This was an excellent trip. It was an all dayer but well worth the effort. Yosemite national park is such a beautiful park with tall trees and lovely waterfalls. Only disappointment was that we couldn't stay the night and explore more of ..the park the next day. Highly recommend this tour and our tour guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. He also didn't talk too much which is sometimes really annoying on these tours, when you just want to soak up the landscape. Excellent, amazing and a great day! Read full review
86% Excellent tour for people who don't have access to a car of their own
By: Anish Nag | Thu Jan 01, 2015 at 05.50 PM
This is a really amazing tour to go on, if you're not from around the United States, don't have a car of your own or don't want to use a rental car. The California coast is really gorgeous and this tour more or less captures all the major a..ttractions and highlights! There might be some problems understanding the guide's English, if you're a non-Mandarin speaker, but the guide is really friendly and accommodating. The transportation is pretty decent, the accommodation is top-notch and there are plenty of options for food. Overall, a great experience, for a short 3 day trip in Northern California! Read full review
We really enjoyed our tour with tours for fun! The tour was well organized with a lot of the stops in San Fran that I would have wanted to go to and then some. Leo was our tour guide and he allowed for flexibility in the schedule for my fri..end and I to partake in our own adventures. Leo also told us a lot about the areas we were visiting.
We lucked out in that we were able to score tickets to Alcatraz on such a late notice however for other people interested in doing alcatraz tours this may not be the case. My major problem with tours for fun is that they were unable to provide me with a more detailed schedule for the San Francisco tour day and I was unable to purchase Alcatraz tickets in advance because I didn't know when free time would begin. I understand that times are flexible due to traffic etc... but there was no time even suggested for us to attempt purchasing tickets.
***(People interested in ALCATRAZ)This may help future people on this tour. If the tour runs on the schedule we were on it would be safe to book a tour at 12:30pm (we just made it at the 12pm one but that was in the off season). To do this you would be opting out of the optional bay cruise and optional extended city tour (your fellow tour friends are on these tours while you are at alcatraz). When you get dropped off at fishermans warf for lunch you depart the tour group and go right (north) up the coast to pier 33 (about 10min walk).Take your lunch on the alcatraz tour boat on the way there (they have giant sandwiches!) You will probably spend about 2hours on the island to see it all but its possible to do it quicker if you are pressed for time (we saw it all in two hours at a slow pace). On this schedule you will have till 4pm to rejoin our tour group at city hall. You can hangout around fishermans warf or go shopping for awhile and take a taxi to city hall (10min ride). or take a bus/trolley (20min ride but I would give yourself at least an hour for this because of walking time). A trolley is the way to go though in san fran so take the powell/market or powell/mason trolley (can't remember the exact name) it will take you from near fishermans warf to a few blocks from city hall. Ride the trolley from end to end. Ask the friendly trolley drivers if you need help!
I was also a bit disappointed at how little of the 17mile scenic route we saw (it felt like we were on it for less than 2miles and we didn't stop at any lookout points to get off the bus. IF you are sitting on the wrong side of the bus you barely see anything except pebble beach golf course. The stop at Monterey bay made up for it though. We chose not to go in the aquarium and instead we walked down the beach. It is so peaceful and beautiful there. This is the first place we encountered sea lions beached out.
Our last day we opted to do disneyland and we got split up from our group (should have known this but we were a bit unprepared). Be prepared for your luggage to be stored on a shuttle that does not stay anywhere near you. Tours for fun was trustworthy with our baggage but they recommend not leaving anything valuable. I know u will have to leave something valuable because taking it to a themepark also is a bad idea so just lock your bags. The tour through the themepark was guided but we again opted to go our own way and honestly its the fastest way if you do not speak Chinese because everything will then have to be translated/repeated.
OVERALL- I enjoyed the experience! Staff members were always friendly and helpful even when we were a bit diva-ish about making it the best trip ever! The convenience of the tour was worth the price. However I am not sure if missed experiences would be worth the convenience. There were opportunities for experiences and experiences that could have been missed due to the tour schedule. Therefore going your own way via rental car etc.could be more desirable.
Also the hotels they set you up in are all pretty nice :) and that was even with a super-saver package. For food they take you to areas where there are a lot of different options. Even though most guests go to Chinese buffet there are pizza places or wendy's etc for options.I recommend bringing a plethora of breakfast bars, granola bars and also drinks in your day bag. Since meals do not always come as soon as you want them and breakfast pretty much doesn't get done at all (we had to meet with our tour at 6:20am so i wasn't eating before that lol).
Thank you tours for fun! We will recommend you and consider you for future tour needs!
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I booked a tour with Tours4Fun for a 3 day Grand Canyon West Rim and West Coast tour. The service I received from the representatives was excellent. They answered all of my questions and made me feel confident in taking this tour. This was ..my first time ever taking a tour and visiting the Grand Canyon so naturally I was nervous and not sure what to expect. The tour guide provided great service and also answered any additional questions I had while on tour. I would definitely recommend booking with Tours4Fun!Read full review
This tour has a lot to offer. It was so much fun! Our tour guide made this trip so easy for us and made jokes.
The view of the Golden Gate Bridge was so amazing! The Food at Fisherman's Wharf was good. Overall a great trip!
It was co..ol. Read full review
Me and my friend went on the 3 day San Francisco tour and had so much fun!
Our tour guide Chris was so nice and he explained everything to us about the tour.
Was able to eat clam chowder at Fisherman's Wharf :)
Favorite part was seeing t..he Golden Gate Bridge.Read full review
My wife and I are thrilled with this quick but complete tour of SF. I think the itinerary change to Monterey is better than the other long Yosemite drive. 17-mile drive and the Monterey Aquarium is a much better experience. Will certainly d..o it again with more people.Read full review
"What an amazing experience to book this one day San Francisco tour with Tours4Fun. On the day of the tour I was not sure what kind of bus to look for so I called Tours4Fun and one of Tours4Fun Customer Service Rep answered and was VERY hel..pful and informed me exactly what to look for. The driver was on time at the hotel I was staying at and took us to the pier right where we needed to take our cruise. The cruise covered the most beautiful sights like the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island and we also got to see some dolphins. All sights covered by the cruise were very informative and explained the history for each sight. After the cruise, we were left back at the pier where we would need to catch the bus to take the city tour. Our tour guide was very helpful and gave us just enough time to explore each stop and have photo opportunities. This was my first time visiting San Francisco and we had the most memorable time in San Francisco all thanks to Tours4Fun. You bet I will be booking again with Tours4Fun :)"Read full review
This trip was good value for money. We got to see so much in a short time. However, you do get what you pay for. If you are not on a budget go for the same tour that cost about $500. I am not used to budget hotels/food so it was an experien..ce. If you are on a budget its perfect. Its great that it departs daily as the more expensive tour only goes once a week, I wish that was more frequent!Read full review
By: Maria Lourdes Castaneda | Sat Oct 11, 2014 at 02.25 PM
Thank you for this experience of our group to see many places through this value for money tour. We were 9 in our group and we all enjoyed this tour. We were happy that we chose to get 2 tours from your company. More power!