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Walking Tour of San Francisco with Ferry Cruise & Sausalito experiences
35+ Attraction, Downhill Walking Tour Itinerary:
- Start at: The Ferry Building (Meet outside)
- Grace Cathedral
- Fairmont Historic Hotel
- Cable Car Barn Museum & Powerhouse (Tour inside)
- 1906 Earthquake Exhibition
- Chinatown (Full guided walk)
- Fortune Cookie Factory
- Transamerica Pyramid
- Ferry Building (Tour inside)
- Ferry Cruise to Sausalito (Walking tour customers)
- Sausalito (Time for exploring, Lunch)
- Ferry Cruise Back to San Francisco (25 minutes)
- Tour Ends at: The Ferry Building
Tour Benefits:
- Experienced, Knowledgeable Tour Guide.
- Only Downhill walks. No Uphill.
- Golden Gate Bridge included (see from Ferry Cruise).
- Ferry Cruise to/from Sausalito.
- See Alcatraz close up from Ferry Cruise.
- Visit Sausalito (small Mediterranean town with great SF views).
- Ferry Cruise offers outside and inside seating.
- Ride the famous Cable Car (fee not included).
Customers of this Tour Like/Want:
- More outdoor experiences.
- Unique, creative tour stops.
- Ferry / Bay Cruise.
- To avoid the crowds.
- Freedom of a walking tour.
- No uphill walking.
Ferry Cruise to/from Sausalito included in itinerary:
Take a 25-minute ferry cruise from The San Francisco Ferry Building to and from Sausalito on this tour. The sausalito ferry goes right by Alcatraz and the boat often slows down so you can get great views of Alcatraz Island. You will also get water views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Timing & Pricing
- Start Time:Daily at 9am
- Tour Duration: 5 hours
- Start location: The Ferry Building (Meet out in front)
- Available: 7 days a week
- Tour Type: Downhill walking Tour of San Francisco with Ferry Cruise & Sausalito experiences
Available San Francisco Tours:
Muir Woods Tours
Muir Woods Tour
This Muir Woods Tour is the only Redwood Tour that uses a Separate Tour Guide from Driver and stays longest in Muir Woods (90 minutes). This tour is also unique in that it goes to Marin Headlands (see below) to see the most majestic views of the Golden Gate Bridge (a very rare stop). You will also go to Sausalito, Muir Beach Overlook and a 25-minute Ferry/Bay Cruise. More tour details »
Tour Stops
- Start at: The Ferry Building
- Muir Woods National Park (90 minutes)
- Sausalito (approximately 1 hour)
- Ferry/Bay Cruise (25 minutes)
- End at: The Ferry Building
Tour Benefits
- Includes Muir Woods Entry Ticket!
- Separate Tour Guide from Bus Driver. This benefit is crucial for a Muir Woods Tour – where guiding is prohibited in the park. Our Tour Guide will get to offer you face-to-face interaction so you can ask all of the questions before and after our stop in Muir Woods. This is better than looking at the back of your bus driver’s head on other tours.
- More Tour Stops are offered on this Muir Woods tour than any other comparable tour. It’s not just a Muir Woods tour! We also stop at Sausalito and include a ferry cruise.
- Ferry/Bay Cruise. Includes Ferry Cruise ticket costs! Get back from Muir Woods to San Francisco with a Ferry/Bay Cruise that goes right by Alcatraz Island (stones throw away). We are only tour operator that includes this ferry cruise in the itinerary!
Muir Woods 2018!
Starting May 2018, Muir Woods has gotten even harder to get into. This very popular park is now under a strict reservation system that limits cars and tour buses. We were able to book reservations daily to get our buses into the park twice per day. The goal is to create a more peaceful experience at Muir Woods rather than just one park that everyone seems to want to go to. So you will need to book far in advance if you are planning on visiting Muir Woods on or after May 2018.
Available Muir Woods Tours and Combo Tours
Alcatraz Tours
Alcatraz Tours
Alcatraz Penitentiary was truly "The Rock," where America sent the worst of the worst criminals from 1934-1966.
