Enjoy a taste of Northern California with our new Essential Ticket + Wine Country combo package. You'll get a 1-day pass for our hop-on, hop-off San Francisco bus tour, and your choice of either a Full-Day or Half-Day Wine Country Tour.
San Francisco Essential & Wine Tour: 1-Day Hop-On Hop-Off + Half or Full-Day Wine Country Tour
Summary Description
Highlights
- Captivating journey through San Francisco's rich history
- Pass by iconic memorials, monuments and museums with our Hop-on Hop-off double decker buses
- Opportunity to explore Haight Ashbury and Golden Gate Bridge
- Complimentary Chinatown Walking Tour
- Enjoy a scenic motorcoach trip to Napa or Sonoma Valley with tastings included
Description
Explore the best of San Francisco hopping on and off our open-top double-decker buses, having the opportunity to take incredible selfies from landmarks as the Golden Gate Bridge. The bus route is designed to take you on a captivating journey through San Francisco's rich history and daily life where you'll pass by and have the opportunity to hop off and further explore the city's most iconic and historical memorials, monuments and museums.
With this ticket you choose between a Full-Day (9 hours) or Half-Day (6 hours) Tour on some of the best wineries of Napa Valley and Sonoma. Enjoy exclusive tastings, estate tours, and insights into grape cultivation and winemaking techniques. Both tours include return coach journeys from San Francisco and live narration about the Golden Gate Bridge, Sausalito, and the winemaking heritage of Napa and Sonoma.
On the Full-Day Wine Tour (duration 9 hours) you'll visit 3 of our winery partners (Madonna Estates, Muscardini Cellars, Sutter Home, and Ru Vango Winery) with about an hour at each winery for exclusive wine tastings (3-5 per winery), estate tours and insights into grape growing, natural farming and wine-making techniques. All tasting fees are included in the tour price. At lunch, you'll stop at historic downtown Sonoma Square where you'll have free time to explore or enjoy some lunch. There are lots of wonderful dining options, one-of-a-kind boutique shops, and local art galleries. The day concludes with a scenic drive back over the Golden Gate Bridge and back to Stop #1 in San Francisco as the sun slowly starts to set into the Pacific Ocean.
The Half-Day Wine Tour (duration 6 hours) begins just after midday. After journeying north across the Golden Gate Bridge and through Sausalito, you'll reach wine country, where you'll visit two different wineries. At each, you'll enjoy 3-5 tastings of their signature blends. All wine tasting fees are included in the tour price. This tour also includes an exclusive estate tour - you'll discover the inner workings of the wineries and their family history in Napa & Sonoma Valley, as an expert wine host walks you through the fermentation process, barrel aging, bottling, and of course tastings of some award-winning varietals! The day concludes with a scenic drive back over the Golden Gate Bridge and back to Stop #1 in San Francisco as the sun slowly starts to set into the Pacific Ocean.
Both full-day and half-day Wine Country tours include return coach journeys between San Francisco and Wine Country. Wine Country tours start and end at Big Bus Tours Stop #1 (99 Jefferson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133). Please arrive 30 minutes in advance of your Wine Country tour departure time. During the journey, your tour guide will provide live narration about the spectacular sights of the bay area, including the Golden Gate Bridge and Sausalito. You'll also learn more about the history of winemaking in the rolling hillsides of Napa and Sonoma.
Included / Excluded
- Live guide narration
- Wine tasting
- 1-Day Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Tour ticket
- 1-hour Guided City Walking Tour of Chinatown
- Blazing Saddles Bike Rental Discount
- Hotel Pickup/Dropoff
- Live Guide on Hop-On Hop-Off buses
Start / End Locations
Start Location: 99 Jefferson St, San Francisco, CA, USA
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller Accessible
- Infants required to sit on laps
Commentary
Audio : English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Guide : English
Important Information
Know Before You Book
- Tickets are Flexible - Tickets are valid up to 14 Days after purchase
- No pets are allowed on board the bus, except ADA service animals
- Hop-On Hop-Off buses are wheelchair accessible on the lower deck
- Strollers and pushchairs must be folded and stowed on the lower deck
- Buses are not equipped with toilets or lifts/elevators
- There is no wheelchair access
- Redeem voucher at any stop along the route with a Big Bus staff member
- Download the free Big Bus App to live track buses
- Headphones will be provided upon arrival however feel free to use your own.
- There is no wheelchair access
Cancellation
Cancellation Cutoff: 24 hours
Cancellation Notes: Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
Options and Pricing
| San Francisco Combo Essential & Wine Tour (Half-Day) | RETAIL PRICE |
|---|---|
| Adult (21 - 99 years) | $169.00 |
Terms and Conditions
Voucher is non-refundable after it has been scanned and activated by a member of staff.
Redemption Information
Tickets will be held at the box office
About operator:
Big Bus Tours is the world’s largest operator of open-top sightseeing tours, inspiring the spirit of adventure in 26 world-famous cities across four continents. Beginning its journey 28 years’ ago, with a fleet of only three buses, Big Bus Tours has swiftly expanded to a global fleet of hundreds of open-top buses, turning 6 million tourists into explorers, every year. Big Bus Tours operates in Prague, Boston, Madrid, Munich, Los Angeles, Singapore, Dublin, London, Dubai, Hong Kong, New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Abu Dhabi, Budapest, Miami, Muscat, Rome, Paris, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Darwin, Sydney, Vienna, Washington DC and Berlin, with a sightseeing concept designed to provide a flexible approach to city discovery. Each open-top bus tour provides a hop-on, hop-off facility at a
variety of interesting locations, with complimentary additions to enhance the visitor sightseeing experience.
We envision to be the number 1 thing to do in every world-famous city. Our vision is to be the #1 thing to do in every world famous city. In doing so, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality Hop on Hop off service in the industry. Our tours are enriched with state-of-the-art digital audio-guides that are not only informative, but also entertaining for individuals of all ages. Covering all major landmarks and points of interest in each city, our buses offer the flexibility for customers to hop on and off at their convenience throughout the duration of their ticket. We pride ourselves in offering a wide variety of products tailored to meet the needs of every traveller, with many tickets even including additional exciting activities such as boat tours, walking tours, and attraction tickets.
variety of interesting locations, with complimentary additions to enhance the visitor sightseeing experience.
We envision to be the number 1 thing to do in every world-famous city. Our vision is to be the #1 thing to do in every world famous city. In doing so, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality Hop on Hop off service in the industry. Our tours are enriched with state-of-the-art digital audio-guides that are not only informative, but also entertaining for individuals of all ages. Covering all major landmarks and points of interest in each city, our buses offer the flexibility for customers to hop on and off at their convenience throughout the duration of their ticket. We pride ourselves in offering a wide variety of products tailored to meet the needs of every traveller, with many tickets even including additional exciting activities such as boat tours, walking tours, and attraction tickets.
Basic Information
- Duration: 1 day
- Trip difficulty: Easy
- Category: Tours & Sightseeing
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