Tucson Presidio Museum

Group Tours

Groups of 10 or more receive a discounted rate on tours of the Presidio Museum AND on our Downtown Walking Tours.

Call today to make a reservation for your group of 10 people or more!

Group Tours of the Presidio (approximately 45 minutes) – $5 group rate:

Docent led tours may include:

  • An explanation of the history of the Presidio
  • The Jacome-Siquieros house that also houses the Museums display rooms
  • A a replica Presidio-era home and soldiers quarters
  • An opportunity to see an exact replica of an 18thcentury cannon
  • A 2,000 year old indigenous people’s pit house found by archaeologists

Optional Activities – Additional $3/person charge for each optional activity below

Tour planners may choose from the following options to enhance their group’s tour experience. These options can be incorporated into time available or added on to extend the tour. 

  • Soldier Demonstration ($3/person charge is for each soldier reserved) – Presentation includes an explanation of the uniform, equipment and training and includes the firing of a musket
  • Old and New World Food Display – This display presents foods brought from the Old World as well as native foods found locally that were staples for Native Americans and settlers alike.
  • Cochineal Demonstration – This demonstration shows how the cochineal bugs are scraped off the pads of prickly pears, ground up using a metate, and made into red dye. Participants will then be able to decorate a bookmarker with the cochineal dye.
  • History of medicine – Presentation includes discussion on early surgical practices, pain remedies and medicinal plants used in Colonial times, as well as a display of medicinal tools of the period.
  • Cotton/Wool Carding, Spinning, and Weavingon a Loom – Señoritas of the Presidio era demonstrate an important skill of the period including carding cotton bolls that have come directly from the plant, spinning the fibers into yarn on a drop spindle and weaving on a loom.  
  • Off-Site Walking Tour of Turquoise Trail (Additional price per person depends on how much of the 2.5-mile Turquoise Trail the group covers)–The Turquoise Trail includes many of the historic buildings in Downtown Tucson.  Guides will also share some interesting stories of Tucson’s history.

Groups may also reserve a specific date for a Downtown or Fort Lowell Neighborhood Walking Tour.
Click here to see tour options.

All group tours must be booked at least one week in advance.  The number of people attending must be guaranteed two days before the event by 3 pm.  This guarantee number is the minimum amount you will be charged when your group arrives. Full payment is due the day of the tour.

Groups that enter with an outside tour company or walking tour guide must pay the group admission rate per person.  Guides and tour companies must pre-schedule a tour with a docent unless previously arranged otherwise. The Presidio Museum will not guarantee a docent tour unless groups are scheduled in advance.

Meal Options are available at nearby restaurants! Please ask our group tour contact (see contact information below) about these options if you are interested.

Group Tour Contact:
April Bourie
Sales and Marketing Director
Phone: 520-444-3687
Email: AprilB@TucsonPresidio.com

Motorcoach parking is available on Telles St.