our records indicate that because we had 28 guests the day of the tour, we added a second tour guide in order to have two small groups.

Gordon_T

Apr 2022

Background history from Eric Clark, driver of the Missions and their role in history. Timing and respect for the needs of the participants on the tour. We

Response from Host

Apr 2022

Gordon: We are so glad you had a great tour and appreciated our guide; thanks for taking your time to write a review; please come back and see us soon and try our Texas Hill Country & LBJ Ranch Tour or our San Antonio Grand Historic City Tour with 55 sites!

Jeffrey_P

Apr 2022

The small group tour was very informative and went at a great pace. Our guide was kind and knowledgeable. The only thing that prevented me from a 5 star rating is that our guide seemed to run out of steam by the last 2 missions and did not offer as much information without some prompting.

Response from Host

Apr 2022

Jeffrey: We are so glad you had a great tour and found it informative; thanks for taking your time to write a review; please come back and see us soon and try our San Antonio Grand Historic City Tour or our Texas Hill Country & LBJ Ranch Tour.