PRIVATE MUIR WOODS TOUR

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Experience a private tour of San Francisco with 6-10 guests, featuring luxury transportation, expert commentary and insider tips. We’ll start at your front door anywhere in the Bay Area in our private Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, ready to create a memorable San Francisco day with your team.

Options include hiking in Muir Woods under the towering California redwoods; exploring historic Alcatraz, once home to infamous gangster Al Capone; or visiting iconic neighborhoods and attractions such as Chinatown, twisty Lombard Street and the Golden Gate Bridge. You can even enjoy a ride on a cable car.

Contact our private guides for an unforgettable San Francisco adventure, one adjusted to your team’s preferences, with unexpected delights creating lifelong memories.

Retreat Highlights

Explore San Francisco without that “touristy” feeling
See the Golden Gate Bridge, Pier 39, the Palace of Fine Arts and more
Insider tips, tricks and safety information
Private, one-on-one guidance
Feel confident to understand San Francisco for years to come
Hosting packages are for 1, 2 or 3 days
Begin and end from anywhere in the Bay Area

Group Interests

Whether it’s standing below the Golden Gate Bridge to feel the salty spray on your cheeks or discovering the best viewpoints for your VIP clients, our private San Francisco tours offer an informative and personalized journey for you to truly comprehend and embrace where your private group is visiting.

Included

A customized visit to California planned for your group
Luxury, private transportation
Private, knowledgeable and interesting guides
Turnkey itinerary planning
Maps and guidance for San Francisco’s best neighborhoods
One-on-one travel consulting to ensure an efficient weekend
All logistics are handled by us — just fly in

Not Included

Each San Francisco Offsite is designed to fit your desires and budget; what we include or don’t include is up to you. Is your group particularly interested in architecture, history, neighborhood safety, hiking? One phone call and our guides can customize a private day in San Francisco geared towards your team’s interests.

*COVID-19 Policies : Our team is dedicated to providing a safe, healthy environment for all our guests and employees. Read our full list of preventative actions on our COVID-19 page.

Luxury Transportation

Ride in luxurious, private transportation while your guests explore San Francisco’s 7 x 7 miles of landmarks and sights. We’ll visit Nob Hill, Chinatown, North Beach, the Golden Gate Bridge and more, showing you the best of the Bay Area in your limited time frame.

Napa Valley Offsite Sprinter Designated Driver

Classic Meals

Dine in the Bay’s top restaurants, from enjoying clam chowder while overlooking the picturesque boats of Sausalito to shucking oysters in Point Reyes with a fresh spritzer in hand. Our private guides can create a dining experience that enhances your time in San Francisco.

Private Guides

Our guides created our Private San Francisco Tour because we know many Bay Area companies (and those groups who visit) unintentionally overlook the attention-to-detail standards your team deserves, especially when visiting California for business reasons.

We have decades of experience leading retreats in North America and can relate San Francisco to your private group whether they come from Europe, Asia, South Africa or Texas.

CHOOSE YOUR STYLE

What’s best for your team?

Mercedes Sprinter
4-8 Guests
Understand San Francisco in your limited time frame.
9-50 Guests
Show your group on the best of the Bay!
Luxury Motorcoach
Accommodation
Budget, Midrange, Luxury
Choose your team’s hotel style and location.
Starting Point
Begin from your hotel’s front door.
Anywhere in the Bay Area

NEXT STEPS

Please determine your total time frame in California, the number of guests and your desired dates, and then Give Us A Call or fill out our Planning Form. You can also browse our FAQ page for a better idea of what’s possible.

Only once we’re on the same page can we begin to tailor the best private San Francisco tour for your group.

Discovery Session
Speak on the phone with a human, not a robot, to determine your best strategy. In what part of the Bay Area will you stay? What’s your team’s total time frame? Are there any meetings or lunches you wish to add? Our private guides can help you adjust your itinerary to create a memorable experience for everyone.
Extras

How many activities do you wish to offer? San Francisco Extras include Alcatraz, Muir Woods, museums, sporting events, world-class restaurants and more. Or a better question: How do you want your group to feel when they’re finished with California? Do you have a message you wish to convey?
Disclaimer for Our Private San Francisco Tours
We’ll provide a balanced view of the Bay, including its challenges, and guide you through navigating San Francisco in its new era. With our extensive knowledge of the city, we can offer your team a warm and comprehensive introduction to our hometown.

But please be aware that road closures or city events may lead to adjustments in our routes, for which we apologize in advance. In addition, our drivers are required to stay near our vehicles at all times.

Not included in your private tour are entrance fees, accommodations, or Extras (such as catered meals) unless requested, with a 20% gratuity added to all parties of six or more. While we aim to create an unforgettable experience, we may decline extravagant, unsafe or unreasonable requests.

