SF Highlights: Cable Cars, Gardens & Rooftops

Experience the best of San Francisco in a day with our full-day tour. Ride the iconic cable cars, explore hidden gems, and enjoy breathtaking views. Avoid the crowds and immerse yourself in the culture and history of SF. Book now!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Embarcadero - The guide will assist in orienting visitors by sharing the history and background of the Ferry Building and downtown San Francisco.
  • Nob Hill - Ride the cable car up the steep Nob Hill to admire the grand mansions of San Francisco’s first millionaires.
  • Cable Car Museum - Enjoy this intriguing museum dedicated to San…
What's Included
  • Contribution of $1 to Climate Cents for every guest.
  • All Metro travel included (USD20 value).
  • Insightful Tour Guide.
  • 2 cable car rides and 1 historic streetcar journey included (subject to availability).
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities not included, because voluntary. If you enjoy tour please allow 15-20%.
  • Lunch/Snacks are not included.
Additional Information

Experience a unique side of San Francisco in just one day with our tour. We navigate through the city using various forms of transportation such as a cable-car, tram, and bus, to discover hidden gardens, mysterious stairways, and breathtaking rooftop views. You’ll dodge the throngs of tourists at popular destinations while soaking up the local culture…

Location
Market St & Drumm St
The guide will be checking in guests at the cable car station on the corner of Market and Drumm Street (by the Robert Frost marker), from 15 minutes before the tour is due to begin. Be sure to allow extra time for traffic and finding parking. We CANNOT wait for latecomers, there are other guests.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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I7478nsandrewp
Oct 5, 2025
Perfect San Francisco tour!!! - My husband Andrew & I enjoyed our tour so very much. Jamie, our tour guide was wonderful, and so informative with the history of San Francisco! and many interesting facts! Jamie definitely does his homework and could answer any question, we asked him😊 Loved taking cable car rides too!! We also enjoyed lunch with him and other couples in our tour group! I highly recommend this tour with Jamie of course! Date of our tour- Monday, September 8, 2025. Cathleen P.
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288katherines
Oct 3, 2025
Excellent overview of the city - This was my first time in San Francisco and I wanted a tour that would give me a good introduction to the city. This tour certainly delivered the goods! Jamie was delightful guide, very knowledgeable and a wonderful ambassador for his city. We covered a lot of ground, visiting the many and varied areas of the city, from the murals of Chinatown to Mission Dolores Park via Little Italy, Nob Hill, Haight - Ashbury, The Castro and many other quirky areas. A truly fascinating tour with a variety of transport which provided a comprehensive overview of this fabulous city. All credit to Jamie for this well organised day... if you're lucky enough to have him as your guide, you're in for a treat!
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Joycetravels1
Oct 1, 2025
San Francisco Highlighted! - We arrived 15 minutes before the tour started and our guide was already there. We ended up being the only two people on the tour which made the experience even better! Jamie was an exceptional tour guide! His vast knowledge of San Francisco soaked us in history, trivia, and delightful stories all about the people and places he loves. From Chinatown’s long history to Haight Ashbury of the infamous 60’s, Jaime was always engaged. Wishing there was a Day 2 to this tour! Tips for this tour: * Wear extremely comfortable shoes or sneakers * This is a strenuous ALL/DAY tour, don’t kid yourself! If you have people who are not able to walk a good distance, pick a different tour by Jamie, but don’t take them along in this one. * The open trolley is worth the $9! Highly recommend if you only have a day or two in this city!
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Julie
Sep 25, 2025
Just exceptional - Our tour guide Dara was exceptional and would recommend her to anyone looking for a tour guide if this beautiful state. She was full of knowledge and just a pleasure to be with.
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C8648ehpeggyr
Sep 16, 2025
So many main highlights & attractions of San Francisco are in this tour! Jamie our tour guide was very knowledgeabl - We highly recommend this tour! What made our tour the best, was our wonderful tour guide Jamie! He was very knowledgable of San Francisco & it's history. He made our group feel like family. He offered bathroom breaks & drinks as needed. He made sure the whole group was comfortable with the pace of the tour. The Cable Car is so much fun! We toured many of the San Francisco neighborhoods & Jamie offered to take our pictures at so many of the best views & highlights of the tour! We took in Chinatown, Italian Village, Civic Center, Alamo Square with the "Painted Ladies" Victorian Houses, Haight & Ashbury Hippy area, Rainbow Crosswalk in the Castro District, Lombard "Crookedest" Street, & many more areas of interest. He took us to Abu Salim Restaurant for lunch where our group sat together & enjoyed some very wonderful Middle Eastern food. Our group consisted of 4 couples from Italy, England, Kentucky, & Illinois. Jamie took us to a little neighborhood grocery store where we could buy a snack or drink. All of our transportation transfers & walking went very smooth. Jamie knows the area well & can recommend food places. We stopped at a wonderful little ice cream shop during our walk. Our tour lasted 8 hours, but we ended the tour in Chinatown & they had a celebration happening in the streets & he actually stayed with our group a little longer. It was all so much appreciated. He recommended the Chinese restaurant "606" in Chinatown & it did not disappoint! Excellent food!! Jamie is an EXCELLENT tour guide & we highly recommend this very informative tour!!
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A9595wdandrewh
Sep 13, 2025
A very enjoyable and memorable tour - Jamie, our knowledgeable guide, led us all over San Francisco at a fair pace using public transport to move around and stopping during the walks to explain the history associated with each place, giving frequent times for rest along the way. He added many personal details of people who made it famous, which added interest we could relate to. For the distance covered, no-one in our group of 8 felt rushed or tired. Jamie thoughtfully accommodated everyone, taking photos at each significant location which he promptly forwarded with other requested information for our remaining holiday time.
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Andrewpc8106jd
Sep 10, 2025
A C Connection Andrew& Cathleen Palmentieri AC NJJ - Extremely knowledgeable and very informative! Got a great view of the city from many different locations!!Jamie was polite,kind, & friendly.
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Singaporesling2019
Sep 9, 2025
Not to be missed ! A truly excellent insight into this fascinating city - Excellent account of the history and all the colours , characters and architecture of San Francisco. It brought it alive for us. We could not have coveted so much ground or history in our time here. The black and white photos of the 1960s San Francisco gave us a keen insight into how it was then. Jamie was extremely knowledgeable and very helpful , flexible in answering questions and making time and we even got to ride in a Waymo which was very exciting!
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Angelikagroeschl
Sep 2, 2025
Fantastic tour with a great guide - Wir hatten eine Grossartige Tour mit unserem Guide Jamie. Er hat unhlaublich viel historisches, architektonisches und kulturelles Wissen, ist charmant und lustig. Die Tour ist empfehlenswert für all jene, die ausgiebige Spaziergänge, um eine Stadt und ihre Geschichte zu erkunden, lieben. We had a great tour with our guide Jamie. He has an incredible amount of historical, architectural and cultural knowledge and is charming and funny. The tour is recommended for all those who love long walks to explore a city and its history.
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Copperpennyoregon
Oct 3, 2025
Not a tour for the elderly - Mark was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about San Francisco. After 6 hours of walking/ cable car rides we were too exhausted to continue the tour. We did enjoy what we saw. We're going to try and find Chinatown as that was what we most looked forward to
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).