SF Muir Woods Combo Tour Highlights
- Picture the Iconic Golden Gate Bridge
- The Historic Presidio and Marina District
- The Giant Redwoods in Muir Woods Park
- Travel on California scenic highway 1
- Mill Valley and the Panoramic Highway
- Hike to Muir Beach Overlook on Oceanside
- Visit the Golden Gate Park the Cliff House
- The Fisherman's Wharf and North Beach
- Union Square ,Chinatown and Nob Hill
- Haight-Ashbury and the Twin Peaks
- Legion of Honor and Ocean Beach
- Baker Beach and Sea Cliff District
- The Painted Ladies and much more...
San Francisco and Muir Woods Combo Tour Description
Our Morning Tour Itinerary from 9 AM to 12:30 PM
Book our Private 4X4 SUV tour and join our passionate local and professional tour guides to discover San Francisco city famous sights and the off beaten path sites restricted to all van and bus tours! Indeed, a number of beautiful sites and districts are not accessible to bus and van tours including the world famous Lombard street, Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower, Marina District, the Sea Cliff district "the Beverley Hills of San Francisco" located on Baker Beach , another spectacular area where no bus tours go!
Let our local tour guides carry you away from the crowded touristy places and show you the best of San Francisco including; Baker Beach, Ocean Beach, the magnificent Golden Gate Park, drive on Lombard Street in the Russian Hill district, discover the Golden Gate Bridge, walk around and in Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill, North Beach "Little Italy", Japan Town, Chinatown, Union Square, Nob Hill, the Palace of Fine Arts, the Pacific Heights, the hippy district called Haight- Ashbury, Fisherman's Wharf, the Financial District, Marina, the Embarcadero, Ghirardelli Square where complimentary chocolate will be offered to you, the Historic Presidio and much more.
Lunch break: Our tour guide will also offer you a break for lunch to blend in with local San Franciscans and experience our local dishes and flavors away from the flow of tourists. You can either blend in with locals or enjoy your lunch at one of any of the most famous restaurants you may choose or simply ask your tour guide for recommendation. Looking for having lunch at one of San Francisco's most celebrated restaurants on the bay or on the Oceanside? Our tour guides recommend one of the following restaurants:
Some recommendations for lunch in San Francisco:
The Cliff Houseis a beautiful restaurant perched on the cliffs on Ocean Beach, located in the western side of San Francisco. It offers spectacular views over the Pacific Ocean and the beach. The Cliff House offers two full service dining rooms, two cocktail lounges with an oyster bar deli and the Terrace Room Champagne Buffet Brunch (on Sundays) in addition to breakfast, lunch and dinner daily available for customers. Customers can also ask for a short break to enjoy a drink and capture the ocean views from this overlook. www.cliffhouse.com
The Beach Chalet Brewery and Restaurant
An American bistro cuisine style offering seafood , local dishes and panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean. The first floor is considered as a museum relating the history and map of the Golden Gate Park among other sites of interest. www.beachchalet.com
Franciscan Restaurant
A seafood dining located in the heart of San Francisco Fisherman's wharf area on Pier 41 . It offers picturesque views of Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge and Angel Island. www.franciscanrestaurant.com
Some recommendations for lunch in Sausalito:
Horizons Restaurant - Sausalito
Horizons is a restaurant that looks like a houseboat where you can sit on the deck overlooking the Bay and enjoy fresh seafood with a signature cocktail. www.horizonssausalito.com
The Angelino's Restaurant in Sausalito
Angelino Restaurant offers Authentic Italian Cuisine specializes in bringing the taste of Southern Italy to Sausalito. This is the perfect place for lunch to enjoy a good service and authentic Italian cuisine. www.angelinorestaurant.com
The Scoma Seafood and crab house restaurant in Sausalito
Scoma's Restaurant is located in the heart of Sausalito,it's is an enchanting destination for both locals and visitors, serving up the freshest seafood including the seasonal dungeness crabs and more. www.scomassausalito.com
The Spinnaker on San Francisco Bay
The Spinnaker restaurant offers fresh Seafood, Pasta, Steak, Chicken, and Vegetarian options for everyone. Highlights include the Mixed Seafood Grill, Pacific Mahi Sauté, Grilled Lobster Tail, Grilled Chicken Penne, Four-Cheese Ravioli, New York Steak, Filet Mignon, Chicken Breasts Sauté, and Pasta Primavera. www.thespinnaker.com
San Francisco and Muir Woods Combo Tour Description
Our Afternoon Tour Itinerary from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Our PM tour is a full afternoon custom adventure to visit Muir Woods National Park and marvel at the ancient forest of California Giant Redwoods. Don't forget your camera and eventually comfortable or hiking shoes. Your tour guide will take you for a hiking or walking guided tour through these magnificent and unique giant redwoods. The hike is easy and the trails are pretty flat accessible to everybody. Roam through this prehistoric forest of ancient redwoods and understand its unique ecosystem. Admire the outstanding fauna and flora of Muir forest as you hike along Kent Creek.
