SAN FRANCISCO HALF-DAY CITY TOUR (3 ½ HOURS)

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Program details

OVERVIEW

WITH A REPUTATION OF AN EXCITING AND ROLLICKING CITY SINCE THE BOOM-OR-BUST DAYS OF THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH, SAN FRANCISCO - THE LEADING FINANCIAL AND CULTURAL CENTER OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - IS A UNIQUE, DIVERSE AND BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL METROPOLIS. THIS SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF SAN FRANCISCO WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THIS SPECTACULAR CITY’S MAIN ATTRACTIONS.




HIGHLIGHTS

* CIVIC CENTER

* OPERA HOUSE

* MISSION DOLORES

* TWIN PEAKS

* NOB HILL

* GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

* ALAMO SQUARE

* CLIFF HOUSE

* FISHERMAN WHARF

* THE PALACE OF FINE ARTS

* CHINATOWN

* UNION SQUARE





DESCRIPTION

THIS COMPREHENSIVE TOUR WILL ALLOW YOU TO EXPERIENCE THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THIS DYNAMIC CITY, FEATURING, AMONG OTHER ATTRACTIONS, THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, ONE OF THE WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD, THE OPENING OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN; CHINATOWN - THE LARGEST CHINESE COMMUNITY OUTSIDE ASIA; NOB HILL, THE CITY’S EXCLUSIVE RESIDENTIAL AREA FOR THE NEWLY RICH AND FAMOUS; THE PALACE OF FINE ARTS AND MISSION DOLORES, THE SPIRITUAL BIRTHPLACE OF SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDED IN 1779; TWIN PEAKS, THE TWO HILLS WITH AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 922 FEET OFFERING UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS OF THE CITY; ALAMO SQUARE, CONSISTING OF FOUR CITY BLOCKS WITH A NUMBER OF LARGE AND ARCHITECTURALLY DISTINCTIVE COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN HOUSES, KNOWN AS PAINTED LADIES; AND FINALLY FISHERMAN’S WHARF, WITH PIER 39, THE BEST LOCATION TO HOST MANY RENOWNED SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS, WITH A VIEW OF ALCATRAZ ISLAND – KNOWN AS “THE ROCK’, THE FAMOUS FEDERAL MAXIMUM-SECURITY CIVILIAN PENITENTIARY.



INFORMATION

OPERATES:
EVERY DAY (EXCEPT DECEMBER 25 AND JANUARY 1)


LANGUAGE:
OFFERED IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN OR SPANISH

LIVE GUIDE:
YES

DURATION:
3.5 HOURS

DEPARTURE POINT:
YOUR SAN FRANCISCO HOTEL (NOT AVAILABLE OUTSIDE SAN FRANCISCO CITY LIMITS).

DEPARTURE TIME:
09:00


TOUR ENDS/LOCATION:
YOUR SAN FRANCISCO HOTEL

INCLUDED IN TOUR:
NARRATED TOUR WITH LIVE GUIDE.

NOT INCLUDED IN TOUR:
MEALS, BEVERAGES, ADMISSIONS.



CONDITIONS

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