San Francisco LGBTQ Walking Tour with Local Guide

Overview

Cruisin' the Castro Walking tours celebrates 34 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

Fri 13 Mar

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Starting at $40.00

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Fri 13 Mar

Starting at $40.00

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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 (574)

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!

Nick and Colin

Nov 2005

An amazing tour, the best part of our trip to San Francisco. Kathy the tourguide was superb ! The tour through the history of Castro and of Gay and Lesbian America in general gave a unique insight into the magical area called Castro. I would recommend this tour to gay and lesbian travellers as well as their straight counterparts equally. My partner and I would not have missed this fantastic experience for anything. The lunch is delicious too!!!

Andy Ellis

Oct 2005

We took this tour in mid-Sept. 2005. Trevor has just passed the tour to a successor, Kathy, who was a great guide - very friendly & easy to talk to - and who knew her facts. I was impressed how she managed to combine local and national histories of gay and lesbian life in SF and the US. Also, how she pitched it at a level to keep both 'out' gays and ‘straight’ guests on the tour entertained and educated. However, as a gay man, I can't deny the extra 'thrill' I got from being guided by 'one of us', and by hearing about events and people (especially Harvey Milk) so important in the development of gay human & legal rights. The tour took about 3 hours, including an excellent lunch, during which we got to know more about our guide and companions. I especially loved the Castro theatre/cinema - it was the first such interior I had managed to get to see: wonderful ! I highly recommend this tour.