San Antonio & Missions Combo 7.5 Hours
Features
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
7.5 hours
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Live commentary on board
- Small groups only
- Gratuities
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Experience the ultimate introduction to San Antonio with this 7.5-hour all-in-one tour combining the city’s top highlights and the historic Spanish Missions—all in one seamless, expertly guided experience.
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
Skip the hassle of booking multiple tours—this experience is designed to give you everything San Antonio has...
- Duration 7 Hours and 30 Minutes
- Group Tour
- Max 13 people in the group
- 1
The Spa Plaza San Antonio
1st Hour Walking Tour
The Alamo, originally the 18th-century Spanish mission Mission San Antonio de Valero, is a premier Texas historic site located in San Antonio. It is famous for the 13-day 1836 Battle of the Alamo, where nearly 200 Texan defenders—including Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie—were defeated by Mexican...- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 2
San Antonio River Walk
The San Antonio River Walk (Paseo del Rio) began as a flood-control project following a devastating 1921 flood, evolving into an iconic urban park designed by architect Robert H.H. Hugman to highlight Spanish heritage. Officially completed in 1941, the 15-mile network of paths and canals has become Texas’ top tourist
- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 3
San Antonio
The San Fernando Cathedral Founded in 1731 by Canary Islanders, San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio is the oldest standing church in Texas and the heart of the city's Catholic history. Completed in 1755, it served as the original parish for the area, hosted Jim Bowie’s marriage in 1832, served...
- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 4
La Villita Historic Arts Village
The Two-Hour tour continues
La Villita Historic Arts Village is an art community in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. There are art galleries, stores selling souvenirs, gifts, custom jewelry, pottery, and imported Mexican folk art, as well as several restaurants in the district. La Villita connects to the San...- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 5
Arneson River Theater
Arneson River Theater is an outdoor performance theater located on the San Antonio River Walk in the U.S. state of Texas.
The open-air venue was erected 1939-1941 by the Works Progress Administration. The design was supervised by architect Robert H.H. Hugman. It is named after Edwin P. Arneson, the regional...- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 6
Tower Of The Americas
The Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot (229-meter) observation tower-restaurant located in the Hemisfair district in the southeastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O'Neil Ford[1] and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World's Fair, HemisFair...
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 7
Alamodome
The Alamodome is a 64,000-seat domed indoor multi-purpose stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It is located on the southeastern fringe of downtown San Antonio. The facility opened on May 15, 1993, having been constructed at a cost of $186 million.
The multi-purpose facility was intended to increase the city's convention...- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 8
San Antonio
Hemisfair Park in San Antonio, Texas, is the site of the 1968 World’s Fair (HemisFair '68), which celebrated the city's 250th anniversary and the "confluence of civilizations in the Americas". Developed on a former residential neighborhood (Germantown) via eminent domain, the park now functions as a redeveloped downtown district featuring...
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 9
King William Historic District
The National Register of Historic Places-listed King William Historic District is generally located between the San Antonio River, Cesar Chavez Boulevard, South St. Mary’s Street, and South Alamo Street. The King William Local
Historic District and neighborhood also includes the National Register of Historic Places-listed South Alamo Street-South St. Mary’s...- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 10
Pearl Markets - San Antonio, TX
Three-Hour tour Consecutive.
The Pearl in San Antonio is a historic 19th-century brewery transformed into a premier 22-acre culinary and cultural district. Founded in 1881 as the Pearl Brewing Company, it operated until 2001, surviving Prohibition by producing ice cream and soda. The site now features the 1894 brewhouse, reopened...- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 11
San Antonio
The Grotto is a concrete sculpture by Carlos Cortés, along the San Antonio River in San Antonio, Texas, United States. In 2020, some pieces intended to be added to The Grotto were stolen.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 12
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
MISSION SYSTEM EXPLANATION
What we are about to see is older than the Alamo. Most visitors believe the Alamo is the beginning of Texas. It’s not. The real beginning… is the mission system. Between 1718 and 1731, Spain built a chain of missions along this river. Not just churches. Communities....- Duration 40 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 13
San Antonio
Mission Concepción was completed in 1755. It is the oldest unrestored stone church in the United States. What you see here is nearly original. Look at the thick stone walls. They were built for protection — not decoration. These missions were vulnerable to raids from Apache and Comanche tribes. This...
- Duration 25 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 14
Mission San Juan
Mission San Juan became more agricultural than religious. Fields stretched for miles. Crops were traded as far south as Mexico. This was economic infrastructure. The foundations of Texas ranch economy were forming.”
- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 15
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
“Mission Espada is small. Quiet. Simple. But it contains one of the most impressive engineering achievements of Spanish Texas — the Espada Aqueduct. This irrigation system diverted river water into farmland using gravity alone. And parts of it still function today. Three centuries later.” “This is not just architecture. It...
- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 16
San Antonio
The real beginning… is the mission system. Between 1718 and 1731, Spain built a chain of missions along this river. Not just churches. Communities. Fortresses. Agricultural centers. Political tools. Spain was not building for religion alone — Spain was building to control land. And that land would one day become...
- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 17
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Mission San José was founded in 1720. At its height, over 300 indigenous residents lived within these walls. This was not just a church. It was a fully functioning village. Blacksmith shops.
Granaries. Workshops. Living quarters. Everything inside these walls supported a self-sufficient community. The Spanish introduced irrigation systems called...- Duration 35 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 18
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
As we return downtown, consider this: Without these missions — There would be no San Antonio. Without San Antonio — There would be no Alamo. Without the Alamo — There might not be a Republic of Texas. And without Texas — The United States would look very different today. The...
- Duration 40 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
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