4-10 Guests
Privately tour San Francisco easily.
Private San Francisco Tour
Attention new San Francisco visitors: Instead of experiencing the wild and crazy California you see on social media, join our private, expert guides to feel the true charm and essence of the city, one filled with beautiful sightseeing, world-renowned landmarks, and delicious dim sum restaurants.
Whether you’re seeking a weekend of exploring around the Golden Gate Bridge, strolling through Alcatraz in the misty morning fog or sampling clam chowder from a classic California restaurant, we can be your North Star to enjoying and understanding the best of San Francisco, especially if you are too busy to host your visiting clients yourselves.
Tour Highlights
- Luxuriously tour San Francisco with a private guide
- Explore Chinatown, North Beach, the famously crooked Lombard Street and more.
- Feel safe and reassured while privately touring California.
- Ride in private, luxury transportation.
- Drive California Highway 1 and view its breathtaking landscapes
- Experience Monterey Bay’s wonders, most likely including humpback whales, harbor seals and sea otters.
- Stroll beneath the giant California redwoods.
- Wine taste in Napa Valley’s famous vineyards.
- Weekend getaways are custom planned for your event schedule.
Included
- Travel advice before arrival
- Luxury itinerary planning for your entire stay
- Maps and guidance on California’s best locations
- Personable and experienced private drivers and guides
- Private, luxurious transportation
- All gratuities (no money exchanges hands for your guests)
- Handcrafted itineraries with minimal effort required on your part
- Feel comfortable from the moment you land in San Francisco.
- Front door pickup from anywhere in the Bay Area
Custom Planning
Offer your guests the San Francisco they yearn to experience. From a private city tour of the famous sights to a secluded Napa Valley wine tasting for a couple, we can be your hosts to ensure your team feels good while looking good. Then go over the road to more California destinations.
Not Included
Whether you are here for a business conference, a grandson’s college graduation, or a playoff match for your visiting sports team, we can be your connection to a simple and easy San Francisco luxury experience. Flights and event tickets are not included, with everything else efficiently planned around your guests.
Luxury Transportation
Ride in luxury transportation as you explore San Francisco’s renowned landmarks, learning about the history and stories as you rest comfortably in your plush leather seats. Your clean, reliable vehicle will be sized to your group, whether you are cruising along the Embarcadero shoreline or rolling past a famous Napa vineyard.
Exclusive San Francisco Meals
From sampling Dungeness crab in Sausalito to tasting award-winning Neapolitan pizza in North Beach, your team will enjoy meals that showcase the best of San Francisco’s cuisine—everything from luxury dining to renowned foodie restaurants. Fresh fish tacos with a perfectly paired Sonoma white wine, anyone?
Private Tour Guides
Give your new visitors the best impression of San Francisco by connecting them with our private guides. We handle everything from A to Z so you can focus on making positive California memories. One phone call—speaking with a human and not a robot—and we’ll begin to create your special weekend.
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What’s best for your private group?
NEXT STEPS
Feel free to check out our FAQ page, fill out our Planning Form or give us a call to understand your best San Francisco Intro Tour possibilities. Only when we’re on the same page can we begin to create the best Bay Area Offsite for you: +1.415.351.9090.
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The sound of the cable cars ringing up Nob Hill, the gentle sway of red lanterns above your head as you confidently stroll along Chinatown’s busy streets, or the calmness of the cool San Francisco fog settling around you as you glance up at the world-famous Golden Gate Bridge—these are the California travel feelings we like to offer your team in a simple, upscale environment.
Why not show your team the side of San Francisco that captures so many hearts?
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California Welcome Weekend | Sample Itinerary
Private Orientation Weekend for 3 Days, 3 Nights
Internal Employee Transfer
A large Bay Area company called us for help. They had an internal, international transfer moving to California and needed to create a Bay Area orientation to acclimate the arriving family, both to lower the stresses of the international move and to show the family they truly cared about their well-being.
The company’s HR department had a clever idea: to introduce the family to the best sights of the Bay Area on their arrival with a Luxury San Francisco Tour—a few days of exploring the best parts of their new city while avoiding the negative ones.
