Explorer's Club Tour Options

TOUR OPTIONS • TOUR DESTINATIONS

San Francisco is a city with its head in the clouds and its feet in the valleys. San Francisco is a world to explore. It is a place where the heart can go on a delightful adventure. It is a city in which the spirit can know refreshment everyday.
— William Saroyan

Why choose the Explorers' Club?

We're fascinated by the cultural, natural, and political history of the Bay Area and share our enthusiasm with you! Each tour is small and personalized so that everyone has a great time and learns at their own level, whether you are a child, adult, student or grandparent. Our tours are full of wonderful surprises because we keep our eyes, ears, and hearts open to the world around us.

Many San Franciscans have great stories to tell and knowledge to share. We've had ironworkers demonstrate their climbing equipment as they told us about their lives repairing the Golden Gate Bridge. Another time, in Chinatown's famous Ross Alley, a barber finished with his customer and came out of his shop to play Bach on a traditional Chinese instrument, the Erhu. At the visitor center in the Marin Headlands, a volunteer ranger, nicknamed "Road Kill Mary", showed us her skeleton collection. An octogenarian volunteer has a passion for showing off his great collection of windup toys.

San Francisco is surrounded by the largest greenbelt of any major city: there's so much to experience by knowing what's in the Bay and in the nearby hills, estuaries, tide pools, and beaches! We stay in tune with nature, so we spot migrating sea mammals, butterflies, and birds, locate tadpoles and newts, and watch the seasons progress through wild flowers and ever-changing weather patterns.

Whatever age you are and whoever your travel companions: family, friends, business colleagues, or fellow students, with the Explorers' Club you'll absorb the City's diverse cultures, incredible natural beauty, delicious food and excellent museums.

Tour Options

Family tours: tours to delight all ages. We have a wide range of transport options so we can design a trip that's perfect for a small family or a family reunion.

Children's tours: tours just for the kids. Each child will receive plenty of attention and careful supervision. Each tour is packed with fun, hands-on learning opportunities and time to play. The Explorers' Club is the only tour company that offers this service.

Student Group Tours: educational and entertaining tours for students in elementary, middle, high school or university. We can design a tour for any curriculum. Our specialties include natural history, art history, political science, and literary history of San Francisco and the Bay Area.

Adult Group Tours: unique, personalized tours for travelers without children. We can also provide excellent childcare while parent's tour at an adult pace.

Specialty tours: we love providing tours for groups with special interests. Groups have included African-American seniors for a tour that emphasized African American history, art, shops and music; political science majors for a tour that included information about and visits to many of the major political movements in this very political city; art tours of the major museums, galleries and art supply stores; music lovers have visited an eclectic mix of performances including the symphony, jazz clubs, and free bluegrass jams in coffee houses; student tours of the excellent universities in the Bay Area. If your group wants a great tour of the major attractions, we can provide that too.

Event Child Care: we'll create a delightful theme party for the kids. Available for all occasions including conventions, meetings, and weddings.

Language: with enough notice we can provide tour guides in your native language or a translator.