Recently Viewed
San Francisco Love Tour: City Sightseeing in a 1970's VW Hippie Bus
4.9
2,248 Ratings
San Francisco
For a memorable City Exploration trip, hop on a 1970’s VW Hippie bus. This provides an original and distinct method to explore San Francisco. This tour is loaded with information and entertainment about San Francisco!
For a memorable City Exploration trip, hop on a 1970’s VW Hippie bus. This provides an original and distinct method to explore San Francisco. This tour is loaded with information and entertainment about San Francisco!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Haight-Ashbury - A guided drive through the famous house of Jimi Hendrix, Janis and Joplin and the Grateful Dead, and the epicenter of the hippie movement at Haight-Ashbury!
-
Union Square - In this guided drive by you will learn the history of Union Square and the Dewey Monument. Alongside, discover all the luxury and world famous brands.
-…
- Haight-Ashbury - A guided drive through the famous house of Jimi Hendrix, Janis and Joplin and the Grateful Dead, and the epicenter of the hippie movement at Haight-Ashbury!
- Union Square - In this guided drive by you will learn the history of Union Square and the Dewey Monument. Alongside, discover all the luxury and world famous brands.
- Civic Center - View the amazing 1915-1930 architecture of City Hall, The Opera House, the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and many more as well as learning events that shaped our history and the world.
- Golden Gate Bridge - No other building screams more San Francisco than the world famous hanging bridge: the Golden Gate Bridge. Learn the exciting stories and historic meaning of this, once the longest hanging bridge in the world, and all the memories that encapsulate.
This is photo stop for an iconic view and perspective of the Bay, the Bridge and the natural habitat.
- Lombard Street - Join us, as we carefully maneuver the curves on what is considered the world’s most crooked street! Our skilled drivers will have you singing along while taking pictures of some amazing views of the City.
- Fisherman’s Wharf - Perhaps one of the most visited places in the city, the Wharf is a perfect place for eats, drinks and modern age museums like Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, the Wax Museum, and the famous Pier 39!
- Chinatown - Down the famous Grant Ave through the Dragon Gates into the heart of Chinatown. Learn the founding story of San Francisco and the effort of Chinese immigrants that made it happen!
- North Beach - It wasn’t always sugar and flowers… at the start of the gold rush North Beach was famous for their nightlife, red light district, and the disappearance of sailors! This is a drive by that will surely have you coming back and discover the oldest dives in the City.
- Little Italy - A guided discovery to the heart of Little Italy, an amazing corridor of food, live music, and pieces of the founding stories of companies that serve till this day nationwide!
- The Castro - A transformative neighborhood that empowered the LGBT movement to achieve the first openly gay elected official and an atmosphere of love and inclusion. One of the most fun places to be in the city!
- Mission District - Historically as the Latino district, it has some of the most vibrant and fun places to be in the City. From the locally loved Dolores Park, to the historic churches and amazing food to be found!
- Golden Gate Park - A modern day forest in a busy city, the Golden Gate park is a sanctuary for those who need the peace and calm that an urban forest can provide. The largest manmade park in America has many attractions: Museums, Lakes, playing fields, Buffalo Paddock and so much more!
- San Francisco Love Tours - Just up the street from our pick-up location, you can explore the iconic Cable Car (Powell-Hyde Line) which is one of the most pintoreques rides. In this vicinity you can explore the Hyde Street Pier and history ships, the Aquatic Park and maybe even jump in for a swim in our brisk waters!
What's Included
- Professional Driver/guide
- Fully narrated tour
- Professional Driver/guide
- Fully narrated tour
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
- 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…
- 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.
Location
2899 Hyde St
Hyde Street
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.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(2248 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Christine_b
Nov 30, 2024
Fantastic trip - Highly recommend this.
Christina our guid was fantastic.
If we ever get back to San Francisco, will consider doing the trip again. Saw lots of fun things, and learned a lot of fun facts.
Review provided by Viator
Ellen_r
Nov 4, 2024
Amazing experience with an amazing tour guide! - What a fabulous experience!! Christina was not only a wealth of knowledge about San Francisco, but she was an absolute joy to spend time with!! She knew so much about San Fransisco, including the history, various areas and parks etc., and best restaurants in each area! I'd love to come back to San Francisco again, and hire her for the entire day!
Review provided by Viator
Nicola_c
Oct 28, 2024
Brilliant tour, amazing host - Our host Tara was incredible. She was incredibly knowledgeable and so funny. She made the tour so much fun. The tour was really memorable and one of the highlights of our holiday in San Francisco.
Review provided by Viator
Hattie
Aug 26, 2024
Need to Experience - Tara is better than great! She made it feel like you were being given a tour of the city by your close friend who just happens to know all the best trivia and spots. Love her passion for people and the city.
I've visited this city 5 times, but experiencing it with this guide is just such a necessity - I've missed out on so many things this whole time!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
_wierzroblyn
Aug 9, 2024
Awesome - Ky was the best!!!!! Learned so much. Comfy. Fun bus. Great tour. Recommend times 10. Right on man. Groovey. Eight days a week. Peace out
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Kirsty_n
Aug 6, 2024
Brilliant! - Absolutely brilliant two hour tour of San Francisco! Cyrus our tour guide and driver was great fun, really knowledgeable and made the tour so interesting for the whole family. We highly recommend seeing the city this way.
Review provided by Viator
Connector19772925618
Aug 6, 2024
San Francisco in a day… - Amazing tour…so many sights and great vibes all the way! 😊
If I could give it more than 5-stars I would. This is a must-do event.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Sydneystuart
Aug 4, 2024
Outstanding - Ky is a very professional and accomplished guide and driver. A font of wisdom when it comes to San Francisco. We were entertained, informed, comfortable and safe. An amazing tour with the added experience of a jump start in the true Combi spirit. Jimmy and Janis would be very proud. 12 out of 10.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Lorena_m
Jul 31, 2024
Dave Rocked! - My group of three had a fabulous time. Dave was so much fun. Our motivation to choose this tour was the vibe of the VW van. We saw some beautiful spots we didn’t expect. Love love loved it.
Review provided by Viator
Roy
Aug 20, 2024
Disappointing. And dangerous. - To be honest, the tour did not meet expectations.
It didn’t start well. The driver showed up after the scheduled start time. The other two groups had already left by then.
On the tour, there was little storytelling or deep insights. She pointed out major landmarks. But not anything more than an average local would know — or even a visitor who read a map beforehand. “This is the Castro district”. “This is was Jimi Hendrix house.” And she got the names of some things wrong; despite another passengers attempts to correct her.
We considered just leaving the tour along the way.
Perhaps most concerning was that we all nearly seriously injured in the end. When she parked on the hill to conclude the tour, the guide got out to go around and open the door. Te van was not properly in park and started rolling backwards down the hill with no driver. I jumped up from the second row to slam on the brakes and avert disaster. You have no idea how close we were to crashing or hitting a pedestrian in that busy intersection.
I had high expectations given the company’s reviews online. Left very dissatisfied.
Review provided by Tripadvisor