I think we would’ve been better off buying tickets to the tower and the river cruise separately.
The tower of the americas was nice. It was a nice way to see the city and it is surrounded by a nice little park which was decorated for the season (October/Fall). If I did it again, it would definitely be at night to see the city lights. The 4D theater was also cool, but jerky and rough at times. I could still feel the effects the next day.
The river cruise was ok. It’s overcrowded and difficult to turn around to see the things behind you, but it was still interesting and a pretty cool way to learn some history of San Antonio.
The hop on hop off bus was a joke. We had a two day ticket and the first day, never saw a bus while we walked to all the places we wanted to visit. The second day, we rode the whole tour, but could not hear the information about the city very well. It’s also a recording and it kept starting over at every stop so the driver had to find the right piece each time. We have been on some hop on hop off tours before in Washington D.C. and New York City that were much nicer.