Day Trip to Historic St. Augustine from Orlando with Hotel Pickup
Gray Line of Orlando
4.5
Terry_K
28 days ago
Could take longer than expected with hotel pickups and traffic. Took almost 2 hours to get there and almost 3 hours coming back. The driver, Ishmael, was a good driver and very personable.
St Augustine is such a quaint town and we loved the Lightner Museum and walking through the shops on St George St and seeing the inside of St Augustine church.
Enjoy a day in America's oldest town, St Augustine. On this day trip from Orlando, head northeast to the picturesque town, where you can wander the cobbled streets and enjoy a meal in one of the many promenade cafes. St Augustine is a unique city filled with colonial Spanish neighborhoods, magnificent buildings and a wonderful, old-time charm. As the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the USA it has lots of history. From the Castillo de San Marco, to the Fountain of Youth there is something for everyone. Upgrade to add a scenic cruise, trolley tour or the Medieval Torture Museum to your visit. If you select the option including the Hop-On Hop-Off Trolley than you can have a guided tour throughout the historic old town, and jump on an off as you wish. The scenic boat tour option is a 1-hour boat ride with views from the waterways of the Bay of Matanzas! At the Medieval Torture Museum you see first hand the. grueling history of mad men and tyrants!
Duration
10 hours
Languages Available
- Human tour guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Old St. Augustine Village
246 Saint George St, , St. Augustine, Florida
The Historic District in St. Augustine is the heart of the city. This is where guests will find a majority of the city's restaurants, shopping, hotels, and attractions. The Historic District is the oldest part of the city with many buildings dating back to the 1700s. Even the streets are laid out as they would have been centuries ago, and are more walkable than a lot of cities visitors are used to seeing in America. Along with being a beautiful area for finding things to do like shopping, visiting museums, and dining, the Historic District is also home to the beautiful bayfront with lovely panoramic views of the Matanzasa Bay. The top rated attractions in the area are centered around the Historic District and reflect the importance of history in shaping St. Augustine into what it is today. For example, the Colonial Quarter is a living history museum with costumed reenactors and interactive experienes. The Castillo and the Fountain of Youth both have weapons demonstrations so guests can expect to hear the sound of canon and musket fire around the Historic District. Another defining feature of the Historic District is the architecture. The design on building facades represents the height of Spanish Colonial and Spanish Renaissance Revival architecture. The area of town showcases everything from early European design, Florida bungalow style houses, and Gilded Age extravegance. Being the nation's oldest city, the Historic District of St. Augustine represents all that history has built here since 1565.
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Oldest Wooden School House
14 Saint George St, , St. Augustine, Florida
The Oldest Wooden School House is located at the entrance to St. George Street. During your free time be sure to stroll past it and down this cobble stoned street where there is great souvenir shopping and some great restaurents .
Duration: Not Available
Stop At: Fort Matanzas National Monument
8635 A1A S, , St. Augustine, Florida
Upgrade your tour and enjoy a one-hour-and-15-minute cruise aboard the Victory III through Matanzas Bay. Narrated by your captain, this boat tour provides an incomparable way to view St Augustine’s historical landmarks and natural sites of interest.
Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Stop At: Historic Tours Of Am..
108 Sea Grove Main Street, St. Augustine Beach, FL 32080
Should you purchase the option to choose to take a 90-minute hop-on hop-off trolley tour for an easy way to get around the city and see the sights you want to see. You can get on and off as much as you’d like, or simply sit back and ride the entire loop. The local conductors make the tour even more entertaining by providing history and humor.
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Additional Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Trolley tour (if option selected at time of booking)
- Pick up and drop off at a meeting point (Orlando, Kissimmee, Disney Lake Buena Vista & Universal)
- Boat cruise (if option selected at time of booking)
- Medieval Torture Museum (If option selected at time of booking)
Exclusions
- Food and drinks
Redemption Instructions
Hotel pickups commence approximately 30 - 60 minutes prior to this time
Traveler Pickup Information
Gray Line Orlando provides hotel and resort pickups for this tour. Pickups are available from select hotels and resorts only—we are unable to collect from private residences, vacation homes, condos, or Airbnb/villa properties. Gray Line Orlando will contact you by 3:00 PM (EST) the day before your tour to confirm your exact pickup time and location. If you have not received your pickup details by that time, please contact us.
