San Francisco Love Tour
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San Francisco, USA
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Hop on a '70s-era VW bus and get to know the hippie past and hipster vibe that make up San Francisco today. Starting and ending at Fisherman's Wharf, this sightseeing tour takes you around the city, including Chinatown, North Beach, the Castro, the Mission, downtown and more. See the homes of The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, while listening to '60s classics. So settle into a neon-blue seat and dig your shoes into groovy shag carpet. Each bus accommodates up to just six people.
- Travel on streets that larger vehicles cannot pass through
- Enjoy photo ops at the Golden Gate Bridge
- Hear entertaining stories and history from an informative guide
- This small-group tour is limited to 12 people (6 people per bus), ensuring a more memorable experience
What's Included
- Professional Driver/guide
- Fully narrated tour
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 2899 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
Our buses will pull-up ON HYDE street near the corner of Hyde & Jefferson Street. Landmarks are side of the Argonaut Hotel or the park across the street.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Make your own way to the meeting point in the center of San Francisco, hop aboard your VW bus, and get ready to leave your heart in San Francisco.
Start with a drive through Haight-Ashbury, past the former homes of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and members of the Grateful Dead. Continue through Union Square and the Civic Center to the Golden Gate Bridge where you make a stop for photographs.
After maneuvering your way along the world's most crooked street, drive through the neighborhoods of Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, North Beach, Little Italy, and the Castro while your guide regales you with fascinating stories from their histories.
Make another photo stop in the colorful Mission District and learn about its Latin roots before heading past Gollden Gate Park on your way back to the pickup point where your tour ends.
Start with a drive through Haight-Ashbury, past the former homes of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and members of the Grateful Dead. Continue through Union Square and the Civic Center to the Golden Gate Bridge where you make a stop for photographs.
After maneuvering your way along the world's most crooked street, drive through the neighborhoods of Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, North Beach, Little Italy, and the Castro while your guide regales you with fascinating stories from their histories.
Make another photo stop in the colorful Mission District and learn about its Latin roots before heading past Gollden Gate Park on your way back to the pickup point where your tour ends.
Haight-Ashbury (Pass By)
Union Square (Pass By)
Civic Center (Pass By)
1
Golden Gate Bridge
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Lombard Street (Pass By)
Fisherman's Wharf (Pass By)
Chinatown (Pass By)
North Beach (Pass By)
Little Italy (Pass By)
The Castro (Pass By)
2
Mission District
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Golden Gate Park (Pass By)
San Francisco Love Tours (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- A maximum of 7 people per VW bus
- While not wheelchair accessible, that doesn’t stop us from helping out with folding a wheelchair and placing it in the back. So come and have fun!
- Tips - Yes please and thank you! It is customary for those of us who work in the service industry to expect to earn gratuity in order to meet living standards. Usually is 15%-20% of your total purchase or at least $10 per person. Thanks in advance!
- Infant guests, must bring their own required child-seat and also purchase a ticket to secure the seat.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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4.9
based on 3,198 reviews
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Travelers praise the tour’s knowledgeable guides and drivers for engaging storytelling and personalized attention that enriches appreciation of San Francisco’s history and urban scenery. The well-paced, two-hour itinerary balances key highlights with flexibility, supported by small group sizes that enhance interaction and access. The vintage VW van adds nostalgic charm, though some note noise and comfort issues. Overall, the experience is valued for its reasonable cost, memorable photography, and comprehensive city overview.
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We only had a half day in San Francisco at the beginning of a longer trip. We wanted to see as much as possible without the challenge of driving/navigating on our own. This was the perfect solution and we got lucky to have the VW and the guide to ourselves! Cyrus was fantastic and being a lifelong resident with a tiny audience he was able to really “show us the town”!
I was able to check out some things that I wouldn’t have been able to see on my own. I would recommend.
Go early in the time you’re visiting SF. We learned so many places we wanted to see from the guide, Tara.
My husband and I had a wonderful time and our tour guide dave was funny and did a great job. My husband has a portable scooter that they were able to accommodate in the back of the van. I would recommend this tour for anyone who wants to find the hidden gems of San Francisco.
A must do in San Fran! The driver (Can’t remember his name sorry) was amazing. Repay knowledgeable and lots of fun!
It was an absolute blast! We had Tara as our guide and she was fantastic. Highly recommend taking this tour early during your San Francisco visit.i
It was packed with great places to see and the driver was very funny and sweet. We had lots of laughs.
We did the Love Tour on our first day in San Francisco, and it was the perfect introduction to the city. Informative, fun and efficient
Dave was fantastic! Funny. Knowledgeable and kind. Full of good local information and stops were great.
