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From Austin: San Antonio Day Trip with Alamo and Boat Cruise

From Austin: San Antonio Day Trip with Alamo and Boat Cruise

Discover San Antonio on a 7-hour hour tour from Austin with visits to the Alamo, Riverwalk, Tower of the Americas observation, and pit stops along the way. Learn about the region’s history from your guide on this immersive Texan experience. Drive through San Marcos and New Braunfels and make a pit stop at the Bucees. Upon arriving in San Antonio, visit the historic Alamo. Enjoy a guided tour through the courtyard and learn about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo. See some of the Alamo’s largest weapons and fortifications. While learning about historic highlights and local insights, head to Mission San Jose. Discover the city's stone walls and its unique granary. Then take a 750-foot elevator ride to the top of the Tower of the Americas for a magnificent panoramic view of the city. Afterward, experience the city’s 15-mile urban waterway on a relaxing river cruise. Enjoy the charm of the winding urban river while cruising past unique riverfront architecture. See the first neighborhood, La Villita, the Old Mill Crossing, and Selena’s Bridge.  Finally, your local guide will transport you back to your hotel in downtown Austin.

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Wonderful day with the guide tour Mike! The tour was amazing, easy communication and very well organized. Mike was great on explaining many different things about the history of Texas and the places we visited. Also he was always making sure everything was perfect! I had a wonderful day, as a solo traveller is always nice to spend a day in good company. Highly recommended it.

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Mike was an outstanding guide—knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and genuinely committed to making our experience unforgettable. He went above and beyond to ensure we had a great time, and his deep knowledge of Texas added so much value to the tour. Highly recommended!

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The trip was amazing. Bill our guide was so lovely and friendly and very informative Wish we had more time to walk the river walk but that would have meant missing out some of our other stops so we will have to return

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Mike was a great driver and guide and really went that extra mile; a thoroughly awesome day

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Amazing tour to San Antonio, great review of the history!