GoCar Tour: Golden Gate Bridge Exploration
4.4
21 Ratings
San Francisco
Embark on a thrilling GoCar Tour of San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Let a GPS-guided storytelling car take you to hidden gems and share fascinating facts along the way!
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Palace of Fine Arts Theatre - The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, is a monumental structure originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in order to exhibit works of art presented there. One of only a few surviving structures from the Exposition, it is still situated on its original site. In addition to hosting art exhibitions, it remains a popular attraction for tourists and locals.
What's Included
  • Tank of gas included
  • Complimentary map
  • GPS touring car rental
  • Rider orientation session
  • Environmental fee for carbon offset, gasoline, and tire recycling (8.75%)
  • Helmets provided
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Collision Damage Waiver (CDW), approximately $19
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience San Francisco like never before with the first-ever storytelling car guided by GPS! This intelligent narrating vehicle takes you where tour buses can’t reach, spotlighting the iconic landmarks that make San Francisco vibrant. Discover why the media is buzzing, why tourists are thrilled and Time Magazine has recognized it as ‘one of the most innovative inventions of the year’.

  • What is a CDW?
  • Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) is an optional form of insurance similar to rental car insurance that limits your liability in case of accident. It is non-refundable. If you opt to purchase the CDW your deposit for rented a GoCar is only USD$300 instead of USD$500
  • GoCar’s hold a maximum of 2 people. Prices are per GoCar - not per person.
  • Can you cross the Golden Gate Bridge?
  • No, but the tour will navigate you to Fort Point. Here the bridge soars about 200-feet above your head. It is possible to gain pedestrian access to the bridge span from the car park at the bridge vantage point.
  • All renters must be able to read, understand and sign a liability release and waiver form (standard participant agreement)
  • Yes, you set your own pace. The car always knows where you are and you can park anywhere you want (motorcycle parking or car parking) for as long as you want, and as soon as you start to drive again, the car will begin to talk!
  • Do you have to stay on the tour?
  • Are controlled with a motorcycle-style handle, throttle, and hand brakes. The 3-wheeled cars seat two and have a lockable trunk for your things. Their small size makes parking a breeze, and in San Francisco - a major bonus!
  • Pickup location must be chosen at time of booking. This is the location where your GoCar will be reserved
  • On the day of rental, a $500 security deposit will be held on the customer’s credit card. If a CDW or SLI insurance plan is selected, a $300 security deposit will be held. The security deposit is released when the GoCar is returned.
  • Vehicles:
  • For the safety and comfort of passengers the maximum height is 6’4” (1.9m) and maximum combined weight of 500 lbs (226.8 kg) for two passengers
  • Passengers must be 4 years of age or older - and small children must safely fit into one of our DOT approved helmets. The GoCar is registered as a motorcycle - but a motorcycle license is not required to operate the vehicle.
  • Foreign language options are available in French, Spanish, Italian and German
  • Up to 35-mph. Note that drivers in San Francisco do not typically drive fast, therefore an average speed of 30-mph or less can be expected while driving.
  • Absolutely not! If there is a San Francisco sight you wish to see but is not yet included on the tour, just use the map provided to navigate your own way through the city streets. You can even put a CD in the stereo and enjoy music along the way!
  • How fast does the car go?
  • Can you stop along the way?
  • Driver must be 21 years or older to rent and must provide a major credit card and valid driver’s license at the time of check-in. A driver’s license must be in the customer’s physical possession (no photocopy). For foreign customer’s, an international license is not necessary.
Location
431 Beach St
Beach Street
Near Fisherman's Wharf 431 Beach Street, San Francisco (between Jones and Taylor Streets)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(21 Ratings)
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Kevinha3872ha
Mar 22, 2024
Exciting, scenic, fun - Super fun experience, enjoyed the tour and all the great information it held something that i would definitely recommend to anyone in s.f.
