We went on the historic walking tour with Kyle today and had a great time. The spot where we met…read moreup with the group was easy to find, with convenient parking and bathroom access. Kyle knows a lot about the area and shared a ton of interesting information so I never felt bored or was tempted to wander. He provided great tips and suggestions for places to eat or do more sightseeing. The tour lasted almost two hours! It was a long walk, out in the sun so you should bring a water bottle and hat. This wouldn't be a good activity for anyone who has mobility issues, but it was great for us. We all enjoyed ourselves and would recommend this tour to anyone wanting to explore St. Augustine.

Amazing tour today with Kyle. His wealth of knowledge & in-depth explanation of St. Augustine…read moreHistory is phenomenal. His professionalism and good sense of humor keep us going & made it more memorable. Thank you!!!

We went on the creepy crawl haunted pub tour and had a great time! Danny was our tour guide and was…read morevery knowledgeable. He told us a lot about the history of the city. We got to use EMF readers throughout the tour as well! It was a fun night and we ended up hanging out with most of our group until like 2am!

Horrible ghost tour. We left halfway through. The guide was odd and very boring. Avoid.read more

I've been on several ghost tours over the years both here in St. Augustine and in Seattle. This…read moretour was by far my favorite. Our guide Aaron was both informative and personable. I go on these tours to hear both the historical and supernatural accounts. I'm a believer and my husband is a skeptic which makes for fun conversation while on the tour. Aaron was a fantastic guide and we would highly recommend this tour over some of the more well known and advertised one's.

We thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour with Karl and Echo. We definitely got to hear and see things…read morewe would not have experienced otherwise. Karl was an engaging and thoughtful storyteller throughout the evening. I was able to get some really great pictures. Highly recommended.

Fantastic tour! A friend of mine recommended St.Augustine…read moreGold Tours and we couldn't be happier with our experience. Easy to book (and reschedule because of the cold front). Dale is easy to communicate with, on time, extremely knowledgeable about the history of St.Augustine. His depth of knowledge was impressive and we enjoyed our tour.

We had a wonderful tour with Tom. He really knows his history. Highly recommend this tour. Very…read morerelaxing and great way to see this beautiful city.

Blanco was awesome , passionate about the tour and st Augustine history in general. Would recommend…read morefor sure .

We had 2 tour guides: Gracie and Matlock…read more Gracie is amazing. She has such a fun personality and you can tell she loves doing this. She's a great story teller. If you get her as a guide, you will not be disappointed. I think our other guide Matlock was new. It felt like he was playing a character or role. It may have been the way they chose to split up the night, but his parts felt cheesy. Overall, it was an interesting tour and somewhat what I expected.

Guide, Bob, was very personable. The tour itself was informative and well put together. Meeting…read moreplace was easy to find. Staff was on hand 30 minutes before and the tour started early when everyone was there. Just a solid tour of the historic district.

This review is for the Christmas Light Tour…read more I had a very disappointing experience with St. Augustine Land and Sea Tours due to poor communication and a lack of integrity. I received a text message at 3:00 PM (sent at 1:15 PM, but not seen until later) stating that they were having mechanical issues with one of their carts and wanted to move my reservation to 8:00 PM. This did not work for me, as I cannot drive at night and the person driving me was unable to change his plans. They then asked if 6:30 PM would work, which I agreed to, but this change meant I now had to take an Uber since my driver had already made other arrangements. I requested a refund for the one person who could no longer attend due to their schedule change and was told the cancellation policy is 24 hours. I explained that the 24-hour policy should apply both ways, especially when the company is the one changing the reservation the day of the tour. To add to the confusion, I was then told I had been put back on my "original" time of 6:30 PM--however, my original reservation time was actually 7:30 PM. I would have gladly paid my $40 ticket and the additional $25 each way for Uber transportation if they had refunded the second ticket. However, paying $130 total just to look at Christmas lights is excessive. The fact that the company changed the schedule and still refused to refund the one ticket speaks volumes about their integrity. I highly do not recommend using this company for any tours.

Walking tour operator…read more I took the opportunity to join my kids school trip to St. Augustine as a chaperone and as part of that, the school engaged Ancient City Tours as our guide for the day. The guide we had was Matt. Matt with the hat to be exact- because, you guessed it, he wore a hat. Easy to find if you were lagging behind - and easy to remember. Matt and his Hat made the day memorable- he certainly knew a lot of the St. Augustine history and was able to keep all the group engaged- kids, adults and even the teachers. He was super flexible with our group and overall, he made the day much better than I could have done on my own. Shout out to Matt and the Ancient City Tours team.

