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Tour America’s most culturally diverse city. Points of interest along the way include the Victorians, Civic Center, Union Square, Nob Hill, Cable Cars, Chinatown, North Beach, Coit Tower, Fisherman’s Wharf, Marina District, Palace of Fine Arts, Presidio cliff House, Pacific Ocean, Golden Gate Park with the elegant Japanese Tea Gardens and Botanical Gardens. Scheduled stops on the tour include Vista Point at the Golden Gate Bridge, Twin Peaks with its panoramic view of the city, weather permitting. Other photo opportunities will be recommended by your tour guide. Your Tour concludes at the Pier at Fisherman’s Wharf where you may stay and explore or remain on board and return to your San Francisco Hotel.

City tour offered in the following languages: French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, German or Korean.

This is the ONLY walking tour of the infamous federal penitentiary, known as “The Rock” narrated by Audio Cell, once home of the likes of Al “Scarface” Capone, “Machine Gun” Kelly and Robert “The Bird Man” Stroud.  Transportation to Alcatraz is provided by the Blue & Gold Fleet from The Pier. Ferries depart for Alcatraz throughout the day. The Alcatraz portion of this City Tour does not have to be taken at the same time as your City Tour or even the same day. PLUS DELUXE CITY TOUR Tour America’s most culturally diverse city. Points of interest along the way include the Victorians, Civic Center, Union Square, Nob Hill, Cable Cars, Chinatown, North Beach, Coit Tower, Fisherman’s Wharf, Marina District, Palace of Fine Arts, Presidio cliff House, Pacific Ocean, Golden Gate Park with the elegant Japanese Tea Gardens and Botanical Gardens. Scheduled stops on the tour include Vista Point at the Golden Gate Bridge, Twin Peaks with its panoramic view of the city, weather permitting. Other photo opportunities will be recommended by your tour guide. Your Tour concludes at the Pier at Fisherman’s Wharf where you may stay and explore or remain on board and return to your San Francisco Hotel.

City tour offered in the following languages: French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, German or Korean.

Enjoy a one hour narrated tour of San Francisco’s most scenic neighborhoods from the deck of an authentic motorized Cable Car. Drive through San Francisco’s most scenic neighborhoods such as Fisherman’s Wharf, North Beach, Nob Hill, Downtown Chinatown and San Francisco’s famous Waterfront. You may hop off and hop on at any of the following locations which include Pier 39,Ghirardelli Square, Nob Hill, Union Square. If you don’t care to “Hop Off” you may stay aboard and listen to narration which lasts for one hour before returning to the starting point.

Enjoy a narrated tour aboard an authentic motorized cable car. Board at Pier 39, ride into the heart of San Francisco and see Fisherman’s Wharf, Union Street, Palace of Fine Arts, Exploratorium, Fort Point, Golden Gate Bridge, the Presidio, Japantown, Union Square, Chinatown and North Beach. Your drive/guide will make frequent photo stops along the way.

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AN EVENING IN SAN FRANCISCO -- INCLUDES CHINATOWN WALKING TOUR & SAN FRANCISCO BY NIGHT WITH DINNER

TOUR #3D: Experience glittering San Francisco, Crown Jewel of the Pacific, after dark. This evening’s adventure begins with a short drive through the culinary hub of a city renowned for fine dining followed by a multi-course feast at one of Chinatown’s Epicurean treasures. Then step into the “City within the City” and listen as your guide takes you on a fascinating walking tour of mysterious China Town after dark. Then re-board your Motorcoach for a nighttime view of San Francisco, including Fisherman’s Wharf, Telegraph Hill, Coit Tower and the Broadway Strip, Then cross the Bay Bridge where, from Treasure Island you will enjoy a breathtaking, unforgettable nighttime panorama.

TOUR #8: Drive south along *Coastal Highway 1 along the Pacific Ocean, through Half Moon Bay and the seaside town of Santa Cruz. Pass through the Salinas Valley, “Artichoke Capitol of the world” and through Monterey to visit Steinbeck’s Cannery Row with admission included to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Take some time for lunch and shopping Cannery Row. Follow the coast through Pacific Grove to **17-Mile Drive where you will visit **Pebble Beach, *Seal Rock and the legendary *Lone Cypress. Spend time in storybook Carmel, home of Clint Eastwood, with its unique boutiques, cafes and charming cottage homes. Pass by one of the oldest Spanish Missions in the country. Return to San Francisco via route 101 through San Jose and the Silicon Valley, Computer Capitol of the World!

