San Francisco Trip Overview
If you are looking for some culture, delicious food and a ton of great photos, then this is the tour for you!
The morning will start with a private pickup from your hotel by one of our friendly, local guides. From there your tour will begin as you start your drive in one of our comfortable and spacious vehicles.
This full-day tour will be fully packed with famous landmarks, vintage architecture, secretly located spots and much much more!
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Full schedule
10:00 AM – Pick up from Hotel
10:30 AM – Check out the legendary Painted Ladies
11:00 AM – Explore Union Square
11:45 AM – Catch of view of Alcatraz from Pier 39
12:00 PM – Walk around Fisherman’s Wharf
12:30 PM – Lunch time
1:00 PM – Explore Ghirardelli Square
2:00 PM – Awe at the view from the Golden Gate Bridge
2:40 PM – Stop by Golden Gate Park
3:10 PM – Get a picture at one of SF’s Hidden Gems (16th Avenue Tiled Steps)
3:30 PM – Overlook the whole city at Twin Peaks Viewpoint
3:45 PM – Return to hotel
4:00 PM – Arrive at hotel
Additional Info
Duration: 8 to 10 hours
Starts: San Francisco, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
Explore San Francisco Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting San Francisco, California, United States
If you are looking for some culture, delicious food and a ton of great photos, then this is the tour for you!
The morning will start with a private pickup from your hotel by one of our friendly, local guides. From there your tour will begin as you start your drive in one of our comfortable and spacious vehicles.
This full-day tour will be fully packed with famous landmarks, vintage architecture, secretly located spots and much much more!
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Full schedule
10:00 AM – Pick up from Hotel
10:30 AM – Check out the legendary Painted Ladies
11:00 AM – Explore Union Square
11:45 AM – Catch of view of Alcatraz from Pier 39
12:00 PM – Walk around Fisherman’s Wharf
12:30 PM – Lunch time
1:00 PM – Explore Ghirardelli Square
2:00 PM – Awe at the view from the Golden Gate Bridge
2:40 PM – Stop by Golden Gate Park
3:10 PM – Get a picture at one of SF’s Hidden Gems (16th Avenue Tiled Steps)
3:30 PM – Overlook the whole city at Twin Peaks Viewpoint
3:45 PM – Return to hotel
4:00 PM – Arrive at hotel
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Painted Ladies, Alamo Square, Steiner and Hayes Sts., San Francisco, CA
In American architecture, painted ladies are Victorian and Edwardian houses and buildings repainted, starting in the 1960s, in three or more colors that embellish or enhance their architectural details.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Union Square, Union Square, San Francisco, California
Union Square is a 2.6-acre public plaza bordered by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton Streets in downtown San Francisco, California. “Union Square” also refers to the central shopping, hotel, and theater district that surrounds the plaza for several blocks.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Pier 39, Beach Street & The Embarcadero Parking area, San Francisco, CA 94133
Pier 39 is a shopping center and popular tourist attraction built on a pier in San Francisco, California. At Pier 39, there are shops, restaurants, a video arcade, street performances, the Aquarium of the Bay, virtual 3D rides, and views of California sea lions hauled out on docks on Pier 39’s marina.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Alcatraz Island, Pier 33, San Francisco, CA 94123
Alcatraz Island is located in San Francisco Bay, 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. The small island was developed with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison, and a federal prison from 1934 until 21 March 1963.
