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San Francisco Self-Guided Audio Drive: Explore at Your Own Pace

Explore all that San Francisco has to offer, from the twists and turns of Lombard Street, through the bustling streets of Chinatown, and to the …More

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San Francisco Self-Guided Audio Drive: Explore at Your Own Pace

Explore all that San Francisco has to offer, from the twists and turns of Lombard Street, through the bustling streets of Chinatown, and to the...

3 to 4 hours • Free Cancellation
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San Francisco Bay Cruise

You haven’t fully experienced San Francisco until you’ve taken a Bay Cruise. This popular 1-hour excursion heads underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, around Alcatraz Island, …More

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San Francisco Bay Cruise

You haven’t fully experienced San Francisco until you’ve taken a Bay Cruise. This popular 1-hour excursion heads underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, around Alcatraz Island,...

1 hour • Free Cancellation
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Escape from the Rock! Cruise around Alcatraz

Embark on a 90-minute cruise along the San Francisco waterfront, under the Golden Gate Bridge and past Angel Island State Park before circling Alcatraz Island for an …More

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Escape from the Rock! Cruise around Alcatraz

Embark on a 90-minute cruise along the San Francisco waterfront, under the Golden Gate Bridge and past Angel Island State Park before circling Alcatraz Island for an...

1 hour 30 minutes • Free Cancellation
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Iconic San Francisco Urban Hiking Tour

See epic views of the iconic sites of San Francisco’s northern neighborhoods in this 5-mile small-group, locally-led urban hike that takes you from city sidewalks …More

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Iconic San Francisco Urban Hiking Tour

See epic views of the iconic sites of San Francisco’s northern neighborhoods in this 5-mile small-group, locally-led urban hike that takes you from city sidewalks...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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San Francisco Private Intro Tour with a Local – Custom & Flexible

San Francisco is a city of striking contrasts, where waterfront history meets creative energy and diverse neighborhoods shape its identity. With your local host, you …More

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San Francisco Private Intro Tour with a Local – Custom & Flexible

San Francisco is a city of striking contrasts, where waterfront history meets creative energy and diverse neighborhoods shape its identity. With your local host, you...

3 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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San Francisco Chinatown and North Beach Highlights Walking Tour

Buckle up for a whirlwind adventure with our Top 10 San Francisco Highlights Tour! From the legendary Chinatown—bigger and tastier than you can imagine—to the …More

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San Francisco Chinatown and North Beach Highlights Walking Tour

Buckle up for a whirlwind adventure with our Top 10 San Francisco Highlights Tour! From the legendary Chinatown—bigger and tastier than you can imagine—to the...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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San Francisco Ghost & True Crime Tour

On our Notorious SF: Ghost & Crime tour we visit the sites of Hollywood scandals, red light areas, opium dens, gang violence, Gold Rush era …More

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San Francisco Ghost & True Crime Tour

On our Notorious SF: Ghost & Crime tour we visit the sites of Hollywood scandals, red light areas, opium dens, gang violence, Gold Rush era...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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Alcatraz City Cruises: Official Admission Ticket

Step aboard an official Alcatraz City Cruises ferry and journey to the legendary Alcatraz Island! Explore its storied past as a Civil War fort, military …More

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Alcatraz City Cruises: Official Admission Ticket

Step aboard an official Alcatraz City Cruises ferry and journey to the legendary Alcatraz Island! Explore its storied past as a Civil War fort, military...

3 hours
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San Francisco Movie Sights City Tour

Experience the cinematic side to San Francisco on an interactive, family-friendly tour that includes clips from more than 55 movies and TV shows filmed in the picturesque city. …More

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San Francisco Movie Sights City Tour

Experience the cinematic side to San Francisco on an interactive, family-friendly tour that includes clips from more than 55 movies and TV shows filmed in the picturesque city....

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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Discovery in French of the Castro and Mission districts

Discover the iconic Castro and Mission neighborhoods of San Francisco on a 3-hour walking tour. Immerse yourself in the history and culture of these unique …More

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Discovery in French of the Castro and Mission districts

Discover the iconic Castro and Mission neighborhoods of San Francisco on a 3-hour walking tour. Immerse yourself in the history and culture of these unique...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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San Francisco Grand City Tour

Enjoy a four-hour guided tour of San Francisco. At each stop, you’ll have the chance to get off the bus and see the sights. Tour …More

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San Francisco Grand City Tour

Enjoy a four-hour guided tour of San Francisco. At each stop, you’ll have the chance to get off the bus and see the sights. Tour...

4 hours • Free Cancellation
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San Francisco Half-Day Highlights Tour

This half-day tour is designed to show you the very best of San Francisco in just a few hours—without feeling rushed. You'll stop at iconic …More

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San Francisco Half-Day Highlights Tour

This half-day tour is designed to show you the very best of San Francisco in just a few hours—without feeling rushed. You'll stop at iconic...

