Skip The Bus: San Francisco By Luxury Van Tour

Overview

Avoid the crowds, confusion, and limitations of large buses and discover San Francisco by a luxury van. Trade the large tour bus for a guided luxury van and see more of San Francisco! Your guide takes you through more neighborhoods & photo stops, complete with views of Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, Twin Peaks and several other famous landmarks.

City: San Francisco

Sun 20 Oct

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Starting at $99.00

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Sun 20 Oct

Starting at $99.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Private transportation

Local guide

Bottled water

All taxes, fees and handling charges

Driver/guide

Snacks

Live commentary on board

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Pier 39

Pick up & Drop off

Telegraph Hill

Pass through to Coit Tower

Little Italy

Learn about Little Italy

North Beach

Drive through the second oldest neighborhood in SF

Washington Square

Heart of Little Italy

City Lights Booksellers

Famous bookstore

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

Great picture stop with amazing backdrop

Haight-Ashbury

Learn about the summer of love and all of the artists that lived in this famous neighborhood

Painted Ladies

Most people know them as the Full House houses! This is one of the only tours that can take you there!

Lombard Street

The famous crooked street

Marina District

Beautiful neighborhood

Fisherman's Wharf

Next to Pier 39

Chinatown

The San Francisco Chinatown is the largest, and certainly the oldest, Chinese enclave in America

Golden Gate Bridge

Great picture stop

Lands End

Great picture stop

Presidio of San Francisco

Old army fort

Grateful Dead House

Learn about the summer of love

Twin Peaks

Fort Point National Historic Site

Great picture stop

Transamerica Pyramid

Famous pyramid shaped building

Crissy Field

Old army runway now beautiful field and beaches

Alamo Square

Home of the painted ladies

Legion of Honor

in Lincoln park

The Castro

Learn about Harvey Milk and The Castro

Columbus Avenue

Through the heart of Little Italy

Haight Street

Haight & Ashbury

Hayes Valley

Little Boutique shops and park

Castro Theatre

Known for its sing along shows

Sutro Tower

Nice view at twin peaks

Golden Gate Park

We take you through the park and learn about this amazing park

Cliff House

Views from sutro baths

Sutro Baths

Nice picture stop

Sentinel Building

Learn about this beautiful building

Golden Gate Park Windmills & Tulips

Windmills!

Transamerica Redwood Park

Hidden gem

Dragon's Gate

Entrance to china town

The Jimi Hendrix House

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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 (382)

tmmccrmck

Sep 2022

Previous positive reviews led us thankfully to Skip The Bus - and Brian really is the ideal man in the ideal van to show you San Francisco ! Easy meet up at Pier 39 and we'd a full tour with lots of interesting facts and stories all along the route. A few stops for photos and a snack of local specialities added to the tour. The size of the van meant we could descend Lombard St and go places buses just can not go ! Brian's laptop showed us more interesting photos of the areas in previous times. His knowledge of 'local' cuisine and history also a key ingredient to our highly entertaining and educational tour. Yes, highly recommend it !

June_M

Sep 2022

It was a great experience for our family of 5, very informative. I would highly recommend taking this tour. It was a pleasure spending 1/2 a day with Brian, we used his tips and suggestions our next day in SF. The views were absolutely amazing.

krishn311

Aug 2022

Tour has covered all listed places and Tour Guide is very knowledgeable and experienced and explained the background of the various spots. Also dropped us off at the end of the tour at Ghirardelli’s Square instead of at starting point Pier 39 per our request. Recommend this tour for first time visitors to SFO.