There is a lot to see on a San Francisco city sightseeing tour and there are many different ways to travel while enjoying and learning about all this favorite city has to offer.
 Choose a mode of transportation and view the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown, North Beach, Twin Peaks, SOMA, Golden Gate Park, the famous '7 sisters' Victorian houses at Alamo Square, Haight Ashbury, the Palace of Fine Arts, the Presidio, Civic Center and more.
Combination tours can be a bargain when you combine a San Francisco City Tour with nearby attractions such as Muir Woods or the Wine Country
In addition to the many SF tours listed below also be sure to check out the Open Top Double-Decker Bus tours of the city and the San Francisco Culinary/Walking Tours on additional pages.
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San Francisco Comprehensive Standard and Premium City Tours
Comprehensive is an accurate description of these SF city sightseeing tours because you will have a chance to view nearly every attraction in this amazing city. Even the new 2 hour highlights tour is one of the most comprehensive tour routes you'll find.
 With the Premium City Tour you aren't just riding around in the comfortable shuttle—you're encouraged to get off, stretch your legs and take pictures at several stops including Chinatown, Lombard St. (World's Crookedest Street) and Nob Hill.
Both tours (Premium City and Highlights) offer a separate tour guide and driver for the best service and experience. The Premium City Tour adds a ferry ride across the bay to Sausalito then cross the Golden Gate Bridge on the way back.
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 Adult: $35.00, Child: $29.00 (Makes 1 stop at Golden Gate Bridge)
Adult: $69.00, Child: $55.00, Senior: $64.00 (Includes Ferry ride to Sausalito)
Premium City Tour plus Alcatraz Island afternoon
Adult: $120.00, Child: $99.00, Senior: $115.00 (Premium Tour + Alcatraz Afternoon)
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City Insiders Small Group Tour
Available any day of the year this San Francisco City Insider's Tour travels by van with a maximum of 10 passengers to allow access to places the larger vehicles can't go. It also means more destinations, more stops and the ability to suggest areas you want to visit.
Be sure to let the driver know if you want to be dropped back at your hotel or at a local attraction at the end of your tour.
Adult $69 Child $50
City Insider's Tour plus Alcatraz Island
Tour Price: Adult $95 Child $69
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Hop around the City Antique Vehicle Tour of San Francisco
 This unique city tour by antique car provides a personal experience for small groups. The 90 minute tour is a lot of fun and a great overview of San Francisco, full of movie scenes and history.
Visit North Beach/Little Italy, Jackson Square, Chinatown, Nob Hill, Pacific Heights, the Presidio, Cow Hollow and more in an open air vehicle for great views.
Antique Car Tour (Hop around the CityTour of San Francisco)
Adult: $35.00, Senior or Student: $31.00, Child: $17.00
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San Francisco by Night Antique Car Tour
 Small groups (10 or fewer) in eco-friendly pre-1930's antique touring cars converted to propane or natural gas makes for a fun personalized tour of San Francisco.
Specific sights depend on the weather but most likely you'll visit Coit Tower (great views), Chinatown, North Beach Fisherman's Wharf and the Embarcadero.
Adult: $37.99, Senior or Student: $32.49, Child: $26.49
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GPS Guided Car Tour
 These little 3 wheel cars are easy and fun to drive and are GPS guided so you'll never be lost. The talking GoCar not only tells you where to turn but also narriates your trip with stories that bring San Francisco to life.
You can follow the preprogramed route which includes Fisherman's Wharf, The Marina District, Golden Gate Park and Lombard Street—the crookedest street in the world—or you can blaze your own trail. Note that prices don't include sales tax or insurance ($12 per car).
GPS Guided Car Tour (San Francisco Go Car GPS Guided Talking Car Self Drive Tour)
1 Hour: $46.99, 2 Hour: $84.49, 3 Hour: $112.49, etc. – All Day: $167.99
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 Motorized Cable Car City Tour
This two hour open air Motorized Cable Car tour of San Francisco visits the Palace of fine Arts and the Presidio, crosses the Golden Gate Bridge, travels through Pacific Heights, Union Square, Chinatown and North Beach — SF's Little Italy.
Adult: $26.49, Senior: $24.99, Child: $15.49
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Ducks Land and Sea Tour
This tour of San Francisco travels on both land and water—in the same vehicle!
 While on land you'll see Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown, Ghiradelli Square and Union Square then a quick splash into San Francisco Bay for the AT&T Ballpark, McCovey Cove and the San Francisco, Oakland Bay Bridge.
Remember you'll spend part of the tour on the water so bring a jacket or sweater.
Ducks Land and Sea Tour (Amphibious vehicle from WWII Land and Sea Tour)
Adult: $31.00, Senior: $29.50, Child: $22.50
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Postcards from San Francisco Vintage Touring Car City Tour
 Shoot your own postcard pictures on this Vintage Car Tour of San Francisco at 5 picturesque stops representative of the culture of the city; Union Square, City Hall, Haight-Ashbury, Golden Gate Park and Fort Point at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge.
You'll travel in a restored 1930's era, 10 seat, propane powered—eco-friendly, open air touring car on steep hills where tour busses can't go.
Adult: $56.00, Senior: $52.00, Child: $28.00
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 Union Square Walk and Shop and the City Tour
Plan to do some serious shopping in San Francisco's top shopping district. Be sure to wear some fashionable walking shoes as you exercise your inner fashionista.
Meet your guide in the center of Union Square where you are surrounded by stores like Saks Fith Avenue, Gucci, Luis Vitton, Macys and more. You will also explore Maiden Lane on this girls day out shopping tour
All: $40.00
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San Francisco Wharf & Waterfront Segway Tour
 You'll cover a lot of ground on this tour that has all the advantages of a walking tour, without the walking! The Segway Human Transporter is an ideal vehicle for sightseeing since you are at ground level experiencing the city up-close.
An ideal 2.5 hour excursion for families with children 12 and up.
All: $72.49
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San Francisco Segway Night Waterfront Tour
Similar to the above tour, except it begins later in the day.
All: $72.49
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