San Francisco in a Day Walking Tour

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 neighbourhood features colourful 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 neighbourhood with a literary and immigrant connection

• Chinatown

Featuring colourful 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

Start Times: 9:30 AM 

Departs: Daily 

Duration: 5 hours

Meeting Point: Aquatic Park, 700 Beach Street (by Cable Car Turnaround)