The 15 Best Walking Tours in San Francisco

1.North Beach & Little Italy Walking Tour: Food, History & Flavor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,044 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $86Our pick

Taste North Beach through coffee, cannoli, pizza, and local stories on a three-hour San Francisco food and history walk.

“Arrive 20 minutes early to find parking jn the parking garages. .. suggestion 735 Columbus North beqch Parking Garage, has a great location parking $5.00 per hour. 4 minutes walking distance from the meet up tour destination. Lots of good food. Great portions. Great information. Steps included ( wear comfortable shoes). Bring a bottle of water.”

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2.San Francisco Chinatown Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 778 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $59

Explore San Francisco Chinatown with a local guide, markets, herbal remedies, Waverly Place, pagoda buildings, and fresh fortune cookies.

“Nice opening overview of Chinatown lore and history. Linda was friendly and had good stories to tell.”

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3.San Francisco LGBTQ Walking Tour with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 600 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $40

Walk San Francisco’s Castro with local guide Kathy, exploring Harvey Milk sites, LGBTQ memorials, activism, and neighborhood history in two hours.

“Kathy was very knowledgeable and showed us a lot of Castro’s history and culture. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour!”

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4.Chinatown Walking Tour: Food, History & Flavor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 575 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $86

Explore San Francisco Chinatown through dim sum, tea, fortune cookies, markets, and stories on this small-group, three-hour walking tour.

“Good history of the area as well as good food. Our guide Isabella was very knowledgeable I recommend.”

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5.#1 Sonoma Walking Food, Wine Tasting & History Tour (Public Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 457 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $189

Explore Sonoma Plaza through local cheese, olive oil, Mexican food, wine, history, chocolate, and a friendly small-group walking tour.

“Great tour! Excellent tour guide. Little of everything covered in this tour. We really enjoyed it. Carolina was amazing. Highly recommend this to anyone visiting Sonoma.”

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6.Chinatown Culinary Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 265 reviews · 3 hours · from $84

Eat your way through San Francisco Chinatown with dim sum, tea, fortune cookies, markets, temples, and three hours of local stories.

“Such a great experience! Lots of stories and interesting historical facts from a local, on top of all the amazing food that we got to enjoy along the way. Highly recommend this one.”

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7.San Francisco Ghost Hunt Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 177 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $25Best value

Explore San Francisco’s haunted past with Christian Cagigal on a 90-minute evening walk through Lower Nob Hill, mixing history, humor, and ghost lore.

“Had an amazing experience tonight with my friend. It was a last minute event because I wanted to go out of our norm of our usual visit. Christian was hilarious and kept us entertained. Did we experience anything? Nope but that's okay because I mainly did it for the spooky history lesson, which I love. Highly recommend if you are staying near by.”

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8.Private Walking Tour of San Francisco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 150 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $49

Explore San Francisco on a private 2.5-hour walk through Chinatown, the Financial District, and the Embarcadero with local history and tips.

“Filip was AMAZING!!! This isn’t a basic sight seeing tour of typical SF landmarks, rather this tour dug deeper into the history of the city, global connections and how SF is still shaped by the spirit and values of those who embarked upon its shores nearly 200 years ago. The time passes so fast because we walk a little bit then pause to stop and engage. You get to explore avenues around the city that even locals might miss. Definitely bring water, dress in layers and wear good walking shoes. Autumn was the best time of year to come on this tour because the weather was mild and sunny. Plenty…”

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9.Food Walking Tour of Chinatown & North Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 148 reviews · 4 hours · from $94

Taste Chinatown dim sum, tea and fortune cookies, then follow San Francisco’s North Beach food and Beat Generation trail for four hours.

“This was a great tour! We got to try so many different foods with the insider perspective from the very knowledgeable guide.”

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10.Take a Walk with a Storyteller! The Surreal San Francisco Tour.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 111 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $32

Explore San Francisco’s Mission, Castro, and Duboce Triangle with storyteller Clyde Always, mixing local history, music, folklore, and tall tales.

“Clyde is a wonderful tour guide and gifted storyteller. This tour is a great way to spend a little time getting to learn some interesting facts (and a few fun fictions) about SF while exploring.”

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11.Fisherman’s Wharf Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $39

Review of San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf Walking Tour, covering historic sights, sea lions, Musée Mécanique, value, pace, and practical tips.

“Seth was an amazing tour guide, very knowledgeable of the history of the area! Would recommend to anyone visiting San Francisco.”

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12.North Beach Food Tasting and Cultural Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $99

Taste North Beach classics, hear its Italian and literary stories, and finish with gelato on a three-hour San Francisco walking tour.

“Scott was a wonderful and knowlegable guide. He balanced humor with history and it was greatly appreciated. The great thing for us is that due to the amount of walking and having mobility issues Scott brought food to us where we were sitting so we did not miss out on anything. We told him not to worry because we anticipated we might have that issue but he would not let us miss the fabullous food we tasted. He totally understood that not all of the group was as slow as us and made it still a fabulous experience.”

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13.Chinatown Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 58 reviews · from $99

Taste five Chinatown specialties, visit a fortune cookie factory and Buddhist temple, and learn San Francisco food history on a three-hour tour.

“Michael was entertaining, courteous, and informative! We loved the food, too!”

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14.Walk with Spirits: A Haunted Pub Crawl in San Francisco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $44

Explore San Francisco’s haunted pubs, crime stories, and Gold Rush lore on a small-group evening walk through Jackson Square, North Beach, and Chinatown.

“Getting to know the group and the guide during the walks was as much fun as the history & stories that Jamie shared with us.”

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15.Mission District Food and Culture Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 47 reviews · from $39

Explore San Francisco’s Mission District through murals, Latinx history, tacos, a Mission burrito, and pan dulce on this two-hour walking tour.

“I had really wanted just a mural tour of the Mission District but couldn't find one to fit the timing with my other tour itineraries. So I booked this tour as the next best thing and what I got was waaaayyyy better than I would have ever imagiRead more”

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