San Francisco Half-Day Tour: Explore by Cable Car

Embark on a half-day tour of San Francisco, exploring iconic neighborhoods and landmarks by cable car, streetcar, and bus. Discover the city’s rich history, LGBTQ+ heritage, and vibrant culture before ending the tour in Haight-Ashbury for a delicious lunch.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ferry Building Marketplace - Your guide will help you orient yourselves, by telling you the history and background of the Ferry Building and downtown San Francisco.
  • Nob Hill - Take the cable car up steep Nob Hill to see the grand mansions of the San Francisco’s first millionaires.
  • Cable Car Museum - Learn the history of the San…
What's Included
  • Metro travel included (USD20 value)
  • $1 donation per guest to Climate Cents
  • Professional Tour Guide
  • 2 cable car rides and 1 historic streetcar journey
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities not included, because voluntary. If you enjoy tour please allow 15-20%.
  • Lunch/Snacks are not included.
Additional Information

Experience SF like never before on this morning tour. Our journey begins near the Embarcadero in downtown. We ride the cable car to Nob Hill, known for its historic mansions from the Gold Rush era.
Next, we hop on another cable car to San Francisco City Hall (or the Cable Car Museum during the weekends). We explore the grandeur of this iconic building…

Location
Market St & Drumm St
The guide will be checking in guests at the cable car station on the corner of Market and Drumm Street (by the Robert Frost marker), from 15 minutes before the tour is due to begin. Be sure to allow extra time for traffic and finding parking. We CANNOT wait for latecomers, there are other guests.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Joan_c
Jul 1, 2024
A Learning Experience! - Our Guide Dara was wonderful! She grew up in San Francisco and had so much interesting information. I would love to take another tour with her. I learned so much and have been sharing with others!
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Vanessa_a
Feb 19, 2024
Cousin’s Trip to San Francisco - This was the perfect half day walking tour . Jason was a great tour guide . We got to tour San Fran like a local riding cable cars , buses and street car . We learned a lot of history. I recommend this tour for 1st timers
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Jessica_w
Oct 13, 2023
Wonderful and Fun! - We had the best time. We ended up being the only people on the tour so we got a personalized tour of San Francisco. We started on the cable car and went the Cable Car museum which is great! Then off we went to a street fair in the Castro District. The last stop was what I call the "hippy" district of Ashley and Haight. I would recommend this to everyone,
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Sylvia_h
May 23, 2023
Great way to see the city - Really enjoyed this walking tour around San Francisco. It was great that the cable car rides were included in the cost and we covered a lot of ground in the 4 hours. Our guide Mark was entertaining and knowledgeable about his home city. Highly recommended.
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Jody_l
Jun 30, 2024
Our tour guide was more... - Our tour guide was more interested in educating us on Pride than the advertised history of San Francisco. We liked seeing the different areas of the city and the pictures of the history of the city but that was it. Too much talk about his wife and Pride.
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From $95
up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).