In One Day
Privately tour San Francisco with expert guides who can show, explain, and enhance the best the city has to offer in a wonderful day of sightseeing. Your luxury Mercedes GL and private tour guide await to make rewarding and efficient use of your time — with a luxury bespoke experience privately designed for you.
Stand along the bay and feel the salty sea air spray you as you stare up at the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Watch the frisky sea lions’ antics in the water below, or stroll through Chinatown to learn the history and unknowns of this world-renowned neighborhood, with unique souvenir ops galore.
In San Francisco, with our knowledge and years of insight, paired with your desires, you are guaranteed to feel welcome and comfortable.
We do not accept your reservation and then farm you off to another luxury tour operator. That is not good manners to us. Instead, we do the opposite of many other luxury management companies and operate your private San Francisco tour ourselves.
This can mean heading to a quaint neighborhood for coffee on Sunday morning, or recommending window browsing at a boutique shopping promenade. This experience is about showing you the sights of San Francisco and tailoring them to you and your desires.
The word “tour” is overused these days. We like to think of it as creating a comfortable environment for you while we introduce you to the famous and less famous but noteworthy sites of San Francisco.
The San Francisco prices, the homeless, and cold weather are often a surprise to the first-time visitor. That is why we design our bespoke tours to diplomatically introduce you to San Francisco, the good and the bad. That, we feel, is much better than pulling the wool over your eyes or you walking the downtown streets alone.
With one phone call, our private tour guides can begin to paint a picture for your unique understanding of San Francisco. We believe we set the bar the other tour companies should be reaching for.
Please contact us by email for an updated schedule of our private tour availability.
For a Couple
Morning Agenda
Georgia and her fiancé Jack, both from England, contacted us to create an introductory private San Francisco experience for them. Jack was about to sign a five-year work contract in the city, and the couple wanted to make sure the move was right for both of them. They called us, let us know how long a tour they wanted (4-5 hours), and we tailored a private San Francisco tour to them. Georgia’s interests include coffee, art and reading, while Jack enjoys new cultures, athletics, and even Star Wars.
Below is an outline of the private tour we provided them, republished, with their permission, as an example of what we can offer.
Lunch Agenda
Georgia and Jack knew they would have plenty of time to see the top attractions during their time here, so they readily agreed to our suggestion that we show them the less mainstream spots, the ones only a local might know, so they could learn the city better — and faster.
Their private tour day was a Sunday, so we took them to The Palace of Fine Arts to satisfy their mainstream San Francisco attraction checklist, and then directly to Fort Point, one of the more underrated landmarks in the city, with stellar views of the Bay and of the Golden Gate Bridge from underneath.
Afternoon Agenda
Upon our departure from Fort Point, we made our way to the Letterman Digital Arts Center, home of Lucas Film and a bronze Yoda statue, one of the only ones in the world and a pilgrimage destination for many Star Wars fans. Then, once Jack got his Return-of-the-Jedi fix, we made our way to Billionaire’s Row, an affluent strip of mansions in the Pacific Heights neighborhood, where we looked over a few houses, showcased the 332-step Lyon Street Steps (a beautiful staircase and local exercise spot), and toured the Swedenborgian Church, a somewhat-secret, local architectural masterpiece.
Saying Farewell
We ended our private tour with a visit to lesser-known Russian Hill, complete with historical storytelling and sweeping views of San Francisco Bay, and eventually made our way back to the Fairmont Hotel.
Jack and Georgia both agreed four hours is not nearly enough time to see the real San Francisco, but both were thankful for the introduction to the possibilities of the city and felt inspired to discover neighborhoods on their own in the years to come. Both also agreed that our experience opened their eyes to San Francisco beyond the large attractions.
By The Numbers
Our Mission
We wanted to give Jack and Georgia stories and attractions they wouldn’t find in a guidebook. We also wanted to empower them to feel comfortable and eager to explore this beautiful city on their own. Jack has accepted his job offer, and now we have two new friends who plan to call San Francisco home for years to come.
On Our Private San Francisco Tour
A Note from White Wolf Private Tours
Some might believe that to outline our private San Francisco tour and describe the methods of achieving our goals online for the competition to see and copy is foolish. But we believe that generosity of spirit, providing a good product, and word of mouth will continue to attract people who want to be hosted in San Francisco the right way. As no two people are alike, no two bespoke tour companies are duplicates of one another. We are proud to be White Wolf Private Tours, your luxury, private San Francisco tour specialists.
