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San Francisco in a Day Walking Tour

The best of SF: Fisherman's Wharf, North Beach, Chinatown, and beyond

When 9:30 AM daily
Duration 5 hours
Meeting Point Aquatic Park, 700 Beach Street (by Cable Car Turnaround)

$89 per adult

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$89 per adult

Local experts
Personal stories and insider travel tips
Top-rated
Thousands of reviews averaging 4.9 stars
Worry-free booking
Flexible scheduling and refunds

Coming soon

Book Now

Explore the highlights of San Francisco in a smaller group of 15 people or less so you move faster and see more.
Learn about San Francisco's colorful history as a port city.
Walk along the notorious Barbary Coast trail in North Beach.
Make your own fortune cookies in Chinatown.
See the Financial District, San Francisco’s business hub since the gold rush.
Enjoy a leisurely lunch at the Ferry Building Marketplace.
Come see where Tony Bennett left his heart in Union Square.

What you'll do

Get to know San Francisco’s eclectic downtown neighborhoods. We’ll explore Fisherman’s Wharf, North Beach, Chinatown, the Financial District, and Union Square.

It all starts at Fisherman’s Wharf where you can take in amazing bay views of the Golden Gate Bridge and ...

Get to know San Francisco’s eclectic downtown neighborhoods. We’ll explore Fisherman’s Wharf, North Beach, Chinatown, the Financial District, and Union Square.

It all starts at Fisherman’s Wharf where you can take in amazing bay views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. See Ghirardelli Square, the sea lions at Pier 39, historic ships and cable cars, and more. We’ll even walk part of the historic Barbary Coast Trail as your guide shares about San Francisco’s early days.

Passing by Lombard Street, the “crookedest street” in the city,” we’ll arrive at SF’s Little Italy: North Beach. Learn about the families who immigrated here and built powerful banking and seafood empires. You’ll also visit the bohemian haunts of writers like Jack Kerouac and Francis Ford Coppola.

Turn the corner, and you’re in Chinatown. The neighborhood features colorful facades, temples, and a dragon gate. We’ll stop by the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company so you can make your own fortune cookie!

For lunch, experience the famous variety of food at the Ferry Building Marketplace. Afterward, your guide will give you a quick explainer on the local transit system before we hop on the SF Muni to the shopping mecca of Union Square — where Tony Bennett really left his heart.

Learn why and so much more on this insider’s highlights tour of San Francisco.

Itinerary

Aquatic Park

With views of ships, the San Francisco Bay, Golden Gate Bridge, and Alcatraz
Ghirardelli Square

Home to the famous former factory run by Italian chocolatier Domenico Ghirardelli
Waterfront

Where vendors sell San Francisco staples like dungeness crab and clam chowder in sourdough bread bowls
Barbary Coast Trail

A 19th-century red-light district turned scenic trail
Pier 39

Sea lions sunbathing on the docks and historic ships in the harbor
Embarcadero Promenade

Once a traditional maritime port, now filled with trendy restaurants, amusement piers, and art deco streetcars
Lombard Street

Seen from a distance as your guide tells you all about the city’s crookedest street
Little Italy

North Beach neighborhood with a literary and immigrant connection
Chinatown

Featuring colorful facades, temples, and a photo-worthy dragon gate
Financial District

Rich in skyscrapers and San Francisco history
Ferry Building Marketplace

Lunch at a historic landmark with plenty of selection
Union Square

San Francisco’s main shopping district

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Lunch

We’ll stop at the Ferry Building Marketplace where you can buy lunch from a variety of options. Your guide can help with recommendations.

Refund policy

We offer a 100% refund up to 24 hours before the start time.

This was great! We walked throughout San Francisco with a local and felt great and not like a regular tour with a big company. A lot of interesting information on SF history, recommendations and funny jokes.

— Nicolás

Highlights of San Francisco

This is the ideal way to start a visit to San Francisco as a first time visitor. It was a very comprehensive and detailed walk (and some ride). Dara was a very enthusiastic and informative guide who covered the history and background to San Francisco very well. Make sure you have good footwear as you will be walking a fair way. Highly recommended.

Michael

We did this tour during COVID-19!!

We did this tour during COVID-19 and it was perfect! So happy that Dara was willing to work with our family of five. We walked and drove our car instead of public transport. We felt completely safe. The tour was so informative and fun! I made a huge list of museums to visit when they all open up again. I would have never found all the little stores and learned the rich history on my own. Definitely a memorable tour during a memorable time. Thank you Dara!!

Crystal

Meeting point

Aquatic Park, 700 Beach Street

What is the rescheduling policy?

We understand plans change. We offer a 100% refund or the option to reschedule up to 24 hours prior to your tour start time. Within 24 hours of your tour, we would have incurred hard costs and therefore cannot allow rescheduling or cancellation without costs.

What if it rains?

Our tours run rain or shine, so please check the local forecast to plan. In rare cases when we have to cancel for extreme weather, we’ll offer you the chance to reschedule or give a full refund.

What about gratuities?

Tips are always appreciated but never expected. They’re a great way to tell your guide they did an awesome job and show your appreciation.