San Francisco Private Tours

Look out! Our tour for Muir Woods was canceled with no explanation whatsoever & the refund promised yesterday never materialized. Had to waste valuable vacation time calling credit card company requesting our money back. Non-​existent customer service: tried calling business phone # but «box full» so couldn’t even leave a message.

I was panicking, only had one day to show my adult children SF. I wanted to cram in as much as possible. It was our first whole family vacation in a long time, and I wanted to make it special. JOESEPH DID, IN SPADES…
HERE HE COMES TO SAVE THE DAY!
Joeseph took us in his very comfortable, brand new van. It fit all six of us with no problem. Joe managed to take us to all the usual touristy spots, but also to several, very cool, old SF haunts that only a long time, connected resident would know of.
I really enjoyed his wit and intellect, he is obviously a very cultured man, and it shows in his passion for what he does, lending his insight many times along the way. He has great knowledge and appreciation for the history, architecture, people, and lore of the city. His tour was very fun and educational, and his easy-​going manner can put any one at ease, he aims to please.
My entire family thought he was the highlight of our trip!
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Stop everything! Cancel your bus tours, your duck tours, and whatever else you have booked and tour with Joe instead! You won’t regret it! He is such a delightful, charming tour guide with an unbridled passion for his city and an aim to please. He chauffeured my mom, daughter, and myself all around town — taking us to so many places the bus tour we wasted our time with earlier that day was not able to! My only regret was that we didn’t book a full day with him!
Apparently, most of the «must-​see» neighborhoods in San Francisco no longer allow buses down their streets — and even if you do get to see an attraction, it’s on a quick time table. Not with Joe — he’ll take you anywhere you want to go (including down Lombard Street) and goes at your pace!
He knew I wanted to make this trip special for my mom, so he catered to her and pulled out all the stops. He was full of life and energy and stories I could have listened to all day. Everywhere we went, he either knew people or made new friends along the way.
The best part was listening to him sing some of the great classics on the way home… making us feel like we were transported into another time and era. When my daughter realized she left her jacket in his van about 10 minutes after he had dropped us off, he came all the way back to give it to her (no small feat at 5pm on a Saturday night in downtown).
Thank you so much Joe — for a most exceptional day! We will absolutely be back and will recommend you to anyone and everyone we know who is visiting your fine city!!!

My husband and I recently took a trip to San Francisco for our anniversary. We wanted to get a driver to take a day trip to Napa and visit the wineries. Joe with San Francisco Private Tours was recommended to us and we couldn’t have been more pleased! He took us to boutique wineries that we would have never known about, booked us reservations for a romantic and wonderful lunch, and kept us on schedule all day long! He is fun, entertaining, knowledgeable about the wineries, and really knows how to take care of you. We look forward to visiting Napa again and Joe will be one of our first phone calls to book! Ask him to sing for you — he’s great!

My family and I recently took a tour with Joe to Muir Woods and Sonoma. We had an absolutely fabulous trip. Joe was prompt, informative, funny, and even sang for us. He also made a few extra stops and showed us beautiful areas that we would’ve never known to visit. He answered all of our questions about California and we never felt rushed. If you’re looking for a private tour, Joe is worth every single penny. And if we return to San Fran, we would definitely use him again.

We were lucky to have Joe as our private tour guide on a recent trip to Sausalito. What a refreshing alternative to the cattle-​drive tours of San Francisco and Sonoma that we have previously experienced! We loved the interesting and personalized trip that we experienced. We highly recommend his services.

Knowledge, Flexibility & Comfort!
I recently spent a day with a few of my closest friends touring Sonoma with Joe, owner of San Francisco Private Tours. The group of us all live in The City and head to Wine Country as much as possible. We had been looking for a reliable driver who could take us up there without a limo price tag. Joe has a really comfortable, luxurious van that seats 7 and could take us where ever we wanted to go!
We all have our favorite wineries, and Joe had some suggestions of places we hadn’t been to– so we were able to fit 3 wineries within the Sonoma area into a 6 hour tour. We do like to linger & picnic and each of the places he recommended were perfect.
He is a great conversationalist, fun to chat with and kept the group of us entertained the whole day.