Left Coast Tours

Barry was our tour guide and we started out with a history of San Francisco which was quite unique. He is very knowledgeable and insightful as to how San Francisco looked and he also showed us pictures of the fire and the earthquake before we even started the tour. We had a more enjoyable tour because of his informative talk. He spent time at each stop and discussed what was relevant at each stop and even took our pictures . We look forward again to taking another tour with Barry ! Thank you Barry ! More...

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This was TOTALLY worth it! We did the SF local trip only because we were short on time.  I will gladly book the longer one next time I visit.  BARRY was a friendly and informative tour guide/driver.  He used a microphone  headset thingy which made it clear and easy to hear him.  His detailed historical information was TOP NOTCH. It was informative with touches of humor. Not like in your face or over the top trying to be a comedian, just touches of humor.  He knew details about art, history, architecture  and more.  He gave us time to take photos at key points and every angle he recommended  was perfect!!!  The van was clean, comfy, and had AC. We had potty breaks but not for food and drinks fyi. . . But Barry was so awesome if we had asked I'm sure he would've obliged-he was that cool. More...

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Jeffery is wonderful for proving this amazing trip! Price is affordable and taking the bus can avoid heavy traffic in San Francisco. He is both acknowledgeable and fun!! My husband enjoyed a lot of facts Jeffery provided and I can relax my feet and enjoy the heat inside the bus. Highly recommend if this is your first trip to San Francisco. Get a good deal in Groupon! More...

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I would highly recommend left coast tours.. down to earth and friendly staffs.. we had a very good experience with the Mercedes tour they offer. Thank you so much Mr Alex for accommodating our famiy for the last minute.. More...

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This was such an exceptional company. Our tour guide Barry was amazing. He took us to the main landmarks of San FranciscI. We learned so much history. The different sceneries were Breath taking!! Golden Gate Bridge was worth the the your. More...

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Had a great experience with booking and the actual guide Jeffrey was amazing! Perfect balance of personable and professional. This is 100 times better than those cheesy big bus tours! You won’t be disappointed. More...

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I've recently road tripped across the country from Vermont to California. Visited 3 major cities along the way. Tried several city tours on land and water. This was by far my favorite. Affordable and well twice as long. Personalized by Jeff who read the van perfectly. Funny and witty. He had us laughing for hours. A must do! More...

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Great way to familiarize yourself with the City by the bay!  Barry was an phenomenal tour guide.  He provided interesting facts about the city and sights, kept us entertained the entire tour and gladly acted as photographer allowing us to have pictures that included our entire group.

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Barry, Our Tour Guide was quite knowledgeable, punctual, organized, friendly, and patient. A big plus is that we weren’t crammed in like a bunch of sardines as you’ll see with all the other tour company buses. The environment was actually quite comfortable with great speaker system, lots of space and A/C. Barry was fully prepared and equipped; he showed pictures of the areas we saw from back in the 18th and 19th centuries, had music that corresponded to the areas we were in and he even took pictures of us on our adventure. He took us to the best of the best places in San Francisco, including areas the other tour buses denied us the pleasure of seeing. Barry even made recommendations on what activities we could do thereafter. The restaurant he recommends— Scomi’s ItalianRestaurant on the pier was absolutely delicious and delightful with a lovely atmosphere. It was money well spent! I highly recommend booking your tour with Left Coast Tours tour for your own amazing San Francisco experience. I would definitely return for another tour. Thank you Barry & Left Coast Tours! More...

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If you want to see all that San Francisco has to offer and learn about San Francisco lore, then look no further than Left Coast Tours. Our guide, Jeffrey, was upbeat, intelligent and knew the ins and outs of SF.  We took the four-hour tour which went by in a flash. That's because Jeffrey kept us interested with stories and humor.  We learned about the painted ladies (I won't give it away), and Fort Point on top of which the views were spectacular.  We then crossed the Golden Gate bridge and went to a vista where we could see the different landmarks of San Francisco. Jeffrey took us through the Castro, Presidio (and even told us how to bike across the bridge, get lunch in Sausalito, then ferry back), Pacific Heights, Chinatown, North Beach, the Tenderloin, Haight-Ashbury and the financial district among others. He was incredibly knowledgeable, answering all of our questions. By the end of the tour, we felt as if we'd known him for years.  The brand new Mercedes van was extremely comfortable both in temperature and ride. The only regret we have is not taking this spectacular tour earlier in our visit to SF so we could zero in on the neighborhoods that we wanted to explore further. We highly recommend this tour. Don't miss it. More...