Brief History: In 1908Theodore Roosevelt signed a legislation establishing Muir Woods National Monument to save the Redwoood trees from destruction and economic interests. President Teddy Roosevelt named the park after John Muir who was a Scottish-born American (1838 – 1914) naturalist, author, a pioneer a and an early advocate of the preservation of wilderness of the USA . He fought for the protection of the giant Sequoias and Redwood trees.
Why us and why booking an SUV tour? Muir Woods National Monument is located 18 miles north of San Francisco within Mount Tamalpais State Park and the Golden Gate Recreation Area. The roads that lead to Muir Woods forest are characterized by sharp turns and windy roads. To enjoy the drive on these scenic and mountain back roads, we do recommend a private 4X4 SUV tour. The SUV tour avoids the crowded bus tours itineraries and the constant parking issues in Muir Woods forest! We also include your entrance tickets and fees to Muir Wood national park and offer you a full guided walking tour with a certified tour guide not just a driver! Other tour companies leave their customers on their own queuing to purchase their tickets from the cashier's office and then figure out where to go on their own. Our tour guides will be there for you wherever you go. We will provide your Muir Woods park tickets and offer 100% privacy so we meet your travel needs and expectations.
Reservation: Our San Francisco and Muir Woods combo private and semi-private tours are daily available and include your tickets to the park, pick-up and drop off, and your entrance fees to Muir Woods National Park. You can book your tour online to save your time and money. For that, please click here on "Secure Reservation" and select from the dropdown menu under "Step 1-Tour Information" this tour called : "San Francisco, Muir Woods & Sausalito Private SUV Tour". You will first get a receipt from our merchant Bank as soon as your transaction is approved and then a tour voucher from our office confirming your tour and pick-up time. For any special request, you may contact us at info@muirwoodstoursf.com
Our Private and Semi-Private Tour Prices:
By SUV:
2 persons minimum are required to run this Private Tour by 4X4 SUV
3 persons minimum are required to run this Semi-Private Tour by 4X4 SUV
Tour Prices –The price is per person: |
Semi-Private Rates- per person |
Totally Private Price per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Person | $249.00 | $299.00 |
| 2 Persons | $249.00 | $299.00 |
| 3 Persons | $169.00 | $199.00 |
| 4 Persons | $149.00 | $189.00 |
| 5 Persons | $129.00 | $159.00 |
| 6 Persons | $119.00 | $139.00 |
| 7 Persons | $109.00 | $129.00 |
| All taxes and Muir Woods National Monument entrance fees are included |
**Note** : Our decreased and/or discounted prices noted above are based on the number of participants in your own party on these Semi-Private tours. No discount or refund will apply when sharing the SUV with other parties who may sign up for the same tour.
By booking a semi-private SUV tour, you agree to share the required vehicle with other customers. Also you understand that this guided tour might be narrated in two or more foreign languages in addition to English. Nevertheless, we guarantee your tour even if no other participants sign up for that tour as long as the minimum number of participants is acquired.
You may wish to consider our Private Tours if you need more privacy, comfort and flexibility and do not wish to share the trip with other customers.
Our Private and Semi-Private Van Tour Prices
By Van: 
| Tour Prices: | Regular Price per person | Online Discount per person Tax Muir Woods tickets are included |
Online price per person | Tax Muir Woods tickets included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Price per |
$129.00 | $20.00 | $109.00 | included |
Charter |
totally private | up to 14 participants based on 8 hour tour and $149 per hour thereafter. All taxes and Muir Woods National Park entrance fees are included |
$1199.00 | $1199.00 |
**Note** : Our decreased and/or discounted prices noted above are based on the number of participants in your own party on these Semi-Private tours. No discount or refund will apply when sharing the VAN with other parties who may sign up for the same tour.
By booking a semi-private SUV mini van or VAN tour, you agree to share the required vehicle with other customers. Also you understand that this guided tour might be narrated in two or more foreign languages in addition to English Nevertheless, we guarantee your tour even if no other participants sign up for that tour as long as the minimum number of participants is acquired.