* Road Conditions permitting
**Closed during pro golf tournaments and Concours d’elegance

TOUR #5: Experience the perfect day trip from San Francisco to majestic Yosemite National Park by taking Amtrak San Joaquins and its luxury motorcoach connection. Begin your journey to Yosemite aboard a Gray Line shuttle bus to the Emeryville Station. Board the train and wind through California’s famous San Joaquin Valley, the ‘Fruit Basket of America”. At the Merced Amtrak Station, board your motorcoach, receive a complimentary box lunch and continue your narrated sightseeing of Yosemite Valley and the surrounding countryside. While following the scenic Merced River, drive through Gold Rush town, Mariposa. and into Yosemite Valley where you will board an “*open air” tram. Your Yosemite Park ranger will accompany you to Inspiration Point for a panoramic view of Half Dome, El Capitan, Bridalveil Falls and more. At the end of the tour of Emeryville your San Francisco Sightseeing motorcoach will meet and return you to your San Francisco Hotel. 

*An Enclosed bus may replace the “open air tram” during the winter season.

Tour #6: Today you cross the Bay Bridge and move north towards Napa Valley to enjoy complimentary wine tasting in various award-winning California wineries. To provide you with as broad an experience as possible, you will visit both large scale, high tech and small boutique wineries. Lunch opportunities abound at either Sonoma’s historic square or Yountville’s rustic Vintage 1870. Look forward to a day that is informative as it is fun and jokes that tend to improve with each wine tasting! Wine Tasters must be 21 years or older. 

NOTE: Wine routes may change without notice.

TOUR #17: Your wine country excursion begins by motorcoach into Napa and Sonoma Visitors Center for a brief tasting. Then its all aboard the Napa Valley Wine Train for a rail excursion into the wine country. As your dining car glides gently past world famous vineyards, you will enjoy relaxed elegance and artfully prepared cuisine. Your train features a Wine tasting car where wine tasting is included. However, wine is not included with the meal. Wine Tasters must be 21 years or older.

TOUR #12: North of the Golden Gate Bridge lie two of California’s most unique tourist attractions.  Marin County, one of the most affluent counties in the United States, is home to one of the few remaining groves of virgin Coastal Redwoods. These redwoods are among the tallest and oldest trees in existence. The “Nature Trail’ at Muir Woods leads you into the heart of its cathedral-like grove. Sausalito is an alluring village of art galleries, quaint shops and waterfront restaurants with views of San Francisco across the bay. Its cliff-hanging cottages and houseboat community lend a Mediterranean ambiance, but the locals you will meet are pure “California”.

TOUR #2: North of the Golden Gate Bridge lie two of California’s most unique tourist attractions.  Marin County, one of the most affluent counties in the United States, is home to one of the few remaining groves of virgin Coastal Redwoods. These redwoods are among the tallest and oldest trees in existence. The “Nature Trail’ at Muir Woods leads you into the heart of its cathedral-like grove. Sausalito is an alluring village of art galleries, quaint shops and waterfront restaurants with views of San Francisco across the bay. Its cliff-hanging cottages and houseboat community lend a Mediterranean ambiance, but the locals you will meet are pure “California”.  PLUS DELUXE CITY TOURTour America’s most culturally diverse city. Points of interest along the way include the Victorians, Civic Center, Union Square, Nob Hill, Cable Cars, Chinatown, North Beach, Coit Tower, Fisherman’s Wharf, Marina District, Palace of Fine Arts, Presidio cliff House, Pacific Ocean, Golden Gate Park with the elegant Japanese Tea Gardens and Botanical Gardens. Scheduled stops on the tour include Vista Point at the Golden Gate Bridge, Twin Peaks with its panoramic view of the city, weather permitting. Other photo opportunities will be recommended by your tour guide. Your Tour concludes at the Pier at Fisherman’s Wharf where you may stay and explore or remain on board and return to your San Francisco Hotel.

