San Francisco City Tour: Explore 14 Iconic Districts

Experience the best of San Francisco on a vintage Volkswagen van tour. Explore iconic landmarks, hear fascinating stories, and see the city from a new perspective. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Union Square - Drive through / Pick up / Drop off
  • Fisherman’s Wharf - Drive through / pick up and drop off
  • Chinatown - Drive through
  • Coit Tower - Stop for photos
  • North Beach - Drive through
  • Marina District - drive through
  • Palace of Fine Arts Theatre - Photo stop
  • Golden Gate Bridge - Stop for photos
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What's Included
  • Access to districts the large buses cannot go
  • Bottled water
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Children 0 to 4 require you to book a private tour
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Want to truly immerse yourself in San Francisco? Swap the typical sightseeing bus for a classic Volkswagen van that can perfectly traverse the city’s lesser-known roads. With Vantigo’s San Francisco City Tour, you’ll journey through 14 famous neighborhoods, enjoying sights of Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, and various other iconic landmarks. We’ll…

Location
1300 Columbus Ave
Columbus Avenue
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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409mollym
Nov 30, 2024
Awesome! - Chad was awesome. It was so nice to see the city from different vantage points and with a smaller group. Great way to orient yourself to the city!
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Elainem1610
Nov 15, 2024
Brilliant, insightful tour of SF - We decided to do this tour than your regular open top bus tour - and we certainly made the right choice! We really enjoyed our tour with Chad in his van Harvey! Chad is such a lovely person with a wealth of knowledge, and his dad jokes have to get a mention. This was our favourite part of our trip to San Francisco, we couldn’t recommend this tour enough.
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Nathan_m
Nov 15, 2024
SF by VW…. Simply Awesome!… - My first time in SF… and no better way than to spend the morning with Chad and Lilly!… an unforgettable experience which I cant recommend highly enough!… quite simply the best way to visit the sites!.. thanks again Chad!
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Adrian_m
Nov 9, 2024
Must do small guided tour of San Francisco in a VW van - Chad was an excellent guide and kept everyone on the tour engaged with his stories and music on this VW van tour of San Francisco. The tour was fun and we drove through the streets of San Francisco with stops for photos and stories. Would 100% recommend doing this 3 hour tour with Vantigo, the original VW van tour.
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Jay_k
Nov 9, 2024
Phenomenal day - Chad was amazing, nice guy, very knowledgeable and we saw the whole city in about 3 1/2 hours. Period we could not have been more pleased with our experience!!
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Diana_c
Oct 31, 2024
This tour is a MUST! Amazing!!!! - I highly recommend doing this tour of San Francisco. In under three hours you get to see all the highlights and the best sites and views of the city. Chad is SO GREAT in sharing the city’s history and fun facts. If anything you get an impression overall view of the top sites and then you decide which one you want to spend more time in on your free day.
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E118jxchrisl
Oct 30, 2024
Exceptional Tour of San Francisco - This tour was a fantastic way to get to see and learn about San Francisco! Chad's knowledge of the city and the things he shares made this an exception tour. Totally get why Vantigo has so many 5 star reviews!
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Stefanie_c
Oct 27, 2024
Perfect start to a San Francisco adventure - We started our San Francisci adventure with Chad's tour of the city and it waa the perfect way to start exploring. He took us to all the must-see landmarks, stopped for photos, and gave us little history lessons we would have missed otherwise. Highly recommended!
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Resort24672421060
Oct 23, 2024
Vantigo is the “OG” of VW Van Tours in San Francisco! - Amazing trip! Chad is the “OG” of VW Van Tour operators in San Francisco. Chad is very knowledgeable, entertaining and our VE Van “Harvey” was clean and well maintained. Chad provided unique insights to the areas we toured, led our singing “chorus” in the van, took photos for us, and gave us excellent recommendations for the rest of our visit to San Francisco. There are several companies advertising VW Van Tours advertised in San Francisco so make sure you book Vantigo.
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Courtney_j
Nov 17, 2024
Fun city tour - Pros: Got to cover a lot of grounds, checking out the highlights of the city. And having your own personal photographer to take your photos. Cons: The tour van was extremely hot, due to it not having AC and the windows don’t let down. You can only crack part of the window for some air to circulate. (Went in Sept) Also didn’t like how packed the tour van was. It was 7 people on my tour. I think the group should be limited to 4 people.
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