The Old, The New and The Now; The Updated San Juan City Tour

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2 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Get a deeper look at Puerto Rican culture and experience San Juan like a local, with a local, on this immersive, in-depth private tour. Discover sights from street art and murals, and bars and restaurants, to 16th-century forts. Hit the tourist areas, including Ocean Park, explore the 500-year-old city of Old San Juan, and see the La Perla shanty town where the Despacito music video was filmed.

Discover the many sides of San Juan, Puerto Rico’s bustling capital
See the Castillo San Felipe del Morro fort, a UNESCO World Heritage site
Local guide clues you in on culture, traditions and trends alike
Travel direct from your hotel in air-conditioned comfort, with bottled water

What's Included

Bottled water
Private transportation
Air-conditioned vehicle
Tour Guide

Lunch
Gratuities
Additional fee for pick up/drop off out of the San Juan area

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

325 C. Recinto Sur, San Juan, 00901, Puerto Rico
If you do not require a pick up and prefer to meet us at a meeting point, we will gladly pick you up in front of Raices Restaurant at Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan. There is a parking complex across the street you can use.

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

We pick you from any hotel, airport, seaport or Airbnb in the San Juan area. Additional fee applies for pick ups/drop offs outside of the San Juan area.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
Everyone enjoying the tour must be added to the reservation, infants under two years of age must book the infant ticket, everyone two years and over must book as an adult.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

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Very Informative

John_H, May 2024

We got to see a lot of the city of San Juan and learned a lot about its history. Picked up promptly in a comfortable and clean vehicle. Tour was about the right length. Learned a lot. It gave us a differrnt perspective of San Juan and PR in general.

Fantastic tour

Caroline_L, May 2024

We are so glad we did this tour. Annie was our amazing driver and Angel was our absolutely fantastic guide! Though it was raining we made the best of the tour. Our group of 7 loved it!

Outstanding professional tour

Jane_F, Apr 2024

This was a brilliant tour with outstanding historical and cultural insight from a wonderful guide. The bespoke service was extremely professional and the transportation was provided in impeccable vehicle. I highly recommend this tour.

Top Notch Service.

Kimberly_M, Mar 2024

Had an Excellent experience with Angel. He is so knowledgeable and passionate about his city. Really brought our text book history lessons from many years ago to life. While he can accommodate groups loved that it was just me and my husband along with his wife. Very convenient that he picked us up after our cruise, could accommodate our luggage and volunteered to drop us off at the airport. 10 out of 10 definitely recommend!

old San Juan!!

Jon_H, Feb 2024

Understanding the history of Old San Juan was very informative and interesting especially the old forts locations etc The st as to differences between old and me very Feb Red sling and curiously interesting

Excellent overview

Steven_D, Feb 2024

Angel has a great command of the history of the city. He is very knowledgeable and outgoing. My spouse and I had a great time

Excellent tour with Angel

Richard_B, Feb 2024

Very informative about Puerto Rica. Angel answered all our questions! Totally enjoyed our experience

Wonderful tour of San Juan

Jason_M, Feb 2024

An amazing tour that is well worth it! We were picked up from the cruise terminal and dropped off at the airport. We made several stops and our guide knew the history of Puerto Rico well and gave great insight into the history and culture. We learned so much and it was the perfect tour after our cruise before the airport. Since it was a private tour we were able to customize it a bit as well. If you are in Puerto Rico this tour is a must do!

You are crooks

Johnny_C, Feb 2024

You are crooks. I just paid but did not do the tour since this is not what I requested. We agreed a different kind of tour. You just stole my money but the worst part was that you ruined my short stay of one day in San Juan.

Fantastic tour of San Juan

Doris_P, Feb 2024

Our guide Angel and driver Annie were amazing! We saw many beautiful and historical sites of San Juan as well as sections of the city being redeveloped. We learned so much about Puerto Rico history and current happenings. One of the most fascinating things we saw was where all of the murals are being added to buildings. Such a creative event and talented artists enhancing the artistic nature of the city. I'd take another tour with Angel any day!

