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San Francisco: Muir Woods & Hop-on Hop-off Bus with 15% Savings

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Duration2h–4h

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Redwoods in the Morning, the City by Bus All Day

You hike through old-growth redwoods in Muir Woods, then spend 24 hours hopping on and off a double-decker bus at 16 San Francisco stops, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Palace of Fine Arts, and Golden Gate Park. The package includes a guided roundtrip to the forest, digital audio narration on the bus, and an optional Chinatown walking tour. Hotel shuttle service is available with advance notice, and you can split the two parts across separate days if you prefer.

2h–4h

Step-by-step itinerary

Depart for Muir Woods at 8:30am
Walk through coastal redwood forest
Visit seaside town of Sausalito
Start hop-on hop-off bus tour at 10am
See Golden Gate Bridge
Explore San Francisco Chinatown
Visit Golden Gate Park
Enjoy views of San Francisco Bay
Hop off at various city stops

The Experience

You're standing at Fisherman's Wharf at 288 Beach Street, and the bus pulls up — open-top, red, impossible to miss. That's when you realize you've just bought yourself two completely different San Francisco days rolled into one ticket, and the 15% discount makes it feel like you're getting away with something. The Muir Woods portion happens first: you'll head north across the Golden Gate Bridge to walk through a coastal redwood forest that's now a national monument, the kind of place where the trees are so tall you have to tilt your head back and lose your balance a little. Then you come back, hop on the double-decker bus, and spend the next 24 hours getting off and on at 16 stops around the city — Golden Gate Park, the Palace of Fine Arts, Chinatown, North Beach, the bay itself.

The hop-on hop-off part is where the flexibility lives. You're not locked into a schedule the way you would be on a standard tour; the bus runs all day, and you decide when to jump off and wander. The digital audio guide plays while you're aboard — available in ten languages, which matters if you're traveling with someone who doesn't speak English — and it fills in the gaps between stops without talking over itself. If you add the optional digital Chinatown walking tour (it departs from Stop #3), that's another hour on foot through the neighborhood, but you can do it whenever you want, not on someone else's clock. The whole thing operates Monday through Saturday, and the company will arrange hotel pickup with advance notice, which saves you the logistics of getting to Fisherman's Wharf in the first place.

What makes this work is that you're not choosing between the forest and the city — you get both, and the price reflects that. The redwoods take up the morning; the bus takes up the rest. You can split the days if you need to, so if you're tired after Muir Woods, you save the bus tour for tomorrow. Infants and small children can ride in a stroller through the forest, and the bus has specialized infant seats. The whole thing runs in any weather, so bring layers and don't wait for perfect conditions.

What’s included

24-hour hop-on hop-off double-decker bus tour with 16 stops around San Francisco.
guided roundtrip transport to Muir Woods with free hiking time through the coastal redwood forest.
digital audio guide on the bus in multiple languages.
1-hour panoramic sunset tour of San Francisco.
optional 1-hour digital Chinatown walking tour (departs from Stop #3).
complimentary hotel shuttle service with advance notice.
access to Golden Gate Bridge views, Palace of Fine Arts, Golden Gate Park, Chinatown, North Beach, and San Francisco Bay stops.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Tower Tours - San Francisco's Sightseeing Specialist

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want both the redwoods and the city without arranging separate bookings — the 15% discount applies because you're combining two experiences, and the 24-hour bus pass means you're not rushed between stops.