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Private Guided Tour - San Xavier del Bac Mission

· MST
1950 W San Xavier Rd · Tucson

Approximately 1.5+ hours · Limited to 12 Members · Members only, no guests\* We have a rare opportunity coming up. My friend Margaret, who knows San Xavier del Bac Mission inside and out, has generou…

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When
MST
Where
1950 W San Xavier Rd1950 W San Xavier Rd, Tucson, AZ 85746, USA, Tucson, AZ, Tucson, AZ
Free

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Date and time
MST — local Tucson time
Location
1950 W San Xavier Rd1950 W San Xavier Rd, Tucson, AZ 85746, USA, Tucson, AZ, Tucson, AZTucson

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Approximately 1.5+ hours · Limited to 12 Members · Members only, no guests\*

We have a rare opportunity coming up. My friend Margaret, who knows San Xavier del Bac Mission inside and out, has generously offered to lead our group on a private tour. Margaret normally charges for her tours, but she is offering this one free of charge as a personal favor to me. Her knowledge goes far beyond the guidebooks. She shares stories, details, and background that most visitors never hear, and her deep care for the Mission and its community comes through in everything she tells you.

Because this is a personal favor, space is strictly limited.

**About the Mission**

Known as the "White Dove of the Desert," San Xavier del Bac was founded in 1692 by Jesuit missionary Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, who traveled widely across the region to spread Catholicism and foster peace among Indigenous communities. The church we see today was begun in 1783, when Southern Arizona was still part of New Spain, throug

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50plus Hiking, and Activities
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