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I would recommend Left Coast Tours to anyone! Steve helped book our tour and this past Thursday we got the ultimate private city tour from Jeffrey. Jeffrey led us around the city and filled our brians with lots of knowledge & history, we couldn't have asked for a better tour guide! Great service guys! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ More...

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Tour of San Francisco and Muir Woods was the best. My granddaughter and I were delighted with all the sights and the amazing commentary of our tour guide. He excelled at sharing as much info as possible with us all. We highly recommend Left Coast Tours. More...

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It was a great tour which I took with my visiting relatives. Guide was very informative and told many interesting historic moments which I didn't know even living here and being really curious about the history and nature of the area. I would definitely recommend it

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We came from Maryland for a 3 day visit, then 9 more days up the coast ending in Portland. Jeffrey was our guide. Of the whole 12 day trip to the West Coast our entire family says with one voice that this tour (6 hour/Muir) was hands down the highlight. His knowledge, humor, flexibility, and timing was outstanding. We saw more of a packed world class city in this short time than we ever could have by ourselves. He knows his history, and shares his wealth of trivia about points of interest along the way. I would do this trip again in a heartbeat. On behalf of the Olson family, we love Left Coast and Jeffrey has an open invitation to sit at our family holidays gatherings. More...

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So grateful we found this tour on Groupon. We were only in San Francisco for a few days but wanted to see the city.  It was a few years that we visited the city so we wanted to play tourist.  We bought the tour that included miur woods and it was awesome. The tour takes six hours so be sure to pick which your will work best with you.  We loved our awesome tour guide Jeffrey,  very knowledgeable of the city. Be prepared to see everything the city has to offer,  you will have a very eventful day making great memories. More...

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We bought a couple of Groupon vouchers to take tour of City of San Francisco. We didn't know what to expect going into the tour but let me start with this, this had to have been the BEST TOUR I HAVE EVER TAKEN, THANKS BARRY! !!! Best tour guide ever! He took our small group of 3 around town and told us all the history about the city! He has an awesome personality and amazing knowledge!! Barry quickly found out that my parents did not speak English so he dug into his old Spanish days and gave us the whole tour in Spanish!!! I cannot thank you enough Barry!! My parents first trip to SF, and a MEMORABLE ONE! VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!! More...

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Highly Recommend!!! I booked the City with the Muir Woods Tour- BEST DECISION I made when planning my trip. There is no bad time to schedule this tour- beginning, middle or end of your vacation. They make sure you cover all the major and even the local flavor of San Francisco not found in the tour books. Jeffery was my tour guide. He was AMAZING! He gave us not only history but made the tour fun for all who were in the group which is the sign of a good tour leader. He was gracious enough to help us get the "I was here" photos which was very thoughtful. All in all- highly recommend this tour!!! More...

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Saw so much & learned so much from Jeffrey as our guide & driver. He is full of good humor, historical facts & driving techniques that keep you safe & on schedule. Don't use a big box bus company...let Jeffrey teach you the city. He is also a foodie with lots of yummy eatery tips. More...

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Amazing City Tour. We loved the smaller group and Barry was a great guide. Not only was he very knowledgeable he took great photos of everyone with their guests. He went out of his way to make sure we could see everything on the tour. I highly recommend. More...

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Great tour! Jefffery was an awesome tour guide! Super knowledgeable, funny, friendly and approachable! Loved our detailed adventure to multiple parts of the city and to the beautiful Muir Woods! The van was super clean and there were multiple stops to take pictures. We are from Orlando and highly recommend this tour company! More...

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A great tour! Our guide was very informative! Will take another tour with them!Joy

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Tour was great.  Our driver, Tyana, was awesome! Lot's of things to see and good history lesson during.  Would highly recommend to anyone.  We did the small van tour (8 people in our van) and it was perfect. More...

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Tyana is the BEST!! The tour started out simply enough. At her recommendation, we started the morning at Muir Woods where our little group of 8 pretty much had the park to ourselves before the giant tour busses full of screaming kids showed up to fill the park. A beautiful but uneventful drive back to the city, across the bridge and through the Presidio was peppered with several little photo opportunity stops. Once we hit the Castro District, all regular tour routes were impassable thanks to several marches and protests. Tyana took it all in stride, taking us down back roads, showing us Dorothy Park, Mission Style Churches and pointing out amazing hole in the wall restaurants we needed to try! Thanks to Left Coast for a memorable day we'll be talking about for years! More...

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TIANA IS AWESOME!!!Down to earth, chill tour guide. Our group informed her of the type of wines we enjoy and our budget - she exceeded expectations and brought us to picturesque, lovely wineries in wine country and an unforgettable experience. Request Tiana if you can!---For Left Coast Tours, it's a smaller run tour company. I received an email notification when I made my tour purchase and followed up accordingly with the company to ensure logistics. I would have liked if they called the day before to confirm the tour, our driver, and where they would pick us up. But great value! More...