Public enemies like Scarface Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, Creepy Karpis, and the Birdman (Robert Stroud) all learned this first hand. People on the outside have always been fascinated with Alcatraz. Visitors peered at Alcatraz through telescopes when the prisoners were there, and ever since it was opened to tours, thousands of visitors have come every year.
San Francisco Comprehensive Shuttle Tours can get Alcatraz Tickets sometimes even at last minute, and we can arrange these for guests who buy our 5 our Premium City Tour (9am).
Morning Combo Tour
Tour Stops
- Start at: Alcatraz Landing (Arrive at 8:30am) Pier 33
- 9am Sailing to Alcatraz
- Alcatraz (2+ Hours)
- Walk or F-line Train from Pier 33 to Ferry Building
- Board Shuttle Bus at 2pm
- Fisherman's Wharf
- Grace Cathedral
- Nob Hill (Guided Walk)
- Cable Car Museum
- Lombard Street (Guided Downhill Walk)
- Fortune Cookie Factory
- Golden Gate Bridge (20 minute stop)
- Palace of Fine Arts
- Tour ends at Ferry Building or Fisherman's Wharf
Afternoon Combo Tour
Tour Stops
- Start from: The Ferry Building (9am)
- Sausalito (time for lunch, shopping and exploring)
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Chinatown (Guided Walk)
- Palace of Fine Arts
- Grace Cathedral
- Nob Hill (Guided Walk)
- Lombard Street (Guided Downhill Walk)
- Fortune Cookie Factory
- Cable Car Museum
- Ferry/Bay Cruise Included
- Walk or F-line Train to Pier 33
- Pier 33
- Alcatraz Ferry from Pier 33 - departs at: 3:20pm or 3:50pm (tickets included in price)
- Alcatraz (2 hours)
* This tour has a 25-minute Ferry/Bay Cruise
Tour Benefits
- Award winning audio tour of the Alcatraz cell house, featuring interviews with former guards and former prisoners
- Possibility of meeting an actual Alcatraz guard or ex-prisoner, who are often on the island to talk to visitors
- Learn about the 1962 escape that was featured in the movie Escape from Alcatraz. Decide for yourself if they really made it or not!
- Man-eating sharks? Dungeons? Executions? Learn for yourself what was real and what is only legend
- Step inside an actual Alcatraz prison cell to have your photograph taken, including their famous "Hole", which was reserved only for the very worst criminals
- Incredible views of San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge from Alcatraz Island
- Beautiful gardens that were planted by prisoners and are now being restored by volunteers
- Large colonies of nesting seabirds such as gulls, cormorants, and night herons
Available Alcatraz Tours and Combo Tours
Yosemite by Motorcoach Tour
See Yosemite in 1 Day! By Motorcoach
Safest Yosemite Tour Around. More Free Time in Yosemite. Expert Separate Tour Guide (not a bus driver guide). Lowest Cost Tour. Comfortable Bus. Sightseeing Stops in Valley Floor. More Free Time in Yosemite!
13.5 Hours Tour Itinerary
- Start at: The Ferry Building (San Francisco 7:00am)
- Bus Ride to Yosemite (2 Hours)
- Break for Breakfast (cost not included)
- Bus Ride to Yosemite (1.5 Hours)
- Arrive Yosemite National Park
- Sightseeing Stops in Valley Floor:
- See: Half Dome
- El Capitan
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Sentinel Bridge
- Tunnel View
- Yosemite Falls
- Free Time in Valley Floor (2 Hours )
- Bus Ride Back (4 Hours)
- DROP OFF AT: San Francisco Area Hotels*: (10:30pm ) — Fisherman's Wharf – Financial District – Union Square
* If they prefer, customers can also be dropped off at a Taxi stand to get to their hotel.
Safest Yosemite Tour Around
Our Driver does not drive more than 7 hours per day compared to other companies work their drivers 12 to 14 hours and require naps.
You will have one Driver the way up to Yosemite Valley and then a new, well-rested driver, who stayed-over the night before, will be your driver on the way home.