Amazing

Jennifer_B, Feb 2024

Angel and his wife were excellent guides through the beauty and history of San Juan. They truly customized the tour based on our interests and even made an impromptu stop where we could get out and shop at a market!

Puerto Rico city tour

omgilovemykids, Feb 2024

The tour guides (couple)were absolutely amazing. Very knowledgeable with the history of PR, friendly and accommodating. The vehicle was comfortable and the personalized service was outstanding! I'm looking forward to another tour with them in the future!

Highly Recommend this company!

Carl_S, Feb 2024

The Old, the New, the Now - Updated San Juan City Tour was exactly what we were hoping for! Angel & Annie provided a perfect overview of San Juan’s history, its current day newest areas & a peek into where the local residents of the city hang out. This is all done from the safety & comfort of a clean & well- maintained transit van. Angel is very knowledgeable in San Juan’s history & is willing to answer any & all questions that one might have as the tour progresses. There are interval stops suggested along the way which you have the flexibility of agreeing to, or requesting to continue on without stopping. They also give you the flexibility of being dropped off at an alternate location (an area of interest that you discovered on the tour perhaps or one that you’d like to go back to spend more time exploring). This is an option offered with the understanding that you are responsible for obtaining your transportation back from that alternative drop point. This company is responsive to inquiries on their website & prompt in arrival to the agreed upon pick up location. Angel & Annie are very polite & welcoming & one feels very safe & comfortable throughout the tour. ( Annie is wonderfully skillful at navigating the narrow cobblestone streets of Old San Juan!) Highly recommend this tour company!! Would definitely contact them again should for alternate tours if we have the chance to visit again! Thank you Angel & Annie from Tours Your Way!!

Great San Juan tour

william_r, Jan 2024

He had a great time with Angel. He was very knowledgable and we learned about the history and and the current happenings of Puerto Rico. The tour was flexible to your needs. I highly recommend this independent tour.

5 stars Friendly and very knowledgeable!

Sheri_L, Jan 2024

We had a great coastline view from our balcony but Angel and Ann showed us some of what was on the other side. We got to see some of the colorful neighborhoods "behind" us, Old San Juan as well as the monuments. I wish I could have gotten the entire wall in one picture - it's spectacular - and a great history lesson. Angel told us many things we had never heard or read about and he made us want to look into more of the history of Puerto Rico. I loved going into a market and buying fresh, delicious pineapple. Thank you for an excellent experience! Sheri and Bob

A++

Rhonda_C, Jan 2024

Annie and Angel were great! Angel SO informative and Annie safely getting us around. Highly recommend!!

Awesome San Juan overview tour.

Daniel_H, Jan 2024

Angel was an awesome narrator. We learned more in 2 hours than I had read in weeks planning out vacation. I highly recommend this tour. The van was smooth and quiet, his wife drove so he could talk, the van had speakers for ease of hearing, His english was perfect.

Great Tour

Maria_D, Dec 2023

We thought it was a great overview with history of San Juan! The car was clean and comfortable, we were happy with all the stops and the guide even took our photos

Fantastic!

Mark_W, Dec 2023

Our guide was very professional and accommodating to our group, both before the tour as we coordinated the event, and the day of the tour when we needed a bit of extra time to get our entire 8 person party together from our cruise ship. Angel was an outstanding guide with a vast knowledge of San Juan history. He spoke great English, was very easy to understand and allowed us to adjust the time spent at each stop on the tour as we desired to fit our priorities. Our group really enjoyed the tour and would recommend it whole heartedly.

Absolutely Amazing Tour with Angel!

Kathleen_E, Dec 2023

We had an awesome experience seeing Puerto Rico with Angel and his wife ! She drives a beautiful Tourist van through the narrow streets in both old and new Puerto Rico . So comfortable and easy to see all the sights. Angel did the talking with regards to the Island, way of life, politics, hurricanes and history. And this man knew his history. Fascinating!!! We left understanding the people and culture. Loved every minute of this Tour!!!

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