TRAVEL DAY
San Francisco First Impression
In this case, the family transferred from Singapore and consisted of a mother, daughter, son and father, who was promoted to a new executive position. Moving to the Bay Area, their first two weeks were for a company orientation, followed by the family beginning their new life in America.
The Singaporean family landed in the late afternoon and checked into their San Jose hotel, ready for a peaceful night’s sleep before their Private San Francisco Tour in the morning.
DAY 1
Luxury San Francisco Tour
The family’s day began with a seamless pickup from their front door in Silicon Valley, on their way to seeing the best parts of San Francisco. The four California newbies obviously didn’t know what to expect in the city—other than information gathered from some accurate and incredibly inaccurate internet articles. Our private guide welcomed them and began by explaining California’s unique story, sharing historical highlights, interesting anecdotes and more as the group sat back and relaxed, listening in their leather seats in luxury.
Our first stop was the top of Nob Hill, a great way to help the folks understand San Francisco’s layout with stunning bay views all around.
Neighborhood Exploration
After the family’s classic San Francisco lunch, it was now time to check out the best views of the Golden Gate Bridge, followed by exploring more neighborhoods of interest, such as Pacific Heights and the Presidio—locations not commonly seen or experienced by first-time visitors. Our private guides also diplomatically answered any questions the family had, doing our best to leave a positive impression while simultaneously explaining, within reason, California’s pros and cons.
DAY 2
Monterey Whale Watching
On our second day, with the newcomers still recovering from jet lag, we departed for Monterey Bay, specifically for whale watching, so the family could get up close to California’s unique and captivating wildlife. Our private guide again filled them in on the area as we cruised along the Pacific Coast Highway, the ocean waves breaking on the misty shoreline below. The family now understood that all they had to do was show up on time. They were in good hands for seeing and experiencing the best of California.
Giant Redwood Trees
After lunch and a morning spent on the open water, it was time for the family to slow down with an easy hike among California’s iconic redwoods. And instead of Muir Woods National Monument, which at times can feel crowded and overbearing, we ventured to a spot with thinner crowds, where the legendary redwoods are older and larger. For context, some of these giants are more than 2,000 years old—so large you can actually step inside their hollowed trunks. And the children did.
DAY 3
Yosemite National Park
Day 3 was now our favorite sightseeing location, and the spot the family was most excited about, Yosemite National Park. Having seen photos and heard stories of the park their entire lives, Dad and Mom were excited and very eager to show their children the famous landscape, a way for them to learn about America’s nature firsthand with their feet on the trail.
We began our drive across California in our luxurious Mercedes SUV, taking in the state’s diversity as we sipped hot coffee, the children resting comfortably in the back.
Yosemite Nature Hiking
The afternoon was now the time for the family to experience Yosemite in depth. Our private guides shared the park’s history, pointed out landmarks such as Half Dome and the daring rock climbers on El Capitán, followed by a secluded picnic lunch for the family along the Merced River, away from the crowds.
The family then chose an afternoon hike with a trail paired to their skill level, while our private guide revealed the stories and sights only Yosemite regulars know.
A QUICK RECAP
For Your California Welcome Tour
San Francisco Event Visit
Our approach to our Luxury San Francisco Intro Weekend is simple: We are here to showcase the very best of the Bay Area. Our professional guides genuinely care about presenting San Francisco in the best possible light for newcomers.
For the Singaporean family, their touring days helped them understand their new home while showcasing that their company truly cared about their comfort. Upon departure, the family offered a heartfelt farewell, ready for more orientation activities the following day.
WHERE WE WENT
On Our California Welcome Weekend
Feel Safe In San Francisco
Being new doesn’t always feel comfortable. Our private guides remove that uncertainty by hosting your guests with ease and intention from the moment they arrive. Whether relocating to California from overseas, elevating a team with a luxury sightseeing weekend or introducing clients to the real San Francisco and its surroundings, we ensure every first visit feels natural, confident, and well cared for—because creating a great first impression of California should never be left to chance. Start Planning »