Name: Speed Date a City - San Antonio, 2025
Start: 2025-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
Location: San Antonio, TX, USA

Sheila Stone Tours

Email address verified

8 reviews

Feb 20 - 23, 2025

Group size: 5 - 11

Speed Date a City - San Antonio, 2025

San Antonio, TX, USA

Select

Download Brochure

Sheila Stone Tours

Email address verified

8 reviews

Feb 20 - 23, 2025

Group size: 5 - 11

Join me for a long weekend visit to San Antonio! We'll take a night-time cruise along the famed Riverwalk, then return the next day for a more in-depth look. We'll visit El Mercado (the largest Mexican market outside Mexico) and the La Villita Arts Complex for a spot of shopping therapy. We'll, remember the Alamo and learn about the city's surprising German heritage. In the historic town of Greune, we'll peruse the historic General Store, eat lunch on the river, indulge in an afternoon wine tasting, and kick up our heels at the oldest dance hall in Texas. (Or maybe we’ll just listen to the music!) We'll eat delicious puffy tacos, delectable BBQ, and, of course, enjoy yummy TexMex delights. There might even be a margarita or two involved...

Day 1, THURSDAY
Day 1, THURSDAY
Arrival & Evening Cruise
After checking in to our hotel, we head to the River Walk for drinks and dinner. We follow it with a nighttime cruise down the Riverwalk to look at the lights.
Read more
DAY 2, FRIDAY
DAY 2, FRIDAY
Alamo, El Mercado, & Mi Tierra
We start the day with a visit to the famous Alamo. After paying our respects, we head to the Riverwalk again. This time we visit El Mercado (the largest Mexican market outside Mexico), the charming La Villitas area (full of tiny artisan shops), and have the rest of the day open to take our time wandering around. Dinner is TexMex at Mi Tierra with delicious food and wild decor.
Read more
DAY 3, SATURDAY
DAY 3, SATURDAY
HISTORIC GREUNE
Saturday is spent at the historic town of Greune, where we eat lunch on the river, visit the General Store (and other 'old timey' shops), enjoy an afternoon wine tasting, and have great Texas BBQ for dinner. The evening is full of music (and maybe a bit of dancing?) at Texas's oldest dance hall.
Read more
DAY 4, SUNDAY
DAY 4, SUNDAY
BRUNCH & END OF TOUR
This morning, we will have a lovely, leisurely brunch before the tour ends.
Read more

Day 1, THURSDAY

Arrival & Evening Cruise

After checking in to our hotel, we head to the River Walk for drinks and dinner. We follow it with a nighttime cruise down the Riverwalk to look at the lights.

Sheila Stone Tours

8 reviews

I’m Sheila Stone and I love travel so much that I started a tour company when I was 60. (Have I mentioned that I’m also a late bloomer?) I create and lead small groups of women to interesting places in Europe & Japan. I have also created some Speed Date a City weekends here in the States. My tours give women an opportunity to meet other women travelers and local women too. We support local businesses by staying in small hotels and eating at family restaurants as much as possible so this is travel you can feel good about!

I recently traveled with Sheila Stone to Switzerland, for the Chocolate, Cheese, Wine, and Spa! 2024 tour. I had such a great time! I loved the cog-wheel train journey into the mountains, and the visit to Evian-les-Bains across Lake Geneva in France. the Zytglogge clock tour in Bern was fascinating, and Chillon Castle was magical. the hotels were lovely, the food was fantastic, the spa was wonderful, the company was exceptional. I highly recommend traveling with Sheila Stone!

By Colleen H for Switzerland - Chocolate, Cheese, Wine, & Spa! 2024 on Sep 16, 2024

I think we all had a great time. Sheila is well-organized and communicates all we need to know about where we’re going and how we’re getting there. She’s exceptionally good at choosing restaurants. This was a garden tour, but it might very well have been called a food tour as well.

By Anne K for Glorious British Gardens, 2024 on May 27, 2024

Japan with Sheila Stone was delightful! It was full of adventure after adventure! In two weeks we saw so much and experienced Japan in the spring!! So grateful for the opportunity of a lifetime to see and experience this amazing country! I love Japan - And the women I got to share the trip with were lovely and amazing!! Thank you Sheila

By Cynthia Marie C for Japanese Gardens in Springtime on Apr 30, 2024

I had such a great day with Sheila. She organize all of our stops. Explained the origin of the food we were eating. I felt as if I was in another country. It's always wonderful to spend time with Sheila!

By Judy m for Sawtelle Foodie Walk 1 on May 30, 2022

Thank you Sheila for a fabulous time in Santa Fe. Everything was perfectly set up for us. The Hotel was in a great location. It was very clean and included breakfast. The museums were so interesting. Sheila is a delight to travel with. So organized. I definitely will travel with her in the future. I'm still thinking about the delicious chocolate tasting!

By Judy m for SPEED DATE A CITY: SANTA FE on Apr 05, 2022

Show More Reviews

I recently traveled with Sheila and 11 wonderful women on the 2024 Glorious British Gardens Tour and, indeed, it was a glorious experience! Sheila worked extremely hard to plan an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime tour for us, and her hard work clearly paid off! We visited gardens in Scotland and England of every size, shape and context from the personal "back garden" of the Edinburgh caterer who treated us to a fabulous luncheon in her home, to huge RHS gardens like Harlow Carr--and everything in between! And the Chelsea Flower Show (top of my bucket list!) was absolutely astounding!! As a mad gardener, myself, these experiences were extremely special for me. But as you will clearly note from other reviews, Sheila also has an amazing talent at selecting incredibly delicious restaurants for each day. So if you are lucky enough to experience this tour, come hungry and be charmed by all the surprising and delicious meals you will eat! Overall, I highly recommend this tour! Sheila is thoughtful about every detail in her travel planning. She makes sure each traveler has what they need, be it a special dietary accommodation or detailed information about each day. She is energetic, well-organized, and flexible, as needed. So do yourself a favor--just go!!!

By Susie M on 23 Jul, 2024

We saw so many beautiful gardens, flowers, plants on the Glorious British Gardens trip! Highlights were the Royal Botanical Garden (Rhododendrons and azaleas - oh my!), Dr. Neal's garden, Alnwick Garden, Harlowe Carr (my fave!), Chelsea Physic Garden (wonderful!) and the Chelsea Flower Show was incredible - did not disappoint and I'd have loved several days at it! Sheila has great taste in food - all the restaurants she chose were delicious. Hotel location in Edinburgh was perfect! The timing for the trip gave us a wonderful opportunity to see SO many gorgeous flowers!

By Amy G on 22 Jul, 2024

I traveled with Sheila on the Japanese Gardens tour in April 2024. The tour was jam packed with gardens -- one more beautiful than the next. Sheila knows her gardens! And she is UNFLAPPABLE. All tours are made up of people whose personalities and priorities are not always in sync, and Shelia handled this with diplomacy and aplomb. She is a very kind person, and is sensitive to everyone's needs. I highly recommend her tours.

By Margaret B on 21 Jul, 2024

Show More References

More Photos