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Old San Juan and the African Heritage at Piñones in Loiza is arguably among the Top 3 Half Day Tours in Puerto Rico!
Explore Old San Juan and Piñones in Loiza in one tour immersing yourself in Puerto Rico’s African heritage! Discover the vibrant Piñones village, taste authentic Afro-Puerto Rican street food, and witness the resilience of a community under slow development that territorial clauses allows in the island. Depending on the tour time, Piñones will be the last part in the morning tours and first in the afternoon tours.
This tour matches our 2-Hr Old San Juan Tour version, but better as it is coupled with the opportunity to see our African heritage making it a 4-hour eclectic tour that will let you do a very complete exploration of the Old City. You will learn where everything is all the while avoiding walking and sweating under our tropical sun. Your driver and personal Old San Juan guide will drive you through the city’s narrow streets giving you valuable information that will help you explore the city or find that spot you want to visit and then take you back to your departing spot, cruiseship, or any spot you might choose as your final destination within the route.
We believe there is a lot more to the Old San Juan Historic Site than just San Cristobal or San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro as we call it. So get on this tour, capture lasting memories with six picturesque stops along the way, learn the history and evolution of America’s oldest city from your knowledgeable guide, and choose this unique experience to embrace the rich cultural tapestry of Puerto Rico!
How To Make The Most Out Of The Best Tour In San Juan
Easy! With MBITION VIP, we let you have time to take pictures and at the same time see and learn about:
Constitution Bridge (joins the Main Island to the San Juan Island)
The Capitol Building
Walkway of the Presidents
San Cristobal
Old Casino
Columbus Square
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
La Perla
Santa Maria de Paziz Cemetery
El Morro
Capilla San Jose
El Convento
San Juan Bautista Cathedral
Capilla del Cristo
La Fortaleza (Governor’s mansion)
San Juan City Hall
Puerto Rico State Department
Paseo de La Princesa
Cruiseship Port
Loiza
Piñones
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Tours In Old San Juan
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If you are looking for a professionally curated and proven Old San Juan historic site tour and also learn about our African heritage with time for Instagram worthy pictures and learning that guarantees you the most out of your time and money, this is it!
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You will be picked up and dropped off in Condado at 1055 Ashford Ave, in the Condado Vanderbilt Valet area, or behind Walgreens if coming in a cruise so that you won’t have to get a taxi or Uber to go to some spot in Old San Juan and then have to guess where to find your guide or stand among hundreds of people coming off the ship trying to find your guide.
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No chance of that happening! You will get a fully bilingual professional guide during the whole experience.
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The beauty of this tour is that it takes you to locate, see, and learn about the 18 Most Important Buildings and Landmarks in Old San Juan, and drive you around the main streets so that you will know where everything is.
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This tour offers you the 2 most important things to do in the San Juan metroplex as a tourist – an Old San Juan Tour and a visit to our African Heritage area: Piñones in Loiza. In this tour, you get an unbiased script and get to expand the regular route with an extra 2 hours, so it’s designed to have a slow pace which gives you all the time to learn about the history of the city and how Puerto Rico was under the Spanish ruling. You will learn how Puerto Rico became a territory of our nation, USA, and how we have flourished since 1898.
Also, with this tour you avoid the long hours walking up and down hill and sweating under the Caribbean sun or wasting your precious vacation time looking for Old San Juan’s main landmarks and buildings.
After that, you will go to Piñones, visit the community center, see its beach, and even try some of its famous authentic Afro-Puerto Rican street food if you choose to do so. In the end, we will then bring you back to your departing spot.