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Tower Tours - San Francisco Sightseeing Specialist

865 Beach Street, at Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco, CA 94109
415-345-8687
Ranked #86 of 150 tours in San Francisco
3.5 of 5 stars 62 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Located at Historic Ghirardelli Square, Tower Tours is your #1 Choice for Sightseeing in and around San Francisco! Choose from the Grand City Tour,... more » Owner description: Located at Historic Ghirardelli Square, Tower Tours is your #1 Choice for Sightseeing in and around San Francisco! Choose from the Grand City Tour, Muir Woods & Sausalito Tour, Wine Country Tour, Monterey & Carmel Tour, Twilight Tour, Yosemite Tour and more! Tower Tours also offers tour packages to include Alcatraz, Golden Gate Bay Cruise, Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39, and the Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf. Come by and book a tour today! « less
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

As first time visitors to San Francisco, Gaylene and I took the Grand Tour with driver John. Comfortable bus and a wealth of information from John. We stopped in the day before the tour and checked in which turned out to be a time saver as the lineups at 8:30 am were long. Also the bus had tinted windows which... More

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Morwell, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW via mobile

We received prompt and professional hotel pick up. The driver was just fantastic. He was informative and had a passion for Yosemite National Park as that was an all day tour. May is the month to go people. You get to see a bit of snow, and waterfalls in action. The bears are most active around May, but we did... More

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Edmonton, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

We were in San Francisco for a meeting and Tower Tours was the affiliated tour company the meeting organizers used. The booking was very efficient and the tours were very informative and comprehensive. We had a great time, learned alot and were amazed at the skill of the bus drivers/tour guides to navigate some of the really narrow streets of... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

We booked the Muir Woods tour through our concierge and we were very pleased. Charlie was a GREAT tour guide. Lots of history & funny stories as he drove us there. They arrived at the hotel right on time & dropped us off right where we needed to be. We weren't sure about going because some of the reviews said... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

We had a tour guide from Australia named Wolfgang who was delightful. He was extremely knowledgeable and pleasant. He offered considerable commentary about the various sites, but did not talk non-stop as some of the guides we've had with other tour companies. The bus we traveled on was comfortable and the entire experience was excellent.

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012 via mobile

Here with a friend who has never been to San Francisco before and was really looking forward to the Muir woods/ Sausalito tour booked with Tower Tours . Well what can I say? The 10:15 hotel pick up didn't arrive so called them at 10:30 and was told the bus was stuck in traffic. Called again at 11:00 to be... More

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TowerTours, General Manager at Tower Tours - San Francisco Sightseeing Specialist, responded to this review
11 May 2012

Dear Newbie2011Uk, As the Manager for Tower Tours, I wish to express my sincerest apologies for the lack of communication and understanding which occurred during your hotel pick up service. I have spoken with my staff involved from that day and now we can make the corrections necessary to avoid from this happening to our future guests. Thank you for... More

Bexley, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

Booked the tour from a booth near fishermans wharf the day before travelling then looked at the trip advisor reviews! We got hotel pickup - a few minutes late but not a problem. We were taken to the main office where all coaches were waiting. We set off on time and our driver was Wolfgang (with a surname of 42... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

I took the grand city tour. It was wonderful. Great sights with the oppertunity to get off the bus walk around and take pictures. The guide "t" was wonderful. He was so full of information and you could tell he really enjoys his job and his city. Will tell friends and family about this tour. *two thumbs up* :)

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Columbus, Ohio
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

The winery tour was a lot of fun. Our tour guide had wonderful people skills and made us feel comfortable right away. I really enjoyed the first and last stops on the tour....Madonna and Sebastianni wineries. I would have been happier with the tour if they had added another family owned and smaller winery and omitted Sutter Home. That was... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2012 via mobile

Took the grand city tour and it was fantastic. For $49 I thought it was well worth it. The tour guide, Peter, was extremely knowledgable and informative. You can tell he's been a local for quite some time. In fact, to prove it he even drove past his place in town on the tour and had his daughters wave at... More

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