Private Tour
San Juan Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
Overview
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Embark on a walking tour of San Juan, full of majestic architecture, breathtaking views, and embattled history. Behold the largest Spanish-built fortification in the Americas. Hear stories of pirate battles, greed, and power featuring figures like Sir Francis Drake. Stroll down ancient city streets rich with culture and history, then walk along this beautiful city's old walls and enjoy some gentle ocean views.
After booking, check your email/text to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, download the tour, and enjoy it offline. Follow the audio instructions and route from the designated starting point.
Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
This isn't an entrance ticket. Check opening hours before your visit.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How To Access: After booking, you’ll get an email and text with setup instructions and password (search “audio tour” in emails and texts). • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password sent by email and text. • MUST download the tour while in strong wifi/cellular. • Works offline after download.
How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
Savings tips: Walking tours: couples can share one tour by splitting headphones
Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
For the best experience, bring headphones/earbuds for your walking tour.
For the best experience, please use an iPhone running iOS 15 or later, an Android device running version 9 or later, or an iPad/tablet with GPS and cellular connectivity, as these are recommended for navigation.
Your password can be used on the same number of devices as travelers booked. Enter the same password on each device.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Welcome to San Juan! Are you ready to explore this historic capital? Let’s get started! Our tour begins at the colorful La Corazon Steps. You can’t miss it -- the steps have a beating red heart painted on them while the nearby tourist info center is an eye-catching pastel pink. NOTE: The tour is over 2 miles long, with more than 30+ audio stories, and takes about 1-2 hours to complete. Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
Pause once you round the bend. There should be bright pastel buildings on either side. Before we continue, let’s briefly review how this tour works: Stories play automatically as you follow the route. When a story is finished, the map will pop back up.
What‘s Included
Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
Learn more: dive deeper into any story you enjoyed with extra stories.
Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!
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San Juan Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
Reviews
46 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Excellent walking tour of San Juan on a day after/before a cruise
NiamhSea,,Jan 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thoroughly recommend this walking tour of old San Juan. We had a day to spend after a cruise and don’t like large group tours. Booked this at short notice. What a find. Clever technology gives the route and information as you arrive at a significant place. But allows for coffee or lunch breaks, or time to explore the fort before resuming where we had left off. Sufficient historic and cultural information, yet flexible timing. Will look for this app on other cities!
Tour at your leisure, at your own pace
sfw623,,Dec 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Loved the flexibility and ease of this tour. Great, easy instructions to download tour info prior to arriving at the location.
Audio problems may occur.
lori s,,Dec 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00The audio does not always automatically start when you get to a specific stop. Sometimes you must restart the app. Sometimes the audio is delayed when you reach a stop. And sometimes the audio cuts off in the middle. Problems occur most if you try to use another app or phone function (like the phone camera) while also listening. But the information provided was interesting and informative. For the price, it was worth the purchase.
Great commentary but follow the advice to download in advance
AlexRunner,,Dec 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tour was great. I could go at my own (fast) pace and the commentary was excellent. Important - it’s essential to download the app AND the tour on a broadband WiFi network ahead of time. Not so easy if you decide at the last minute to buy the tour. Downloading on a cellular network took over an hour.
Great way to see and learn about San Juan.
DONNA J,,Dec 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We've stayed in Puerto Rico before, but on the south end of the island and had a rental car. This time we came to San Juan from a cruise; so just had part of a day in port. We thought we learned more and enjoyed San Juan more this time; walking as opposed to driving, gives you a much better feel for the area.
Best way to tour Old San Juan
Christiane B,,Dec 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great self guided tour with lots of information and background stories as well as history. Easy to navigate and understand. Gives you lots of freedom to explore further and pick up later where you left off. I would choose this tour anytime over a guided group tour.
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f4hk28j827,,Dec 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We enjoyed this self-guided tour, it allowed us to enjoy some of the culture along the way! It was self paced so we were able to stop and talk to the locals while still learning on the tour!
Super way of exploring Old San Juan
Dylan H,,Jul 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Wonderful opportunity to create your own timeline and itinerary. I really liked that you can start and stop this tour when as you like, and that it automatically advances as you walk through the city. Much less expensive than a traditional walking tour, and, especially when you don't feel like sharing an event, a better alternative.
Easy self guided tour
Roving06865947676,,Jun 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Self Guided walking tour was great, it allowed us to go at our own pace, and stop when we wanted to. It was easy to navigate the app and to follow along.
Good tour
Jonathon T,,May 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This product was easy to use. Good directions to follow. Plenty to see on the walk. Does leave out a few things. Like do not enter la pella neighborhood
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