City Sightseeing San Antonio

Fun double decker bus!
We’ve learned in our past travels that the best way to start a vacation is with a city tour. We purchased a 48 hour ticket. You can hop on and off the bus at any of the stops along the tour route. We did the entire tour route first. It was very informative. It was misting rain but we sat on top anyway because it was just the fun thing to do.
We used our ticket to get around the next two days when we got tired of walking. The route covers most of the area and the buses run every 20 to 30 minutes.

So our first tour bus driver’s name was TC. I had reported it wrong when I checked in. We decided to take the entire tour with him and then hop on another bus at the end and do the stops as we desired.
These tour buses deliver a ticket that is good for 24 hours so you can use it all day long. They also allow you to hop on and hop off at numerous stops likely areas that you would want to tour that are too far to walk depending on where you are staying. Matty is our next driver. We plan to hop off at The Pearl– formerly the Pearl Brewery converted by some buyers when it sold in 2001. Now lots of shops and restaurants. I’m ready for lunch so we will find a place to eat there.
Great place right inside the old brewery and now converted Hotel Emma. I’ll Unilocal it separately.
Hopped back on the tour bus after lunch and went down to tour the oldest cathedral in Texas. Matty spotted us and scooped us right up once we were done.
We hopped back on after going to the cathedral and found that TC was at the helm. He graciously stopped at the Alamo and we all disembarked.
Our ticket is valid for a full 24 hours so can go back out in the morning if we want. This is a really cost effective way to travel with a good dialogue of many places of interest.
We have found it so much more relaxing and educational whenever we have indulged in tours in locations we visit.

This is a great way to see San Antonio so long as you’re not looking to just hang out on the bus.
We bought a package that included a San Antonio River Cruise and the Tower of the Americas. We started after touring the Alamo, and took the bus for a while, listening to the narration. We hopped off at the San Fernando Cathedral, a beautiful and historic place of worship and the final resting place of William B. Travis and Davy Crockett.
We continued on to El Mercado and after some shopping, hopped back on to go to The Guenther House in the King William Historic District which has amazing houses to look at and photograph. Afterward we got back on the bus to travel to the Tower of the Americas.
It was definitely an excellent value, since it included the admission to the top of the tower, and then a moonlit river cruise on the riverwalk. It’s a great way to get around town efficiently. Plus, for the price, it’s a two day pass and if you’re staying the night in SA it’s a steal!