Luxury Van Tour: An Intimate Exploration of San Francisco's Famous Landmarks
4.9
751 Ratings
San Francisco

Embark on an intimate luxury van tour of San Francisco’s famous landmarks. Avoid the crowds and explore more neighborhoods and photo stops, including Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Twin Peaks.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pier 39 - Convenient pick-up and drop-off location
  • Telegraph Hill - Pass by on the way to Coit Tower
  • Little Italy - Discover the charm of Little Italy
  • North Beach - Drive through San Francisco’s second oldest neighborhood
  • Washington Square - The vibrant center of Little Italy
  • City Lights Booksellers - Renowned…
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What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Driver/guide
  • Snacks
  • Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • You must provide your own child seat and reserve a spot for the child
Additional Information

Escape the hustle and bustle of large buses and explore San Francisco in a luxurious van. Swap the big tour bus for a guided luxury van experience and discover more of San Francisco! The guide will lead you through additional neighborhoods and photo stops, offering views of Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, Twin Peaks, and many other iconic landmarks.

Enjoy a Small Group Experience (no waiting for large groups)

Location
Hotel Riu Plaza Fisherman´s Wharf
Mason Street
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your tour time. The tour departs promptly at the scheduled time. If you arrive early, you’ll find restrooms and a coffee shop on-site. Just outside the entrance, there are fire pits where you can relax while you wait.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Merlyn_m
Jul 3, 2025
G❤️g - Brian is the best tour guide we ever had— the van was very clean, we were provided with water, and light breakfast, and healthy snacks. His knowledge of San Francisco is impeccable! We surely enjoyed our time with him and and our Family who are visiting San Francisco for the first time. We highly recommend Brian.
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Vladimirse9242zs
Jul 1, 2025
Best way to tour San Francisco like a local! - We booked this tour last minute during a 12 hour layover in San Francisco and it was even better than expected! Brian is super knowledgeable about the city and his tour covered so many highlights. He even provided some snacks from local places which was a nice touch. My wife and I got lots of great photos too. And lastly, he even shipped my wife’s sunglasses to our home after she forget them on the bus! Highly recommend this tour with Brian!
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Marylou7500
Jun 29, 2025
Small and thorough tour. - Pick up location was good and close to other sights (Pier 39). Brian was very knowledgeable and personable. His tour covered most of the sights of San Francisco. His narration had a good balance of sight details, history and human interest. He served great snacks. I highly recommend this tour.
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Michelle
Jun 28, 2025
Comfortable, Entertaining, Fun! - Thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Our tour operator was incredibly knowledgeable about the many sites he took us to, several that were not listed on the itinerary. We saw and learned much more than if we had toured the city by ourselves. The van was very comfortable and personal. His snacks were relevant to the different sites we saw and made the trip extra special. Highly recommend!
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Heather_p
Jun 20, 2025
Excellent Tour - Brian was a really great tour guide - very knowledgeable and friendly. I enjoyed his expertise and stories around the city.
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N8964ofchrisc
Jun 20, 2025
Don't miss this tour!! - Brian was a great tour guide with a lot of knowledge about the city and all of the local neighborhoods. At 4 hours in length, this tour was very thorough and because it's done in a mini-van we were able to visit a lot of places in the city that larger buses cannot legally go to. He was able to answer all of our questions and even recommend local restaurants and other things to do during our visit, and he offered to take photos whenever we asked. His mini-van was comfortable and he provided bottled water and locally made snacks (ie: almonds, bread, tortilla chips) for us to munch on to tide us over until lunch time.
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Mark_d
Jun 19, 2025
The Most Informative and Fun Tour of San Francisco - My family and I had the most fantastic, fun and informative tour today with our tour guide, Brian. He took us to places that are way beyond what other tours are seeing. Her is from San Francisco and knew this town so well. We saw everything there was to see from the many neighborhoods, to the parks, to the special viewing areas, all with Brian’s knowledge leading the way. He even provided us with a snack featuring local goodies. He left us feeling fulfilled and with recommendations of places to visit and restaurants to try. This tour could not have been any better. Thanks Brian!
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Ralph_k
Jun 18, 2025
18 June 25 - Very easy to work with online to make the reservation. An early problem that needed a date correction was very easily fixed.
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Vickye2255
Jun 18, 2025
See every major spot and more! - This is a very informative and interesting tour. I have had many tour guides in my life of travels and Bryan is one of the best. He has inside knowledge of so many of the areas. We went to many places that are not just tourist high spots. He gave us plenty of photo opportunities at the main attractions and some more personal areas of our interests. The tour hosted only 5 people so it was very one on one. He answered all our questions. He even offered us to contact him if we had any other concerns or questions. He had water available to us. He provided a snack of some local foods. I highly recommend this tour. It is the right length, personal, and very well priced.
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Debra_f
Jun 18, 2025
Great Tour - Great comprehensive tour of San Francisco. Only 4 persons (including my granddaughter and me). This makes it easy to move quickly among locations. Our guide, Brian, was pleasant and shared lots of interesting information about the sights we saw. He provided locally-sourced snacks. I highly recommend this tour.
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