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Chloe
Feb 19, 2024
GoCart Tour Downtown - Our family enjoyed the time we spent together. This tour was well worth the money and included many sights in a three-hour tour. Plan for a full day if you plan to stop and explore. We did not complete both tours as it started to get dark and a little chilly. We will come back in the summer to do the full day.
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M3040gumarkw
Feb 3, 2024
Baptism of fire but amazing go for it. - Service was excellent as myself and my wife were very nervous about doing this. We felt no pressure and we were able to take our time deciding. Advice and guidance was great and we had a really good time.It was the most enjoyable and stressed out I had been for a while as being from the UK this was the first time driving on the right so it was a baptism of fire but to anyone thinking about doing this go for it you won’t regret it.
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Tgarden6080
Jan 28, 2024
Get to know San Francisco. - The staff was great the tour was enjoyable. Make sure you follow the GPS. GET THE FULL INSURANCE. Take lots of pictures. The cars are small hard to get in and out so not for the old.
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Cindystar858
Aug 16, 2023
So Much Fun and So Much to See! - My adult daughter and I rented a Go Car and it was the highlight of our visit to SF! We had so much fun and so many laughs we will never forget! We are both rather chubby but we fit in the car better than we expected. Since I am older, I had trouble getting out of the car but she was always able to pull me out. The computer telling us where we could go and what areas we might want to stop at was very helpful. We pulled into North Beach and it was beautiful overlooking the GGBridge. As we continued on our tour we looked at the map provided and realized we had a lot of ground to cover after spending about 30 minutes at the beach. There were a lot of cool places we would have liked to stop. If we do this again, I would rent the GoCar for all day! I had no idea the Golden Gate Park was so large! This was my second visit to SF and I had no idea of all the things to do and see that I hadn't heard about. Now I can't wait to go back! Driving the GoCar was challenging at first while figuring everything out. When using the turn signal you have to remember to turn it off after turning. It doesn't go off automatically and the beep is rather annoying! It's weird being on the road with full sized vehicles but most of them seem used to following a gocar. When cars seemed in a hurry, we did pull over a couple times to let them by. We felt safe and never in danger while driving responsibly. We took turns driving a couple times as our hands got a bit tired on the throttle. I highly recommend renting a GoCar for the experience as well as seeing the many parts of SF you may not be aware of.
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Ananaof4
Aug 14, 2023
Awesome adventure - Awesome,awesome,awesome. We had such a great time. Our only negative comment is that it was loud. Sometimes hard to talk. But would do it again in a heartbeat. We were able to see so much more this way.
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Arcadio_sanchez
Jan 10, 2023
amazing - Excellent experience, a very different way of getting to know the city, very friendly treatment on the day of the tour. All information very clear.
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Andysirons
Jun 11, 2022
Worth the money - If you have 3hrs to spare and you want to see more of San Francisco, then hire these to see much more, brilliant time out and about on these go cars
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692geraldinep
Feb 28, 2024
GoCar Feb 2024 - When called and asked about parking when near the businesses no clarification that there are literally 3 - THREE - parking garages or locals within one block of the business. Paid three times the amount having parked 3 blocks away from the GoCar Establishment
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Global23485036415
Apr 14, 2023
Disgusting experience - Went on this tour and it was a horrible experience. 0 stars, don’t recommend! Went across the Golden Gate Bridge and while on the trip we noticed squeaky brakes. With roughly an hour left, we decided to make a stop at the merchant road parking lot and and upon trying to stop the brakes gave out and we crashed by a pole. We were shaken up and called the office and the lady said wait an hour or take an Uber back, we took an Uber. We get back to the office in pain and waited 2 hours for them to say we’re completely at fault and we’re lying about the brakes and we will be charged $300 dollars plus an extra $219 they were requesting then and there. We left and went to the hospital where my wife was diagnosed with whiplash. DO NOT USE this company, they don’t care and have even blocked our attempts for a refund. Nasty experience on a birthday trip. Never again, I’m warning all of my Vegas and Miami people to boycott this company
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