San Francisco City Highlights Day Tour

San Francisco, USA

8 to 10 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore the highlights of San Francisco with ease on this group tour. Leave the itinerary planning and organization up to your guide, as you are driven to each location. Make stops at the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, Lombard Street, Chinatown, and more. Enjoy the time to take in views and learn about the area as you go. Choose to customize your experience by adding a cruise around San Francisco Bay to your day.

Relax as your driver handles the local traffic and roads
See a wide range of the city's sights without hiring a car
Get additional insight to what you see from your guide's commentary
Ideal for travelers who are only in the area for a short time

What's Included

Travel with an expert Tour Guide/Driver Guide for a Smooth and Insightful Journey
Ride in Comfortable and Professionally Maintained Vehicles (vehicle based on number of guests)
San Francisco Bay cruise (90mins) (Only if option of Tour with Bay Cruise selected)
Gratuities for driver and tour guide
Fuel surcharge

Personal Expenses
Meals, Food and Drinks
San Francisco Bay cruise (90mins) (Only if option of Tour with Bay Cruise not selected)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

291 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
08:00AM: Union Square Macy's. Please note: no parking or bathrooms available at starting point.

End points

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Start time
.8:00 am

Itinerary

San Francisco (Pass By)

Golden Gate Bridge

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Lombard Street

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Fisherman's Wharf

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

San Francisco

1 hour 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
Travelers under 18 must be with an adult. Pregnant travelers allowed if under 24 weeks.
Tour duration includes visit times, travel, traffic, and driving between locations.
Please verify your name and contact details; errors may incur additional costs.

The San Francisco Bay Cruise on the day may be either 60 or 90 minutes, depending on the cruise operator‘s schedule; as the pricing differs between the two durations, any price difference will need to be paid to the tour guide on-site accordingly.
For multiple bookings, please provide all confirmation numbers after booking to ensure you travel on the same bus.
By selecting an option and completing your booking, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to the tour's full product description, including all details about itinerary, included and excluded fees. Your payment indicates your acceptance of these terms.
Tickets & Admission: Third-party attraction tickets or city passes are not accepted. All admission tickets must be purchased during booking or from your guide on the day of the tour.
Bring comfortable shoes, weather-appropriate clothing, sun hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, cash, and water for hydration. A valid reachable phone number is required for safety and trip communication.
For individual special needs, tour operator may not be able to guarantee it. For special reasons, please confirm with the tour operator whether your special request is feasible after your booking is confirmed.
Please note: Cash is required during the tour for certain attractions, shops, and tickets. Guests are advised to prepare sufficient cash in advance.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 55 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

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

Reviews

4.0

based on 8 reviews

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Disappointed client

Minu_A, Oct 2024

The schedule was amazing, but our guide cum driver experience was not the best. Unfortunately we had a Chinese guide who couldn’t speak English well, and did not explain anything at all. It left our experience less than average. The only highlight of the trip was the beautiful sunny weather and a great view of the Golden Gate Bridge. I blame viators poor organization skills for this

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Thank you very much for your feedback. We are so sorry that you are not satisfied with the services you received. Although the tour guide arranged you to sit in the front row and gave you special attention and English explanations, we are sorry that other customers in the same group communicated in their native language, which brought you a bad travel experience.

This company caters more...

ArnieJ_Y, Sep 2024

This company caters more for Chinese tourist. The tour guide did most of the commentating in Chinese. We were with 3 other Chinese tourist. The mini van was cramp and old and dirty. In the end, the guide ask for separate service fee of $12.00 each. Viator needs to know about this so they can add this info to there website.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused. We are an international tour company, this tour had both Chinese and English-speaking customers, therefore the tour guide gave explanations of the same content in both Chinese and English. He did his best to make the guests feel better. We are sorry for the negative experience, nonetheless. The vehicle we use is a new car in 2023, a professional tourist vehicle, Again, I would like to express my sincere apologies and sincerely hope that we can give you a better opportunity to be served next time!

Interesting and fun

Janney_M, Jun 2024

It was a wonderful day! The guide was friendly and well knowledges. The other guests took me with them and we all had a great tone!

Wonderful tour.

George_F, Jul 2023

This is a great tour in San Francisco guided by Viator staff. I wish more people will participate the tour.

Guide Made All The Difference!

Michael_B, May 2023

Was an absolutely fantastic day where everything environmentally went wrong. It was extremely foggy so our guide adjusted the schedule, took us to Twin Peaks, and made sure we got some photos. We visited the bridge three times trying to get photos for us, but the fog would not budge. The guide was amazing, and while nature could not be helped and was disappointing, the efforts put forth by our guide certainly could not be questioned. Would not hesitate to recommend to anyone. Absolutely loved it. Thank you!!

Response from Host, May 2023

Thank you very much for your feedback! We are so happy to hear you enjoyed the service we've provided! We look forward to welcoming you back on your next visit!

Mike was a great guide,...

Sidney_F, Sep 2022

Mike was a great guide, extremely gracious and courteous and made our trip extremely enjoyable!. He was knowledgeable and provided great insights and tidbits about the history of places we visited.

Response from Host, Sep 2022

Thank you very much for your feedback! We are so happy to hear you enjoyed the service we provided! We look forward to welcoming you back on your next visit!

The only way to see the city in one day!

wendy_h, Jul 2022

I wish I could give this 10 stars!! Mike was out guide and he was amazing! It turned out that it was just our family on the tour and so we were able to be picked up and dropped off at our rental. Then Mike took us to the city hall which was amazing! He dropped us off and let us explore and then told us when to be back to go to Chinatown. My kids learned mandarin in school so it was fun for Mike to talk to them in mandarin also. We said we wanted to see the fortune cookie shop, he dropped us right where we needed to be and and then picked us up. We got our butts kicked walking up Lombard street and then lunch at fisherman’s wharf and a cruise. He surprised us with a quick stop to palace of the arts and then off to the Golden Gate Bridge and he took us to twin peaks to finish up. This was our first time here and it was SO nice to not worry about parking and neighborhoods and getting lost we just got to explore. We absolutely recommend Mike!!

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Thank you very much for your feedback! We are so happy to hear you enjoyed the service we provided! We look forward to welcoming you back on your next visit!

Great Tour

Gail_M, Mar 2022

Having a driver who was knowledgeable of the history, sights and the city was nice. We enjoyed the Golden Gate Bridge, being at Twin Peaks even though it was a foggy day the driver made the best of it. The food was great at the pier we had the fried calamari and the clam chowder from Chowders. It was so.....much to see on this tour that you were not bored. It was our first visit to China town, and even though we did not go to Alcatraz the views from the piere was nice.

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Thank you very much for your feedback! We are so happy to hear you enjoyed the service we provided! We look forward to welcoming you back on your next visit!

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