Classic Sidecar Tour of San Francisco
Overview
Welcome to the most side-splitting San Francisco adventure! Buckle up for a classic sidecar ride, where you'll feel like a superhero with the wind in your hair. It's a duo delight - one person's in the sidecar, feeling like a VIP, while the other's behind the pilot, plotting world domination (or just selfies).
We'll hit all the hotspots! ,Lombard Street, where even cars question their driving skills. Next, we'll zip through Chinatown, where the fortune cookies write back! Hold on tight as we cross the majestic Golden Gate Bridge. It's so iconic; even pigeons strut on it.
In between laughs, we'll pause at the Painted Ladies, where houses compete in a beauty pageant. Of course, no tour is complete without a cable car ride. The hills are alive with the sound of tourists yelling "Whee!"Pro tip: Don't forget to tip your driver, the comedic genius behind the wheel. If you're not laughing, you might be napping, and that's just unacceptable!
So join us on this sidesplitting city tour.
We'll hit all the hotspots! ,Lombard Street, where even cars question their driving skills. Next, we'll zip through Chinatown, where the fortune cookies write back! Hold on tight as we cross the majestic Golden Gate Bridge. It's so iconic; even pigeons strut on it.
In between laughs, we'll pause at the Painted Ladies, where houses compete in a beauty pageant. Of course, no tour is complete without a cable car ride. The hills are alive with the sound of tourists yelling "Whee!"Pro tip: Don't forget to tip your driver, the comedic genius behind the wheel. If you're not laughing, you might be napping, and that's just unacceptable!
So join us on this sidesplitting city tour.
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Blanquette
- Phone charger
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: 1070 Lombard Street between Jones St and Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109
We are taking our travelers to most of the iconic place and monuments in San Francisco
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Golden Gate Bridge, US-101, San Francisco, CA 94129
Let’s cross the famous Bridge
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Chinatown, Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94108
One of the oldest and biggest Chinatown in US
Duration: 25 minutes
Pass By: Haight-Ashbury, Haight Street between Masonic and Stanyan, San Francisco, CA 94117
The birth place of the Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful dead, Janis Joplin.
Stop At: Alamo Square, Hayes & Steiner, San Francisco, CA 94117
let's see the Painted ladys
Duration: 20 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: 1070 Lombard Street between Jones St and Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109
We are taking our travelers to most of the iconic place and monuments in San Francisco
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Golden Gate Bridge, US-101, San Francisco, CA 94129
Let’s cross the famous Bridge
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Chinatown, Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94108
One of the oldest and biggest Chinatown in US
Duration: 25 minutes
Pass By: Haight-Ashbury, Haight Street between Masonic and Stanyan, San Francisco, CA 94117
The birth place of the Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful dead, Janis Joplin.
Stop At: Alamo Square, Hayes & Steiner, San Francisco, CA 94117
let's see the Painted ladys
Duration: 20 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Anais V
May 2019
J'ai visité San Francisco à bord d'un side car , cela restera une aventure fabuleuse et insolite. je vous le recommande !!!
J'ai visité San Francisco à bord d'un side car , cela restera une aventure fabuleuse et insolite. je vous le recommande !!!ukkylie
February 2021
** COVID SAFE ** Let me start off by saying I am terrified of motorcycles. So when my girlfriend booked this tour for me as a surprise birthday gift I can't say I was thrilled. In fact I spent two hours pacing my hotel room floor trying to figure out how to get out of it! Finally I decided to bi...
