We drove through many neighborhoods and learned the history of them. There were only five people in our van and we were able to drive through areas that a larger tour bus couldn't have visited. Freddie, our driver and guide had many stories to tell. He obviously loves San Francisco history. We would have loved to have had short stop at Ghiradelli's Chocolate Factory and a short stop in Chinatown, but that didn't happen. We did have good photo stops near the Golden Gate Bridge, at the 1915 San Francisco World Fair site and at Twin Peaks. Freddie was very helpful in answering our questions about how to use SF buses, trolleys and cable cars which allowed us to find our way around SF during the rest of our stay in the city.
It was only OK. I say this because we did not see The Golden Gate Bridge or get to go to Fishermans Wharf because it was fleet week and the area was very very crowded with all that was going on, i.e. Bue Angels, food market. Etc. That was very disappointing as those were two I mportant places I wanted to see. Our guide tried making the time up by showing us some neighborhoods with expensive homes etc. He was a great guide though.
Polite, congenial and very knowledgeable guide. Truly enjoyed Jeremy's commentaries and anecdotes making this a very pleasant overview introduction to San Francisco.