Silicon Valley Private 2-Hour Driving Tour
3.5

Silicon Valley Private 2-Hour Driving Tour

By Pintours
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Ages 0-120
Duration: 1–3 hours
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Audio guide: Arabic, German, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Japanese, English, Italian, French, Spanish
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Written guide
Print or digital reading material such as a guide, map, brochure, etc.
: Arabic, German, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Japanese, English, Italian, French, Spanish
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  • Free navigation and Smartphone Guide
  • Pintours App Guide
What's not included
  • Parking Fees
  • Entry/Admission - Moffett Field Historical Society Museum


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
  • Meta Headquarters, 1 Hacker Wy, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
    Depending on how you booked, your driver can meet you here, right outside the city hall. We will text you all the details. If you are driving yourself, you can drive from this starting point.
Pickup details
  • We offer 4 types of transportation. 1. Private Luxury Driver, who will pick you up in a luxury car. 2. Unlimited Uber Pass. We will provide you with an unlimited Uber pass for rides between each of the stops. 3. Car Rental, you can rent a car from our partners, and drive yourself. 4. You can drive your own car.
Hotel pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
    Airport pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.
    • San Jose Mineta International Airport, 1701 Airport Blvd, San Jose, CA 95110
    End:
    • Apple Apple Park Visitor Center, 10600 N Tantau Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA
      This will be the last stop, at Apple Park. We highly encourage you to explore this area, but if you would like to head back to your hotel or another area, you can ask your driver to take you back or you can drive yourself.

    • Infants must sit on laps
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 304471P10

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Most travelers can participate
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 304471P10

