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Gold Rush to Golden Gate: Self-Guided Tour of San Francisco

Gold Rush to Golden Gate: Self-Guided Tour of San Francisco

Overview

Professional tour guide and city Insider, Brad Prickett, hosts you on a tour of San Francisco. GPS-activated audio plays automatically on your phone as you learn the colorful history and see the top attractions along San Francisco’s waterfront and across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge.
Drive the tour at your own pace, using your phone as your guide. Learn the history, hear the stories of San Francisco’s founders, scoundrels and visionaries as you visit.

City: San Francisco

Sun 23 Feb

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Starting at $12.99

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Sun 23 Feb

Starting at $12.99

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What's Included

Available for three days after purchase

Easy pause and play to go at your own pace

GPS-activated audio app that plays on your phone

Local insider narration and special guest interviews

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

San Francisco Bay

The land of water surrounding San Francisco

San Francisco Bay Bridge

The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, known locally as the Bay Bridge, is a complex of bridges spanning San Francisco Bay in California. As part of Interstate 80 and the direct road between San Francisco and Oakland, it carries about 260,000 vehicles a day on its two decks.

Levi's Plaza Park

Houses the headquarters of Levi Strauss & Co and museum.

Pier 39

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.

Ghirardelli Square

Ghirardelli Square is a landmark public square with shops and restaurants and a 5-star hotel in the Marina area of San Francisco. A portion of the area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as Pioneer Woolen Mills and D. Ghirardelli Company.

Lombard Street

Famous for a steep, one-block section with eight hairpin turns.

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

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 presented there.

Presidio of San Francisco

The Presidio, a 1,500-acre park on a former military post, is a major outdoor recreation hub. It has forested areas, miles of trails, a golf course and scenic overlooks.

Fort Point National Historic Site

Fort Point is a masonry seacoast fortification located on the southern side of the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. It is also the geographic name of the promontory upon which the fort and the southern approach of the Golden Gate Bridge were constructed. The fort was completed just before the American Civil War by the US Army, to defend San Francisco Bay against hostile warships. The fort is now protected as Fort Point National Historic Site.

Golden Gate Bridge

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.

Ferry Building Marketplace

Located on the Embarcadero, the ferry building is a terminal for ferries that travel across San Francisco Bay, food halll and farmers markets

Cable Car Museum

The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system. An icon of San Francisco, the cable car system forms part of the intermodal urban transport network operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway.

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (4)

momsladetravels

Jul 2022

Really good directions which made it simple. The “starting spot” slowed us down since the Starbucks is closed & the app wouldn’t recognize we were at the correct location. Otherwise great!

Response from Host

Jul 2022

Thanks for the nice review. Yes, the pandemic caused quite a few changes to the retail landscape in San Francisco. We have now updated the tour. So nice to hear you enjoyed it!

Andrea C

May 2021

It was very pleasant! From the comfort of my cats with a very instructional guide! Love it 100% recommend!

Response from Host

Jun 2021

So glad you enjoyed our highlights tour of San Francisco. Konstantine will be thrilled to hear that. Let's tour again soon.

Solotravel861

Apr 2021

Instructions were easy to follow. I liked that I can choose to stay longer at the attractions I enjoyed. Overall great tour. Highly recommend.

Response from Host

May 2021

We worked hard on this self-guided tour -- so good to hear that it worked out well for you. Tell a friend, this is a great way to see the City in your own vehicle and on your own schedule.