GoCar Tour: San Francisco Chinatown and Downtown

Experience the exhilarating GoCar Tour in San Francisco, exploring Chinatown and Downtown with a GPS-guided storytelling car. Discover the city’s iconic sights and immerse yourself in its vibrant culture.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Palace of Fine Arts Theatre - Located in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, the Palace of Fine Arts is a grand structure originally built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition to showcase art. As one of the few remaining buildings from the Exposition, it still stands on its original site. Besides hosting art exhibitions, it is a…
What's Included
  • Tank of gas
  • Map
  • GPS touring car rental
  • Rider orientation
  • Environmental fee (carbon offset, gasoline & tire recycling)
  • Helmets
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Optional: Collision Damage Waiver (CDW), approximately $19
  • Optional: Gratuities
Additional Information

Explore San Francisco in a unique and exciting way with the original GPS-guided talking car tour. This self-guided adventure allows the car to navigate for you, providing captivating stories as it leads you to San Francisco’s top attractions, hidden treasures, and historic sites.
Ideal for independent travelers, this remarkable GPS tour has been…

Location
431 Beach St
Beach Street
Tour departs from 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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(34 Ratings)
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Carit550
Dec 27, 2025
Couldn’t stop smiling! - What a fun time! We had a full day so only did one hour. Wish we had had time for 2 hours but honestly we finished feeling like it was totally worth it for even an hour. So happy we had time to do Lombard Street! That was the highlight honestly. But we laughed so hard the whole time. And everyone was taking pictures of us which was hysterical
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Jacobae
Oct 15, 2025
Worth the money! - This was such a fun experience but we did have issues. Due to traffic our one hour tour was closer to two hours so if you really want an hour I would suggest finding a less busy day. We were told we could park anytime we wanted for photos but, again, because of the traffic we didn’t feel like we could find anyplace to park and we just didn’t have time. Given all that I still recommend this tour. We saw some things we wouldn’t have seen otherwise. For example, we drove by the Palace of Fine Arts and were in awe! We wanted to spend more time there so we changed our plans for the next day to accommodate that. We had an absolutely fantastic time in the Go Cars!
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Maryc1117
Oct 2, 2025
Great Way to See the Sites - We did the 1hr GPS guided tour in San Francisco and it was AWESOME!!!! If we would have had more time that day we would have stayed on for the 2hr tour but we had to leave for the airport. We would definitely recommend this as a great way to see the top tourist spots.
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Irishdevil15
Sep 17, 2025
1 Hr GoCar guided tour - The vehicle was a lot of fun to drive and got loads of people stopping to photo or video us on our trip. The audio tour and guide is really useful, especially if you don't know San Francisco very well. The 1 hour tour was enough for us, given the day was overcast with very low cloud, so even the Golden Gate Bridge (up close) wasn't visible. But we got to see loads of other great places and enjoyed coming down Lombard Street (the curvy street often used on films) in our bright yellow vehicle.
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Emilyq541
Sep 7, 2025
Enjoying the city - Me and my guy had the best time ever!!! We saw so many smiling 😃 faces. I drove and he smiled at the people walking by. So glad we and happy we saw the city like we did
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Barbaraaz5063pr
Aug 17, 2025
fun day in San Francisco - These little go cars are so much fun!!!!!!!! Easy to drive! My daughter (21) just got her drivers license and it is a great way for her to learn how to deal with traffic, people, inpatient drivers etc. We rented 2 days in a row. 3 hrs is a wonderful amount of time to run around San Francisco.
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Ginad1448
May 17, 2025
Fun - Checking in was annoying but the experience was fun! We only did an hour but should’ve done more!! We went to the Golden Gate Bridge and didn’t have enough time to hit up china town too.
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Kyrodrig07
Apr 21, 2025
Fun riding in San Francisco and golden bridge, cricket street, China town and DownTown. Couples fun riding. - So much fun. A lot of sight seeing. Golden Bridge was amazing. We were able to take a lot of pictures. Thank you Go Cars for a fun activity.
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Mary_p
Apr 18, 2025
A must! - So much fun. Navigation gives you turn by turn instructions along with historical information as you’re passing through your route. Can’t wait to come back and do the two hour route.
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Backpacker476083
Nov 7, 2025
Do this if you do nothing else - It is something to definitely do when you have the time while in san Francisco. We did 3 hours and it was just the right amount of time without stopping on side trips therefore I would recommend a little longer, like 4 hours
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From $99 (Per Vehicle)
up to 2 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).