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San Francisco Movie Sightseeing Tour

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Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Daily (but sells out fast!  Check the calendar for live availability)

  • Duration

    2 - 3 hours

  • Start time

    10am

  • Meeting Point

    Make your way to Pier 43½ on Fisherman's Wharf.  

    So there’s no last-minute rush please arrive at the start point 15 mins early.

  • Ending Point

    Same as the start point 

Key Highlights

  • From Dirty Harry to Mrs Doubtfire, you′ll be amazed at the films made here
  • Watch film clips, then see the exact same location from the coach window!
  • Great for families and a must for movie buffs
  • Our local operators are highly rated and recommended by tourists
  • Both printed and smartphone vouchers accepted

Overview

This enthralling sightseeing tour with a difference shows you the famous landmarks of San Francisco by an entertaining romp through its cinematic past.

Popular with film-makers since the earliest days of cinema, San Francisco is peppered with familiar movie locations. Watch actual clips on a big screen in the coach and match them to the view outside the window.

About the Supplier

San Francisco Movie Tours aim to provide an insider’s perspective on all things San Francisco. It is a family-run tour operator founded in 1996 and offers motorcoach and walking tours to famous San Francisco movie locations. A portion of all its proceedings is given to support community projects designed to assist San Francisco citizens in need, including Glide Memorial Church, Project Open Hand, and the Delancey Street Foundation.

Here is the plan...

Travel in an air-conditioned mini-coach, known as the 'Theater-on-Wheels'. Your enthusiastic (English-speaking) actor-turned-guide sits facing the guests and provides behind-the-scenes information about San Francisco and your favorite films.

San Francisco provides a vast choice of dramatic movie locations and has been popular with film-makers from the early days of cinema. The tour includes clips from over 50 of the most famous movies filmed in San Francisco. Actors-turned-guides lead you on this interactive city tour, as they match clips with locations right outside the bus’ windows and share their wealth of San Francisco and cinema knowledge. 

You will see several tourist and local-favorite parts of the city on this tour, as you go through San Francisco's key neighborhoods: Fisherman’s Wharf, North Beach, Nob Hill, Union Square, Alamo Square/Painted Ladies, City Hall, Haight-Ashbury, Golden Gate Park, The Presidio, Fort Point/base of the Golden Gate Bridge and Pacific Heights. 

Want to enjoy a tour that’s also fun and interesting for kids? The route includes locations from Princess Diaries, Full House, Dr. Doolittle, George of the Jungle, Hulk, and X-Men 3, among others. 

Inclusions

  • Transportation in air-conditioned, mini-coach
  • English speaking guide 

Please note

Voucher Type: Mobile (if you'd rather print a copy - that's fine too!)

Group Size: Max. 23

Always keep a photo ID handy for security checks.

Customer Reviews

  • Margaret Hill
    Excellent Tour with Marie and Bryan

    If you think this tour will help in your orientation of the city, think again! You get so engrossed in the movie clips, the extensive knowledge of your guide and getting out to...

    10/25/2016
  • Gregory Barnes
    Great and entertaining tour, highly recommended

    From pick up to drop off, the tour was well run, informative and fun. AJ knew her stuff and we really enjoyed the 3 hours. Plenty of time for photos and breaks as well. Th...

    United Kingdom 09/13/2016
  • John Haist
    Fabulous!!

    The tour was fabulous and I do believe it had a great deal to do with AJ the guide. Well informed and a great sense of humour....

    United States 06/02/2015

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