San Francisco LGBTQ Walking Tour with Local Guide

Overview

Cruisin' the Castro Walking tours celebrates 30 years of Pride and as San Francisco's first and ONLY Legacy Business Tour Company! This prestigious award recognizes Cruisin' the Castro as a longstanding, community-servicing business and a valuable cultural asset to the City & County of San Francisco.

Tours are fun, fascinating and offers twice as many tour stops that not only include the colorful sites of the largest LGBTQ community in the world, but explores the spectrum of sexual and gender diversity and the struggle with achieving equal rights in America. No other tour offer this rare and educational opportunity!

Tours are conducted by a local resident, professional tour guide and a civil rights activist.

City: San Francisco

Tue 17 Sep

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Starting at $30.96

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Tue 17 Sep

Starting at $30.96

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What's Included

Local guide

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Tours operate rain or shine
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund

What To Expect

The Castro

Come cruise the Castro on this fun and comprehensive 2-hour tour! Celebrating 30 years of walking with PRIDE, Cruisin' the Castro Walking Tour is San Francisco's premier tour company! Learn about LGBTQ culture, diversity and the lack of civil rights in America. Explore the many historical sights that has shaped a community as well as, a world wide culture. No other tour offers over 20 historical sites that span from the Gold Rush, World War II, civil rights leader, Harvey Milk, the AIDS epidemic, the Rainbow Honor Walk and beyond! Cruisin' the Castro Walking Tours is conducted by a long time local resident, historian and community activist. Recognized as a TripAdvisor "Hall of Fame" member since 2011!

Harvey Milk Plaza

Learn how Harvey Milk arrived and became the 1st openly gay male politician to serve public office in United States and a Civil Rights Activist. Find out how the rainbow flag was created!

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Reviews (552)

Beck_and_Jai

Jul 2009

What an absolutely amazing tour! Kathy's insight into into Gay Culture and her knowledge of The Castro and surrounds areas provided us with the most enlightening and entertaining 2 hours of our vacation. The open dialog that occured between Kathy and the tour guests really made brought home the magnitude and importance that the Castro and it's past and present residents hold in the GLBT community! We plan on taking the tour again the next time we are in town! Thank you, Kathy, for making this the best part of our vacation! -Becky and Julie

nowvoyager9

Jun 2009

Kathy Amendola takes the tour of the Castro, which starts from the huge Gay Pride flag pole located at the top of Castro street and from there the best day of my holiday started. Its not a this is this tour its an experience where your learn not only about a great history not taught in most schools but also about what's gone before and what the gay community are still fighting for. The tour is amazing and you really learn so much about the history of San Francisco, the Gay community and the Castro area, and yourself. Apart from being wonderfully educational Kathy made it such a fun day. If you only do one thing in San Francisco, treat yourself to this really amazing tour. You will learn so much, laugh, cry and walk away wanting more. I really would like to Thank Kathy again for really giving me the best day of my vacation. Please go on this tour if you want to see San Francisco, you have to go CRUISIN' THE CASTRO! Seamus Maguire, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

xiphoid76

May 2009

After seeing "Milk", I wanted a tour from someone in the Castro district, and luckily found this. Kathy was our tour guide and took 6 of us around the Castro district including the Harvey Milk Plaza, his camera shop and home, the pink triangle Holocaust Memorial Park, and thru the streets of the Castro district pointing out various historical sites along the way including the site where the AIDS quilt was made. She provided great history as well including proposition 9 in California, and the history of the rainbow flag. The Castro was a great area to see as a gay man and I enjoyed being able to walk down the streets hand-in-hand with my partner and feel safe. What a nice thing some couples get to do!