Stop At: Fisherman’s Wharf, Jefferson Street Between Hyde and Powell Streets, San Francisco, CA 94133
Fisherman’s Wharf, on the northern waterfront, is one of the city’s busiest tourist areas. Souvenir shops and stalls selling crab and clam chowder in sourdough bread bowls appear at every turn, as do postcard views of the bay, Golden Gate and Alcatraz. There’s also a colony of sea lions to see and historic ships to tour. At Ghirardelli Square, boutiques and eateries reside in the famed former chocolate factory.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Boudin at the Wharf, 160 Jefferson St Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, CA 94133-1202
Boudin Bakery is a bakery based in San Francisco, California, known for its sourdough bread. The bakery is recognized as the “oldest continually operating business in San Francisco.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Aquarium of the Bay, Embarcadero & Beach St Pier 39, San Francisco, CA 94133
Aquarium of the Bay is a public aquarium located at The Embarcadero and Beach Street, at the edge of Pier 39 in San Francisco, California. The Aquarium is focused on local aquatic animals from the San Francisco Bay and neighboring rivers and watersheds as far as the Sierras.
Stop At: Ghirardelli Square, 900 N Point St At Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109-1192
The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a United States division of Swiss confectioner Lindt & Sprüngli. The company was founded by and is named after Italian chocolatier Domenico Ghirardelli, who, after working in South America, moved to California
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Golden Gate Bridge, US-101, San Francisco, CA 94129
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Golden Gate Park, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, United States, is a large urban park consisting of 1,017 acres of public grounds. It is administered by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, which began in 1871 to oversee the development of Golden Gate Park.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA
Creative, community-driven mosaic featuring a flowing sea to stars design up a 163-step stairway.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks, San Francisco, California
Twin Peaks, named for a pair of 922-foot-high summits, is a remote residential neighborhood with modern homes densely packed on steep lots along winding streets. A grassy 64-acre hilltop park is a popular attraction, with its hiking trails leading up to wind-swept peaks and 360-degree views of the Bay Area. The triple-pronged Sutro Tower antenna that soars over the neighborhood is a fixture in the skyline.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Ferry Building Marketplace, 1 Ferry Building The Embarcadero at Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94111-4209
The San Francisco Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay, a food hall and an office building. It is located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California.
Pass By: Financial District, Financial District, San Francisco, California
The Financial District is the city’s business center. Among the skyscrapers that dominate the skyline is the striking, spire-topped Transamerica Pyramid building. There is a wealth of happy-hour hot spots and elegant date-night destinations, including the classic Tadich Grill, the city’s oldest restaurant. The Jackson Square Historic District features remnants of the Barbary Coast, a 19th-century red-light district.
Pass By: Chinatown, Chinatown, San Francisco, California
This is one of the oldest and most established Chinatowns in the U.S. Beyond iconic Dragon’s Gate, a bustling maze of streets and alleys brims with dim sum joints and other traditional eateries. Also found are herbalists, bakeries, souvenir shops, and dark cocktail lounges and karaoke bars. There are ornate temples, including the landmark Tien How, as well as the Chinese Historical Society of America Museum.
Pass By: Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94123-1002
The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco, California is a monumental structure originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in order to exhibit works of art. Completely rebuilt from 1964 to 1974, it is one of only a few surviving structures from the Exposition.
Pass By: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), 151 3rd St Enter on Howard or Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-3107
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art, and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th-century art.
Pass By: Public House & Mijita at AT&T Park, 24 Willie Mays Plz, San Francisco, CA 94107-2134
Oracle Park is a baseball park located in the South Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Since 2000, it has served as the home of the San Francisco Giants, the city’s Major League Baseball franchise.
Pass By: Napa Valley, Napa Valley, California
Napa County is north of San Francisco, in California. It’s known for hundreds of hillside vineyards in the Napa Valley wine region. In the city of Napa, Oxbow Public Market features regional gourmet food. The Napa Valley Wine Train is a vintage locomotive and traveling restaurant running through the valley. Northwest of Napa is Yountville, a town known for high-end restaurants and sparkling wine.
Pass By: Angel Island State Park, Pier 41, San Francisco, CA 94109
Angel Island is an island in San Francisco Bay. Originally the home of a military installation, the island now offers picturesque views of the San Francisco skyline, the Marin County Headlands and Mount Tamalpais. The entire island is included within Angel Island State Park, administered by California State Parks.