On the day of travel, please wait outside the main lobby entrance of your selected hotel or resort. Your driver-guide will arrive in a Gray Line Orlando vehicle and uniform. If you do not see the vehicle within 5 minutes of your scheduled pickup time, please contact our office immediately for assistance.
Voucher Info
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
The tour identified in this promotion is made available through Viator. Groupon is not affiliated with or sponsored by the Gray Line of Orlando in connection with this deal. Please contact Groupon customer service for all inquiries related to this offer. Inquiries placed to Viator will be directed back to Groupon.
This offer is not eligible for promo codes.
Enjoy a day in America's oldest town, St Augustine. On this day trip from Orlando, head northeast to the picturesque town, where you can wander the cobbled streets and enjoy a meal in one of the many promenade cafes. St Augustine is a unique city filled with colonial Spanish neighborhoods, magnificent buildings and a wonderful, old-time charm. As the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the USA it has lots of history. From the Castillo de San Marco, to the Fountain of Youth there is something for everyone. Upgrade to add a scenic cruise, trolley tour or the Medieval Torture Museum to your visit. If you select the option including the Hop-On Hop-Off Trolley than you can have a guided tour throughout the historic old town, and jump on an off as you wish. The scenic boat tour option is a 1-hour boat ride with views from the waterways of the Bay of Matanzas! At the Medieval Torture Museum you see first hand the. grueling history of mad men and tyrants!
Duration
10 hours
Languages Available
- Human tour guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Old St. Augustine Village
246 Saint George St, , St. Augustine, Florida
The Historic District in St. Augustine is the heart of the city. This is where guests will find a majority of the city's restaurants, shopping, hotels, and attractions. The Historic District is the oldest part of the city with many buildings dating back to the 1700s. Even the streets are laid out as they would have been centuries ago, and are more walkable than a lot of cities visitors are used to seeing in America. Along with being a beautiful area for finding things to do like shopping, visiting museums, and dining, the Historic District is also home to the beautiful bayfront with lovely panoramic views of the Matanzasa Bay. The top rated attractions in the area are centered around the Historic District and reflect the importance of history in shaping St. Augustine into what it is today. For example, the Colonial Quarter is a living history museum with costumed reenactors and interactive experienes. The Castillo and the Fountain of Youth both have weapons demonstrations so guests can expect to hear the sound of canon and musket fire around the Historic District. Another defining feature of the Historic District is the architecture. The design on building facades represents the height of Spanish Colonial and Spanish Renaissance Revival architecture. The area of town showcases everything from early European design, Florida bungalow style houses, and Gilded Age extravegance. Being the nation's oldest city, the Historic District of St. Augustine represents all that history has built here since 1565.
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Oldest Wooden School House
14 Saint George St, , St. Augustine, Florida
The Oldest Wooden School House is located at the entrance to St. George Street. During your free time be sure to stroll past it and down this cobble stoned street where there is great souvenir shopping and some great restaurents .
Duration: Not Available
Stop At: Fort Matanzas National Monument
8635 A1A S, , St. Augustine, Florida
Upgrade your tour and enjoy a one-hour-and-15-minute cruise aboard the Victory III through Matanzas Bay. Narrated by your captain, this boat tour provides an incomparable way to view St Augustine’s historical landmarks and natural sites of interest.
Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Stop At: Historic Tours Of Am..
108 Sea Grove Main Street, St. Augustine Beach, FL 32080
Should you purchase the option to choose to take a 90-minute hop-on hop-off trolley tour for an easy way to get around the city and see the sights you want to see. You can get on and off as much as you’d like, or simply sit back and ride the entire loop. The local conductors make the tour even more entertaining by providing history and humor.
