San Francisco · CABLE CARS & CLASSIC CITY ROUTES
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A useful city route connects waterfront, hilltop and neighborhood streets without turning the day into a windshield tour. Compare cable-car rides, open-air loops, walking time and stops at the Painted Ladies or Twin Peaks.
Ride a vintage VW bus through SF’s hippie and hipster neighborhoods with music stories and Golden Gate Bridge photo stops in a small group.
“We really enjoyed our VW Bus tour with Tara! It was two full hours of great information, wonderful sites (especially the picture ops of the Golden Gate Bridge) and some fun jokes!”
A guided bus tour of San Francisco plus a ferry and audio tour of Alcatraz, with key sights like Twin Peaks, Chinatown, and Fisherman’s Wharf.
“The guide, Michelle, was excellent with great knowledge of San Fransisco, its historia and all places we stopped at, as well as of buildings we saw from the bus. She was keen to answer our questions. The stops were long enough. We appreciated that we were a small group. Even Alcatraz was interesting according to me. However, my husband was not that impressed by Alcatraz. The sunny and warm weather contributed of course... The tour can really be recommended.”
Ride a vintage VW bus through San Francisco for 2 hours, with quick photo stops at Painted Ladies, Palace of Fine Arts, Golden Gate Bridge.
“Highly recommend this tour. Jack was an excellent guide with deep local knowledge and a great way of explaining the history behind the Painted Ladies and the surrounding neighborhood. The tour was informative, fun, and well organized. Definitely worth doing.”
One day in San Francisco with Alcatraz ferry, Muir Woods redwoods, Sausalito views, and a guided city loop with photo stops.
“We enjoyed the tour but we were not informed of Muir Woods being closed until we boarded for the tour. Instead, our driver, who was great, drove us around to ransom spots (one of which we visited on our own the previous day) and a creepy alley was part of the tour (graffiti). He did his best but too bad they didn’t just take us all to Alcatraz or a place more interesting than all of the little odd places.”
A 3-hour San Francisco movie sights tour with live narration, on-bus clips, and smart photo stops across the Wharf, Bridge, and more.
“Awesome tour. Bryan, our tour director was extremely knowledgeable about the different sites that we saw. Was very interesting that the tape of the movies lined up with the tour spots. Would highly recommend this tour if you are interested in movies and where they were made.”
A 4-hour San Francisco highlights tour by air-conditioned coach, with iconic photo stops, neighborhood drives, and optional Bay cruise or bikes.
“It was great experience, guide was very informative, would love to have trip longer to cover other key landmarks in san fransisco”
See San Francisco’s highlights in 2 hours on a restored vintage VW bus, with small-group stops at Painted Ladies, Golden Gate views, and movie houses.
“WITHOUT A DOUBT, My wife and I agree this was the best part of our 3 day trip to THE CITY. (See Jack we didn’t say ‘Frisco’) Jack our bus driver and tour guide took us to great locations and gave us fun and pertinent information and pointed out possible places of interest to return later. I loved passing thru Haight Ashbury as I saw The Fillmore, a painting with Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jerry Garcia and the houses they lived in. My wife loved going by all the second hand shops as both of us our eager shoppers at those type of places. We also stopped at the…”
San Francisco movie bus tour with actor-guides, matching filming spots to clips from Mrs. Doubtfire to Bullitt in 3 hours.
“Absolutely brilliant! Brian was perfect His care of passengers, attention to detail, his extensive knowledge of movies all exceeded expectations. 3 hours of brilliance,can't recommend this trip highly enough,in fact have already suggested it to two groups!”
Small-group San Francisco half-day tour with hotel pickup, live commentary, and iconic stops from Coit Tower to the Golden Gate.
“Do not miss this half day bus tour of San Francisco with Eileen, our tour guide!! She did not miss a beat and knows the ins and outs of this city! She truly loves what she does. Can't wait to go back and visit more of this fabulous city with Eileen.”
One day to orient yourself in San Francisco, then step into ancient redwoods at Muir Woods and stroll Sausalito, with entry included.
“Trip was cancelled and option did not fit our schedule. We booked the same tour with another company”
Small-group San Francisco sights plus official Alcatraz with audio walk. Open-air vehicle, great viewpoints, easy ferry timing from Pier 33.
“Great tour.... if there are particular places you want to see then flag them up. Eric our tour guide was very helpful in this way. (Note tour buses/vehicles cannot go near Lombard (crooked street) or into certain park areas.”
Self-guided San Francisco cable car loop with the Pintours app. Stop at Union Square, Chinatown, North Beach, and end near Fishermans Wharf.
“Really enjoyed this with my family, such an iconic experience, but the lines can be very long, but still worth it, and the tour was quite funny”
A guided San Francisco city bus tour plus official Alcatraz admission and audio, with big views, tight stops, and prisoner stories.
“This gets a 6 out of 5 stars the bus tour is amazing our guide and driver were very knowledgeable would highly recommend”
See SF fast on cable car and on foot, hitting Nob Hill, Castro, Haight-Ashbury, Painted Ladies, Lombard Street, and Chinatown for $140.
“The tour was a full 8 hour day with lots of walking. This is definitely not for those with any sort of mobility or stamina concerns. Mark, our guide, provided an almost nonstop torrent of historical information and personal opinions that eventually wore me down to where I finally stopped paying attention to what he was yammering on about. It was simply too much to listen to over such an extended period of time.”
8-hour SF city tour with photo stops and an official Alcatraz ferry and prison audio tour for $139 per person.
“Constantine was an awesome guide, he did an awesome job an awesome job describing the places and history of the city! This was the best city tour I have ever been on! Thank you!”
