San Francisco City Tour: Explore in a Vintage VW Van

Experience San Francisco like never before on a private vintage Volkswagen van tour. Explore 14 districts, iconic landmarks, and hear fascinating stories from a local guide. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vantigo Tours - Private tours allow you to see what you want at your own pace. These tours are completely customizable and Vantigo will work with you to coordinate the perfect experience. One ticket books the whole 7 passenger bus!
  • Union Square - Drive through
  • Fisherman’s Wharf - drive through
  • Chinatown - drive through
  • **Coit…
What's Included
  • Access to districts the large buses cannot go
  • Bottled water
  • Professional guide
  • Custom pickup and drop off within San Francisco City Limits
  • Snacks
  • Alcoholic beverages
What's Not Included
  • This tour does not include Muir Woods as an option
Additional Information

Are you in search of an entirely unique way to explore San Francisco? Swap the common tour bus for a classic Volkswagen van that effortlessly cruises through the city’s less frequented lanes. Vantigo’s San Francisco City Tour escorts you through 14 renowned districts, pausing at particular spots with spectacular views of Alcatraz, the Golden Gate…

Location
Vantigo Tours
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Dream62646
Nov 29, 2025
Fun family adventure! - Chad was an excellent guide for our tour around the city. We learned a lot about the city’s history and sites. We stopped frequently to take pictures and experience the sites. Would definitely recommend for families. The kids loved the tour and were very engaged. They even had a bingo card for them to fill out as we drove around.
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Pamm361
Sep 12, 2025
Brilliant tour, definitely recommend. - What a great tour we had, we were shown all the sights, golden gate bridge, Haight Ashbury Nob Hill, Twin Peaks, China town, Painted Ladies houses, and much more! Chad was our tour guide, he was so informative and funny, we would definitely recommend this tour. Thanks Chad. From Anthony and Pam.
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138retoh
Aug 27, 2025
A Must-Do .. =) - First of all a BIG THANKS to Chad - the owner and our driver on the private tour - we would even re-book if we are in SF next time. I am a VW Bus owner myself and hence the booking was a must =) .. but the expectations were exceeded by far - we are a Swiss family and I had visited SF several times - my family was there the first time. The bus tour hence was the perfect activity on our second day. I can warmly recommend this tour - Chad is a super-cool, relaxed and ideal host - he loves what he is doing, is very passionate, energetic and above all extremely funny. THANKS again Chad - we wish you all the best of luck with your tour business and will notify you when we are back on the East Coast - best wishes from R., S., M. & E.
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Colin4669
Jul 25, 2025
10/10 . 5 stars . Can not recommend this trip highly enough - Our guide Chad was wonderful from start to finish. 4 hours flew in with his excellent knowledge of San Francisco. From singing us through Little Italy to the beach boys at the coast . He really couldn’t do enough for us . His joy and love of sharing all he knows about this wonderful city with us made our day . If you only book one tour make sure it’s this one . Thank you Chad for a wonderful day
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Resort34796259134
May 29, 2025
Fun, educational and engaging. - Josh shared his enthusiasm and knowledge of the city in an immersive experience of the cultures to be found there. We learned a lot and had a great time exploring so many places around SF.
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S2748tqrobd
May 5, 2025
San Francisco Private Bus Tour - Had a lovely private tour with Josh in April 2025 in an old but very beautiful restored 1973 VW Bay Windscreen Van. Josh emailed the night before asking where we would like to go on our tour. We headed to China town, followed by the Golden Gate Bridge, Twin Peaks, Lombard Street to name a few. Snacks and drinks were provided along with toilet stops. Josh was very informative and provided us loads of history along the way. He gave us some good restaurants and bars that we actually went back to and enjoyed very much.
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Johnlh4203jy
Jan 7, 2025
It's time to add to your bucket list moments! - If you're only going to do one thing in San Francisco then stop what your are doing right now and book a private tour with Chad and the amazing team from Vantigo! Driving around San Fran in a classic VW combi, food and drinks at the ready, the knowledge and enthusiasm shown by Chad for his great city - it's next level! We could not have asked for a better way to see and experience so much of San Francisco and the icing on the cake - We drove over the Golden Gate bridge in a combi - bucket list moment for sure!!
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S4145besuer
Jan 5, 2025
A must-do for first time visitors to San Francisco! - By far, our 4 hr. tour with Chad was the best way to experience San Fran! His professionalism, knowledge and great sense of humor, made us feel at ease. Touring in a beautifully restored VW van named "Lily" only added to the experience. Chad was open to our suggestions and even honored our request to pick up breakfast - delicious espressos and almond pastries from Caffe Trieste! Be wary of "copy-cat" tours, Vantigo is "tried and true"!
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Sven-papa
Mar 12, 2024
SF tour in a Bulli;-) - It’s a fantastic tour with Chad, he is showing us everything, taking photos and time is flying Best tour ever, thanks Chad!
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944wilfridl
Feb 25, 2024
Go with Vantigo SF ? A big YES !!! 👍 - An excellent, fun & cultural introduction to SF and its personalities. Chad and Harvey share their incredible enthousiasme with adapted music to the surroundings. Everybody sing and laugh all along that epic travel in the city. So nice, so cool, so unforgettable experience ! Many thanks Chad for that gift. Highly recommended from France ! Wil&Pat.
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From $650 (Per Vehicle)
up to 7 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).