Other Tour Benefits
- More Free Time in Yosemite.
- Expert Separate Tour Guide (not a bus driver guide).
- Lowest Cost Tour. No need for Driver and Guide OT. We pass savings to you.
- Comfortable Bus.
- No Third Party Tour Company! Many Tour operators are running the same itinerary and passing you off to a brand you didn't book with.
Tour Details
- 16 Potential Tour Stops
- See the Entire City in a full day
- Get off the shuttle at any of 16 stops, catch the next shuttle
- We use 16 Passenger Sprinters, 30 Passenger Shuttles - - much smaller, more intimate than 70 passenger Huge Hopper Buses in SF
- Our 16 Passenger Sprinters are really small; our 30 Passenger Shuttles are decked out with wood-flooring and phone charging stations
- Temperature Controlled inside (Winter or Summer benefits)
- You can actually hear the PA announcer (Tour Guide) on this tour (big benefit)
Available Yosemite Tours
Robert Mondavi Tour
Napa Experience Tour w/ Robert Mondavi Winery
Only the Wine Country Tour Shuttle visits the great Robert Mondavi winery for guests traveling from San Francisco. Just like the Wine Country Tour Shuttles regular tour, this tour boasts: Ferry/Bay Cruise, 4 winery stops and a picnic lunch in Napa Valley. The difference with this tour is that Robert Mondavi winery is a guaranteed stop.
Tour Stops
- Start at: The Ferry Building
- Shuttle to Napa Valley
(over the Golden Gate Bridge) - Domain Chandon Winery - Napa Valley
- Bouchon Pastry & Coffee Shop
- Robert Mondavi Winery - Napa Valley
- V. Sattui Winery - Winery of the year
- Picnic Lunch in Napa Valley
- St. Clair Brown Brewery & Winery w/ Winery Tour
- Break at OxBow Market
- Ferry/Bay Cruise to San Francisco
- Ends at: The Ferry Building
Private Tours
San Francisco Private Tours
You actually save money (in most cases) with a San Francisco Private Tour. Medium to larger sized groups actually enjoy the benefits of a lower price per person for tours of all types when they come in larger numbers.
Further, with private tours of San Francisco you really do get first class treatment ranging from 1) A before tour discussion with your tour guide is customary 2) San Francisco hotel pickup and drop-off 3) change the itinerary anyway you wish 4) Include lunch in the overall price of the tour. Basically, whatever you want is our command with a private tour.
Tour Highlights
Choose your own tour times, Change the itinerary!, Free San Francisco Hotel Pickup and Drop-off, Free Refreshments (bottled-water), Bathrooms on board available upon request for buses, Separate Tour Guide from Driver.
Available Private Tours an Combo Tours
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Private Muir Woods Tour
Must See & Do in San Francisco
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Take the San Francisco City Tour
Look for SF city tours that offer more stops and visit more than the most known landmarks in San Francisco. We recommend the SF Premium City Tour with Ferry!
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Visit the Wine Country - Don't drive your first time!
We don't recommend drinking and driving thus, we don't recommend renting a car to go to Napa or Sonoma. Go on a bus tour from San Francisco that visits great wineries and has lots of variety during the tour.
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Don't Miss The Redwoods - Go to Muir Woods!
So many people come to San Francisco and fail to visit the Giant California Sequioa Coastal Redwoods at Muir Woods National Park. We highly recommend this even over Alcatraz Island. Find a bus tour that uses smaller shuttles and visits other surrounding areas in Marin along with Muir Woods.
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Go to Yosemite by Train instead of Car or Bus
The Yosemite Park Train Tour from San Francisco or Sacramento rocks! It's the coolest way to get to Yosemite. We highly consider you investigate the train tour versus a regular old bus tour to Yosemite.
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Buy your Alcatraz Tickets Early
You need to book all Alcatraz tour combos at least 2 weeks in advance. Alcatraz tickets need to be sold as a tour combo. Be weary of anyone selling tickets solely and not combined.