Private Tour
Leon City Walking Private Tour
Overview
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3 hours
Mobile ticket
Discover León: A Journey Through 500 Years of History
Experience the rich history of León on a private walking tour, tracing its evolution over nearly five centuries. From colonial slavery to North American interventions, the Sandinista Revolution, and the Contra conflict, uncover the stories that shaped this vibrant city.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Bottled water
Entrance fees
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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What To Expect
Museum of Legends and Traditions (Museo de Tradiciones y Leyendas)
It was a prison bulited in 1921, known by the locals like "La 21" Used to held political prisioners during the Sandinista Revolution 1979. Let's learn about the prison itself and the differents tradition of the city.
Let's learn about the secrets of this interesting church, hiking to the roof and enjoy of a fascinating view of the city and volcanoes.
Options
Leon City Walking Private Tour
Pickup included
Reviews
34 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great Tour
adamdK6789MB,
Aug 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellently informed, this great tour has great sights to see and very astute historical analysis. Well worth your time.
Great walking tour
jeremymT471WN,
Jul 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing walking tour! Our guide was extremely patient with us on a very hot day. He took us to amazing places and gave us a lot of great history. He knew the best places for photo ops at the cathedral. Totally recommended if you have the time in León!
EXCELLENT and informative tour.
Dream51337220941,
Jul 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an AMAZING private walking tour with Franklin. He is so knowledgeable, full of information and he makes the history of Leon interesting. He took us all around the city, pointed out all the important and fascinating facts about Leon and made the city come alive. In the tour was also included a smoothie which was delicious ! He took us up to the roof the cathedral and we took some beautiful photos up top. I would highly recommend this tour if you're into history and you want someone who can make you truly appreciate what the city has gone through. The tour was about 3 hours and it was the perfect length.
Great city tour about Leon/Nica history and culture
chang l,
Jan 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Did the private city tour with Franklin. Took closed to 4hour to go through some major point around city center. Not too much walking but a great intensive amount of history knowledge about the city/country and culture. Frankin is very professional on the history background. And can clearly introduce all the detail and answer the question. This is really a good suggested trip. A foreigner traveling to the city wont be able to understand and appreciate the history and culture easily without a professional guide.
Great service. Excellent and informative experience.
njd1488,
Oct 20, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Franklin arranged everything for me, including my airport pick up and hotel transfers. Julio was my guide and agreed to take me to the cathedral as soon as it opened. As a result, I have the entire rooftop to myself. Beautiful experience.
Super!!!
Paradise48856985145,
Apr 8, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a really nice experience! I learned about history, I got to know some strategic points and with a very cool guide!
Informative
jananddianne,
Apr 7, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00The best part of this experience is walking on top of the Bascillica. Lots of fascinating information given by our very knowledgeable guide Sergio(who was also our guide for the horse riding). Actually only visited one other place which was an interesting and rather strange museum of myths, legends and prisoners.
love the city of Leon
Sandra B,
Apr 4, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Sergio is a great tour guide; he and I connected on several levels. Speaking of levels... The view from the top of the Basilica is outstanding.
Don't tour on a Sunday but do use this company.
Salsa248,
Mar 16, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We did this walk on a very hot Sunday. Sadly all the buildings we were to visit were closed. Miguel did his best to alternate with the art gallery, it was very good. The next day Franklin made the effort to get us on top of the church first. We appreciate all they did to help us. Great guys & recommend,
Intelligent caring attentive guides - triple wow!!
Franklin H,
Feb 25, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Franklin runs an amazing company - Vamos travel. We did many of the activities. His walking tour was thorough and Franklin is very knowledgeable and well read. His team of guides were consistently kind, attentive, and adaptable to our preferences. We travel a lot and we like to have more of an intelligent conversation with guides and that’s what we got. Every guide was personable and really listened to what we wanted to do. The volcano was so much fun for all ages. Every event we did — the timing was perfect. Our guide Sergio made sure we hit the sunset for our volcano slide. He also noticed what we were interested in and made changes to the itinerary based on our interests. He talked our way into seeing the new Managua cathedral which was closed but the guards opened it for him and us. In Granada, we felt like we were walking with the unofficial mayor of the town since it seems everyone knows our guide Julio. Julio knew we liked churches and designed a driving tour of 16 churches before timing it just right to see the lava in the Masaya volcano. He also made dinner reservations for us and everyone in the restaurant greeted us by name and mentioned how they liked Julio. Finally, I️ have to say that Franklin is one of the most meticulous travel guides and agents I️ have ever met and he is very calm too. He always responded quickly on WhatsApp and he got all the details right. His company is a reason to come to Nicaragua. I️ can’t recommend him and his team highly enough. Triple wow!
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