TOUR # 12A: This is the ONLY walking tour of the infamous federal penitentiary, known as “The Rock” narrated by Audio Cell, once home of the likes of Al “Scarface” Capone, “Machine Gun” Kelly and Robert “The Bird Man” Stroud.  Transportation to Alcatraz is provided by the Blue & Gold Fleet from The Pier. Ferries depart for Alcatraz throughout the day. The Alcatraz portion of this City Tour does not have to be taken at the same time as your City Tour or even the same day.

TOUR #12W: Cruise along the historic waterfront with a close up view of Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, The San Francisco Pier and the sea lions. Experience unobstructed views of sensational skyline and bridges in every direction. There is no better vantage point to take panoramic pictures of San Francisco then on the Blue and Gold Ferry. Cruises depart throughout the day and don’t have to be taken at the same time as your City Tour or even the same day. PLUS TOUR #12: North of the Golden Gate Bridge lie two of California’s most unique tourist attractions.  Marin County, one of the most affluent counties in the United States, is home to one of the few remaining groves of virgin Coastal Redwoods. These redwoods are among the tallest and oldest trees in existence. The “Nature Trail’ at Muir Woods leads you into the heart of its cathedral-like grove. Sausalito is an alluring village of art galleries, quaint shops and waterfront restaurants with views of San Francisco across the bay. Its cliff-hanging cottages and houseboat community lend a Mediterranean ambiance, but the locals you will meet are pure “California”.

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Tour #7W: Cruise along the historic waterfront with a close up view of Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, The San Francisco Pier and the sea lions. Experience unobstructed views of sensational skyline and bridges in every direction. There is no better vantage point to take panoramic pictures of San Francisco then on the Blue and Gold Ferry. Cruises depart throughout the day and don’t have to be taken at the same time as your City Tour or even the same day PLUS TROLLEY HOP: Enjoy a one hour narrated tour of San Francisco’s most scenic neighborhoods from the deck of an authentic motorized Cable Car. Drive through San Francisco’s most scenic neighborhoods such as Fisherman’s Wharf, North Beach, Nob Hill, Downtown Chinatown and San Francisco’s famous Waterfront. You may hop off and hop on at any of the following locations which include Pier 39,Ghirardelli Square, Nob Hill, Union Square.  If you don’t care to “Hop Off” you may stay aboard and listen to narration which lasts for one hour before returning to the starting point.

Tour #11W:  Cruise along the historic waterfront with a close up view of Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, The San Francisco Pier and the sea lions. Experience unobstructed views of sensational skyline and bridges in every direction. There is no better vantage point to take panoramic pictures of San Francisco then on the Blue and Gold Ferry. Cruises depart throughout the day and don’t have to be taken at the same time as your City Tour or even the same day PLUS MOTORIZED CABLE CAR TOUR Enjoy a narrated tour aboard an authentic motorized cable car. Board at Pier 39, ride into the heart of San Francisco and see Fisherman’s Wharf, Union Street, Palace of Fine Arts, Exploratorium, Fort Point, Golden Gate Bridge, the Presidio, Japantown, Union Square, Chinatown and North Beach. Your drive/guide will make frequent photo stops along the way.

Tour #1W: Cruise along the historic waterfront with a close up view of Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, The San Francisco Pier and the sea lions. Experience unobstructed views of sensational skyline and bridges in every direction. There is no better vantage point to take panoramic pictures of San Francisco then on the Blue and Gold Ferry. Cruises depart throughout the day and don’t have to be taken at the same time as your City Tour or even the same day. PLUS DELUXE CITY TOUR Tour America’s most culturally diverse city. Points of interest along the way include the Victorians, Civic Center, Union Square, Nob Hill, Cable Cars, Chinatown, North Beach, Coit Tower, Fisherman’s Wharf, Marina District, Palace of Fine Arts, Presidio cliff House, Pacific Ocean, Golden Gate Park with the elegant Japanese Tea Gardens and Botanical Gardens. Scheduled stops on the tour include Vista Point at the Golden Gate Bridge, Twin Peaks with its panoramic view of the city, weather permitting. Other photo opportunities will be recommended by your tour guide. Your Tour concludes at the Pier at Fisherman’s Wharf where you may stay and explore or remain on board and return to your San Francisco Hotel. 

City tour and bay cruise offered in the following languages: French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, German or Korean.

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