SF Expeditions: Authentic San Francisco and Sausalito Tour
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139 Ratings
San Francisco
Experience the authentic side of San Francisco and Sausalito with SF Expeditions. Join a nearly-private tour led by a local guide for a personalized and flexible exploration of the city's culture, history, and hidden gems.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Fisherman’s Wharf - The tour begins and ends at Fisherman’s Wharf, an iconic and vastly entertaining neighborhood, with a rich history, and a great spot to grab lunch after the tour!
What's Included
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Tasty snacks included
Additional Information

Want to truly experience a city? Let a local from San Francisco guide you on this nearly private expedition!

This meticulously designed, intimate, and versatile tour aims to expose you to the culture, history, and recommended spots in SF in the least possible time.

Following nearly ten years of conducting tours conceived by others, Paul, the proprietor/guide, launched SF Expeditions to provide his personal tours of the city that he calls home.

We understand that merely imparting dates and facts doesn’t make a tour great. A significant tour offers us the opportunity to authentically engage with the city’s essence and explore spontaneous events.

We are also prepared to tailor the itinerary to accommodate specific requests as much as possible (‘Full House’ site, perhaps?).

We offer free hotel pick-up/drop-offs that can be scheduled in advance.*

*Please communicate through text/email as soon as possible for same-day requests, as they may not be attainable due to existing tours.

Location
580 Beach St
Beach Street
Pickup is directly across the street from the Marriot Courtyard at 580 Beach St. This is 1.5 blocks from the historic Beach & Hyde cablecar turnaround. Parking available at the Anchorage Parking Lot, at 500 Beach St.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Annie_b
Mar 26, 2024
Highlight of our trip - Awesome City Tour! - Wow what a fun time we had! So glad we chose Paul’s tour-it was like visiting a good friend who offered to give you a private tour of the city. We learned so much about the bay area’s history and he showed us places we never knew about that were just amazing, we will be back and book him again, Thank you so much Paul!
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Paulette_s
Feb 23, 2024
Past and present of San Francisco - This was one of the best tours i have been on. If you come to SF, please ask for Paul. What a wealth of knowledge plus personality. Can’t say enough about the three hours it was great. Worth every penny. I would have liked to have ended the tour with lunch that would have been over the top.
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Stacey_r
Feb 23, 2024
Must Book Tour - This was a fantastic tour. Paul is a lifetime San Francisco resident and it showed. Very informative, interesting and loved that he took us to places you would never see on a "big name" tour. Many great, personal stories about the city as well as historical times and events.
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Vacation88
Feb 11, 2024
Excellent tour and history of San Francisco - Paul, our tour guide, is engaging and well versed in the history of San Francisco. Touring with him helped put the neighborhoods and sites of the area in perspective. We loved our tour and endorse it completely.
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Juliefu7683he
Feb 7, 2024
Great Tour! - Paul is a fantastic tour guide! He’s truly a local and can tell you the history about the city, and give you great tips for things to see and do, and where to eat. Thanks Paul!
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969chantelleb
Feb 2, 2024
Amazing knowledge - Paul was awesome. He explained the history , some quirky fun facts and took us to so many places that o would never have got to on foot!! I would definitely recommend Paul to be your next tour guide!!!
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370yawc
Jan 29, 2024
Highly enjoyable local nearly-private tour. - Paul's extensive knowledge of San Franscisco is only matched by his passion for the people and culture of this city. Well worth the tour with many interesting anecdotes with photos to illustrate these. Highly recommend to anyone who is thinking of doing a small group tour. Thank you!
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Kristinlumley
Jan 17, 2024
Fab tour of beautiful city - Excellent tour and tour guide Paul who was very accommodating and had excellent knowledge. We would highly recommend.
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Discover524673
Dec 27, 2023
A great tour - We took this tour with Paul on Thanksgiving - it was really enjoyable. Paul has a good way of telling the story and history of San Francisco and we learnt and saw a lot! He also gave us some suggestions of places to eat. Sooo much better than being on a big bus!
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267jackyb
Dec 12, 2023
Absolutely recommend - Paul was fantastic. A real local who was knowledgeable and friendly and went out his way to show us around. He even showed us a yellow pohutakawa tree. Special to Kiwis. Absolutely recommend.
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