** COVID SAFE ** Let me start off by saying I am terrified of motorcycles. So when my girlfriend booked this tour for me as a surprise birthday gift I can't say I was thrilled. In fact I spent two hours pacing my hotel room floor trying to figure out how to get out of it! Finally I decided to bite the bullet and do the tour, and I'm so glad I did!! Jerome picked me up from my hotel and explained the motorcycle and sidecar to me and how they're built for cruising rather than speed. We spent several minutes discussing my concerns, all of which he graciously addressed before helping me into the sidecar. Both riders wear a helmet which is paired via Bluetooth so you can have a conversation as you travel around the city. And Jerome assured me the cleaning protocols he has in place made the helmet very very safe to wear. I was instantly surprised how comfortable a sidecar is. Despite being closer to the ground I felt unbelievably safe the entire tour. The bike we rode on is a 2018 BMW and everywhere we went we attracted attention! Jerome is a very engaging tour guide, taking time to ask questions about things to find out what interests you - this type of organic conversation allows him to plot points so he take you to places you will find interesting, rather than the same old tourist traps everyone takes you to. He also shares many stories about the history of San Francisco as well as stories on current events. The highlight of the tour was definitely going across the Golden Gate Bridge in a motorcycle sidecar!! For those of you concerned about speed, the highest speed we reached during the entire tour was approximately 40 miles an hour and that was only to keep up with the speed of traffic when crossing the bridge. And for those of you concerned about room inside of the sidecar, I can tell you there is plenty of room (both length and breadth) and it is very easy to get in and out without any trouble. This personal tour is ideal. In 3 hours we covered so many places in such a short duration of time because of our mode of transportation. As someone who has traveled extensively I can say with a level of certainty I'm yet to experience a tour which encompasses so much in such a short period of time but does not make you feel rushed or hurried along. I have never been to San Francisco before, and never had much of a desire to visit. After spending the afternoon Jerome, he helped me fall in love with a city which I had never been enamored with. I really can't say enough good things about Jerome or this tour. With the city being currently in lockdown there are limitations on what visitors can do while in the city. But because you are wearing a mask the entire time, and are in the open air, this tour is very safe.Bonzai67
June 2022
This is really the best way to get an overview of SF. We did the tour on our 1st full day there. Jerome takes you through most of the neighborhoods and points out the best places to eat or other areas you may want to see. He stops at all the photo ops and tells you all the history behind it. He i...
This is really the best way to get an overview of SF. We did the tour on our 1st full day there. Jerome takes you through most of the neighborhoods and points out the best places to eat or other areas you may want to see. He stops at all the photo ops and tells you all the history behind it. He is so knowledgeable about the city. It was great because some of the sights are a 1 and done and to do them on a motorcycle is cool - Lombard St. or GG Bridge. I would 100% recommend this tour.ChaunceyL1
November 2019
It was such a pleasure getting to tour around town with Jerome! It was my first time to San Francsico, and the sidecar was really the best way to see the most places and in just a few hours. We saw the Painted Ladies, the Presidio, Golden Gate Park, Chinatown, North Beach, the Mission District,...
It was such a pleasure getting to tour around town with Jerome! It was my first time to San Francsico, and the sidecar was really the best way to see the most places and in just a few hours. We saw the Painted Ladies, the Presidio, Golden Gate Park, Chinatown, North Beach, the Mission District, the Castro, Haigh-Ashbury, Golden Gate Bridge... just to name a few! This really was the best bang-for-my-buck activity from my entire time in SF. That's not even detailing how Jerome was a kind and thoughtful guide, and how he was accommodating even in the few days before our trip, when I realized that I had scheduled us for the wrong day. He even took some pictures on his phone, and shared with me afterwards! I really can't rate this experience highly enough. Must-do!debh617
October 2019
My husband and I were very lucky to do this tour with Jerome. He is extremely knowledgeable about the city and we spent the morning touring around so many areas of San Francisco which we would never have come across if we were on our own. The bike and sidecar was so much fun to travel around in -...
My husband and I were very lucky to do this tour with Jerome. He is extremely knowledgeable about the city and we spent the morning touring around so many areas of San Francisco which we would never have come across if we were on our own. The bike and sidecar was so much fun to travel around in - very comfortable. Jerome has a great personality and it was like spending time with an old friend. We would highly recommend this tour.TrailBlazer567156
July 2023
We booked our tour for a family of four (2 adults and 2 teens) prior to arriving in SF. Jerome was a brilliant communicator from the start with prompt emails and then WhatsApp’s once we had arrived in California. Our guides, Michael and Jean-Paul, were brilliant and great fun. They took us to pl...
We booked our tour for a family of four (2 adults and 2 teens) prior to arriving in SF. Jerome was a brilliant communicator from the start with prompt emails and then WhatsApp’s once we had arrived in California. Our guides, Michael and Jean-Paul, were brilliant and great fun. They took us to places we would never have seen on our own, and told us facts that kept all ages entertained. The sidecars can take you down roads that the tour buses definitely can’t go so I am really glad we decided to go with ridesbyme. Michael is brilliantly funny and had us all in stitches. We had a double sidecar and a single sidecar so we could all move around with being either in the cars or on the back of the bike. We had a problem with the microphone on my helmet (the family really didn’t mind my being unable to speak for part of the journey) but the guys had a spare helmet with them so we just swapped it over. All bases covered. Jerome came to join us for the final part of our ride and it was lovely to meet him. I would definitely recommend these guys to anyone coming to SF. We did the tour on day one so that we could then decide where we wanted to explore further in the remaining time we had.