You may wish to consider our Private Tours if you need more privacy, comfort and flexibility and do not wish to share the trip with other customers.
*** You can also charter our limousine and luxury vans for $129 per hour+ tax and gratuity ( 7 hours minimum). Additional Fees may apply for overtime and guided tours in foreign languages.
- Daily departure from San Francisco from 9 am to 5 pm
- All our private tours can be customized to meet your tour needs and schedule.
- Duration: 8 hours approximately.
- Included: 8 hour private or semi-private tour in luxury SUVs or deluxe vans based on your choice of vehicle, all taxes and Muir Woods entrance fees are included. Tour narration by a State certified tour guide, and complimentary pick-up and drop off.
- Not included: Meals and driver's gratuity.
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Our Muir Woods and San Francisco Tour Itinerary
Complimentary Pick-up and Drop off
9.00 AM: Complimentary pick up at your home or hotel in San Francisco downtown, Cow Hollow, Marina District, Fisherman's Wharf, Nob Hill, Market street, North Beach, Pacific Heights, Financial District,Union Square, Chinatown, Mission, Haight Ashbury or and in Japan Town.
Coit Tower and North Beach
Please note that Telegraph Hill is restricted to bus/ van tours. We highly recommend the SUV tour!
Telegraph Hill offers majestic views over San Francisco Bay Area and Alcatraz Island. Telegraph Hill has been used in the past as a light house to guide all ships entering San Francisco bay from the Pacific Ocean. The strange architecture of Coit Tower stands out in the middle of the city. This tower has been built back in 1933 and sponsored by Lillie Hitchcock Coit to honor San Francisco firemen. The tower's design is a reminiscent of a fire hose nozzle and offers great mural paintings inside this monument.
As for North Beach, it’s is a dynamic and eclectic neighborhood known also as "Little Italy " thanks to the large Italian community who settled in north beach after the Golden Rush. North Beach is also a popular destination thanks to its nightlife,jazz clubs, coffee shops and much more! North Beach is also famous for its churches like St. Paul and St. Peter on Washington Square where Joe Di Maggio and Marilyn Monroe got married after passing by San Francisco city hall.
The Legendary Alcatraz and the Fisherman's Wharf
Many photo stops will be offered to picture Alcatraz Island from various angles. Our tour guides are also excellent photographers. Alcatraz has served as a federal prison and then was turned into a National Park . You may also book our Alcatraz Island and San Francisco city combo tour. The Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco is probably the city's most popular tourist destination thanks to its quants shops and restaurants, museums, aquarium, bay cruise terminals and night life.
Palace of Fine Arts and the Pacific Heights
The Palace of Fine Arts is masterpiece of classic architecture designed by Bernard Maybeck for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. The Palace of Fine Arts incited Hollywood filmmakers to feature this outstanding monument in many movies like " the Rock". The Pacific Heights is a sophisticated and elegant residential area. It's also one of the most expensive real estate areas in the USA. The Pacific Heights is located between the presidio and Van Ness overlooking the Palace of Fine Arts and the bay. Your tour guide will show you some celebrities' homes and movie locations.
The Golden Gate Bridge
The bridge is an engineering achievement and a masterpiece of suspension bridges thanks to its challenging and giant structures. This legendary bridge became a modern wonder of the world. The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest and largest suspension bridge in history when it was completed back in 1937. Today, the Golden Gate Bridge is the symbols of San Francisco and California.
The Sea Cliff and the Legion of Honor
The California Palace of the Legion of Honor is one of San Francisco's fine arts museums, perched atop the cliffs of Lands" End, between the Cliff House and Baker Beach. AN optional side trip may also take you to Baker Beach via Sea Cliff. ThePalace of the Legion of Honor is an actual copy of "Palais de la Legion d'Honneur" in Paris. It was completed in 1924 as a memorial to the US soldiers who died in WWI. The museum contains a representative collection of European art where you can see "The Thinker " of Rodin.
The Golden Gate Park
John McLaren and William Hall laid out the actual Golden Gate Park plan back in 1870. They were inspired by Central Park in New York. The Golden Gate Park is a very popular destination for everybody where visitors can admire; the Conservatory of Flowers, the old De Young Museum of art, the exotic Japanese Tea Garden, lakes like Stow Lake, Windmills like the Dutch Windmill, the Rose Garden, the California Academy of Sciences, a golf course, polo fields, the Arboretum of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Archery Range , the Beach Chalet Brewery and Restaurant.
