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Mission Concepcion
Private UNESCO Missions Tour in San Antonio
The Rose Window
Private UNESCO Missions Tour in San Antonio
Private UNESCO Missions Tour in San Antonio

Private UNESCO Missions Tour in San Antonio

By San Antonio ProTours
5 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is £86 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

This is the most engaging, historically accurate and entertaining missions tour you will find in San Antonio. Guaranteed.

You will learn what life was like at the missions, construction and architectural influences, and the relationship between the Franciscan Friars, soldiers and the Payaya, Coahuiltecan and other indigenous tribes. This is a nuanced and beautifully presented experience about colonialization, but also interdependence. At the end of this tour, you will be impressed with the largest concentration of Spanish missions in the US!

Please consider purchasing our “Missions and More” tour, as it includes all four missions PLUS two more centuries of San Antonio history and diverse cultures. See reviews for that tour please.

Locally owned/operated by professional guide and history teacher, stand-up comic (with Kevin Hart:), performer and world traveller Michael Robinson.

Activity location

  • Mission Espada
    • 10040 Espada Rd
    • 78214-3815, San Antonio, Texas, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Mission Espada
    • 10040 Espada Rd
    • 78214-3815, San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Private UNESCO Missions Tour in San Antonio
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 13:00
Price details
£86.27 x 2 Adults£172.54
Total
Price is £172.54
Until Sun, 5 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedBottled water

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Mission Espada
  • 15m
Southern-most mission of the five in San Antonio, this location is the start of your tour and will lay the foundational context for the rest of the tour. You will walk into the interior of this mission, hear interesting information about its' inhabitants and the Friars, as well as, the construction and layout of the mission. You will also have an opportunity to walk into the church that looks as it did in the 1700's.
Mission San Juan
  • 15m
Just five minutes from the first stop at Mission Espada, this mission has a fully renovated church that is not only charming, but impressive in its' reconstruction and the highlight of this stop. Hear about the inhabitants at this location, the construction of this mission, and what life was like for them. You will visit a small museum that has wonderful displays of materials used by the inhabitants, the use water for agriculture, among interesting other information.
Mission San Jose
  • 1h
The "Queen of the Missions" is the largest and most renovated mission in San Antonio. This huge mission is arguably the most important here because of the massive amounts of food that was cultivated and shared with the smaller missions. Here, you will walk into one of the apartments of the inhabitants, experience the Convento where the Friars and soldiers slept, walk through the beautiful domed church, and see the gorgeous facade of the church while you hearing stories of its' creation and renovation. And, of course, see and hear all about the iconic Baroque architectural piece known as the Rose Window. This stop includes a few minutes to peruse the gift shop as well.
Mission Concepcion
  • 30m
Mission Concepcion is hands down the most charming of all the missions. Hear about its' inhabitants, what life was life at this location, and learn about the creation of its' duel bell tower church, the oldest stone church in the US! You will see a 250 year old fresco, a fascinating ocular display, and the interior of the church where you will be humbled by its' beauty. You will see some other architectural highlights here, but those a secret and I can't wait to tell you all about them!

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMission Espada
    • 10040 Espada Rd
    • 78214-3815, San Antonio, Texas, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMission Espada
    • 10040 Espada Rd
    • 78214-3815, San Antonio, Texas, United States

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