History
The idea started with a group of employees at a hotel in Union Square. We watched tourists from all over the world leave the hotel for the cable car to travel to the wharf and Pier 39 then return to the hotel at night. The same guests would crowd onto a bus tour the next morning to be shuffled around the city to buy coffee mugs and sweat shirts. Noticing the huge disconnect between the San Francisco that most tourists see and the city that locals show to their own visitors, the idea to help travelers experience a more authentic San Francisco was discussed. If they only knew what they were missing, we'd say. We were finally called into action when in the course of one morning, we were asked why there wasn't someplace fun to eat like a Barnacle Bill's or a Bubba Gump's. Are San Franciscan's too busy to eat breakfast, there's not even one Dunkin' Donuts? And then: After Fisherman's Wharf, what is there to do in San Francisco, anyway? Explore San Francisco was born at that moment.
Specialties
At Explore San Francisco, we offer the very best in San Francisco Food Tours, Walking Tours, Running Tours, Neighborhood Tours and History Tours. What we offer is an authentic and unique experience with a local guide who is actually from the neighborhood. After you've seen the tourist attractions, come explore San Francisco with us, and see the real city. Put down the guidebook, because with Explore SF you will see the city as a local. Our top goal is to show our guests the same city that we would show our own visiting friends and family. This city has so much more, come once, come often, leave happy, explore.