Group Tours

Contact Ginger Thompson, GingerT@TucsonPresidio.com, for more information or to schedule a museum tour or a private walking tour.

Make a reservation for your group of 10 people or more!

Groups of 10 + will receive discounted rates on museum & walking tours.

Visitors will:

  • Learn the history of the Presidio
  • Learn the history and architecture of the Jacome-Siquieros house that also houses the Museums display rooms
  • See a replica Presidio-era home and soldiers quarters
  • See a functional replica of an 18thcentury cannon
  • Learn about a 2,000 year old Indigenous people’s pit house found by archaeologists, and a replica pit house

For an additional $3/person you may add a demonstration to your tour (Must be requested at least 2 weeks before your scheduled tour)

  • Colombian Exchange — Discover how foods, animals, and goods crossed oceans as a result of European imperialism, transforming diets and cultures around the world. 
  • Cochineal Dye – Watch as cochineal bugs are used to make red dye or paint. Learn how cochineal effected the Spanish, Indigenous people, as well as the science behind its colors. 
  • Colonial Medicine — Not for the faint of heart! – Learn about early surgical practices, pain remedies and medicinal plants used in Colonial times. Get a close-up look at various medicinal tools of the period.

Groups may also reserve a private 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 three 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, the Presidio and Fort Lowell Museums will not guarantee a docent tour unless groups are scheduled in advance.

Contact Ginger Thompson, GingerT@TucsonPresidio.com, to schedule a museum tour or a private walking tour.

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