HAVE QUESTIONS?

See our frequently asked questions or contact one of our private guides today.

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Private San Francisco Tour from Silicon Valley | Sample Itinerary

In a Mercedes Sprinter for 7-10 guests

Start your private San Francisco tour from anywhere on the peninsula in a luxury Mercedes-Benz Sprinter as our expert guides show you the city’s highlights in just one day.

Choose from options including hiking in Muir Woods, visiting Alcatraz penitentiary or Chinatown and much more. With luxury transportation starting right at your Silicon Valley doorstep, your team can confidently explore San Francisco, stepping away from their desks for an unforgettable day in the Bay.

Browse over the sample itinerary below, which we can personalize to your teams’ preferences.

THE CHALLENGE

Private San Francisco Tour from San Jose

Seb and his corporate team were visiting Silicon Valley on business for an artificial intelligence summit, an executive briefing in California to meet with potential AI investors. But after a week of meetings in San Mateo, a tech-heavy town just south of San Francisco, Seb wished to get his team out of the office for a day of sightseeing, preferably in nature and with fresh air, where the group could truly enjoy their time with each other in or near San Francisco.

He and his assistant approached us with their request and, following a brief exchange of ideas, we collaborated on his team’s adventurous day in the Bay Area.

Connect by Phone

Seb called us and began to explain his situation. His team of eight (including Seb and his assistant) wanted to explore Northern California – a free day with his team between meetings – including famous hikes with a memorable lunch spot. Since the team had limited time (they were from England and were rookies in San Francisco), he wanted us to take care of all the planning and operations, so his group could just show up.
Questions

We began to ask questions about their idea of a memorable day. Besides the request for nature and fresh air, what was the groups’ age range? Were there any mobility limitations? Had any of his team visited the Bay Area before? Once our guides knew the full story – most importantly their time frame and budget – we could begin to point them in the right direction, whether their private offsite was with us or better operated by another supplier.
Select Your Package

The time frame was most important for Seb, having only one day to explore San Francisco from Silicon Valley, with a dinner scheduled that night at 6 p.m. Longer time frame options for groups in San Francisco include private Napa Valley wine tastings, Yosemite wilderness hiking and exploring the legendary California coastline.

How We Planned

Our initial step was to actively listen and gain a good understanding of Seb’s idea for their free day. Often, guests have a good sense of the San Francisco sights (thanks to the wealth of free information available online). However, a direct conversation with a private guide who knows and understands California travel, including tourist and traffic patterns, is always best. Seb and his assistant, Sam, recognized this and found that we matched with their team’s personality, especially in regard to the feeling they wanted their group to have in the end. After discussing their constraints, we were able to fine-tune their hiking/walking day in San Francisco.

Rooming List

No Rooming List was required as Seb and his group were already in town for their weekly meetings, with their hotel reserved in Silicon Valley.
Extras

Extra options included Muir Woods, a private lunch with catered meals and more. Nothing was off the table as long as they could keep their exploring within their budget and time frame.
Confirmation

Once their itinerary was selected, we accepted Seb’s deposit and sent the confirmation documents to their group.

The Itinerary

Yosemite National Park, the famous wilderness location and their first choice for a hiking destination in nature, was too far away for their group’s time frame, so Seb and Sam chose a location to hike closer to Silicon Valley and San Francisco, Muir Woods. After a thorough conversation by phone with our guides, we planned a day entailing exploration among the tallest trees on earth, with a few San Francisco urban hikes sprinkled in for even more entertainment.

Our guides would provide the day’s itinerary, lunch reservations and handle all the details from beginning to end; Seb’s team only needed to show up to their hotel’s front door ready to go, dressed in proper hiking attire.

DAY ONE

Morning Agenda

We picked up the eight-man team, including Seb and Sam, from their Silicon Valley hotel in our luxury Mercedes Sprinter, with our private driver and guide ready to show them the best of the Bay Area, providing insight into San Francisco’s history, current events and a few unique hikes. Neighborhoods on our hitlist included Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf and Nob Hill before an enchanting day of hiking in picturesque Muir Woods.

8 a.m.

After picking up the team in San Jose, we headed toward San Francisco. The crew was ready, dressing correctly in everything needed for an adventurous day, such as comfortable shoes, dressing in layers and carrying small bags for any personal supplies and sunscreen. Our guides provided plenty of waters for hiking.
Welcome to the Bay

We showed the San Francisco we love by diplomatically explaining the problems of our town paired with the world-famous landmarks. Instead of pretending the homeless dilemma doesn’t exist (although everyone with an Internet connection knows about the problem), our private guides choose to provide insight. To us, a quality private offsite is about understanding your destination in a transparent way.
10 a.m.

Once their itinerary was selected, we accepted Seb’s deposit and sent the confirmation documents to their group.

