GoCar San Francisco Tour: GPS-Guided Storytelling Car

Experience the exhilarating GoCar San Francisco Tour, a GPS-guided storytelling car that brings the city to life. Discover the sights, buzzed about by the press and nominated by Time Magazine as a cool invention.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Palace of Fine Arts Theatre - Located in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, the Palace of Fine Arts is a grand structure originally built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition to showcase art. It is one of the few remaining buildings from the Exposition and still stands on its original site. Besides hosting art exhibitions, it is a…
What's Included
  • Map
  • Tank of gas
  • Rental of GPS touring car
  • Rider orientation
  • 8.75% environmental fee for carbon offset, gasoline and tire recycling
  • Helmets
What's Not Included
  • Optional: Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Optional: Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) $19
Additional Information

Explore San Francisco in an Unforgettable Way – with a GPS-Guided Storytelling Car Tour!
Embark on the ultimate San Francisco sightseeing journey with the innovative GPS-guided storytelling car. This engaging, interactive tour allows you to visit iconic landmarks while your talking car guides you through the city, offering captivating stories and…

Location
431 Beach St
Beach Street
Tour departs from Fisherman's Wharf • Located Taylor Street • Phone +1-415-441-5695. Open 10am - 6pm.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Colleen_b
May 27, 2026
Go Car fun in San Fran - We were originally supposed to get the 3-wheeler, but it was very chilly that day. They let us have one of the enclosed golf-cart type cars instead. We had an absolute blast! I love the audio tour guide as we drove through the various areas. We could do our own thing or stick with the GPS route. Highly recommend!!
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Yolanda_a
May 16, 2026
Great time - Staff at location very helpful and responsive to questions. Gives a tutorial before using equipment and device
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Brenda_g
May 14, 2026
Totally worth it!! - We booked the yellow car but upgraded to the ZeroMax. I highly recommend this. The GPS and narrator were excellent. We got to go to places I’ve never seen before. The tour operator was super helpful.
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Corinnemu4413jx
Apr 19, 2026
One of the best things to do in San Fran! - This was one of the highlights of our vacation! It was fun and a creative way to see the city at our own pace. I will definitely encourage everyone I know to do this tour. You can go at your own pace without making others wait or stay longer at places that aren't as interesting to you! It was so fun!
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Jay_l
Apr 11, 2026
The rainnnnnn (photo of gumball for amazing world of gumball) - For the love of all holy remember to check the weather before heading out and plan accordingly. The rain got us 😭.
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Stephanie_j
Mar 29, 2026
Highly recommended - So much fun. I was nervous at first. But the guided tour was easy to follow and great directions.We did a little side tour and that was so much fun.I'm glad we did it!
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Helen_l
Apr 9, 2026
Good fun way to see the city - I loved the actual experience, really good fun way to explore and easy to do. Check in was chaotic and a bit stressful which took the shine off. Also there is no way you could complete the 2 hour tour in 2 hours so you will always incur some cost. Overall would recommend
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Liliana_c
May 27, 2026
Fun in San Francisco - The ride was fine, but I had to wait one hour to get into the car and the GPS that I was supposed to fallow never work.
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Kerry_g
May 20, 2026
Technical difficulties ruined experience. - Our experience with GoCar was below average, beginning with the check-in process. The worker was occupied with trying to figure something else out, didn’t have our waivers ready to sign, and then passed us off to another coworker once we finally signed the waivers. The checkin process took about 30 min as a result. The GoCar was louder than expected - sounded like a motorcycle in noise level. It was so loud that it was hard to hear the Guided Tour speakers. Unfortunately our GPS stopped working about 30-40 min into our 2 hour tour. We missed all the information about the Golden Gate Bridge and Crissy field, which we were most interested in seeing and learning about. We ended up getting lost due to the frozen gos/tablet. We called the service number and were told someone would FaceTime us to help and no one called us back. It ended up being incredibly stressful being lost with cars beeping at us behind us. The gocar doesn’t have a good turn radius and does not go in reverse. We had to turn around at one point because we were lost and had to get out of the GoCar in the middle of the road to push the car back to full make the turn, all the while cars on the street were beeping at us. Thankfully the GoCar staff agreed to give us a 50% refund, which is why I am not giving this 1 star. However, overall it was a stressful and unpleasant afternoon and I will not be using their services again. GoCar needs to update their technology to prevent the “overheating” that the worker claimed was the issue, however we never stopped long enough for the tablet to be exposed to the sun long enough to overheat. It simply sounded like a poor excuse for old outdated tablets/technology.
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Liliana_c
May 24, 2026
My reservation was at... - My reservation was at 12pm and it took a hour the get out of there and started my ride. It was 200 deposit because I rented 2 go cars and after I turn the car they tried to charge me 100 and I paid for insurance and the GPS was not working. I try to change the time of my reservation and they make it so difficult that I decide not to do anything and show up at the original time.
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From $99 (Per Vehicle)
up to 15 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).