We took a group of 10-year-olds to St. Augustine last week and had a really mixed experience with…read moreour tour. Our guide, Cindra, just wasn't a great fit for kids--or honestly even for the adults in our group. She was very strict--expecting students to walk in perfectly straight single-file lines and not touch anything at all. I understand needing structure, but it felt unrealistic for 10-year-olds and came across as more harsh than helpful. At one point, the students were told they couldn't even touch the coquina stone the fort is built from, with the implication that they might damage it. That felt like overkill, considering the fort has been standing for over 400 years and has withstood hurricanes, cannon fire, and everything else--so a brief, supervised touch didn't seem unreasonable for a learning experience. Her tone also came across as sarcastic at times. On the second day, when students remembered information from the previous day, she responded with, "Wow, you were listening," which felt more dismissive than encouraging. What stood out even more was how she interacted with the adults. Parents were told they needed to ask permission to step away for something as simple as getting a coffee or using the restroom, and some were scolded when they didn't follow that expectation. That felt unnecessary and uncomfortable. I also overheard her making negative comments about a few of the boys in our group, which felt unprofessional. Because of all this, many of the students didn't enjoy the tour as much as they could have. On the flip side, the other half of our group had a different guide who was warm, engaging, and clearly knew how to work with kids--and it made a huge difference. St. Augustine is a great place for a field trip, but I'd definitely recommend asking about your guide ahead of time, especially if you're bringing students.

Being the highest rated walking ghost tour in St. Augustine, and the fact that it was dog friendly,…read moremy husband, dog,and I decided to check out the Night Watchman Ghost Tour. We gathered at the storefront, and almost immediately my dog started acting confused and scared. He's an 80 lb pitbull, and get doesn't really get scared of anything. At one point, he lept into my husband's arms (a move solely used at the vet's office). As soon as all of the patrons had arrived, Scott, our storyteller, told us about a little ghost girl Lily that lives in that building. She will often play with marbles and a doll in that same room. My husband and I have no doubt that she was petting the dog and that's what freaked him out. It was a great beginning to our ghost tour for sure. Scott then spent the next 2 hours taking us from place to place telling us about ghost encounters in the buildings that we were standing in front of. He was immersed in the history of St Augustine, even being a volunteer archaeologist and helping move parts of history. His storytelling skills were second to none. Even our dog, who had walked ALL day long around St Augustine, stayed close to Scott trying to listen to the stories and was excited as we moved to each place. It was a slow paced tour so you don't have to worry about being physically fit to partake. It was a well-spent 2 hours that my husband and I truly enjoyed. The dog enjoyed it too, except for being petted by the ghost Lily. We highly recommend this tour! Thank you, Scott, for such a fun adventure!

Our tour was not only fun but very informative and professional. Our guide had extensive knowledge…read moreof St. Augustine from all time periods and has lived in St Augustine and been a guide nearly all his life. His ghost stories were right on par and none of that tacky paranormal equipment or fabricated sightings. We were lucky enough to be the only 2 souls who signed up this particular Thursday. He could have cancelled, rushed through the tour or lost interest due to our group size but this was NOT the case. At one point, we steered questions towards the general history of St Augustine and there wasn't a single question he could not answer! I would highly recommend this tour to everyone, family or just adults.

Everytime we go on this cruise we love it. So interesting all the facts they share about the area…read moreand its history. You will see osprey, dolphins, we saw like 6 baby sharks. It's really so awesome the staff is really great. The boat has upstairs and a coveted down stairs also an outdoor area. It's a very comfortable and they serve beer, wine, prosecco, chips and snacks. You will definitely enjoy this boat ride.

reasonable price for 90 minutes on the water. The sunset cruises seem to sell out fast so book…read morethose ahead of time. I prefer not so many crowds so we went to the first cruise of the day. It was nice because you could move easily from side to side of the boat. They give information about what you're seeing. I was able to hear all the information fine. Possibly because there was not that many people on our tour. I would definitely recommend taking this tour while in St Augustine.

This was my 3rd time booking a tour with Old Town Trolley Tours in Saint Augustine. Back in 2019?…read morewe visited for the first time and did the regular tour, then in 2024 we did the Ghost tour, and then this year, I once again did the regular tour. The gentlemen at the booth next to the cathedral was super sweet and gave a great lunch recommendation. We bought the Jail Tour and it's such a different experience seeing it during the day. It was definitely worth the cost. My favorite thing about OTT is that each driver adds their own flare. I will always recommend OTT if they're in a city that I visit.

Our first visit to the Nights of Lights. It was a very nice trolley tour. Not the fault of the…read morecompany but I was disappointed just a little. I got the impression there were more lights than I saw. Still beautiful and glad we did it but just not what I had imagined. I thought every building in the area was covered with lights. The driver we had, don't know his name, was very informative and funny. He sang along with the songs, shouted out for the kids to find the elfs and we all laughed when he asked us to find the two red lights in the trees and to his surprise they had been turned off. Traffic is horrific and the seats are tight and hard so that was a little uncomfortable but again I am so glad we did this. I would just suggest going before Christmas or the last week. It might not be as crowded. We went the Saturday after Christmas. Not as busy as Dec 1-20th. Also we did the early tour at 6:30 and when we got back the line was crazy long for the other tour times.