Castillo San Felipe del Morro
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Trip Type: Half-day Tours
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Come Experience El Morro, the mast head of the largest Spanish colonial fortification system in the New World, a World Heritage Site! View period soldier uniforms, troop quarters, cannons and cannonballs and stand where actual crossfires occurred.
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Come Experience El Morro, the mast head of the largest Spanish colonial fortification system in the New World, a World Heritage Site! View period soldier uniforms, troop quarters, cannons and cannonballs and stand where actual crossfires occurred.
To start the tour, meet your guide, then take a short stroll through the cobblestone street of Old San Juan to Plaza Colon where you will be welcomed by Govenor Ponce de Leon and Lady Leonor, his wife.
A welcome skit is performed by actors, as your guide provides tour highlights and a toast with Fountain of Youth pure drinking water. You will then board the Heritage Bus to view and understand why Old San Juan referred to as a" Military City" and to view the must-see sights of each station. Guests will be dropped off at Plaza Quinto Centennario where you will enjoy a skit entitled ""Etiquette of The Fan" depicting how in the old days, a young lady would use the secret language of the fan to communicate with her secret admirer while in the presence of her chaperon.
Next, the tour will go past the Killing Fields into El Morro for a guided tour of the troop quarters, the chapel and cannon room. You will then be taken to level 6, the highest point, to sense crossfire with an amazing view of the Bermuda Triangle and the Atlantic Ocean in the background. Techniques employed include character corners, storytelling of Legends, the use of "Then and Now" pictures, and maps. The tour ends with each party receiving a personalized "Battle Plan of Heritage" to continue enjoying their day or are leisurely strolled back to the cruise ship area.
A welcome skit is performed by actors, as your guide provides tour highlights and a toast with Fountain of Youth pure drinking water. You will then board the Heritage Bus to view and understand why Old San Juan referred to as a" Military City" and to view the must-see sights of each station. Guests will be dropped off at Plaza Quinto Centennario where you will enjoy a skit entitled ""Etiquette of The Fan" depicting how in the old days, a young lady would use the secret language of the fan to communicate with her secret admirer while in the presence of her chaperon.
Next, the tour will go past the Killing Fields into El Morro for a guided tour of the troop quarters, the chapel and cannon room. You will then be taken to level 6, the highest point, to sense crossfire with an amazing view of the Bermuda Triangle and the Atlantic Ocean in the background. Techniques employed include character corners, storytelling of Legends, the use of "Then and Now" pictures, and maps. The tour ends with each party receiving a personalized "Battle Plan of Heritage" to continue enjoying their day or are leisurely strolled back to the cruise ship area.
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