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Metro-area Activities

City Tour of Old and New San Juan

See modern San Juan as you drive in air-conditioned comfort through the areas of Isla Verde, Con-dado, past Fort San Gerónimo and on into Old San Juan, one of the most beautiful old cities in the New World, and filming location for big-budget movies starring such luminaries as Steven Seagal, Kurt Russell, Gene Hackman, and Sylvester Stallone. Your first stop is for a short visit to Fort San Cristobal, a mainstay of the San Juan fortification system, from which the Spanish successfully de-fended their city from British and Dutch attacks as well as frequent assaults from various and sundry pirates. Be sure to watch their historical video on the area. In addition, search out the dungeon where there is centuries old graffiti representing images of Spanish galleons drawn on the walls. As you continue your drive through the old city, you’ll see the beautiful 17th century Spanish ironwork on the restored homes and note the blue-black glazed cobblestones that were brought to San Juan as ballast for the Spanish galleons, and were used to surface the narrow streets of the Old City. In addition, armed with our Map of Old San Juan, you will have time to explore some of the many interesting shops, boutiques and art galleries that have made this historic area their home.

Luncheon for groups can be arranged at one of several Old San Juan restaurants, including The Hard Rock Café or the courtyard of El Convento, and for larger groups, the old chapel at Hotel El Convento is now the ballroom, and can accommodate groups of up to 250 persons.

Please note: As of March, 2004, access to the northern more scenic road of Norzagaray Street has been limited to small vans or cars. Larger capacity vehicles must take the more direct road of San Francisco. While this has not affected the tour greatly, it does limit some of the more interesting views. Therefore, some groups have opted to add a walking tour guide to enhance the tour and enable their participants to view these points of interest. For those groups more likely to shop than sightsee, the walking tour guide would not be necessary.


Availability
• This tour is not offered on Sundays due to traffic congestion & because most shops are closed.
• We suggest this tour be done on Day 2 of your program, unless you are staying at the Con-quistador, in which case you may wish to do on Day 3 – providing an intermediate day without the long transfer back into town.

Recommended attire:
• Comfortable clothing
• Walking shoes

Timing:

Metro area hotels:
Minimum/Maximum – 18 min/no max
Travel time to Old San Juan – 15-20 minutes
Door to Door - 2.5-3 hour tour
Recommend - morning or afternoon

Hyatt Dorado Beach:
Minimum/Maximum – 18 min/no max
Travel time to Old San Juan – 45 min. to 1 hr
Door to Door – approximately 6 hours
Recommend –
Depart hotel @ 9am
Depart Old San Juan @ 2pm

Westin Riomar/Sol Melia Paradisus:
Minimum/Maximum – 18 min/no max
Travel time to Old San Juan – 45 min to 1 hr
Door to Door – approximately 6 hours
Recommend –
Depart hotel @ 9am
Depart Old San Juan @ 2pm

El Conquistador:
Minimum/Maximum – 18 min/no max
Travel time to Old San Juan – 1.25-1.5 hours
Door to Door – approximately 7 hours
Recommend –
Depart hotel @ 9am
Depart Old San Juan @ 2:30pm

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