About this experience
This isn’t a traditional walking tour or a generic scavenger hunt. El Pirata transforms Old San Juan into the setting of a cinematic mystery your crew must investigate together.
Using one smartphone, follow an original story through six real landmarks. Examine architectural details and features hidden in plain sight, solve location-based challenges, and unlock immersive character dossiers and witness testimony. Each discovery adds another piece to the case against Captain Tomás Vega—but your crew must decide which accounts to trust.
The experience blends interactive storytelling, observation challenges, optional narration, and carefully distinguished historical context. Rather than simply hearing someone else recount the story, your crew gathers the evidence, debates what happened, and delivers the final verdict.
Explore privately, at your own pace, without following a guide or joining a larger tour group.
At a glance
- Duration: 1 hr 30 min
- Private experience
Plan your experience
Set aside 1 hr 30 min for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What is included
- Interactive clues and challenges
- Digital access to El Pirata: The Governor’s Lie
- In-game narration and historical information
- Self-guided mystery experience
Not included
- Smartphone, headphones and mobile data or Wi-Fi
- Live tour guide or staffed meeting point
- Transportation to and from the starting location
- Food and drinks
- Admission to landmark interiors or other paid attractions; not required to complete the experience
Itinerary and highlights
Begin outside the historic Capilla del Santo Cristo and open the El Pirata experience on your smartphone. After naming your crew, you’ll receive a fictional case involving Captain Tomás Vega and an accusation made by Governor Alonso Varela.
Follow the experience through six real landmarks in Old San Juan. At each waypoint, examine details in your surroundings, complete an observation-based challenge, unlock fictional witness testimony, and explore optional historical information about the location.
The route includes the Capilla del Santo Cristo, San Juan Cathedral, San Juan Gate, La Rogativa, Fuente Raíces and Paseo de la Princesa. After collecting the evidence, your crew will piece together the story and deliver its final verdict.
This is a self-guided smartphone experience with no live guide or staffed meeting point. Participants travel together using one charged smartphone with an active internet connection. The route uses public streets and landmark exteriors, so guests should remain alert to traffic, uneven pavement, stairs, weather and changing local conditions.
See the overview, available options and booking details for the experience schedule.
Meeting and pickup information
- Guests should begin outside the Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud, located at 1 Calle del Cristo, Old San Juan. Upon arrival, guests open the mobile access link provided after booking on one smartphone per group, enter their team name, and follow the in-app briefing and route instructions.
Languages and tickets
- English — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- El Pirata – Interactive Tours
Accessibility and practical details
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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