Private Sightseeing Service for the San Francisco Bay Area
  • About
    • Afterglow, or Regret?
    • What Clients Say on Trip Advisor et. al.
  • Destinations
    • Staycations
    • San Francisco Tours >
      • Full, or Half Day? Tour
      • SF Neighborhoods Tour
      • Must-See Places
      • After Dark
    • Redwood Forests Tours
    • Wine Country Tours >
      • Our First Time in Wine Country
      • ​Wine, After Redwoods
      • Wine After Noon
      • Bringing the Kids to Wine Country
      • Multi-Day Tours
    • Along our Coast >
      • Monterey & Carmel-by-the-Sea Tours
      • Big Sur
      • Multi-Day Tours for Monterey, Pebble Beach, Carmel
      • West Marin County, Pt Reyes
      • Mendocino, Anderson Valley
    • Silicon Valley Tours
    • More Wine Country >
      • Napa Illuminated
      • Sonoma Savored
      • Russian River Wine Region
      • Teetotalers' Tour
      • Mainly Champagne Tour
      • Foodies' Delight
      • Art Lovers' Wineries Tour
    • Tours for Groups (7+ People)
    • Hitchcock Movie Tours >
      • "Vertigo" Movie Tour
      • "The Birds," a Horror! Movie
      • Quintessentially San Francisco Movies
    • Un-Usual Itineraries >
      • More Unique Tours >
        • Down on the Farm
        • Hearst Castle Overnight
        • Yosemite Overnight
        • And More >
          • Antique Trains
      • Oakland & Berkeley
      • "High" Road Cannabis Tour
      • Filoli Estate
      • Santa Cruz
      • Way Off the Beaten Path
  • COST$
    • The Fine Print
  • Recommendations
    • Half or Full Day?
    • Where to Stay?
    • Where to Eat?
    • A Perfect Week
    • Plan Ahead
  • FAQ
    • Car Seats for Kids
  • Why Tour w/ Us?
  • Contact Us / Reserve Tours
  • About
    • Afterglow, or Regret?
    • What Clients Say on Trip Advisor et. al.
  • Destinations
    • Staycations
    • San Francisco Tours >
      • Full, or Half Day? Tour
      • SF Neighborhoods Tour
      • Must-See Places
      • After Dark
    • Redwood Forests Tours
    • Wine Country Tours >
      • Our First Time in Wine Country
      • ​Wine, After Redwoods
      • Wine After Noon
      • Bringing the Kids to Wine Country
      • Multi-Day Tours
    • Along our Coast >
      • Monterey & Carmel-by-the-Sea Tours
      • Big Sur
      • Multi-Day Tours for Monterey, Pebble Beach, Carmel
      • West Marin County, Pt Reyes
      • Mendocino, Anderson Valley
    • Silicon Valley Tours
    • More Wine Country >
      • Napa Illuminated
      • Sonoma Savored
      • Russian River Wine Region
      • Teetotalers' Tour
      • Mainly Champagne Tour
      • Foodies' Delight
      • Art Lovers' Wineries Tour
    • Tours for Groups (7+ People)
    • Hitchcock Movie Tours >
      • "Vertigo" Movie Tour
      • "The Birds," a Horror! Movie
      • Quintessentially San Francisco Movies
    • Un-Usual Itineraries >
      • More Unique Tours >
        • Down on the Farm
        • Hearst Castle Overnight
        • Yosemite Overnight
        • And More >
          • Antique Trains
      • Oakland & Berkeley
      • "High" Road Cannabis Tour
      • Filoli Estate
      • Santa Cruz
      • Way Off the Beaten Path
  • COST$
    • The Fine Print
  • Recommendations
    • Half or Full Day?
    • Where to Stay?
    • Where to Eat?
    • A Perfect Week
    • Plan Ahead
  • FAQ
    • Car Seats for Kids
  • Why Tour w/ Us?
  • Contact Us / Reserve Tours

a Private Sightseeing Service​  for the San Francisco Bay Area

   plus best ways to  ​STAY-CATION: you're LOCAL and want to explore new, little known,
   and un-usual attractions. Why pay a guide to show you around your own 'neighborhood'? 
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​What makes us Different! ​​​

Our Destinations
Truly Custom Itineraries
Local, savvy Guides
Fun, and Education...at your pace
Transparent Fees
Our Destinations
     Not just the best known--Golden Gate Bridge, "Painted Ladies," Napa wineries, Monterey Bay Aquarium--but also many un-usual places: Silicon Valley, the Big Sur coast, locales from Hitchcock's masterpiece "Vertigo," a rescue for sea mammals (sustained by 1200 volunteers) in a spectacular setting, amazing lighthouses, eateries that feature vegan options...we're even considering a tour focused on our new cannabis industry. Your itinerary can be designed to accommodate 2-3 days in the Wine Country or Carmel-by-the-Sea, with overnight stays.  
Truly Custom or Personalized Itineraries
     That adapt to favor kids (with parents or other adults, of course), or individuals who're traveling solo, or people in (foldable) wheelchairs and those who need frequent stops, or people who don't want to walk too much, or even teetotalers interested in the Wine Country. FYI once we've confirmed your tour reservation for Silicon Valley or our Wine Country, we usually ask that you review a questionnaire, your responses to which help us ensure that you see and experience what interests you most.
Local, Savvy Guides 
     Both ours, and those we introduce you to.
Fun, and Education...at your pace
Our Fees 
     Based on tour length, without mysterious surcharges like "taxes," licensing fees, mandatory gratuities. 
See places not included in the typical tour--
hidden delights known only to locals.

We pick you up at your hotel, home, short-term rental, the airport,
 or even dockside of your cruise ship.

Start when you're ready and move at your pace.
Don't worry about directions, traffic, or where to park.
Your itinerary emphasizes your preferences​
as to places to visit and where to eat.

You can travel solo, as a couple, as a family, or as a group of similar interests.
 
With trained, knowledgeable Guides (who've lived in the Bay Area for decades) you get context
​and history, so you can appreciate more thoroughly what you're seeing and experiencing.


We want your tours to recall your favorite vacations, one that you and your companions remember with genuine pleasure.

Return home relaxed, happy, and satisfied with tours​that were exciting!
​yet free of stress.
 E-Mail: tourpilot@outlook.com 
          Call! 1-510-455-6602
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