Mix & Save: San Francisco Grand City Tour + Escape from the Rock Cruise

4.2

based on 6 reviews

| San Francisco, United States

Features

Free Cancellation

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

Instant ticket delivery

Mobile Ticket

Pickup available

Duration

5.5 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Audio guide

Live guide

Narrated Bus Tour of San Francisco with 5 photo stops opportunities
Escape from the Rock Bay Cruise around Alcatraz Island and the Bay of San Francisco

not included
Hotel pick up and drop-off
This tour DOES NOT land on Alcatraz Island

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The bay cruise does NOT let you on Alcatraz Island.
Wheelchair accessible. However, passengers in a wheelchair can be accommodated only if they can get on and off the bus on their own and if the wheelchair is collapsible.
Please check schedules for the Boat Tour on Blue & Gold website and pick the best departure time for you.
Stops with Photo opportunities at: Golden Gate Bridge, Palace of Fine Arts, Twin Peaks, Land’s End Ocean Beach (Sutro Baths) & Mission San Francisco de Asis (Mission district)

Travel across the Golden Gate Bridge and through the rugged coastal mountains of Marin County. Experience the magnificent views of the San Francisco Bay while crossing the Golden Gate bridge.
Muir Woods National Monument, where ancient groves of Giant Redwoods (Sequoia Sempervirens) tower over Redwood Creek.
Sausalito, a gorgeous Mediterranean-style...

Duration 5 Hours and 30 Minutes
Group Tour
Max 45 people in the group

1
Union Square
Departing the heart of Union square, the coach makes its way to the Golden Gate Bridge.
On your way to the Golden Gate Bridge, travelers will see:
Union Square: Theatres, shopping, hotels
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
2
Van Ness Avenue
Van Ness Avenue:
Famous for being used as a firebreak, by the US Army during the 1906 earthquake and fire.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only

Cow Hollow

Cow Hollow District & Marina District:
Two affluent neighborhoods, attracting young professionals. Chic fashion boutiques, Pilates studios, juice shops, beauty salons. Many fine dining restaurants ranging from French Bistros to American Fusion Cuisine.

No Admission Ticket Required•
Drive-By Only

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

Designed by Bernard Maybeck
Built as one of the 11 great exhibits in the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition, this fictional Greek-Roman inspired ruin was a crowd favorite.
Built to be a temporary structure, when it came time to deconstruct the fair and demolish the exhibits, Phoebe Apperson Hearst stepped...

Duration 15 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge:
On a clear day, the Golden gate Bridge offers a panoramic view of the bay and the San Francisco skyline. “What Nature rent asunder long ago, man has joined today,” said chief engineer Joseph Strauss at the opening ceremonies in May 1937.
Construction started: January 5, 1933...

Duration 15 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Presidio of San Francisco

The Presidio:
A 1500-acre park on a former military post. Baker Beach, hiking, historic buildings house the Walt Disney Family Museum, eateries, homes, and businesses like Lucasfilm, with its Yoda Fountain.

No Admission Ticket Required•
Drive-By Only

Lands End

Land's End Ocean Beach:
Atop Sutro Heights at the Land’s End lookout, we can view the vast Pacific Ocean. On the Left, in the distance we see the famous Cliff House restaurant. Looking right we see the Lands’ end park and trails. The stairs lead down to where Sutro Baths...

Duration 15 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park:
Entering the west side of Golden Gate Park, we pass one of two windmills, designed by San Franciscan Alpheus Bull Junior, built in 1902 for $25,000, utilized as a h20 pump.
Bison Paddock:
Further in the park, we drive by the Bison Paddock. Home to authentic bison....

No Admission Ticket Required•
Drive-By Only

Haight Street

Haight Street:
The birth of the hippie movement or counterculture began in the 1960's, this district of San Francisco is where cultures and eras meld together.
Haight Street was once home to revolutionaries, famous singers (Jimi Hendricks, Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Jefferson Airplane).

No Admission Ticket Required•
Drive-By Only

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks:
Named for a pair of 922-foot-high summits, is a remote residential neighborhood with modern homes along winding streets. At the summit is “Sutro Tower”, a 977-foot tall TV and radio tower.
Once you disembark bus, you will have ample opportunity to take photos of San Francisco, from one...

Duration 15 Minutes•
Admission Ticket Included

The Castro

The Castro District:
Located in Eureka Valley, The Castro, is synonymous with the gay community (LGBT).
The U.S. military had discharged thousands of gay servicemen from the Pacific theatre in San Francisco during World War II (early 1940's). Because of their sexuality many stayed in San Francisco
The first gay...

No Admission Ticket Required•
Drive-By Only

Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market

Market Street:
This is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco. We drive east from the Castro towards the Ferry Building.
3 miles in length this main artery of city transit has seen horse-drawn streetcars, cable cars, electric streetcars, electric trolleybuses etc. Antique Heritage Streetcars from all over the world transport...

No Admission Ticket Required•
Drive-By Only

Financial District

Financial District:
Among the skyscrapers that dominate the skyline (Transamerica Pyramid, Salesforce Tower), there is a wealth of tech business that coincides with, happy-hour hot spots and elegant late-night, date-night destinations.
The Jackson Square Historic District features remnants of the Barbary Coast.

No Admission Ticket Required•
Drive-By Only

Chinatown

Chinatown:
North on Grant Avenue, on the right, Old St. Mary’s Cathedral built in 1854 oldest Catholic cathedral west of the Rockies.
Chinatown’s roots began in the 1849, during California’s “Gold Rush”. Word spread to China of the mythical “Gold Mountain” Gum Sahn.
Chinese immigrants came to San Francisco seeking...

No Admission Ticket Required•
Drive-By Only

North Beach

North Beach:
Steeped in history, The Beat Movement in the 50’s saw popular poet Jack Kerouac frequent the streets of North Beach. Adler Place was renamed Jack Kerouac Alley, Kerouac frequented a pub and café that was adjacent to the alley. North Beach has scores of Italian Restaurants and cafes...

No Admission Ticket Required•
Drive-By Only

Pier 39

The bus transportation portion of the tour will end at Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf and your Escape from the Rock adventure will begin. Once you disembark the bus the driver will direct you to The Escape from the Rock Cruise landing where you can board the boat (Departure times are...