Top San Francisco Day Trips

Caio was outstanding! We took the tour because we thought it would be cool to see the city using an old VW van, which we loved. The car’s name was Ocean. We knew we would stop at the Painted Ladies (which was on our checklist). We also knew we would stop by the Golden Gate Bridge (another checklist item) and the Palace of Fine Arts. Caio was super friendly, very knowledgeable and pointed out interesting buildings and facts that we would have never known or seen without him. We weren’t expecting to see Janis Joplin’s house nor take a ride down Lombard Street. His friendly demeanor was infectious. We had three adults, two young adults, and two tweens on the tour. EVERYONE loved Caio! His love of San Francisco was contagious.

I had always wanted to see some sequia trees and was in San Fran so booked this trip. The trip to see the trees was everything i had hoped for…but, the tour guide was amazing. We were lucky enough to have had Roman(altho the other guides seemed friendly too as we met them at muir woods). He wa so engaging & knowledgeable about the whole experience. He gave us details about the area frm personal experiences. Even went out of his way on the tour & showed us some excellent landscape & views. It was a great tour. Nice accommodations also.

Be on time as they start on time, you can visit the arcade Musuem close by free if you get there to early. There are three levels main where drinks and refreshments are sold and you can sit and view. Second level has chairs to sit and view and of course outside on deck in the wind if you are adventurous lol. Very informative cruise and you get your monies worth. Go under and to the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz we go near and the other bridge we go to is Oakland Bridge i think. There are 2 bridges we see on this excursion.

This was a very good tour for the price. After being picked up at our hotel, we stopped at a lookout point to take photos, then on to the first winery in Sonoma which took about an hour to get there. It was the Jacuzzi family winery which specializes in varietals from Italy and we tried three wines and toured the property and learned about winemaking and the family. Afterward, there was an opportunity to taste olive oil and balsamic vinegars in their shop and purchase products and wine. Then we stopped for lunch in Sonoma. There were lots of options to choose from and with 1.5 hours, plenty of time to eat without feeling rushed. Our guide, Ron, gave excellent suggestions. We chose Della Santina and were happy we did. Then it was back in the van to head to Napa and the second winery which was Artes, a more modern, larger winery with sweeping views of the Napa Valley. The original family that started that winery came from Spain, so many of the varietals were Spanish and it was interesting to see how a large operation and small operation vary along with how the different wines taste -- we tried four wines here. Rick, our guide at Artes, was also terrific. Afterward, we headed back to the city with a stop in Battery Spencer park to take photos of the Golden Gate Bridge. This was a really nice addition as it was incredibly crowded and an uber/taxi to go up there from the hotel would've likely cost as much as the entire tour given how long we sat in traffic. We got great pics! Then we were dropped off at the front door of our hotel in time for dinner.

Marc and his team are amazing! Super responsive and incredibly knowledgeable about the San Fran area and wine country. Marc was not only entertaining, but also very friendly and went out of his way to accommodate us. I would absolutely use his tour company for all future trips to San Fran. You should too!

Glenda went above and beyond for us. She came exactly at 5am and brought us to every incredible area in Yosemite. Even the market before Yosemite was a great choice because we bought breakfast, lunch and snacks from there. After the tour, Glenda took us back to our hotel. How one person could do all this beginning at 5am blows my mind. Thank you so much Glenda!

First off I recommend this if you’re staying ANYWHERE in the Bay Area, because I was staying in San José and had zero issues finding an uber there quickly. Now Jayms is incredibly friendly and knowledgeable, He even stopped at a fruit stand and old western gold rush town on the way, helped the trip to stretch. The view driving in is beautiful through the sierra range, then you come to tunnel view which is absolutely breathtaking, then drop into the valley. They give you the perfect amount of time to hike two trails next to the northern face and the falls, or if you’re a serious hiker Jayms will drive you up to a steeper trail. Can’t say enough about Jayms, clearly done this 1000 times an absolute pro and the park beats expectations.

If you are adding the Alcatraz tour, this is a full day of touring. We took our bended family with 4 teenagers and everyone loved it! A good variety of things to see and the tour guide was knowledgeable about the area and many additional details about the city and facts on the area.