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San Juan · Fajardo · Puerto Rico
The Ghosts of San Juan: Private Spooky Evening Tour
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The Experience
What your day looks like
San Juan is known for its rich history and cultural heritage, but on this private tour, you will discover the spooky side of the city, and hear ghost stories, hauntings and legends when the sun goes down. Your tour begins in Columbus Square, where your expert private guide will introduce you to the city’s tenuous relationship with the notorious explorer. In June 2016, the 362 foot of Columbus was unveiled 45 miles west of San Juan on a ceremonial site for the Taíno, a culture nearly driven to extinction by Columbus’s exploits. Learn why islanders are wary of Columbus’s history on their island, and why they attribute centuries of disasters to his name, which they dare not utter in completion. Next, see Castillo San Cristobal (external only), which was meant to protect the city from attacks by land, and remains haunted by one of the island’s tragic love stories, reminiscent of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. Other tales include the disappearance of a Spanish soldier whose clothes and gun remained in the remote sentry box; to this day, numerous sightings of the lovers and the soldier are still being reported. From the Castillo, continue on to several more haunted sites - theatres built on the site of 18th-century gallows, stories of human radiation tests performed in prisons, whose coverups go as high as the White House. See Hotel El Convento - the oldest member of Historic Hotels of America, and hear the eerie tales known by the locals, of a wealthy widow who turned her home into a convent after her husband was killed, and listen for the faint sounds of robes across the tile floors. Your private historic hauntings tour of San Juan is two and a half hours and is all done on foot. It is suitable for people of all ages, provided that adults are present with children. Be sure to bring water and stay hydrated throughout your haunted walk. The San Juan National Historical Site (Castillo San Cristobal, El Morro, and La Fortaleza) is closed in the evenings and is not visited internally on this tour. If you wish to visit these sites on a ghost tour, please book our day tour instead.
At a Glance
The experience, in brief
- Start your tour at Columbus Square, with its ghostly apparitions and supernatural occurrences
- Hear tales of deaths, accidents, bankruptcies, and natural disasters tied to the Columbus curse
- See the largest fort constructed by the Spanish in the Western Hemisphere
- Pass by La Fortaleza, the governors mansion, said to be one of the most haunted places in San Juan
- Hear the story of the ghost of a former actress who is said to haunt the stage of Teatro Tapia
- Walk through the old town by prisons and hotels to hear centuries of spectral sightings documented
- Stay alert for strange noises at Hotel El Convento, haunted by the ghosts of former resident nuns
- Hear ghost stories, including that of a former bishop who is said to haunt the cathedral to this day
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
San Juan
City/Town Tour.
Continued
San Juan
Sightseeing at Plaza Colón (San Juan).
Continued
San Juan
Sightseeing at Castillo San Felipe del Morro.
Continued
San Juan
Sightseeing at Castillo San Cristobal.
Continued
San Juan
Sightseeing at Capilla del Cristo.
Before You Go
What to know before booking
Included
- A friendly, professional English-speaking tour guide for your own private group - Plenty of time to take photos of your favourite places
Not Included
Gratuities Food and drink Entrance fees Cost of transportation between sites, and hotel pickup/drop-off
Meeting & Pickup
Your guide will meet you at Plaza Colón by the statue of Christopher Columbus, located at C. de la Fortaleza, San Juan, 00901, Puerto Rico
Planning Notes
Hotel pickup offered: No Confirmation: Automatic
Traveler Impressions
What travelers are saying
2023-01-08
5.00 / 5
It was a great tour of the history of San Juan and Puerto Rico. It did have "ghost stories"'as we expected, but we liked the tour. It was thorough and our guide was well- versed in the history. Overall, we liked the tour.
2022-03-01
5.00 / 5
This was a fun tour. Maybe just by chance we had this same guide, Leo, in the morning and into the afternoon for a walking tour of Old San Juan. We really spent all day with him. We decided together that morning since we were going to be together again that we'd consolidate the tours and make our evening tour a driving tour and see other and more things than just what was on the tour. We did just that. We had dinner together and then took our tour. Went into La Perla, saw some synagogues and other things besides walking into and around other building. Beautiful tour and Leo was the best at altering and modifying the tour for us. He also offered to be available to us if after we had questions or issues. Wonderful, fun day altogether.
2022-03-01
5.00 / 5
This was a private tour. We arranged to have our guide pick us up and have dinner together first. In a nice place that we would have never found. Then drove around mostly from place to place and saw things fun and spooky things. We went to offbeat places like La Perla. As a bonus we were able to see a couple Synagogues that we wanted to see. We had all of our questions answered and altered his tour to accommodate our interests. Leo also took shared his contact information and we were able to call him later with questions. Fun and Happy experience.
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