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Additional Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Trolley tour (if option selected at time of booking)
- Pick up and drop off at a meeting point (Orlando, Kissimmee, Disney Lake Buena Vista & Universal)
- Boat cruise (if option selected at time of booking)
- Medieval Torture Museum (If option selected at time of booking)
Exclusions
- Food and drinks
Redemption Instructions
Hotel pickups commence approximately 30 - 60 minutes prior to this time
Traveler Pickup Information
Gray Line Orlando provides hotel and resort pickups for this tour. Pickups are available from select hotels and resorts only—we are unable to collect from private residences, vacation homes, condos, or Airbnb/villa properties. Gray Line Orlando will contact you by 3:00 PM (EST) the day before your tour to confirm your exact pickup time and location. If you have not received your pickup details by that time, please contact us.
On the day of travel, please wait outside the main lobby entrance of your selected hotel or resort. Your driver-guide will arrive in a Gray Line Orlando vehicle and uniform. If you do not see the vehicle within 5 minutes of your scheduled pickup time, please contact our office immediately for assistance.
Voucher Info
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
The tour identified in this promotion is made available through Viator. Groupon is not affiliated with or sponsored by the Gray Line of Orlando in connection with this deal. Please contact Groupon customer service for all inquiries related to this offer. Inquiries placed to Viator will be directed back to Groupon.
This offer is not eligible for promo codes.
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Mark_S
Well, the trip started out great, hotel pickup on time, ride upto St Augustine fantastic. Pulled into Old Jail parking lot, that's when everything unraveled. Mike said we should get trolley tickets for the day and some people were wary of giving cc info over the phone. That's when it went from bad to worse. Mike aka Tuck, was trying to call the office and nobody was answering. We arrived at 10 am and this went on for an hour, finally getting through and two couples, one was us, bought tickets for the trolley. Everyone else bought tickets at the booth right there. Anyway, with all this going on, we ended up being late for our boat cruise, missing it. So, now we have to take the 1 o'clock tour which really messed up our day. Had just enough time for lunch and back to the dock. Cruise went good. Off the boat at 115pm and onto the next trolley back to the start point which the bus was scheduled to leave at 4pm. Our day was ruined. We expected to be able to explore and shop St. Augustine, when in reality all the confusion wasted our time. We paid for a trolley we only rode once. Of course a few people were late. Now we're back on the road to Orlando around 4:30-5:00PM, heavy traffic, once again to be expected. We finally arrive to Orlando,but way off course, multiple wrong turns, 2 hours of driving lost, and several close calls with other vehicles. People on the bus started asking where we are going. Two couples ask to be let out at a random hotel, they were ordering an Uber. The rest rode on. Finally, the drop offs started. We left St Augustine at 430 pm and we're dropped off at our place at 9pm. Totally unexceptable! All of this could've been avoided if Viator had encouraged people to buy trolley tickets before arriving-to avoid all the time wasted in the confusion. Will be standing by for a response. Not at all happy with yesterday. So disappointing! Mark
samkassam9
Bad experience. Driver showed up 2 hrs late and kept us waiting on the Bus Stop on the road side for over 2 hours. No proper communication. The whole day was ruined. We did not enjoy. Waste of the complete day. I saw no reason for Driver to stop for 30 minutes at the Buckies gas station on the way to St Augustine.
Terry_K
Could take longer than expected with hotel pickups and traffic. Took almost 2 hours to get there and almost 3 hours coming back. The driver, Ishmael, was a good driver and very personable.
St Augustine is such a quaint town and we loved the Lightner Museum and walking through the shops on St George St and seeing the inside of St Augustine church.
Mike_B
Long drive from Orlando, but great stop 1/2 way there. Lots too see when there and not enough time. Trolley ride was good, but looped around to much
travismP763LT
Despite horrendous road conditions our driver, Mauricio, was very personable and friendly: and got us to and from our destinations in a very timely fashion. We would like to thank both our driver and grey line for their exceptional service.