The Best San Francisco Walking Tours,
6 Incredible Routes
Interactive walking tours of San Francisco, bring the city to life.
- CityDays brings an immersive new way to have a walking tour in San Francisco
- Discover San Francisco's historic landmarks, secret sights & hidden gems
- Solve fun challenges & puzzling clues to unlock your way
- Optional breaks at top-rated pubs, bars and cafes
- Interactive private tour, you and your team, at your own pace
- Full money back guarantee. We know you'll love it
What to expect on a CityDays San Francisco walking tour
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- Messages sent to your phones - we'll send your walking tour to any international phone number.
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- Clues, challenges, & puzzles - interact with the city to unravel obscured directions and find your way.
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- The perfect difficulty - just the right amount, inclusive for all, with help available should you need it.
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- Landmarks & hidden gems - see San Francisco in a new light, a tour showing off quirks too!
Don't have a great time?
Simply let us know why and we'll refund you in full.
Find Your Nearest San Francisco walking tour
Each game explores a different area of city in one of two ways. Our classic games use puzzle-filled directions to guide players to exciting new sights. Our Story games do all this with the added bonus of an immersive story on top - play the main character and relive a tale from the city's past or experience a story all your own.
San Francisco walking tours
Shattered Earth
From devastation to rebirth… more
The Garden In The Sky
The many layers of San Francisco… more
Liquid Lives
From poetry to pizza. Drink with the beatniks and explore the city’s past.… more
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Little Italy Hunt
North beach aka Little Italy… more
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Union Square Hunt
A bustling district of shopping and fun… more
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Fisherman's Wharf Hunt
Soak in the history of the wharf… more
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How the San Francisco walking tours work
Clues & Puzzles
Clues don't require any prior knowledge and are made up of two parts:
1) Obscured directions that make reference to the city around you. Unravel their meaning and be guided by your surroundings.
2) A puzzle to be solved once you've followed the directions, search nearby to find your answers.
CityDays aim for an enjoyable, just-the-right-amount, level of difficulty that is inclusive for all! Help messages are available should you need a bit of support.
Guided by clues sent to your phone
- Receive snippets of history, quirky facts and intriguing stories about the areas you visit.
- Pub/cafe breaks along your hunt, all totally optional and some with discounts on food & drinks.
- Make memories at locations along the way, get inspiration from previous teams and share a clever snap!
- Go at your own speed, or go for top spot on the game leaderboard.
San Francisco walking tour Reviews
The great things you say about CityDays San Francisco walking tours
Detectives PeekAtChu
Fun day out exploring g the city!
ZweiMausensundOtto
Nice, it was so much fun. We would absolutely do it again.
AussieDane
We loved the day, but we flagged a bit as it got hotter and the day wore on (we did do a bit of shopping in there, so …
Birthday Puzzlers
Well considered clues that weren't too difficult but still challenging - with smatterings of humour.Introduced to new i…
Misfits
OMG! What a brilliant day. We saw parts of London we hadn't seen and learnt information about Jack the Ripper we didn't…
Team PR
We live close to London so are regular visitors. With our children we wanted something different as we had done most th…
Nat&Shell
We’ve completed the 2 Melbourne trails this week! New addiction and cannot wait for the next releases around Melbourne
hot toddies
The scavenger hunt was quite fun, encouraging us to take note of buildings and monuments with new eyes and learn fun fa…
Massive Hunt
Great way to explore Oxford without following a conventional walking tour. Made it more engaging for us and a great way…
MATTHEWS
We had a fantastic few hours being guided around Harrogate. There were a couple of tricky clues and remarkably satisfyi…
The new year 8
We had the best time. Got to see some beautiful places around Kensington we’d never have seen if we hadn’t booked this …
The Howards
Great trail . Explored loads of the city we have never seen before. Took us 3 or 4 hours with the breaks and we all enj…
Keam Team
Brilliant fun!! As a Londoner, I thought I knew most things but I certainly learnt a lot more!!
M&M
Great, adventure of the City.