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This was the best way to see San Francisco! Jeffrey was knowledge, friendly, and funny. He made everyone feel welcomed and helped take photos. I would recommend this tour to anyone, young or old. More...

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I had a great experience with Left Coast Tours. I was able to buy a few Groupons and take my family on their tour around SF.  Traffic was everywhere due to the holiday, but that is not something Left Coast Tours can control. We had Tyana as our tour guide and driver. She was fantastic and had lots of information to share about SF and the different spots we got to hit up.  Keep in mind that you'll be in a 12 passenger VAN not a double decker bus.  I'm not sure why I assumed we'd be in a bus, but I'm glad we were in a van. Yeah, there were moments where it was hard to see some of the sights that we were just passing by through the windows of the van, but imagine this, would you feel safe in a double decker bus driving up Twin Peaks?! I don't think so!Tyana managed to drive us everywhere safely up and down the hills of SF.  Even through traffic, she handled it well and kept a smile on her face!  We got to see so many sights I would not have discovered on my own.  Tyana had charisma and was friendly, always offering to take our family pictures in front of the tourist attractions too.  The tour is long, and there aren't stops for food (at least not the one I was on), so remember to bring a bottle of water and some light snacks.  This was a great way to see most of SF's hot spots in a day, and I'll be sure to visit them more in depth on my own another time.  Would definitely love to go on more tours with Left Coast Tours in the future! More...

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We had a great experience from the start. They were very accommodating. Our tour guide, Barry, was informative and fun. I definitely recommend Left Coast Tours to everyone!

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We had an awesome time with Barry at our City Tour + Muir Woods tour. Like many other reviewers, I purchased these tickets on Groupon and was worried the negative reviews were correct. I have to be honest, I have no idea what these people are talking about. Our tour started on time, the van was clean, and there was plenty of window room to get a view of the sites. Like @courtney mentioned, this is a great tour for your first day in San Francisco, as it provides a peek into what the city has to offer. The city tour itself allowed us to decide that we wanted to explore two separate neighborhoods the following day. As for the Muir Woods tour, if you have the time and like nature, I highly recommend adding it to your game plan. It was a great hour of exploring nature and enjoying what the non-city part of San Fran has to offer. For lunch, we went to this awesome health foods super market that has plenty of hot and cold lunches. Finally, the tour guide was knowledgeable of the sights and gave plenty of insight into what the  history of the place is. Definitely 10/10! More...

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Would highly recommend based solely on the fact of how spread out San Francisco is. Our tour guide was funny and knowledgeable and we packed a ton of sites in during the three-hour tour. Unfortunately because of the amount of sites we saw, there wasn't a whole lot of time to get out and take pictures/explore. Find a Groupon and it's well worth it! More...

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This tour is worth every penny. We had Jeffery as our tour guide. He was very cool down to earth guy who showed us the town and gave the flavor of the city of which it deserved. Hit all the typical spots  along with some surprising ones. Thanks again More...

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We had a great experience with Left Coast Tours, despite all the negative reviews.  We purchased the City Tour + Muir Woods through Groupon, and found it easy to book the tour by calling the company just a few days in advance.  Our tour guide was Jeffrey, who had plenty of knowledge & humor throughout the tour.  He was hilarious and made several stops for photo opportunities, which is always appreciated.  We hit all of the main sights and spent about an hour in Muir Woods.  I'd recommend this tour for one of your first days in San Francisco - it is very much breadth over depth, but we were okay with that.  It gave us an overview of the city and helped us decide which of the sights we wanted to go back and spend more time exploring and which ones were just "quick hits" - get a photo and move on.  The only reasons we knocked it down a star were that we were picked up 10 minutes late without any notice and the windows in the van are kind of small, so it was hard to see sights that were not on your side of the van.  Overall, for the price we paid on Groupon, this tour was totally worth it! More...

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Great Tour! More information in that tour than a lifetime of trips to see family. Robert was our driver. He has a nice listening voice, a sense of humor and is very personable. He knows his facts and has personal experience with what he's talking about. It's not scripted. Very happy we took the trip. Well worth the money. Save your feet and $$ trying to see a lot in one shot. So it here. You won't regret it! More...

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Our tour was four hours and took us to so many wonderful places. You get to get off the van and take pictures heat wonderful facts about the city. Our tour guide was awesome definitely worth it. Plus it was inexpensive. More...

