4.6 · 771 reviews
msm5830
May 2024
We had so much fun riding around and listening to the audio guided tour! The workers were friendly and helpful. The GoCar was easy to operate, but it may be time to do some upgrading. The seats and floor mats were worn out. There were times when the audio tour would be talking about something, and then cut off mid sentence to talk about something else. The negatives do not outweigh the fun and experience, so I would still recommend this activity!
Andrew F
May 2024
Absolutely fantastic. If you have time take a car for a day. You won't regret it. The little yellow car lets you go to places the regular buses can't go. You get a whole new perspective on San Fransisco.
mariferg656
May 2024
it was amazing!! loved it so much!! loved how it had a guide and would tell you the stories. the ride itself was so much fun !
corbellini
May 2024
The best experience to visit San Francisco is to take the go cars. It is easy to drive, it has a GOS that gives you directions and also curiosities about each landmark. My wife and I enjoyed that we could pace ourselves during the tour. We could stop longer in some places and in others we just passed by. I strongly recommend the 3h tour or even the 4h because there are plenty of things to see and do in San Francisco.
Kimberly_a
April 2024
I loved the tour! It’s pretty awesome that you can do it yourself but also at the same time have the car giving you the tour so it’s educational! Totally worth it!
kerrio406
April 2024
Our family of four rented 2 GoCars through our Go City passes and had a great time touring around the wharf area. The highlight was driving down Lombard St! Easy to drive, the GPS worked great and the whole rental process was easy to navigate as well. If you have the time I would highly recommend!
Road48378650831
April 2024
The go car was so fun! We went all over San Francisco, took some amazing pics. It was definitely worth the time and money, a must for adventurous tourists.
R6015NYalyssag
April 2024
The staff was super helpful and patient when they explained how to operate the go cars. They also helped when we got lost.
127bonnieg
March 2024
The whole experience is something not to be missed. The staff was helpful and informative. The GPS led route was amazing and the informative recorded dialogue came in at just the right time. Terrific family thing to do when visiting SF!
Julie_T
March 2024
Zipping around town was super fun! We loved seeing all the sights but missed a couple turns because the volume kept changing even though we had the knob all the way up. We missed some fun facts as well. All in all we had a great time!
Cem C
March 2024
Weather was also great. This gives you an opportunity to see the highlights. Also quite fun to drive them. We did the 3 hour tourr
Lisa_O
March 2024
The GPS was very easy! Loved the entire experience. It was easy to get in and out at stops. My favorite part was twin peaks and the amazing view. I would recommend renting the max hours allowed.
Kate_M
March 2024
This was a fantastic day. We did the long tour and loved every minute. I recommend everyone see the city this way and would do it again in any city that had it.
Leanne_F
February 2024
The GPS guided tour was excellent. So informative and easy to navigate. All the sights are covered with detailed commentary.
Srilakshmi_K
January 2024
It’s a fun experience touring around SF, except for the noise from the car. May be an electric car would be better.
DerPaulinatorrr
January 2024
One of the (if not THE) highlight of our visit to San Francisco. In short: You get one small very fun to drive car which also talks about everything you see and where to drive for 2 people. I strongly recommend booking the 2 hour package and going in the morning for the „early bird package“ which adds an extra hour for free. What to bring: Definitely a jacket and wear something warm beneath (it is always windy in San Francisco and not too warm and you are sitting in a vehicle with no roof). I also strongly recommend sunglasses or clear glasses (especially for the driver) the windshield doesn‘t really do anything. Maybe bring a beanie or a headband if your ears get cold easily (the provided helmets will fit over it). Be advised: As the car has only a moped engine and isn‘t allowed to go over 30mph (45kmh) you are not allowed to cross the golden gate bridge with it. Long version: We had 2 hours prebooked but as we booked them for 10am we got offered the „early bird package“ which added an extra hour for free. As we had 3 hours we took the „3 hour tour“ towards golden gate park and back via the famous Lombard street. It takes up about 2h30min (even less for us but I guess there was not a lot traffic). So it leaves you quite enough time to get out and take a few pictures of the sights you want to see and also take some detours (it offers a few of them where it continues to talk and give directional information). The car: The small car is operated like a motorcycle but you don‘t need a motorcycle license and it is very easy and fun to drive even for someone who never sat on a motorcycle in his life. Next to the passenger seat you have a small tablet which shows your route on a map and also has little markers where the car has something to say. I would recommend to have a passenger as you have someone, to talk to which is always more fun. And 3 hours of driving can get quite exhausting. You