TWOPANDAS
Really nice and fun experience roaming around the city and finding new places that are easily missed during normal rout…
Roy Bass
Brilliant! Really enjoyed it and learnt such a lot about Kensington
The Ways
Very accurate and easy to follow.
Obamacair
It was such a fun adventure!!! Would definitely do again, great way to get steps in too haha!
Octonaughts
Great adventure. Very kid friendly.
Morgan & co
Great day out with the family and friend, took us places you’d never go normally, great fun and so interesting.
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CityDays’ San Francisco Self Guided Walking Tours
Discover more of San Francisco with CityDays!
Our San Francisco walking tours are designed to take you above and beyond your typical sightseeing route. Don’t worry, we haven’t left out any key landmarks or anything like that - instead, we craft trails that lead you to these places while also showing you a bunch of cool hidden stuff along the way.
And the best part? You actually need to interact with and learn about the city in order to get from one point to another!
Look up, look down, look right, look left! Our San Francisco self guided walking tours use puzzles, riddles and clues that are based on your surroundings to guide you. San Francisco’s secrets are hidden in plain sight just waiting for you to find them.
From the moment you start until you finish the tour, you’re guaranteed to learn, have fun, make memories and get some fresh air and exercise.
The Best Walking Tours in San Francisco
No lines, no waiting around, no hassle.
That’s part of what makes CityDays’ San Francisco walking tours the best in the City by The Bay.
Since we don’t physically attend your tour with you, you don’t even have to listen to our stories or facts (but you can - and should - read all about them in your own time!).
Remember though - just because we’re not there, it doesn’t mean we aren’t paying attention. We check our leaderboards and reward winners for having a great time on our San Francisco walking tours and we’re only a text away if you need additional help.
We’ve created a model that allows you to take charge of your San Francisco walking tour. This ensures that you can walk at your own pace, take breaks whenever it’s convenient for you, and tour with whoever you want! Here’s how it works.
Available Trails and San Francisco Walking Tours
Interested in finding out more about the kinds of self-guided walking tours in San Francisco we provide? Here’s where you get a tiny sneak peek into where you can find your next adventure…
Liquid Lives
What do West Coast Pizza, Jack Kerouac and Chilean miners have in common?
Find out in this cultural dive in San Francisco walking tour!
Trace the global influences that made San Francisco, from European entrepreneurs to Chilean miners, each step into this walking tour opens up new pockets of history and glimpses into the lives of early San Franciscans.
Explore Embarcadero's buried ships, Broadway and Columbus Avenue, and uncover secrets and landmarks like the Transamerica Pyramid and historic bars once frequented by literary icons.
The Garden in The Sky
Turn your walking tour in San Francisco into a quest to find a secret garden!
Embark on a unique San Francisco walking tour that blends a puzzle-filled adventure with urban exploration. Before uncovering a hidden rooftop garden, you’ll delve into San Francisco’s dynamic history, featuring captivating artworks, charming cafes and bars.
You’ll also encounter an array of animal sculptures and discover lesser-known sights alongside famous landmarks. This interactive walking tour fosters teamwork while revealing a side of San Francisco previously unseen.
Shattered Earth
Journey through downtown San Francisco and Chinatown in a captivating walking tour that shows you the city’s recovery after a major early 20th-century earthquake.
You’ll immerse yourself in picturesque surroundings that pique your interest and stimulate your senses, uncovering stunning sculptures, historic architecture and some of San Francisco’s bars and cafes. Engage in tricky riddles that reveal the rich history of Chinese Americans by exploring one of the largest Chinese communities outside Asia, brimming with unique character and stories.
This interactive walking tour combines teamwork, clue-solving, and photo-snapping to highlight both renowned landmarks and hidden gems in San Francisco.
San Francisco Sightseeing Tours - The CityDays Way
Whether you’re a visitor to the city or a lifelong San Franciscan, there’s always something new to discover.
We’re big believers in our walking tours working for everyone - residents, tourists, friends, families, couples, and corporate groups looking for fun team-building activities. That’s why we include something for everyone without sacrificing any of the good stuff.
We’re constantly on the lookout for fun, interesting and cool things to do in San Francisco so we can share them with you. If you want to share something with us, tell us about it!!