Fantastic! Our tour guide was enthusiastic and informed! Great time had by all and don’t miss this experience!
It was amazing! I booked it for me and my mom. Our tour guy was amazing. He was very personable. He took his time and we didn’t feel rushed.
This was great! Very few people, awesome driver, so much history and stories of San Francisco! This was the perfect choice! Our driver was beyond great!
Me and my husband done the love tour around San Francisco, we had the best few hours traveling around, seen so many landmarks, the driver was full of information and just lovely man, thank you
My family including my husband, daughter and 88 year old mother and I thoroughly enjoyed our 2 hour tour of the San Francisco area. The tour was in an intimate retro VW van. Our tour guide Cyrus was very friendly, accommodating and knowledgeable about the San Francisco history and neighborhoods. We highly recommend this tour and tour guide.
What a fun tour. It had a well planned out route, and we saw so much of the city. Our guide was informative and entertaining throughout. The 60's theme was especially interesting and fun.
Our only complaint was that we missed our first scheduled tour by literally 5 minutes. The van was pulling away as we drove up looking for parking. We tried calling both the tour company and Viator to say we were there but couldn't get ahold of anyone.
Wished we would have received a call to check on our status.
When we were finally able to reach Viator were
were told if we wanted to join a later tour we'd need to pay again.
We ended up for the tour the following morning and paying again. A bummer, but still a really fun tour.
Great experience. The vans need a speaker system so passengers can hear in the back. Otherwise, it was a phenomenal tour. The driver was great and funny. Quite enjoyable.
Get ready to have your picture taken while riding the Little VW Love Bus on the Love Tour. You’ll see lots of peace signs flashed your way too. Loved seeing the sights around San Francisco and tour guide was great. Highly recommend!
Our guide was sooooooooo much fun!!! He was also a good photographer, knowing just the right shots to make memories for us to cherish.
A fun and easy way to get a fabulous overview of San Francisco. The van is very comfortable and safe. Our tour guide Cyrus was funny and knowledgeable. He took great pictures for all of us. The group is small enough so you don’t feel overwhelmed, but it was really nice to be with other people since I was traveling by myself. I had a wonderful experience!
We had a great tour with Kai yesterday. He was fun but also very thorough showing us this beautiful city. We recommend this tour
This tour was a lot of fun, singing to the old songs was great. It's a shame we didn't get out at the painted ladies or the crooked street as where we were staying wasn't nearby so we didn't experience the area as much as if we had time out of the van.
Wonderful way to see San Francisco. Dave was full of great stories and he covered the city so well. We have been to San Francisco before but loved this tour! It is different than a bus tour and was so much more interesting! Don't miss it.
LOVED this tour! Tara, our guide, was WONDERFUL in every way possible - ensuring we saw many sites - learned so much about SFO - and her humor kept us laughing throughout the entire tour! She had a great sixties type playlist that was perfect for our very colorful “hippie themed” VW BUS! Tara, has an amazing voice too as she sang a bit of those good ole nostalgic songs! Tara’s small
and exceptionally sweet dog, Rosie, accompanied us on our tour - she’s extremely well behaved and has her own little bed - she enhanced our trip too! What a FUN and memorable way to explore SFO - HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Thank you for a very fun and informative tour!!
We had such a great experience on the Love Tour! It was so much fun, and we really recommend it to anyone visiting San Francisco. Our tour guide was amazing and explained everything so well, including the history and interesting facts about the city.
We got to see so many of San Francisco’s highlights, made several stops, and even had photos taken for us. It was a great way to see the city and learn about it at the same time. We really enjoyed the whole experience and would definitely recommend this tour to everyone visiting San Francisco! ❤️
Marvelous, fun tour. Tara was a wonderful guide. Entertaining and informative. Great music and great sights. Riding down crooked Lombard St singing, with our radio blaring, and giving peace sign to all the folks photographing us is a memory to keep. I highly recommend this tour.
Amazing experience. You learn a lot, see so much and get amazing photo ops. Just the perfect tour. Book it !
We loved this tour!! We seen all the highlights of the city. The tour guide, Kai, was very knowledgeable. And we had fun riding in the hippie van giving bystanders the peace sign. ✌️
Kai was amazing and so knowledgeable. Seeing all the sights in a few hours was fantastic. Taking a small group tour was perfect. Saw places and heard stories we wouldn't have got on our own.
Ky was super informative
He was awesome
We would highly recommend this tour
We were exploring the town later on our own and saw Ky and his next group.
This tour can't be missed. It was amazing how much we learned about San Francisco and California from our driver!!
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