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Self-Guided Cable Car City Tour in San Francisco
2.7
167 Ratings
San Francisco
Experience the best of San Francisco on a personalized city tour with the iconic Cable Car. Explore top attractions like Union Square, Chinatown, and Fisherman’s Wharf at your own pace with the Pintours App!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Powell and Market Cable Car Turnaround - Come and take pictures of the famous cable car! A historic and fun landmark, you can truly feel the heart of San Francisco. Its best to take a few pictures here, only a 5 minute stop.
- Union Square - Lots of High Scale Boutiques and Upscale Shopping! Come spend around 25 minutes here and find the highest quality shops, all while enjoying the beautiful San Francisco Downtown.
- Westin St. Francis (hotel) - One of the oldest hotels in San Francisco, with tons of secret stories! Come inside or take pictures from the outside, it’s truly a magical experience.
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Chinatown - Come explore the hidden treasures of Chinatown! From Ross Alley, where Indiana Jones was filmed, to the infamous Fortune Cookie Factory. We see it all!
We will spend around 25 minutes here. - Nob Hill - The neighborhood houses Grace Cathedral, it was inspired by the Notre Dame of Paris; also you will see the very first Fairmont hotel in the world!
- Cable Car Museum - Houses a collection of historic cable cars, photographs, mechanical displays and gift shop run by the Friends of the Cable Car Museum - a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of cable car history.
- North Beach - Also known as the Italian Quarter. Come take a taste and explore the beautiful restaurants here! So many tasty shops, feel free to stop and grab a snack! But don’t take too long, only a 15 minute stop.
- Fisherman’s Wharf - One of the great pleasures of visiting San Francisco is a stroll along this city’s historic Fisherman’s Wharf. Here visitors can peer down at the fishing crafts riding in the calm water, or pause to watch fishermen mending a net. Most of the boats in view belong to a “third generation” of fishing craft, which have made history at Fisherman’s Wharf.
From the days of the Gold Rush until the turn of the century, the San Francisco fishing fleet was composed of lateen-rigged sailboats. They were copies of the craft which the Italian fishermen knew in their native land. Green was the prevailing color of the tiny boats, and the name of a patron saint appeared on the hul
What's Included
- Cable Car ticket (only if option selected)
- Unlock secret stories, audio, and music
- Pintours App Guide
Additional Information
Discover the prime attractions of San Francisco at your own pace, aboard the globally renowned Cable Car! We’ll visit numerous landmarks like Union Square, Chinatown, Nob Hill, The Italian Quarter, and Fisherman’s Wharf! We’re thrilled to guide you on this adventure!
You needn’t be concerned about others, as this tour is completely customized for you with the Pintours App!
Through our app, you have the liberty to take a break during the tour, and explore the areas for as long as you desire! You can bypass any stop that doesn’t appeal to you, and gain access to essential information about each stop at your convenience.
Location
Cable Car Turnaround Powell St.
Powell Street
You will see the cable car stop, just get in line!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
2.7
(167 Ratings)
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Alba_v
Jul 22, 2024
Great fun with the family - Lines can be long, but great time all around! I booked the tickets option and was got my etickets via text
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Trey_j
Jul 5, 2024
Great vibes all the way - Enjoyed this tour the first time, that I came back and brought my kids. You can’t leave SF without trying the cable cars! Its amazing that they have been running for a 100 years
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Beylumoore
Aug 3, 2024
Enjoyed the cars, fun way to get to alcatraz - We booked this with our alcatraz tour, we enjyed learning about the cable cars, reccomend getting off at the cable car musuem, especially if you have kids.
The end of the line is fishermans wharf which is about 10 mins from the alcatraz, and the whole ride takes 30 mins.
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Joan_l
Jul 8, 2024
Not the best, for what I hoped. - Pinatour part very poor. Couldn’t get it to work at all. Didn’t like the fact that round trip wasn’t an option. To have to get off and wait in a 2 hr long line (estimated) isn’t right. My husband has Parkinson’s and we ended up finding different arrangements back to our hotel v
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Linda_m
Aug 5, 2024
Poor Service - Viator screwed me out of my money. I contacted there customer service department over and over again two days before trip and day before trip regarding trouble accessing my PAID for tickets (3) for cable car. They just kept sending me Same responding emails with same instructions. I had to by tickets at the cable car attractioni (in person). Viator has not refunded my money.
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Xochil
Jul 28, 2024
WORST SERVICE - horrible staff. j had to call about 6 times before someone answered to ask at what time the rides ended and he said right now and hung up. super unprofessional and rude staff.
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David_j
Jul 22, 2024
All around terrible - That app was almost unusable
The Hyde line went down and we ended up having to find our own way to where we wanted to go
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Justina_r
Jul 17, 2024
Cable Cars not Available no Refund. - Upon arriving was told Cars are "Unoperable" and have been since Sunday. This was Monday. I have been checking everyday since. It is Wednesday now. I had emailed requesting a Refund. No response. So I called and they put the request in for me. Got an email today stating that a "Bus" does a tour and that they are NOT refunding my purchase. If I wanted to take a BUS I would have booked that in the first place. That definitely isn't a option. I had 11 people in my party.
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Alexus_b
Jul 17, 2024
horrible - the cable cars don’t even take these tickets don’t ever buy these tickets there fake and the company won’t give me my refund.
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Kimberly_g
Jun 28, 2024
Not user friendly - I was told this could be a scam. I tried to call the number listed and no one picked up. I also tried to text and again was not successful. I was not able to ride at all. Very dissatisfied!
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