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I was planning a trip to SF and had a long list of places we wanted to visit. I stumbled across Left Coast Tours on groupon and called to speak to someone because I had some questions. Turns out the tour was going to drive by or stopped at 97% of the places we wanted to visit so I booked it right away through the actual company. Robert was our tour guide and he was AMAZING!!! So knowledgeable of SF and he was so funny! Since our group was small we were able to see everything plus more. I highly HIGHLY recommend this tour and ask for Robert! It was seriously worth every penny!!! More...

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Excellent tour for the price!  Our guide was Robert.  He is so knowledgeable about SF and funny, as well. We were able to get out and take many photos!  My husband and I were able to see the majority of the sites we wanted to see in 6 hours!  I would recommend the city tour plus Muir Woods to all! More...

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I booked the 6-hour San Francisco Muir Woods tour for my birthday. I'm extremely satisfied with the entire day from beginning to end things were smooth, our driver Robin was super informative and extremely Pleasant and kind. I would absolutely recommend this tour. More...

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Fun tour!! Rather educational & Jeffrey is hilarious. The van, while it needs an interior update, was a comfy ride & I felt safe! Loved it. I'd do it again. More...

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Last week I went on the three hour SF bus tour with my friend, her husband, and their one year old boy. After working out some logistical confusion, Robert picked us up, and the rest was the best! I'm a local bay area girl and I learned so many things about the city. Robert was an amazing source of knowledge, and incredibly flexible, given that we had a small child with us. We stopped at some classic locations so my friends could take their vacation pics, and the baby could walk around. Tips for travelers with young kids, this tour was a little long. Also, bring your own car seat. Thanks again Robert for such a memorable experience!! More...

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Awesome tour, had Steve as our guide for the 6 hours for two groupon deal. He talked a lot about the city and is historic landmarks and brought us to multiple locations. Muir woods costs 10 bucks per person which is not stated but well worth the money, it is simply gorgeous. Twin peaks had a beautiful view and it really gave me as a first time visitor of San Francisco a good sense of where i wanted to visit. Ask questions about the city and I'm sure the man can tell you what you need to know. I recommend this for anyone first timer like myself. More...

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We had an amazing time touring SF + Muir Woods with Robin, who is very knowledgeable about the history and culture of the city. For the tour, we drove by almost all major landmarks within downtown, however we did not have time to stop at every site for photos, which is the only downer. Overall, the tour is very information rich considering its 6-hour time span, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who prefers a comprehensive historical overview of the city, and don't mind returning to some of the sites later for photo-taking. More...

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Great tour! Had it on a Tuesday and got lucky enough for it to be only my gf and I. Our guide, Steve, was awesome and knew his way around perfectly. Took us to the main spots we wanted to hit plus a few that we didn't even know existed. They were all great photo op destinations. We had a great time! More...

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I booked this tour months in advance of our first trip to san francisco.   This was the BEST investment i could have made.  My son and I had a BLAST.  Robin was our tour guide and he was amazing with his knowledge of the areas, as well as the planning of sights we saw.  We saw palace of fine arts, presido,  fort point, drove over the golden gate bridge, went to a vista point on other side of golden gate bridge, muir woods, muir beach overlook, Sausalito,  twin peaks, and painted ladies.   All in a 6 hour tour.  Simply incredible day, and amazing experience all thanks to Robin. More...

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My husband and I spent our 19th year wedding anniversary in SF and one of the activities we did is the city tour. I was very fortunate that I booked the tour with Left Coast Tours. It's very personalized and seen places that I have never seen or visited. Steve is the man!!! He took us where Danielle Steel, the famous author, street lives on as well as the house featured in the movie, Mrs. Doubtfire. He is not just very knowledgeable with the city, but very funny as well. He made the tour very enjoyable. Steve, thank you for the remembrance nickel you gave. I will frame it together with the rest of the pictures we took as part of our anniversary keepsake! Thanks for the fun tour!!! More...

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Steve was awesome, he seemed like he really enjoys giving tours.  But there are always some people that complain.  Steve runs his tours a particular way, in fact if everyone is smiling and having fun, he doesn't push them back on the van to get to the next site.  He allay everyone to take their pics and explore.  And usually don't get to see everything.  He had one couple complain, and even offered to take them around the next day.  Also, the golden gate was Jammed packed with cars coming back to the city.  This couple, had an appointment and was complaining again that the tour was getting back late.  But Steve being the nice guy that he was offered to pay cab fare to take them back since he had a van full of people to drop off around the city.. he was awesome. More...

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Had a great time with Steve. This isn't like any other tour you book with a hop on hop off system. Its very personalized. Steve was extremely knowledgeable about the city and locations, and was able to fit in all our requests in the allotted time . We were very happy. Will definitely recommend. More...

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