Day Trips from San Francisco to San Jose

Drive down one of the most scenic roads in California on this full-day tour from San Francisco. Cruise along the coast-hugging Highway 1, passing the mansions of Pebble Beach on the iconic 17-Mile Drive. Enjoy free time to explore Monterey, where you can stroll down Steinbeck’s Cannery Row or visit the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium. Browse the ritzy boutiques of Carmel-by-the-Sea and get a glimpse of Silicon Valley’s tech campuses on the return drive to San Francisco.

Ideal for travelers short on time, this day trip covers the best of the Monterey and Carmel region in one day of sightseeing from San Francisco. Highlights include spending two hours in both Monterey and Carmel, driving the scenic 17-Mile Drive through Pebble Beach and Pacific Grove, and stopping at a garlic shop in Gilroy, known as the “Garlic Capital of the world.”

Explore Monterey, Carmel, and the Pacific Coast Highway without the hassle of renting a car during this full-day tour from San Francisco. Wind down the coast through Pebble Beach, Pacific Grove, 17-Mile Drive, and Carmel-by-the-Sea. Pickup and drop-off at downtown San Francisco hotels included.

See where your favorite tech products are created on this tour of Silicon Valley from San Francisco. Tour the campuses of tech giants such as Apple, Google, and Facebook. Then, discover the history of the Information Age as you explore artifacts and exhibits at the Computer History Museum.

Drive down the Pacific Coastal Highway on one of the most memorable and scenic routes from San Francisco. Big Sur, Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea await to be explored with your personal guide. Get postcard-perfect snaps of the breathtaking coastline, search for marine life in Monterey Bay and learn about the peninsula’s history in these top-rated destinations. This private day trip offers a customizable itinerary, allowing you to travel at your own pace. Pricing is per group, based on a maximum of six people.

Visit the top sites of Silicon Valley with this private tour for groups of up to 6 people from San Francisco. Visit the Oracle, Facebook, and Google campuses, along with the garage where Hewlett Packard started, Steve Job’s home, and the new Apple Park Visitor Center. Includes a 2-hour tour of the Stanford University Campus.

See the headquarters of the world’s most innovative companies on a private day trip to Silicon Valley from San Francisco. Tech hubs like Palo Alto and Menlo Park can be daunting to navigate on your own, so a local driver and guide takes you and your group of up to six straight to the campuses of Facebook, Google, Apple, and Oracle, plus other legendary locations like Steve Jobs’ former home, the Stanford University campus, and the HP garage where it all started.

A brilliant day of adventure is in store for you!. You can expect to leave the city of San Francisco to venture down The Pacific Coast Highway 101. You will See; Half Moon Bay, Big Sur, Carmel, Pebble Beach, and more! You will see lighthouses, farms, sand dunes, sea lions and more! Let us do the driving, take your photographs and let our guide give you The VIP Treatment you deserve.

Silicon Valley is famous for its world-changing innovations, but the place itself can be intimidating for visitors. Get a private, insider’s tour of the landscape that's home to some of the world’s most influential tech companies, from the Googleplex and Apple’s headquarters to downtown Palo Alto and Stanford University. You'll actually go inside and explore major tech campuses, where you can rub shoulders and chat with real tech workers and entrepreneurs.

Pick up will be from your hotel or place of choice inside the city of San Francisco. After meeting with your driver and official tour guide, we will head towards Silicon Valley. Before leaving San Francisco, and depending where your hotel/accommodation is located, you will enjoy a brief panoramic view of the city. This would include having a view of Golden Gate Bridge as well as Fisherman’s Wharf. We will head towards the Santa Clara Valley to reach Silicon Valley. In Silicon Valley, you can find the startups and the technological companies. The drive will be around 40 minutes. Our driver and guide will be at your disposition during the full day tour and will explain many anecdotes and stories about Silicon Valley and their geniuses! We will arrange a stop to the headquarters of Facebook, Peers Park of Palo Alto, Stanford University, Google, Apple Park Visitor Center and much more! We will pass by a garage where Bill Hewlett and David Packard started HP and many more.

Learn about how Google, Apple, and more got started with this silicon Valley tour by luxury vehicle. You’ll learn how Hewlett and Packared started Silicon Valley, and grew to be where Facebook calls home. You’ll see the campus of Stanford and be guided around by a student, and you’ll visit the Emerald City, the Oracle campus, and more, also learning about the history of San Francisco and the Bay Area.

Guided tours can be expensive and follow rigid itineraries with tight schedules. This full-day charter offers the chance to explore Silicon Valley completely at your pace with a private driver. See Stanford and the Google and Facebook campuses plus whichever attractions you choose, spending as much or as little time at each stop as you like.

Combine a trip to Livermore’s wine region with time at one of San Francisco’s newest outlet malls without having to rent a car. This winetasting and outlet shopping tour from San Francisco first takes you to two Livermore wineries (with winetasting included), and then drops you back in San Francisco to shop top brands at discounted prices. Round-trip transport from select San Francisco hotels also included.

Going from San Francisco with your own companion(s) for a private custom chauffeured trip to Big Sur on a late model luxury SUV makes it possible to spend time as you want at places you visit and convenient meal or rest stops. There's no need to stress about the routes to take or how long it will take to find parking or a rest stop. These travels do not take place in a huge vehicle with a significant number of passengers and scheduled stops. It's just you, your family, or your friends. The driver guide can make stops at your leisure.

Day tours are great for first-time visits but often follow rigid itineraries with tight schedules. This day-long private charter from San Francisco offers the chance to visit Silicon Valley and parts of the California Central Coast at your own pace without stressing about driving and parking. Highlights include stops at Stanford University, the Apple campus in Cupertino, Big Sur, and Monterey. Travel in a private town car or SUV with air-conditioning and onboard Wi-Fi.