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    $50.00
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    • 10600 N Tantau Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA
      This will be the last stop, at Apple Park. We highly encourage you to explore this area, but if you would like to head back to your hotel or another area, you can ask your driver to take you back or you can drive yourself.
    About the operator
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    • Pintours
      84
      San Francisco, California
      Joined in June 2021
    • ileanasv23
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great service
      Great service, always full but there are many of them and you can pay cash. The person wprking in the cable car are really kind and they speak 2 languages
      Written January 27, 2025
    • sammmy2024
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Favorite Things In SF
      This and alcatraz are by far the best activity that is unique to SF. I found riding the cable car after sunset was so much more manageable.
      Written December 25, 2024
    • 45ronaldty
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Very Fun ride
      I had so much fun riding the cable car, very unique experience that you really don’t find anywhere! Recommend it!
      Written December 25, 2024
    • maxinel46
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Would not recommend
      I wouldn't recomment this tour company. It was very confusing. No time given when we booked. I called and left a message and finally got a text saying to text them. I did and they responsed immediately. I was looking for a ferry ride and tour only which I found hard to find. Anyway, it seems everyone goes on the same ferry regardless of where you purchased tickets and we could have probably purchased them at Pier 43. Then we thought we were getting an audio tour on our phones but that didn't work. However when we walked inside we were handed headphones. Thank goodness.
      Written November 11, 2024
    • NorthStar108066
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Not worth the wait
      The start of the self guided tour line is not worth the wait !! The self guided tour was horrible mostly music . The cable car goes up and down the same street
      Written November 11, 2024
    • Jovigirl125
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Iconic experience
      Short one way cable car ride down from Msrket Street to the Fisherman’s Wharf. Don’t bother with downloading the Pin Tours audio. It costs &14.99! The trip is over before you can figure out the app!
      Written September 11, 2024
    • lindanU9015RV
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Nothing happened. We did our own tour.
      Our PIN number never worked on the app. We were not able to use this service! Now we are on our phone trying to get a refund. It has not been nice.
      Written September 7, 2024
    • rubenstein2015
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      App Fail
      This app did not work for me either. Strongly advise against it. I tried a number of times to connect but had no luck. Instead we walked around on our own.
      Written September 6, 2024
    • Dalia A
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Third party didn’t sent me the RQ code I had to pay extra more money to get in the ferry cause they were not letting us
      Third party didn’t sent me the RQ code I had to pay extra more money to get in the ferry cause they were not letting us get on the train until we paid
      Written September 3, 2024
    • traveldan21
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Tour access and navigation issues for a self-driving audio tour mar interesting tour
      I made the mistake of booking and paying for this self-driving audio-only tour a few months in advance. I had anticipated that I would access and start the tour on the afternoon of a specific day but ended up wanting to start it the morning of the following day. But the Viator website marked the tour "over" and made it extremely difficult to access it--even though it was my understanding from the TripAdvisor website that I could access the tour anytime, not just on the specific day and time i originally thought I would. BEWARE: if you end up not accessing the tour at the originally scheduled date/time, you may have the same issues I did. So, if there is any doubt about the specific date you might want to start your tour, I would wait and purchase the tour right before you want to start it. ALSO, the navigation of the tour is quirky and inflexible. Although it is advertised as being able to start it at any point, I did not find this true. The tour somehow decided I wanted to end the tour at the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay, when I was actually starting the tour there. As a result, at each stop, I had to press the button on the app to go back one stop in order to make it work. I finally got exhausted by all of this and ended up skipping some stops.
      Written August 29, 2024
    • jakia2910
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Old vision of San Fran with chaos attached
      receiving my tickets was a nightmare, had to click through to another supplier and all this whilst queuing for over an hour to hop noto a car. then they move at speed so be careful if standing, not a lot of indication of where you are and what's around you. given I chose the multi trip I used it once and even then it wasn't easy to locate and hop back on
      Written August 22, 2024
    • BeyluMoore
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Enjoyed the cars, fun way to get to alcatraz
      We booked this with our alcatraz tour, we enjyed learning about the cable cars, reccomend getting off at the cable car musuem, especially if you have kids. The end of the line is fishermans wharf which is about 10 mins from the alcatraz, and the whole ride takes 30 mins.
      Written August 2, 2024
    • inhoodu
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Good tour but make sure you book the right option
      We enjoyed this tour, but we didn't realize that there are a few different options to pick from. The Alcatraz and Angel City option takes you to both Alcatraz and angel island, we chose the bay cruise option which only passes around the island, but we ended up upgrading to the angel city one, which you get off at. Overall fun day, and the app is easy
      Written August 2, 2024
    • 621cindyg
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Don’t do it!
      Such a huge disappointment!! We booked out tickets for the tour of Alcatraz 10 days in advance. After driving 10 hours to get there, we were told our tickets were not valid. We called trip advisor, nobody was available to talk over the phone. They would only communicate through texts. They told us they changed our tickets to the next day. We were never informed that they had changed our date. We’d already driven there and paid $50 to park our vehicle. They told us they’d give us a tour of the city instead of the Alcatraz tour we paid for. We noticed the ticket price was half the price trip advisor charged. But your tickets when you get there. Don’t buy the audio package. It comes with all the tickets bought in sight for half the price. Poor customer service!! We are out our ticket money and the $50 parking fee.
      Written August 2, 2024
    • Xochil E
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      WORST SERVICE
      horrible staff. j had to call about 6 times before someone answered to ask at what time the rides ended and he said right now and hung up. super unprofessional and rude staff.
      Written July 28, 2024
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    Paige B
    3 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    This is just an app you listen to on your phone with a bunch of repetitive background music. We did the tour with the driver which was $600 for 3 people, very expensive. The driver is just that, a driver. He doesn’t narrate. The driver was awesome and really nice, but not a tour guide. You have to listen to the app while he drives you. The tour is much longer than 2 hrs. And we didn’t stop at every stop. Because of this, we didn’t go to 2 of the stops. This could have been a great tour. Some tour company should pick this up and make a go of it. This is not that company.
    Written May 22, 2024
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    Anonymous
    Piscataway, NJ1 contribution
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jul 2023 • Family
    Terrible app pintours. Lost my money. False advertising. None of the corporate visitor center acknowledged the tour.
    Written July 4, 2023
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    Hi Bhavin, Thank you for reaching out to us! Here at Pintours, we offer the world's best tours! You just need to start the tour in the app, and keep it running. You only need to start it once. The tour is meant to get an overview of the tech campuses, but not actually go inside each campus, as many have privacy concerns. But there are a few campuses that offer the option to explore. At Meta, you are supposed to take pictures at the Sign, and then head to the next stops, which you can explore a bit more - HP Garage - Google HQ - Stanford, - Nasa - Apple Visitor Park All of these stops offer a bunch of activities and allow you to explore more!
    Written July 13, 2023
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    Kristine W
    2 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    The tour used a Pintour app that the GPS directions continuously was not accurate. The narrator information was not informative and the directions that were verbally transmitted were not the same as what was displayed on the screen. A technical nightmare in Silicon Valley other than that, enjoy your tour!
    Written June 30, 2024
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    Marcus Baso
    3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Had a blast on this tour with my kids! Only had a few days in Silicon Valley, and they picked me up from my hotel and showed us the best stops of Silicon Valley!
    You also get the Pintours app to dive deeper on each of the stops!
    Written June 26, 2023
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    Jessica Wishlow
    4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Best way to see the world famous Silicon Valley!

    We got to see all the famous companies like Google, Apple, and Facebook!

    My kids learned a lot and are super inspired to get into technology!
    Written June 5, 2023
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    Lailo B
    5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2023
    Always have been a fan of the Silicon Valley, and how the companies here have the largest impact in the world.

    This tour stops at all the major companies and the famous, Stanford University.

    Got to take very cool pictures in front of: The HP founders garage, Stanford University, Facebook(Meta), Google, and even the new Apple HQ
    Written April 25, 2023
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    Sumaya M
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Wow, learned a bunch about Silicon Valley and it’s origins!
    Cool tour that stops at all the tech campuses! Lots of good photo opportunities
    Written April 24, 2023
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