Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comSan Francisco Shuttle Tour
based on 33 reviews
Duration: 5 hours (approx.)
Location: San Francisco, California
Product code: 2214SHUTTLE
Take a complete shuttle tour of San Francisco, including more stops than any other tour, a ferry trip to Sausalito and an onboard tour guide. The five-hour itinerary allows for maximum tour stops, ensuring you'll experience an in-depth tour of San Francisco. There's time for you to leave the shuttle at all nine stops to explore and take pictures.
The major highlight of the tour is taking the one-way ferry cruise across the bay, either to or from Sausalito. Your tour guide will accompany you onboard to provide essential historical background to the Bay Area, Angel Island, Alcatraz and Sausalito.
The ferry goes right by the former famous prison of Alcatraz, and you will also spend an hour in Sausalito.
Shuttle stops include:
- Sausalito
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Chinatown
- Palace of Fine Arts
- Grace Cathedral
- Nob Hill
- Lombard Street
- Golden Gate Park
- Japanese Tea Garden
- Alamo Square Park and Seven Sisters of Postcard Row
Sights you'll see from the shuttle:
- Alcatraz from ferry
- Bay Bridge from ferry
- Coit Tower
- Angel Island from ferry
- Sutro Tower
- De Young Museum
- Crissy Field
- City Hall / Civic Center
- Conservatory of Flowers
- Market Street
- Five-hour guided tour of San Francisco by shuttle bus
- Nine stops for photos and exploring - more stops than the competition
- Includes ferry cruise to or from beautiful Sausalito
- Free refreshments (bottled water, sodas)
- Expert guide and narration, separate from driver
- Choice of two morning departure times
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Tour options:
San Francisco Shuttle Tour
- Daily - 9:00am
- Monday to Friday - 11:15am
- Saturday and Sunday - 11:45am
Tour departs from the Ferry Building (out front) on Embarcadero Street, San Francisco
Duration: 5 hours (approx.)- Five hour guided tour of San Francisco
- Expert guide/narration - separate from driver
- Local taxes
- Bottled water
- Entry to Japanese Tea Garden (US$5.00 per person)
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- The tour uses a 35-passenger heated shuttle with forward-facing seating and large windows. This tour does not use larger motor coach buses and so there are only usually 35 people per tour, as opposed to 60 people on other bus tours. With a separate Tour Guide you will be able to ask questions about anything during the entire tour
- The tour stops in Sausalito for lunch, however meals are not included
- Not wheelchair accessible
- If you choose the 9:00am tour start time, you can stay longer in Sausalito by simply taking a later ferry back to San Francisco or come back with the rest of the group to arrive back in San Francisco around 2:00pm. There is also the very convenient and popular 11:15am/11:45am tour time
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Great tour which covers a lot of must-see locations in San Francisco and includes Sausalito for the ... Read more ›
Ron N, Australia, July 2009
This was wonderful and would recommend this tour to all. The time passed and the stops were just long ... Read more ›
Diana P, United States of America, June 2009
