Haight-Ashbury

My tour guide Luca was amazing. He was very funny and super entertaining. I could not have asked for more on a tour. I saw most of the city and just stayed on the bus until North Beach where I hopped off to eat lunch at an Italian Cafe.

Some of the stops include The Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge Park, Alamo Square, Haight Ashbury, and Union Square. Well worth the money and highly recommended.

Doing what: San Francisco Hop-on Hop-off Tour

Our very accomplished driver, Greg, took us all over the streets of San Francisco pointing out the important sites all along the way. We were able to get off the bus and walk onto the Golden Gate Bridge which was a real thrill. We did not care for the stop for lunch. We were told to bring it back to the bus, but luckily finished ours before the bus left. Eating on the bus would have been challenging. We walked the streets of Haight Ashbury and saw the Grateful Dead house. We were then dropped off at the Wharf, had lunch, and boarded the Alcatraz Ferry. This tour was such an incredible experience. The headsets are so easy to use and available in so many languages. One of the best tours I have ever been on. These tours are well run from pick up to drop off at the hotel. Highly recommended!!!!

Doing what: Alcatraz and San Francisco City Tour

Groovy. What a fun way to visit (or revisit) the 60's era in San Francisco! The tour was very informative and entertaining, never a dull moment. The guide was a treat, who gave us treats! The bus was magical!

The 60's was a unique time in our national history and so much of the social activity at that time took place in San Francisco. Riding the Magic Bus through Haight-Ashbury and Golden Gate Park wearing a flower in my hair and listening to Janis Joplin made my SF visit complete. Just ride the Magic Bus! It's a trip, man.

Doing what: Ride the Magic Bus: A 1960s-Era San Francisco Tour

Didn't expect to find much on Haight Ashbury, pleasantly surprised the neighborhood is still vibrant. Be sure to walk to the end of the road and visit the park, groovy spot for a weekend wander.

Great service, remember to validate your viator voucher at the super sightseeing HQ on Taylor and North Point @ Fishermans Wharf before boarding a bus. The blue service is not as regular as the red buses, but we didn't find this a problem. We did feel the bus should make a stop at Alamo Square and the Painted Ladies as it is on the route and is a popular destination for tourists. I have to make a special mention to one of our tour guides and driver Willie. He was full of information, good humour and songs and even took us on a 'rollercoaster trip' through the Haight. He really made an impression on our holiday!! All in all this is an excellent way to get a feel for the city.

Doing what: San Francisco Hop-on Hop-off Tour

This tour was awesome, not 100% sure on what else to see in SFO aside from the Golden Gate Bridge and Pier 39 this tour opened up the city for me. Thanks to initially doing this tour i went back to parts of SFO i didn't even know existed (EG, The Haight district). The guides are extremely knowledgeable and fun. SFO would not of been the same without this tour!!

Doing what: San Francisco Deluxe Half-Day City Tour

It's a great, and easy way to see the city. Take layers as it is freezing! And the open top streetcars are rubbish if it rains as there's no undercover bit. Guides were fine, but don't get off at Haight and Ashbury, the stop is in a bad area and feels a bit scary!

Doing what: San Francisco Hop-on Hop-off Tour

What a great way to get around the city. I went on the tour the first day to get an idea of what there was to see. Stopped off at the Golden Gate Bridge for my first stop and then spent the next day going to Haight Ashbury and Fisherman's Wharf. I would definitely do this again.

Doing what: San Francisco Hop-on Hop-off Tour

First day was on the 9th around 11 oclock at Powell. This tour driver was excellent but bus had to let us off early for repairs. We got off at Haight Ashbury. The other tour guide got off with us to wait for the next bus. He was very helpful and gave us good advice on the San Francisco area. The next day the driver was also good but not as amusing as the very first one on the 9th!

Doing what: San Francisco Hop-on Hop-off Tour

We had a lovely time on the city tour and trip to Alcatraz. Everything was done at a good pace - no rushing around, no dragging things out. Loved the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, visiting Haight-Ashbury and viewing the Victorian houses. Alcatraz was educational and the view of San Francisco from the island was awesome. So was the boat ride over. The only hitch in the tour was when the fog rolled in and completely blocked our viewing of the Golden Gate Bridge. I would definitely recommend the tour.

Doing what: Alcatraz and San Francisco City Tour

The bus tour was very good. The commentator on one bus talked too fast, so it was hard to understand him. How about a taped presentation that the "conductor" simply presses a button at that section? (Due to traffic, he would not be able to play it continuously). Even though the operator said there were only 2 open-air buses in your fleet, we think there were a lot more than that, based on our observations. The commentary was fascinating, giving us lots of minutiae. One driver was very accommodating, picking us up at non-designated stop in Haight-Ashbury.
Re: Alcatraz. Why did we have to go twice (out of our way) to find out our time for this trip? We should have been assigned our time before we left home.

Doing what: San Francisco Hop-on Hop-off Ticket and Alcatraz Tour

Ulysses was an excellent guide. Too long between buses, though. Wait at Haight-Ashbury stop much longer than I was told it would be.

Doing what: San Francisco Hop-on Hop-off Tour

Bus was not on specified corner at Union Square. Lucky there was a rep/sales guy there to take us to the opposite corner where the pick up location had been moved to. No mention of this change in Viator booking. First bus was fairly comfortable, but our driver was insane. And the tour guide was more interested in her cell phone messages then giving us decent information. We got off at Fishermans wharf, and the next bus we got on was very old and uncomfortable wooden seats. Had to travel over the Golden Gate and back on the crappiest bus ever. But our driver/tour guide Willie was entertaining....at least in the beginning, then his whole schtick got a little old after about an hour. stopped at Haight-Ashbury, got the last bus back to Union square. Tour guide was a young kid who didn't know too much about anything. I would recommend a different bus company for a hop on hop off tour, the Big Red Bus seemed new and comfortable. We booked a 2 day tour with Super Sightseeing, but didn't bother using them the second day.

Doing what: San Francisco Hop-on Hop-off Tour

This was cheesy....did not enjoy. Thought we would at least stop in Haight/Ashbury - did not.
There were only7 people on the bus and I can see why.

Doing what: Ride the Magic Bus: A 1960s-Era San Francisco Tour

I live in Dallas, our Aquariums, in my opinion, are much better than this one. The trolley tour was a waste of time. If I'd known better, I'd have chosen a different trolley tour. We just went around the banks and chinatown...no painted ladies, no haight-ashbury. It was pretty disappointing for someone who's never been to San Francisco.

Doing what: PIER 39 Attraction Pass