Being a tourist can be exhausting. Throw in some of San Francisco's infamous hills, constant consultation of guide books, and the lure of tourist traps, and you might want to return to your lodgings in haste. However, this San Francisco sightseeing experience includes a hotel pickup and a coach tour that allows the city to unfold before you from atop your air-conditioned perch. It's a great way to keep your eyes on the real jewels of the city by the bay.

Discover the best of San Francisco on a half-day bus tour
See landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge, Lombard Street, and Fisherman's Wharf
Listen to live commentary while onboard to learn about SF
Hotel pickup and drop-off in central SF is included

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide

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Meeting And Pickup

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Pickup details

Each client will receive the instructions about the time and location of the pickup. We pick up from hotels on Union Square, if needed, we also make stops on Nob Hill and on the Wharf.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
A maximum of 14 people per booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
A minimum of 3 people is required
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Traveler Tips

Didn’t even get the driver’s name but he was informative and brought us the highlights of SF, except Lombard St. because no large vehicles is allowed.

Would be nice to stop a bit longer in several areas to stretch and observe.

Reviews

4.5

175 reviews

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Saw all the sights!

Kendal_K, Mar 2023

Saw all the sights! Easy pick up and drop off. Randy was very knowledgeable and fun. Car was a little tight for the group, but worked out fine.

Tour guide was friendly...

Sylvia_L, Feb 2023

Tour guide was friendly and nice. We had almost a private tour, just my friend and I and another couple.

Highly Recommend Tour

Shree_R, Feb 2023

Lots of details from the tour guide during Half-day City tour. Covered most of the city Highlights in 4 hours .

Small tour San Francisco

Bernadette_M, Feb 2023

Gerry the tour driver was excellent extremely knowledgeable of all areas of San Francisco would highly recommend

An initiation to San Francisco

David_M, Feb 2023

Randy has an encyclopedic knowledge of San Francisco which he shares in an informative and amusing way. The tour shows the usual highlights of the city but also the everyday things, how the locals live. A comprehensive overview of the city to help you get your bearings.

Fun great tour

Julie_R, Feb 2023

Great insight -great route-knowledgeable guide. Much better than a hop on hop off tour! Highly recommend.

Resoundingly recommend this tour

Todd_P, Feb 2023

Randy did phenomenal job sharing his vast knowledge and experience, and answering many what-about-this-and-that questions. Resoundingly recommend this tour that covers all-four-corners and in-between of San Francisco!

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Dear Todd_P, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you liked the tour and enjoyed your time. Also, we are happy you liked our guide's job! It's really important for us!

Great tour

Lucie_J, Dec 2022

Jerry was a great guide. Very informative, throughout, patient and respectful. I definitely would do it again

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Dear Lucie_J, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us because we always try to do our best for the customers. Moreover, thank you for the high rank of Jerry's job, we really appreciate it. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

A San Francisco Treat

KatrinaP, Dec 2022

This was an amazing tour! Our tour guide was awesome! Randy was a wealth of knowledge and very accommodating. I did an eating tour as well and they both covered different information so I feel I received a good breadth of knowledge on San Francisco.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Dear customer, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us because we always try to do our best for the customers. Moreover, thank you for the high rank of Randy's job, we really appreciate it. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Great tour of San Francisco

Bruce_C, Nov 2022

The tour went through each neighborhood in San Francisco. Randy our guide was excellent, extremely knowledgeable. Highly recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Dear Bruce_C, thank you very much for your feedback, we are really happy you liked the tour and enjoyed your time doing the tour. Also, we appreciate your high ranking of our guide's job. We always try to do our best for our customers. We will be happy to see you on our other tours next time

This was an amazing tour...

Kim_R, Nov 2022

This was an amazing tour of the city. Mike was very informative and helpful in taking our group photos.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Dear Kim_R, thanks a lot for your feedback! We are glad you enjoyed our tour and the guide Mike! That's really important for us! We would be happy to see you on our other tours!

Small Group Tour

Tami_B, Nov 2022

Randy was our guide and he was wonderful! So very knowledgeable about San Fran and the most courteous. We would recommend this tour to all and hope they get Randy, as well! Thank you!

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Dear Tami_B, thank you so much for your feedback! We really appreciate it! We are glad you had a perfect time on our tour with Randy! That's really important for us to hear such great feedback about their job! We would be happy to see you on our other tours!

