San Francisco Tour: Golden Gate, Muir Woods, Sausalito

Embark on a 5 to 6 hour tour of San Francisco, exploring iconic landmarks, diverse neighborhoods, and the majestic Muir Woods. Discover the city’s rich history and enjoy breathtaking views of the Bay Area. Perfect for cruise ship visitors!

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Fisherman’s Wharf - One of San Francisco’s most popular destinations - from beautiful old shipyards, to Boudin’s Bakery and the smell of fresh clam chowder, Fisherman’s Wharf has it all.
  • Chinatown - Boasting the largest Chinatown in the United States, this 24-block mecca is bustling with energy, amazing food, and unique and colorful shops…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bottled Water and Snack
  • $15 Muir Woods entrance fee (for tickets purchased after 7-13-2024)
  • Alcatraz Admission Ticket (Only applicable if you chose the option including Ticket to Alcatraz)
What's Not Included
  • Lunch in Sausalito (Personal Expense)
  • Optional: Gratuities
  • If you didn’t choose the Alcatraz option you won’t be going to Alcatraz.
Additional Information

All of our tour guides are Bay Area Natives, which will help you understand what it’s like to grow up in SF and now live here as grown ups with our own families. You will enjoy an introduction to San Francisco on this 5 to 6 hour tour that includes a trip across the Golden Gate Bridge to Muir Woods National Monument. You’ll be driven around the city to…

Location
2800 Hyde St
Hyde Street
Go to the corner of Beach and Hyde street, where the cable car turns around. A white minibus that says “SF Excursions” on the backside of the bus.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Albert_ok_99
Nov 7, 2024
Great tour around town, major landmarks, and scenic views - We took this tour as a quick lookup and book sort of thing. The description was quite detailed, and we booked it without any hesitation. The pick up was at 8 sm so we benefited from our hotel location, just a few minuted from the pick up. As we located a mini bus, a driver Brandon greeted us with a smile, and that funny, easy-going spirit was throughout the tour. Brandon took us around town first and lively told us stories about Chinatown, Coit tower, Billionaire row, etc. Since the bus was small we had nice views of the city around. We made a quick stop at the Presidio park to stretch and take some photos. Then there was a quick stop by the Golden Gate bridge at the botom and then again at the top when we crossed it. Again, there was plenty of time for pictures and views. The weather was amazing with plenty of sun, so the views were spectacular. So check the weather before booking since there are lots of scenic views, and haze or fog with clouds would greatly diminish your experience. After about 20 minutes on a windy US 1, we arrived at Muir Woods and had an hour to enjoy picturesque hike amount gorgeous red woods. Last but not least, we spent about an hour in Sausalito when Spinnaker served us some delicious sea food and amazing views of the SF and Oakland skyline and marina. Dinner was not included, so prepare for some expenses when you go. Overall, this tour is great for lone travelers, friends, and families. Dress lightly in layers since the weather can be tricky and hiking is involved. The tour can be complemented with Alcatraz experience, which we did not go to - booked for the next day. We highly recommend the tour!
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M5084epdianem
Nov 5, 2024
Great time! - Outstanding excursion! Brendan was very knowledgeable, thoughtful and interesting showing us a city he knows well with witty and fun info. The small group was nice too.
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Jstartare
Nov 4, 2024
The area is beautiful but the tour guides makes it better - A very well organized tour with added personality from Brendan, our guide. In short, he was awesome and as we toured the streets of SF, he added the insight you would get from someone truly passionate about their work. From the customized tunes reflecting elements from the tour ( I left my heart in San Francisco), to stories about the areas we explored. Muir Woods was inspirational and Sausalito was a great waterfront stop for lunch - the Mexican place right near where we parked was excellent. This was a great tour done in a small group, never felt rushed and if we had time we would have done the Alcatraz add in. This was a 15 minute walk from pier 35 to meet up and the best part is when the tour was done, left us off right there. Kudos SF team and shout out to Brendan - well done!
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Issam80
Nov 3, 2024
I loved this Tour - I really loved this tour. Brendan, our tour guide, is a real local from San Francisco which showed with his vast knowledge about the city. Brendan was very entertaining and interesting. Also a point that I really liked, and it might sound silly, but the windows on the bus were very clean which was very good for taking pictures.
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Jackie
Nov 1, 2024
Brendan was brilliant. What a fantastic trip! - Brendan was an amazing tour guide and we had a brilliant time. Having grown up in San Francisco he had lots of funny and interesting anecdotes to share. I wouldn’t necessarily try to book through Trip Advisor as I think you could probably just look him up yourself. Everything we booked through them was much more expensive. They said our trip included Muir Woods yet we had to pay to get in! Anyway, Brendan was fabulous and I would recommend seeking him out. What a fantastic trip.
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106yanetd
Oct 30, 2024
Excellent tour for family with baby - Excellent tour, very nice ban and tour guide Pear was very funny and super helpful. The tour has a nice pace which I recommend if you with a baby as we did.
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Felipez9
Oct 30, 2024
Great trip - Per was our tour guide and he was great. He pointed out many unique places and recommended great places to eat. Would highly recommend this tour
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Christopher_m
Oct 30, 2024
Excellent experience for time limited tourists - Picked up promptly by our guide Brendan from the the start I sensed were going to had a fantastic day, Brendan was charming very witty and extremely knowable having grown up in San Francisco. Unfortunately were only in the city for three nights but this tour was perfect to see what we wanted in one day being on Alcatraz whilst the blue angels were practicing for fleet week was such a bonus loved the whole experience it certainly wet my appetite to visit for a longer period. On Brendan's recommendation we ate at house of Nanking best Chinese ever thanks Brendan.
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Karen_k
Oct 28, 2024
Excellent tout - Excellent tour! Highly recommended. Muir Woods was definitely the highlight. Our guide Brendan was personable anf knowledgeable.
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Cindymv7917ne
Nov 4, 2024
Don't miss going to Muir Woods - The tour director/driver was very good at his job. The 4 out of 5 rating wasn't his fault at all, we both would have liked to spend more time at Muir Woods. Maybe dropping the Alcatraz offering, only one couple had signed up for it, we could have spent more time in the park with a later lunch.
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1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).