Historic Missions Bike Tour – 2 Mission Southern Route – San Antonio, Texas

EXPERIENCE:

Join us for an 8 to 9 mile (3 hour) guided bicycle tour of Mission San Juan and Mission San Jose with other fascinating stops along the way. Enjoy the great outdoors as you ride on the beautiful and scenic Mission Reach Trail which winds along the San Antonio River.

At each mission your tour guide will take time to walk the grounds with you and talk about the 18th-century Spanish Colonial period. You will gain an understanding of how these missions transformed the daily lives of the mission inhabitants, impacted the surrounding communities and help mold the culture of San Antonio and South Texas.

In addition to Mission San Juan and Mission San Jose, other points of interest along the tour route include the historic Espada Dam, the Whispers art installation, the historic Espada Aqueduct and the mission acequia (irrigation) systems. Your tour guide will stop briefly at each location and provide you with a historic overview.

This is our shortest bicycle tour in distance and duration. It is a great introductory tour of the Spanish Missions of San Antonio as well as the Mission Reach Trail.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Learn about the founding of Spanish settlements and the people who lived there
Enjoy the scenic San Antonio River and the beautiful wildlife
Explore and tour two Spanish Missions
Learn about the acequia (irrigation) systems that watered the land
Admire works of public art

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