Included Seafood Lunch

After viewing and experiencing the Golden Gate Bridge from multiple angles, pointing out the city’s self-driving cars along the way (Seb and his team knew all about the details – they were in town to pitch the same AI products), we crossed the bridge to explore Sausalito, a charming and small coastal town north of San Francisco. Although many quality restaurants dot the shoreline, we suggested a seafood location frequented by locals and celebrities alike.

12 p.m.

The team enjoyed lunch, complete with calamari, crab cakes and clam chowder served in a sourdough bread bowl. Coming from England, bordered by water, the crew was delighted to immerse themselves in San Francisco’s famous sea fare.
1 p.m.

To walk off lunch, the team strolled along Sausalito’s walking promenade of shops (with some of the team hunting for souvenirs for their family members) before hopping into our private Mercedes for our ride to Muir Woods’ evergreen-scented hiking trails.
Private Muir Woods Tour

Currently, the National Park Service does not allow private guides inside the Muir Woods’ gates. This is to preserve the integrity of the park and to not disturb the solitude of nature, a practice with which we agree. Our private guides instead gave Seb’s team a rundown of their best hiking options, leaving each guest to discover the serenity of the big trees individually.

Privately Hike Muir Woods

We then made our way to Muir Woods, the closest location to San Francisco for big trees. Recognized as the tallest trees in the world (think of their branches reaching high into the sky to drink the misty fog), the California redwoods are an awe-inspiring sight for any visitor, and Seb’s group was no different. We tailored their Muir Woods adventure to their hiking skills, so everyone felt confident, eager and welcome on the trails.

2 p.m.

With a proper introduction by our private guides, the team hit the trails for their afternoon in nature. Options included medium to hard hikes, browsing the gift shop to purchase a miniature “giant” sequoia seedling, and more. The group was excited to be out of their meetings, confident in their hiking abilities and in search of the elusive banana slug.
3:30 p.m.

After looping around a few trails in Muir Woods, hiking below trees more than 800 years old, with birdsong as natural music, the team returned to our private Mercedes Sprinter (and cell signal) for our ride back to Silicon Valley. Our private guides strongly believe that nature is a great way to energize one’s spirit.

Return to Silicon Valley for Dinner

With their Muir Woods hikes now complete, with satisfied legs, they beamed as we made our way back down the peninsula toward their hotel, stopping at a few unforgettable viewpoints as the cherry on top. By the end of our informative, adventurous and relaxing day (as described by the team themselves, not us), we headed back to Silicon Valley in time to clean up for dinner.

4 p.m.

With the fog now clear, we drove to the Marin Headlands (where vehicles over 30 ft. are not allowed) for views of the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset. The team was grateful for their easy, turnkey hiking day in California as they looked at the home of 800,000 residents from the best view in the city.
5 p.m.

The group then returned to San Mateo and their hotel, happy about their day in nature while also learning about San Francisco’s historic past and present, the growth and issues of the Bay Area and more. They agreed that the city they saw was not the same as what they’d viewed online.

A QUICK RECAP

For Our Private San Francisco Tour

8 GUESTS

PRIVATE SAN FRANSISCO TOUR

NO HOTEL STAY

EXTRAS: MUIR WOODS, LUNCH, THEMED SOCKS

A Final Note On Private San Francisco Tours

Arranging a private San Francisco tour from Silicon Valley for VIP clients can be difficult. From determining the time frame, stops of the day, catered lunches and educating the team on San Francisco’s good and bad aspects – especially recently, with our negative PR problems – every detail matters. But who should you trust to orchestrate your team’s positive day in the Bay Area?

Just as in in the kitchen, too many cooks can spoil the broth. If you seek an independent tour company that prides itself on direct communication and transparent pricing, one that isn’t afraid to stand for what’s best for its guests, then look no further. We’re the private guides who can adapt swiftly to challenges, ensuring a memorable, thought-provoking experience for your team.

Seb and Sam agreed they had their problem of a hiking day in San Francisco solved and couldn’t wait to return for some awesome hikes in Yosemite in the future.

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WHERE WE WENT

On Our Private San Francisco Tour

Artificial Intelligence

Technology is not everything, and sometimes, the most meaningful adventures are those spent with humans. The experiences we provide inspire a warm, traditional feeling – something artificial intelligence can’t replicate (at least not yet). Seriously, what does your team subconsciously crave when visiting a new city?

While AI is advancing rapidly and is likely to transform many industries, we take pride in our human-to-human interactions, offering the kind of hospitality your private group can relate to. When was the last time you had a team retreat in San Francisco, bonding with each other over a day of famous sights and hikes?

From budget to luxury to anywhere in between, we can tailor your day in San Francisco to your private group. Everyone knows a robot cannot provide the insight a thoughtful human can.