Grace Cathedral in Nob Hill and Lombard Street
Grace Cathedral is located in Nob Hill District .Grace Cathedral is a Neo-Gothic style Cathedral which was rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake. In Nob Hill, you can also picture elegant hotels like the Ritz Carlton where movies like the Game were filmed, the Fairmont Hotel where the Rock was filmed, the Mark Hopkins and the Pacific Private Club. As for Lombard street, it's so famous and popular that I don't need to talk about it! Right? Lombard street dates back in 1920s. This particular section of Lombard Street is paved with bricks and prohibited to Vans, limousines and buses tour!!!.Book our 4X4 SUV tour and we will drive you on Lombard street and admire its sharp turns , beautiful houses and flowers.
The Union Square and Chinatown
The Union Square is the heart of San Francisco. It's plaza of 2.6 acres bordered by Geary street(south) , Powell street(west), Post (north) and Stockton Streets(east). For locals, Union Square refers to the central shopping district in the city and famous for its hotels, public transportations like the cable car. Its cultural centers, and much more. San Francisco's Chinatown is the oldest and largest Chinatown in the USA. Chinatown is home to the largest Asian community out of Asia.
The Ferry Building and Oakland Bay Bridge
The Ferry Building is also a farmer's market and home to famous restaurants. It's located in the heart of the Embarcadero , the port of San Francisco dominated by the bay bridge. Oakland Bay Bridge is a pair of double-decker bridges spanning San Francisco Bay. The east and west spans are both double-decker bridges and are linked by a tunnel located in Yerba Buena Island. The SF Bay Bridge opened for traffic in 1936 before the Golden Gate Bridge.
The City Hall and the "Painted Ladies"
The City Hall of San Francisco is the vibrating heart of the Civic Center district . The Beaux-Arts and classic architectural style is a copy of the Invalids Palace in Paris. Its gorgeous dome is one of the largest domes in the world. Few miles west, you can visit Alamo Square famous its victorian houses called "the Painted Ladies". They are often shown in the foreground of panoramic pictures of SF downtown area. A number of movies, television shows and commercials have been filmed here like "Full House ".
The Twin Peaks and Haight Ashbury
The Twin Peaks are two peaks rising above San Francisco offering sweeping views all over San Francisco bay area and the ocean. A photo stop is scheduled here. Don't forget your camera! You will love it up there! Few miles down in the valley, you can picture Castro, Mission Dolores, Buena Vista Park, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Bridge and the infamous Haight-Ashbury where your tour guide will drive you next. Haight and Ashbury are streets that gave the name to this district where they meet. Haight-Ashbury's neighborhood is considered as the Capital of the hippy movement of summer's love of 1960's and its eccentric life style. During that era, the neighborhood's fame reached its peak as it became a heaven for a number of top psychedelic rock performers and groups and all newcomers from all over the world.
12:30 PM Visit Sausalito and Mill Valley
We are now heading toward the picturesque Sausalito where you can enjoy a walk downtown this charming Mediterranean-style coastal town, filled with history, culture, art, houseboats, and beautiful waterfront shops. You can also enjoy your lunch break in Sausalito instead of San Francisco. Please refer to our recommendations above regarding your lunch. After lunch, we will heads to Muir Woods park via Mill Valley. Mill Valley was once inhabited the native Americans and then by the Spaniards before it became a Mexican territory like San Francisco and Sausalito. This small charming community is renowned for its lifestyle and art de vivre , scenic views, marshlands and wealthy community. Mill Valley is known for being a village with a strong artistic heritage where former and some present musicians, authors, actors, poets lived.
Marvel at the Giant Coastal Redwoods
You will now enjoy an exciting walking tour in the ancient forest of Muir Woods and then have free time to shop at Muir Woods' gift shop or have a break in the coffee shop. Capture the unique beauty of Muir Woods national park. Please keep in mind that the tallest Redwoods are located in Redwood National Park, 270 miles north of San Francisco in northern California. We offer a two and three day tour to Redwood National Park! However, if you have no time to visit Redwood National Park, this tour is perfect for you
4:00 PM Visit Muir Beach Overlook
After your discovery tour to Muir Woods national park, your tour guide will drive you to Muir Beach overlook offering spectacular views over Muir beach and the Pacific Ocean rugged coastline. You can either picture these spectacular views from the vehicle or step out and enjoy a discovery walking tour through this picturesque Cliffside and rocky point, located 22 miles north of San Francisco.
It’s time to drive you back at your hotel in San Francisco. Thank you for your business!
