San Francisco City Tour: Guided Exploration
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25 Ratings
San Francisco
Experience more and discover more with this guided tour of San Francisco. Your local guide will show you around hotspots such as the Presidio, Haight-Ashbury, Chinatown and Coit Tower. You’ll also have the opportunity to visit and explore the Palace of Fine Arts, Golden Gate Bridge, Land’s End and Golden Gate Park.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- San Francisco - Ride in comfort before you float the bay as you tour the city’s top attractions, on this San Francisco City tour. Our city insider guide goes way beyond a “hop-on, hop-off” experience to deliver a fully-narrated San Francisco sightseeing adventure.
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Palace of Fine Arts Theatre - Stop #1 – Palace of Fine Arts
After a morning pickup at one of two convenient San Francisco locations, your city tour will begin on San Francisco’s waterfront in the popular Fisherman’s Wharf before rolling through the Marina District on your way to your first stop. At the lovely and hinstagrammable Palace of Fine Arts, you will have the chance to stop and photograph the historic building, grounds, and stunningly beautiful lagoon. -
Golden Gate Bridge - Stop #2 – Golden Gate Bridge
Continue to the most iconic stop at the Golden Gate Bridge. - Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center - Spend 10-15 minutes at a perfect vista point taking photos and creating memories.
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Lands End - Stop #3 – Land’s End Overlook
The next stop on your San Francisco City Highlights tour will be the historic Land’s End where you can stretch your legs while overlooking Sutro Baths and the Pacific Ocean coastline. - Sutro Baths - During the stop at Lands End check out the Sutro Baths which was a large, privately owned public saltwater swimming pool complex in the Lands End area of the Outer Richmond District in western San Francisco, California. Built in 1896, it is located near the Cliff House, Seal Rocks, and Sutro Heights Park. The facility burned down in June 1966 and is now in ruins within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the Sutro Historic District.
- Ocean Beach - Ocean Beach is a beach on the west coast of San Francisco, bordering the Pacific Ocean. The “Great Highway” runs alongside the beach, and the Cliff House and the site of the former Sutro Baths sit at the northern end. The beach is a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which is administered by the National Park Service.
- Golden Gate Park - Later, you will be blown away by the beauty of Golden Gate Park as you ride past Dutch windmills, Queen Wilhelmina’s tulip garden, the bison paddock, and old redwood and eucalyptus groves.
- Golden Gate Park Windmills & Tulips - The Dutch Windmill is the northern of two functioning windmills, on the western edge of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. It was completed in 1903, and placed on the San Francisco Designated Landmark list on December 6, 1981.
- Bison Paddock - Longtime pasture with a grazing herd of American bison, cared for by the San Francisco zoo.
- Haight-Ashbury - Next, we’ll take you through the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, where you can see some of San Francisco’s famous Victorian homes, known for their iconic architecture.
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Twin Peaks - Stop #4 – Twin Peaks
Fog-permitting, the next stop on this tour gives you a birds-eye-view of the whole Bay Area from atop Twin Peaks. Here, you’ll get an amazing panoramic view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Tamalpais, Mount Diablo, the whole Bay and more from the viewpoint sitting 1,000 feet above sea level. To say it’s breathtaking would be an understatement! -
Mission District - Stop #5 – The Mission
The last stop will immerse you in the history of San Francisco’s early settlements, from Native Americans to Spanish missionaries. - Mission San Francisco de Asis - Learn more about Misión San Francisco de Asís, locally known as Mission Dolores, one of California’s oldest and most historically important missions, and the site of the fledgling settlement of Yerba Buena, that would one day grow up to become San Francisco.
- Civic Center - Ride through the Civic Center, see City Hall before returning back to your pick up location
What's Included
- Expert guide and commentary
- Local guest services assistance
- Multiple stops to photograph and explore
- Most comprehensive San Francisco sightseeing tour available
What's Not Included
- Guide Gratuities
- Food and Drink
Additional Information
- Due to the length of this tour and road restrictions for tour vehicles, unfortunately not all attractions in the city will be seen
- Exact destinations & itinerary may differ due to weather, road conditions, and the guide’s discretion.
- Food is not included but available for purchase during the tour.
- California law requires tour guests to bring a car safety seat for all children under 8 years and under 4’ 9” (1.4 meters) in height. Any guest that does not provide their child’s safety seat at the time of the tour and does not inform the tour operator in advance may not be allowed to board the tour and will not be subject to refund.
Location
478 Post St
Post Street
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.1
(25 Ratings)
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182mandig
May 17, 2023
Great Tour with Don - Don gave us a great tour of the city! We saw everything and he was very very informative! Thanks Don!
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Shannon_r
Mar 29, 2023
Great way to see the city - experiencing the entire city in a 4 hour trip with a local guide and many opportunities to explore locations
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D2674veleanneg
May 29, 2022
Perfect - Very informative friendly tour guide who went above and beyond she was very lovely easy to talk to and answered all questions etc your was 4 hours with some stop offs
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Bradp1979
Oct 29, 2021
Amazing and informative - Great tour! There is so much to learn about San Francisco that I felt like my head was going to explode! The guide was funny, and somehow managed to talk about everything and everywhere we were seeing without the spiel becoming boring or "too much." Thank you for an amazing morning!
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N809xjalfredod
Sep 5, 2023
GREAT TOUR - THE TOUR ITSELF IS VERY NICE SO WAS OUT TOUR GUIDE AND DRIVER, IT'S JUST THAT IT DEPARTED ONE HOUR LATE!
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Chad_w
Aug 13, 2023
When "Fogust" strikes in San Fran - Thankfully we had a guide who knew the city well to be able to switch up a viewing point since Golden State Park was closed for the weekend! Twin Peaks was a very nice addition to that tour.
If it is foggy in the morning... reschedule!
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Marcia_w
Jul 24, 2022
There was quite a bit of... - There was quite a bit of confusion as to meeting/starting place. Several people there said they had the same problem.
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Gary_w
Jun 29, 2022
Not what I expected. - This tour was good. I’m not sure why I was disappointed. Maybe I thought there was more to San Francisco than there is. I think that the things I was interested in were rushed and the majority of the tour was pretty mundane.
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Robertom216
Sep 5, 2023
Disappointed with delays and changes in the itinerary - Tour was delayed for one and half hour
The original itinerary when I booked the trip was included cross the Golden Gate Bridge and we didn’t
I invited friends and they also booked, it was very embarrassed as they were also expecting to cross the bridge
They should refund at least 30% of the cost
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Glen_c
Jun 15, 2022
Never picked us up after calling customer service - Never got picked up at Union Square. Was told by customer service would be picked up at that location
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