can stop the tour at any time (car is key operated) and the GPS will automatically continue as soon as you switch it back on. You also have a little lockable trunk. The route/GPS: You tell the staff which route you want to take and it will appear on your GPS as soon as you start driving. The GPS will tell you which lane and which turns to take very accurately so you actually don‘t really have to look at the tablet. You also have a timer on the screen which shows you how long you have been under way. There are a few detours preprogrammed in the GPS which are marked with different colors to your main route where the car will continue to talk about the sights and give you directional information. It also will tell you, when there is a detour coming up. Sadly it not always says how long the detour will be so you can plan to drive back to the base on time. We took the red tour (towards golden gate park) and it was very worth it as I think you can walk the city centre (which is the other route) because the sights were amazing and the roads were not too big and very fun to drive. The detours: We took the detour to fort point (directly below the golden gate bridge). It takes only 5 minutes if you drive through. But it is a very nice place to get off for a minute and take some very nice pictures with the bridge in the background. We also took the detour for stow lake which took under 10 minutes and made a short toilet break here. We made a short stop after the sutro heights where you have a lovely view over the ocean and beaches below. As we had quite a lot of time left after driving down Lombard street (you‘ll only need a few minutes to get back to base from here) we took the detour to coit tower as well which took about 15 minutes (without a stop because there was no parking space at the tower). The view was great. If we had known we would have had the time we would‘ve really liked to take the detour to see the painted ladies as well (GPS said it takes about 15 minutes) instead of the coit tower. I think we had about 1h10min left on our GPS when we arrived at the turn off for this detour (I give no gurantee about the time). I think if theres not a ton of traffic you should be able to do all the marked detours well within the time frame. Maybe this helps you calculate your drive. Driving off the route: Of course if you want to you can completely do your own tour with the car. However the car will not talk about the sights and will also not give directional information as long as you stay off the programmed route. we switched routes at the end because the coit tower is a detour from the city centre route and theres only a block between the two routes after Lombard street (I think the car even offers you to drive straight ahead to get to the tower). Getting back afterwards required to take a hop off the route because the car is not strong enough to go up the hill to the end oft the curvy part of Lombard street. If you drive off the given route I would recommend a passenger to guide you. I would also really recommend to stay on the route because it is beautiful and fun and you get nice information. The price: I know it is not a very cheap experience but I think if you take the early bird package for 3 hours it is very well worth it. Summup: A very fun way to experience San Francisco and see and learn about a lot of things you will probably miss otherwise. It was a very nice addition to the big bus tour reaching a lot of new places and telling different things about the few sights both tours cover. Would definitely recommend and do it again anytime.
Amie_W
December 2023
I was disappointed that the car didn’t have a heater option as I was promised at time of booking (being as it was in the winter). The guaranteed trunk space wouldn’t hold 1 or two small backpacks, just 1-2 water bottles and a clutch purse. It would have been cheaper to book directly through the company vs third party on viator, I learned upon arrival, even as a walk in. They definitely had lots of cars available for a winter booking. The directions were good and the stops were beautiful. We had the car for 5 hours and could have gone longer if we took advantage of more stops if doing more than a quick picture. Many places were crowded enough that parking was still a challenge for at least half the stops, even as small as it is. My husband and I are both small framed people and it was tight quarters (which we enjoyed, but I don’t know how larger people would fend). There is no reverse and it does not corner on rails like one would assume with a motorcycle type frame. Max speed is about 30 mph. The tour guide info was interesting and we enjoyed it minus being quite cold.
temog155
November 2023
Wonderful experience. Great service. It was really fun. I will do it again and again. This guided sightseeing tour is gray to visit San Francisco. It is a must
Todd_H
October 2023
It was a great experience… Fun way to see the city. The staff was courteous and informative. I do wish the machine could climb the hills a bit more. Definitely worth doing.
KIMBERLY_T
October 2023
The purchasing process was easy. The team went over the driving instructions several times which was very helpful. The GPS guidance was helpful as well. Loved the ride. People would stop and take pics of us while we took pics of the points of interest.

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