San Francisco Tours

Come experience the City by the Bay!

Attractions

  • Alcatraz Island
  • Union Square
  • Civic Center & City Hall
  • Twin Peaks
  • Golden Gate Park
  • The Japanese Tea Gardens
  • Japantown
  • Fisherman's Wharf
  • Lombard Street
  • Ashbury & Haight Street
  • Exploratorium
  • California Academy of Sciences
  • Golden Gate Bridge
  • Pier 39
  • AT&T Ball Park
  • Cable Car Ride
  • Ghirardelli Square
  • Coit Tower

Popular Itineraries

San Francisco Sampler

Package Includes
  • Round trip Bus, Air or Train transportation from your school to San Francisco
  • Hotel accommodations for two nights in the San Francisco area
  • Breakfast at the hotel each morning
  • Three lunches
  • Two dinners
  • Professional tour manager throughout your trip and at the hotel
  • Night Security at your hotel while your chaperones sleep
  • One Free Place in Double Occupancy for every 10 full paying passengers
  • Travel accident, trip delay and medical insurance up to $50,000 per person
  • Free Website - parents can sign up & pay on line with no monthly recurring fees!
  • Ferry to and tour of Alcatraz
  • One way cable car ride ticket
  • Visit to Union Square
  • Guided sightseeing in San Francisco including visits to: Civic Center & City Hall, Twin Peaks, Golden Gate Park, The Japanese Tea Gardens, Japantown, Fisherman’s Wharf & the crooked Lombard Street
  • Admission to the Exploratorium (hands-on science museum)
  • Admission to the California Academy of Sciences
  • Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Visit to Pier 39


Day 1
Upon arrival, you will meet your tour guide and begin your tour. You will start by taking the ferry over to Alcatraz where you’ll tour, “The Rock.”  When you return, you’ll take a ride on the cable car over to Union Square where you’ll have some free time for lunch and shopping.  In the late afternoon you’ll head back to your downtown hotel for check in and a break.  In the evening you’ll have dinner and then free time at Fisherman’s Wharf.

Day 2
This morning you’ll take a guided city sightseeing tour where you’ll visit the Civic Center, Union Square, Chinatown, Nob Hill, Alamo Square and the Painted Ladies, Twin Peaks, Lombard Street (the crooked one!), Fisherman’s Wharf and more.  In the afternoon you’ll have free time for lunch in Chinatown and then you’ll visit the Exploratorium before heading back to your hotel for a break before dinner.  In the evening you’ll have dinner.

Day 3
You will have breakfast and check out of the hotel. You will load your bags on the bus and begin your final day of touring. You will begin your day by going to the California Academy of Sciences to view the exhibits and have lunch in their cafeteria. After your visit you’ll depart and drive down to the Golden Gate Bridge for a walk across. You’ll continue to Pier 39 where you’ll have some free timebefore you depart for home.

San Francisco + Sacramento

Package Includes
  • Round trip Bus, Air or Train transportation from your school to San Francisco / Sacramento 
  • Hotel accommodations for three nights in the San Francisco area
  • Breakfast at the hotel each morning
  • Four lunches
  • Three dinners
  • Professional tour manager throughout your trip and at the hotel
  • Night Security at your hotel while your chaperones sleep
  • One Free Place in Double Occupancy for every 10 full paying passengers
  • Travel accident, trip delay and medical insurance up to $50,000 per person
  • Free Website - parents can sign up & pay on line with no monthly recurring fees!
  • Visit to Pier 39
  • See the Sea Lions in San Francisco Bay
  • Visit to the State Capitol / State Capitol Museum
  • Admission to the State Indian Museum
  • Admission to Sutter’s Fort
  • Admission to the California State Railroad Museum
  • Visit to Old Sacramento
  • Guided city sightseeing tour in San Francisco as listed in the suggested itinerary
  • Admission to the Japanese Tea Gardens in Golden Gate Park
  • Admission to the California Academy of Sciences
  • Cable car ride ticket
  • Admission and tour at Alcatraz
  • Visit to the Ferry Building
  • Admission to the tour at AT&T Ball Park


Day 1
Upon arrival, you will meet your tour guide and go check in to the hotel.  After a short break, you’ll walk over to Pier 39 where you’ll have dinner at he Hard Rock Café and then some free time by the shops.  You can also see the sea lions that sit on the docks right next to the pier.

Day 2
This morning you’ll have breakfast and then head out to Sacramento for the day. Once there, you’ll visit the State Capitol Museum and have a chance to tour this museum that also functions as the state’s working seat of government.  You’ll have lunch and then continue to the Sutter’s Fort and the California State Indian Museum.  After your visit you’ll take a step back in time in Old Sacramento where you’ll visit the California State Railroad Museum and then have a chance to explore the 28 acre national historic landmark district located right on the Sacramento River.  In the evening you’ll have dinner in Old Sacramento and then drive back to San Francisco.

Day 3
After breakfast you’ll take a guided city tour of San Francisco including a visit and or drive by the Italian neighborhood of North Beach, Twin Peaks, Alamo Square and the “Painted Ladies”, Nob Hill, Chinatown, Union Square and the Civic Center.  You’ll take a break for lunch in the Union Square area and can eat in the food court at the Westfield Center.  After lunch you’ll drive over to Golden Gate Park where you’ll see the Japanese Tea Gardens and then visit the California Academy of Sciences.  This “green” museum features a four story rain forest, an aquarium, and a “living roof” with soil and plants that help to regulate the museum’s indoor climate.  In the evening you’ll have dinner and then take a ride on the cable car before returning to the hotel for the evening.

Day 4
After breakfast at the hotel, you’ll check out of your rooms and then board a ferry for Alcatraz.  You’ll learn about the history of “The Rock” from its origins as a military prison and its end as Federal prison that housed some of America’s most infamous criminals.  After your visit you’ll have lunch at the Ferry Building & Farmer’s Market and then head over to the AT&T Ball park for a guided tour.  After the tour you will depart for home.