Holiday Evenings with Afluenté: River Walk

The Tour

The night begins at one of San Antonio's Spanish colonial missions, then follows the Paseo del Río under the cypress lights. Dinner is downtown, and the evening closes with live music on the water.

The tour price does not include food, drink or cover. Dinner and the music venue are chosen for the group.

1. 

   Missions at Christmas (guide's choice of three)4:20 PM

   San Antonio's Spanish colonial missions, part of Texas's only UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the season of the holidays. Your guide gives a short introduction to three missions on the drive out, and the group chooses one to visit: Mission Concepción, the oldest unrestored stone church in the United States; Mission San José, the Queen of the Missions with its ornate Rose Window; or Mission San Juan Capistrano, the quietest, a small chapel beside farm fields and riverside trails. Please note the missions are active parishes.

2. 

   River Walk Lights (slow drive and brief walk)5:20 PM

   A slow drive through downtown past the Alamo and the lit streets, then a brief walk along the Paseo del Río under the cypress trees strung with lights. On luminaria nights the paths are lined with candlelit bags.

3. 

   Dinner Downtown (to be chosen)6:10 PM

   A seated dinner at a downtown or River Walk restaurant. Please note the tour price does not include food or drink.

4. 

   Live Music on the River Walk7:20 PM

   Close the evening with mariachi, jazz or a similar act on the water. Venue to be chosen.

Good for

• Christmas
• River Walk
• Missions

Enhancements

Choose any you would like. They are added to your total.