San Francisco's visitors have access to a wide range of sightseeing services, including bus tours of The City and surrounding attractions, boat tours, museum tours, night club tours, personalized tours, self-guided tours, walking tours and fishing excursions.


A Tour You Want offers inexpensive and fun-filled walking tours, featuring the best of San Francisco: Chinatown, the Gold Rush, the Cable Cars, Union Square, the Earthquakes, and more. In addition to providing enthusiastic and experienced guides who share their passion for the city, A Tour You Want also includes free gifts and prizes along the tour. For more information, call 415/749-0332 or visit the website www.toursyouwant.com.

The Ultimate City Tour, San Francisco:  See the Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, Union Square, and much, much more. This audio cassette and map will guide you on San Francisco's 49-Mile Scenic Drive.

Hear all about the sights, while touring at your own pace and stopping whenever you like. The tour is ideal, whether you're on a tight schedule, traveling with kids, choose not to brave San Francisco's hills on foot, or simply want to see what the city has to offer before planning your stay!  For only $10.95 plus tax, your entire automobile party can see and hear about all of San Francisco's major sights.  For more information about the Ultimate City Tour, and where it may be purchased, please visit www.ultimatecitytour.com, or call (650) 219-8029.

Discover the culture and history of Chinatown, San Francisco's most popular tourist destination, with Citywalks' historical walking tours. For more information, call 415/386-2755.

Streets of San Francisco Champagne Tours offers four and half to five hour sightseeing tours of the city, as well as Muir Woods. For more information, call (650) 344-3342.

Take a guided walking tour of the city to experience San Francisco history through stories, theater and architecture with Walk This Way Tours. For more information, call 415/543-4294.

Wine Tours and Destinations offers personalized, upscale food and wine tours throughout San Francisco and the Northern California wine country in a fully-loaded limousine bus with complimentary bar. For more information, call (510) 888-9625 or visit www.winetoursinc.com on-line.

TOURS CITY GUIDES Friends of the Library One hour history walks devoted to various areas, June - September. Chinatown, Coit Tower, Haight-Ashbury, Japantown, Market Street, Marina and Palace of Fine Arts, Nob Hill, North Beach, Pacific Heights, Victorians, etc. Free. 415/557-4266 

FRIENDS OF RECREATION AND PARKS 415/263-0991 Tours of various areas of Golden Gate Park, weekends May through October. Call for schedule

 San Francisco Bay and other water tours

By Air

Tour via helicopter or small aircraft to discover San Francisco's picture perfect skyline, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Sonoma and Napa wine countries, and the breathtaking view of the San Francisco Bay. Tours depart from various locations in the Bay Area. Reservations required. Some companies also provide complimentary hotel pickup.

Coastflight, 650/520-4559, fax: 650/726-9485.
Captain Dave's Air Tours, 415/595-5910.
SF Helicopter Tours & Charter, 650/635-4550; fax: 650/635-4502.
San Francisco Seaplane Tours, 415/332-4843; fax: 415/332-4851.
Unique Travel Adventures, 707/542-8687; fax: 707/568-7255.