4 hours • Free Cancellation
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Alamo Sq, Lombard St, North Beach, Chinatown Walking & Metro Tour

The Icons of SF tour starts at Alamo Square, where we'll introduce you to the Painted Ladies, beautiful Victorian houses perfectly framed against the San …More

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Alamo Sq, Lombard St, North Beach, Chinatown Walking & Metro Tour

The Icons of SF tour starts at Alamo Square, where we'll introduce you to the Painted Ladies, beautiful Victorian houses perfectly framed against the San...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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$70
Scenic Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito Bike Tour

Explore San Francisco - the City by the Bay with its rolling hills and never ending water views- with Unlimited Biking on a beautiful bike …More

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Scenic Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito Bike Tour

Explore San Francisco - the City by the Bay with its rolling hills and never ending water views- with Unlimited Biking on a beautiful bike...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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Alcatraz Day Tour with Wharf Discounts: Assigned Time Ticket

Tired of having to do expensive bus and boat combos just to visit and go inside Alcatraz? We trimmed the fat so you can get …More

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Alcatraz Day Tour with Wharf Discounts: Assigned Time Ticket

Tired of having to do expensive bus and boat combos just to visit and go inside Alcatraz? We trimmed the fat so you can get...

3 hours
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San Francisco Private Street Art Tour With A Guide (Private Tour)

Experience the vibrant and dynamic street art scene of San Francisco on an immersive 3-hour tour that will take you on a journey through the …More

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San Francisco Private Street Art Tour With A Guide (Private Tour)

Experience the vibrant and dynamic street art scene of San Francisco on an immersive 3-hour tour that will take you on a journey through the...

3 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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San Francisco to Muir Woods Shuttle

We are the only company in San Francisco offering a round-trip, direct shuttle from San Francisco to the majestic Red Woods in Muir Woods! Enjoy …More

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San Francisco to Muir Woods Shuttle

We are the only company in San Francisco offering a round-trip, direct shuttle from San Francisco to the majestic Red Woods in Muir Woods! Enjoy...

4 hours • Free Cancellation
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San Francisco Afternoon City Tour Small-Group Half-Day

Enjoy a glimpse into the culture and diversity of San Francisco's many districts with a comprehensive panoramic tour of the city. See the contrast between …More

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San Francisco Afternoon City Tour Small-Group Half-Day

Enjoy a glimpse into the culture and diversity of San Francisco's many districts with a comprehensive panoramic tour of the city. See the contrast between...

3 hours 30 minutes • Free Cancellation
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San Francisco City Small Group Morning Tour

Get a comprehensive look at San Francisco and learn a bit of city history along the way. This 4-hours sightseeing tour travels by smaller bus/van through …More

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San Francisco City Small Group Morning Tour

Get a comprehensive look at San Francisco and learn a bit of city history along the way. This 4-hours sightseeing tour travels by smaller bus/van through...

4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Delicious Fun Food and History Tour of North Beach and Beyond!

The Best Food and History Tour of North Beach and Beyond! Enjoy the tastiest food outside of Italy with Blandina, a legendary local, in a …More

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Delicious Fun Food and History Tour of North Beach and Beyond!

