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Footsteps in San Juan Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
Footsteps in San Juan Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
Footsteps in San Juan Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
Footsteps in San Juan Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
Footsteps in San Juan Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour

San Juan Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour

By History with Action
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is €16 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Embark on a walking tour of San Juan, full of majestic architecture, breathtaking views, and embattled history. Behold the largest Spanish-built fortification in the Americas. Hear stories of pirate battles, greed, and power featuring figures like Sir Francis Drake. Stroll down ancient city streets rich with culture and history, then walk along this beautiful city's old walls and enjoy some gentle ocean views.

After booking, check your email to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action, enter your unique password, and access your tour. These steps require good internet/Wi-Fi access. From there, follow the audio instructions and the route.

Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

This isn't an entrance ticket. Check opening hours before your visit.

Activity location

  • Triunfo de San Sebastian by CERO
    • 00901, San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • FV7Q+H8W
    • San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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San Juan Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • Opening hours: Tue 09:00-18:00
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€16.40 x 1 Adult€16.40
Total
Price is €16.40

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEasy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
  • What's includedWhat's includedEngaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
  • What's includedWhat's includedPerfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tonnes of rave reviews!
  • What's includedWhat's includedOffline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
  • What's includedWhat's includedComprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
  • What's includedWhat's includedGo at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
  • What's includedWhat's includedLearn more: dive deeper into any storey you enjoyed with extra stories.
  • What's includedWhat's includedHands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAttraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • How to access: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a confirmation email and text with instructions: • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password • Download the tour MUST DO while in strong wifi/cellular Works offline after download
  • How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once on-site. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
  • Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next storey, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
  • Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
  • Savings tips: Walking tours: couples can share one tour by splitting headphones
  • Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Triunfo de San Sebastian by CERO
  • 10m
Welcome to San Juan! Are you ready to explore this historic capital? Let’s get started! Our tour begins at the colourful La Corazon Steps. You can’t miss it -- the steps have a beating red heart painted on them while the nearby tourist info centre is an eye-catching pastel pink. NOTE: This 1.8-mile-long tour covers the essentials of San Juan in 1-1.5 hours. Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
Teatro Alejandro Tapia y Rivera
  • 10m
Pause once you round the bend. There should be bright pastel buildings on either side. Before we continue, let’s briefly review how this tour works: Stories play automatically as you follow the route. When a storey is finished, the map will pop back up.
Antiguo Casino de Puerto Rico
  • 10m
Pause here at the crossroads. Look at the eye-catching pastel building ahead and to the right. El Antiguo Casino is a beautiful example of the Beaux Arts style, featuring Greek columns, Roman balustrades, and Tiffany-style glass windows. It’s not a casino, if that’s what you’re thinking! It’s a wedding venue!
Plaza Colon
  • 10m
Hello Columbus! We’re at Plaza Colon, also known as Columbus Square, looking at a towering statue of Christoper Columbus. So what is Columbus doing here? Simple: He was the first Spanish explorer to claim the island for the Spanish throne! He called the island San Juan Buatista, and although its name later changed to Puerto Rico, the name “San Juan” stayed for this city.
Castillo San Cristóbal
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
You can’t miss the huge fortress ahead. That’s Castillo San Cristobal, the largest Spanish-built fortification in the Americas. Cross using the pedestrian crossings and head towards the Castillo’s main entrance visitor centre if you plan to visit. If not, turn left and walk up the slope towards the historic entrance to continue the tour. Keep listening as you walk!
Polvorín de Santa Elena (1783)
  • 10m
Continue walking and look left. See that clump of trees with two tall towers sticking out above? Behind those is hidden a tan stone building with a triangular roof: the Polvorín de Santa Elena, built in 1783. This building served for a long time as a gunpowder magazine. The powder to fight all those battles against the Dutch and the English had to come from somewhere! Nowadays, Polverin de Santa Elena serves as an office for the National Park Service!
Castillo San Felipe del Morro
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Directly ahead of us is the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, more often referred to as El Morro. It’s probably the most epic fortification in Puerto Rico and much of the Americas. Construction on this castle began in 1539, and it’s a good thing it did! Remember all those attacks on San Juan? They would have succeeded without a doubt if not for this fort.
Batería Santa Elena
  • 10m
Keep walking as you listen. Farther ahead and to the left, do you see that grey and white structure with the black top, sticking up above the stone wall? It almost looks like a lighthouse, but it’s Bateria Santa Elena aka the Battery Guardhouse!
Cuartel de Ballaja
  • 10m
Continue walking as you listen. Look left, at the huge yellow building with three flags flying on top. This is the Cuartel de Ballaja, an old military barracks and the very last large-scale construction project by the Spanish in the city. The second floor now houses the Museum of the Americas.
Casa Blanca Museum
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Pause here. Notice the sign on the right for Casa Blanca. Before it was a home, it was actually the very first fortification in San Juan. Built in 1521, it protected the settlers against revolts by the indigenous Taino. To visit, walk through the gate on your right. Click on Learn More for admissions info.
Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Check out the tall white cathedral ahead to the left. This is the Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista, the oldest church in the Americas! Built in 1540, it has survived the innumerable attacks on San Juan, the fire set by the Dutch, and even the recent, and devastating, Hurricane Maria! It seems like no calamity is bad enough to shake these foundations!
Puerta de San Juan
  • 10m
Continue walking down this shady, colourful, cobblestone street. At the end of the street stands a huge stone doorway. That’s none other than the Puerta de San Juan: the only remaining gate of the old city! Hundreds of years ago, this gate welcomed travellers to the city and kept invaders shut out. Walk through the gate and get a great look at the water beyond.
La Fortaleza
  • 10m
As you walk, look up at the city walls. Soon you may be able to spot a few buildings behind the wall. Those make up La Fortaleza, Spain’s original fortress here on San Juan, tracing back to before the 1530s. Before the Castillo San Cristobal, that was the only thing standing between San Juan and other conquering nations.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESTriunfo de San Sebastian by CERO
    • 00901, San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEFV7Q+H8W
    • San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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