San Juan Old and New Tour
Escape the mob tours and see an overview of old and new San Juan with an experienced guide.
Escape the crowded cruise line tours and take our Old and New San Juan City Tour with an experienced guide. An old walled city with more than 400 years of history, in contrast to a modern resort city, is the backdrop for your orientation of this thriving and interesting city. In the new part of town, you will travel through the Condado area. Here you will see the luxury hotels, casinos, nightclubs and many restaurants that make this the most popular place in town after dark. San Juan's Old Town tells hundreds of years of history in its restored and renovated buildings, homes and fortifications. It is divided by narrow streets, many still paved with cobblestones. Photo opportunities abound as you pass the Governor's Palace, San Juan Cathedral, Capilla de Cristo, Fort San Cristobal and travel along the coast road to El Morro, where you will have a photo stop from the street. As you drive along, look down every street for hidden plazas and the beautiful 17th-century Spanish ironwork on the restored old homes, and blue-black glazed cobblestones lining the narrow streets of the Old City. At the end of the tour, you will be returned to the port.
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Operated by
- Shore Excursions Group
- The cruise ship pier, or an approximately 5 to 10 minute walk or a taxi may be required to reach your departure location.
- Comfortable clothing and sensible, comfortable shoes are recommended. Sun glasses and sunscreen are suggested.
- Minimum age to participate is 2 years old. Surfaces at photo stops include paved, gravel and packed dirt. Old San Juan is on a hill and many of the streets are cobblestone. This tour is not wheelchair accessible.
Excursion purchases are fully refundable outside of 14 days prior to the tour date. Beginning on the 14th day prior to the tour date, excursion purchases are non-refundable.