Fun with Randy

Jeremy_H, Oct 2022

Very informative trip with Randy learning about the various districts of San Francisco - would highly recommend

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Dear Jeremy, thank you very much for your feedback! We are glad you had a great time on our tour and enjoyed Randy's job! That's really important for us! We would be happy to see you on our other tours!

Highly recommended tour of San Francisco

Sheryl_H, Oct 2022

This was an excellent tour. In a morning we were given a very good overview of San Francisco which allowed us to then plan our travel in the city for the remainder of our stay. The small group meant that we could discuss what we were seeing and ask questions. The tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable and we learnt a lot about the city. We would certainly recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Dear Sheryl_H, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time on our tour and also thanks a lot for the high ranking of our guide's work! We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Did not meet expectations

Lorie_S, Oct 2022

Tour operator revised meeting spot and was 30 minutes late…did not highlight key features not drove across the Bridge which is the most iconic spot of the tour - - and vehicle was not disclosed in any communications and was not conducive for getting in and out at each stop. I have done 5 city tours and this was by far the worst….

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Dear Lorie_S, thanks a lot for your feedback. I am very sorry our driver was late picking you up for the tour but not always everything depends on him, because he has to drop people off after the morning shift and also there is traffic in the streets. Talking about crossing the bridge-we never cross the Golden Bridge Bridge on the city tour, but our drivers always bring our customers to the Bridge on the city side. By the way, all our vehicles are good for the tours, and no one complained of inconvenience when entering or leaving. Anyway, sorry again for the inconvenience and we will be glad to see you on our other tours!

Perfect intro to San Francisco.

Kathy_S, Oct 2022

Michael was very informative and knows about all of San Francisco it seems. He's happy to answer questions and take special stop requests. Our tour was more than expected! We've booked another with the same Small Group tour company.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

DearKathy_S, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time on our tour and also we appreciate your high rank of our guide's job. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Great San Francisco Tour with Randy

Dawn_F, Oct 2022

The entire afternoon trip with Randy was FANTASTIC !!! It was only Peter & I in his spotless Volvo & we saw every neighborhood in San Francisco ! He stopped at Presidio air base area & we walked around with Randy describing it. We stopped at other famous sites for pictures. Randy told us a lot about history & stories of different neighborhoods & personal experiences. I also got great restaurants to go to. We did not know about the Academy of Science which we went to the following day & thoroughly enjoyed ! I would highly recommend Randy as your tour guide !!! Dawn & Peter

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Dawn_F, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the San Francisco City tour with us and our tour guide Randy because we all together always try to do our best for the customers. He is a really knowledgeable person! We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

My parents, my boyfriend...

Elia_F, Oct 2022

My parents, my boyfriend and I are really happy we took this tour. And thank you to Mr. Randy he was a really good tour guy. My parents don’t know English really well but they understood a lot. Also we all liked that he shows pictures of how the buildings look at night and how they look back then. Thank you Mr Randy we had a great time. We will so do it again next time we are in town.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Elia_F, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us because we always try to do our best for the customers and it's really important for us. Moreover, thank you so much for the high rank of Randy's job, he is an extremely experienced and knowledgeable guide. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Great tour and history lesson

Anthony_W, Oct 2022

We had a great time on the tour. We got to see a lot of the city and heard a lot of the history. Our guide Jerry was great and was really knowledgeable. He even showed us where he grew up. I would highly recommend that any traveler check out this tour. Our guide even gave us a great recommendation for some Chinese food which was amazing.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Anthony, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us because we always try to do our best for the customers. Moreover, thank you so much for the high rank of Jerry's job, he is really a very knowledgeable and experienced guide! We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

San Francisco love

Letisia_H, Oct 2022

I'm a California native and a big fan of San Francisco. I took the tour on my birthday, though I didn't share that with anyone aside from my mom knowing lol. It was my birthday gift to myself. I loved hearing all the history from the tour guide, Jerry and got emotional when we passed by Fishermen's Wharf because it reminded me of when I was 16 and we would take trips to San Francisco with my grandfather and uncle. My grandfather passed away and my uncle is currently in the hospital fighting for his life for the pass few months. Recommend this tour to know more about San Francisco and how to better enjoy the city when you visit.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Letisia_H, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us and our guide Jerry because we always try to do our best for the customers. Also, we hope your uncle will be much better soon, we will pray for it! We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

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