The Best Food and History Tour of North Beach and Beyond! Enjoy the tastiest food outside of Italy with Blandina, a legendary local, in a...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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Nice attraction
New York City
Alcatraz City Cruises: Official Admission Ticket
janedU7629YC, Sep 2026
Nice attraction
Great experience . We had a great time. Smooth ride..
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Muir Woods Tour
New York City
San Francisco Grand City Tour
I2706POchristined, Sep 2026
Muir Woods Tour
Judiche is sn excellent driver and guide
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Enjoyable tour
New York City
San Francisco Movie Sights City Tour
Lisa_H, Sep 2026
Enjoyable tour
Definitely recommend and we all had a very good time our tour guide was full of knowledge and it was a fun couple of hours
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Book with Dylan’s Tours!
New York City
San Francisco to Muir Woods Shuttle
ethanbP3797CT, Sep 2026
Book with Dylan’s Tours!
The tour around the city was great and Muir Woods is amazing!
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Alcatraz
New York City
Alcatraz City Cruises: Official Admission Ticket
I5600KZtammys, Sep 2026
Alcatraz
Quick boat ride over and all the time you need to explore the island. The self guided cell tour was very interesting!! Also amazing views from the island. I would recommend going!
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Exactly what we wanted!
New York City
San Francisco to Muir Woods Shuttle
V8864AKaliceh, Sep 2026
Exactly what we wanted!
An amazing trip! Exactly what we wanted and Patrick our tour guide was amazing. It’s a short city tour about an hour long, photo stop at Golden Gate Bridge and then onto Muir woods. Beautiful place and 90 minutes was just enough time to do just over an hour of walking (we went to bridge three and back) and then spent some time in the gift shop and cafe. There’s an option to get off in Sausalito on the way back if you want to explore more but we stayed on the shuttle and were taken back to our starting point. Patrick provided lots of great facts, jokes and music along the way. Would highly recommend Dylan’s Tours!
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Absolute must for movie fans!
New York City
San Francisco Movie Sights City Tour
653dellab, Sep 2026
Absolute must for movie fans!
A must do if you're into films. We had a great time seeing all the different film locations. Bryan..our guide was brilliant! He showed us movie clips as we were travelling along and pointed out the various locations. Several stops for photo opportunities and rest stops. The tour lasts about 3 hours. There was only 5 of us on the minibus which was great. Bryan's knowledge of all the films and more was amazing! Totally recommend this trip...it was fab!
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Would do it again.
New York City
San Francisco Afternoon City Tour Small-Group Half-Day
Louis_C, Sep 2026
Would do it again.
Mark the guide was extremely impressive. Fantastic tour of San Francisco. Great experience with cable cars.
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A great little adventure
New York City
Escape from the Rock! Cruise around Alcatraz
karlene_C, Sep 2026
A great little adventure
A good experience. A bit chilly in the wind, so bring something to wear if staying outside. Went to both bridges and around alcatraz. Great little adventure.
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Great way to see SF in a few hours
New York City
San Francisco Afternoon City Tour Small-Group Half-Day
Chris_P, Sep 2026
Great way to see SF in a few hours
Randy was an awesome tour guide. You immediately felt like you had known him for years. Very knowledgeable of SF and its history. He was great at answering everyone's questions and made sure we saw all of the important parts of SF in the short time we were here. The Toyota Sienna was very clean, comfortable and easy to get in and out at stops for all age groups. Randy did mention larger groups go on a shuttle bus but since we had a smaller group we were able to take a van. If you are wanting to see SF in a day you should take this tour.
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A fun cruise
New York City
San Francisco Bay Cruise
Elizabeth_S, Sep 2026
A fun cruise
An awesome trip around Alcatraz and cruising under the Golden Gate Bridge. We enjoyed seeing the Pier 39 seals from the view of the boat. Also liked the information and stories as we passed by landmarks.
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10/10 recommend
New York City
Alcatraz Day Tour with Wharf Discounts: Assigned Time Ticket
V70FImorganf, Sep 2026
10/10 recommend
The best day trip of my life!! So incredibly cool to learn about Native American history, hear a panel with a former incarcerated person about prison reform, explore the island - and I met a former Alcatraz prisoner in the gift shop! :) I didn’t book a ticket far enough in advance to get an official ticket but luckily the Cool San Francisco team was able to squeeze me in and I am so grateful.
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Best Bay Bridge Tour the Blue and Gold Fleet
New York City
San Francisco Bay Cruise
Debra_H, Sep 2026
Best Bay Bridge Tour the Blue and Gold Fleet
It’s very informative, takes you all around the bay It saves you on driving and trying to find parking It’s a great deal for the price!
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Excellent Experience with Our Family
New York City
San Francisco City Small Group Morning Tour
Q9777YUarvinds, Sep 2026
Excellent Experience with Our Family
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐We joined the San Francisco Small Group Morning Tour on September 5th as a family, and it was one of the highlights of our trip. The tour was very well organized, comfortable, and informative from start to finish.Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and passionate about San Francisco. They shared interesting historical facts, local insights, and hidden gems that we would never have discovered on our own. The small group format made the experience much more personal and enjoyable, allowing us to ask questions and interact throughout the tour.We especially appreciated the carefully planned stops and the breathtaking views of the city and surrounding landmarks. The pace was perfect for families, never feeling rushed while still covering a lot of the city's most iconic locations.Our entire family, including the kids, thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The tour exceeded our expectations and gave us wonderful memories of San Francisco. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the city, especially families looking for a comfortable, engaging, and memorable way to explore San Francisco.Thank you to the tour team for making our visit so special!
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Scenic ride on the water
New York City
Escape from the Rock! Cruise around Alcatraz
Lisa_W, Aug 2026
Scenic ride on the water
A nice, smooth ride with beautiful waters and scenery. All you have to do is sit back and relax. You get a close up of Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz.
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Summer 2026
New York City
Alcatraz Day Tour with Wharf Discounts: Assigned Time Ticket
Mike_A, Aug 2026
Summer 2026
Booking company was able to find tickets for us, when we did not think they could! Great time, solid experience.
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