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Silicon Valley Private Tour
4.5

Silicon Valley Private Tour

By A Taste Of Sf
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You will learn about the history of San Francisco and Bay Area as well as why Silicon Valley is here and how it started. We will pick you from your hotel or residence and take you down to the Silicon Valley. You will see the Oracle campus, the Emerald City and the Trimaran of Larry Ellison. You will see both Facebook campuses, home of Steve Jobs, garage where Hewlett and Packard started Silicon Valley. You will walk with a student guide exploring the highlights of Stanford’s beautiful campus. 2 hours walking tour. You will visit the Google Campus. You will visit the new Apple Park Visitor Center.
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Ages 0-120
Duration: 8–9 hours
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: Russian, English
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  • Water in vehicles.
  • Free Stanford tour.
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off
What's not included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Entry fee to the Computer History Museum
  • Entry/Admission - Computer History Museum


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
  • Option 1
    Hotel Zeppelin San Francisco, 545 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
    We will call you in advance to confirm the pickup location.
  • Option 2
    Hyatt Centric Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco, 555 North Point St, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
Pickup details
  • We can pick you from any hotel or other place of residence in the city.
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 Francisco Intl Airport, San Bruno, CA 94128
    End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

      • Not wheelchair accessible
      • Stroller accessible
      • Service animals allowed
      • Near public transportation
      If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 7103P11

      • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
      • Children must be accompanied by an adult
      • Dress code is smart casual
      • 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: 7103P11

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      • A Taste Of Sf
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      • Dare2bmare
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Amazing experience
        The trip was amazing. Vlad gave more information than I’d had on 2 previous tours. He played photographer for me since I traveled solo. The Muir Woods and Sausalito are a must see. The stop at Golden Gate Bridge had gorgeous views. The private pickups and drop off at hotel made trip even better. I highly recommend.
        Written December 7, 2024
      • Sightsee818135
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Beautiful Muir Woods and Sausalito
        Great tour! Vlad was fantastic! Loved the relaxed pace. Staff are extremely knowledgeable and friendly! Would definitely recommend any tour.
        Written December 5, 2024
      • ricklira007
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Concise SFO Tour
        Randy was a great guide and professional. We visited most of the landmark places with some stops. Nice Tour. Highly recommended.
        Written December 4, 2024
      • Brenda W
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Enlightening and fun tour
        We were hoping to find a tour of the city to learn a little about San Francisco. The tour was just the perfect amount of time. We began at 2pm and ended about 6. The city emits kindness. Our tour guide was Ulrich originally from Germany. He spoke clearly and loud enough for everyone to hear. Our group was a nice size of 11. Ulrich shared so many interesting tidbits about the city and its rich history. We got out several times to take pictures and walk about for a short time. He gave us picture tips and pointed out landmarks as w e drove all over the city. We got to see all the different cultural villages in San Francisco. He even gave us recommendations of places to visit and restaurants to go to that served specialty dishes we were interested in. We are so glad we went on the tour. It was well worth the money and our limited amount of time we had available.
        Written November 17, 2024
      • stacyhsat
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Highly recommended!
        Randy picked us up at our hotel. He took us to all the best sites and provided interesting history and trivia. We stopped at two locations for photo opps. It was a small group in a minivan, so we were able to go in more places than the larger buses could go. Randy was friendly and professional. I highly recommend the trip!
        Written November 12, 2024
      • edithsM1723VN
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Great trip to the Muir woods and Sausalito
        This excursion was wonderful, amazing and very inspiring. Mike, our guide was handing out lots of information throughout our trip to the Muir woods and Sausalito. The organization was perfect, the bus clean and comfortable & the group of 8 very sympatric. I chose this offer as there is a times lot of 1 hour self-touring in Sausalito before heading back. I really recommend this offer!
        Written November 8, 2024
      • jerryc988
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Worth the ride to the woods.
        A breath-taking park, with beautiful trees and paths to hike. We spent an hour and a half there and it was great. The weather was beautiful and the gorgeous old trees captivating. Our guide was nice enough, giving you a talk along on the ride.
        Written October 21, 2024
      • Melinda B
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Tours
        We had an amazing time out your guide made sure to talk to us all. Make sure we knew about all the most do's in the area. Very interesting.
        Written October 16, 2024
      • peggys875
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        2.0 of 5 bubbles
        Don’t sign up for Taste of San Francisco tours!
        (1) Michael tried his best to be informative, but some of the information he gave, although accurate, was only half the story. Sticking to facts and less opinions, especially political ones, would be best. (2) The van’s brakes made a lot of noise…there was no waste receptacle to throw trash in on the van (Michael sent me to trash receptacle 1/4 block away). (3) one hour in Sausalito for shopping and a bite to eat was not enough. Most tours have 1.5 to 2 hours. Michael said he had an afternoon tour to do so there wasn’t enough time for us. We felt rushed and it was hectic…. This was not a premier tour. (4). Paid $400 for my friend and I, both seniors, which was far too expensive, especially when we found out we would have to find our own way back to the hotel after Alcatraz, because of Michael’s schedule. Unbelievable! He dropped us off at Alcatraz too late to catch our ferry so we had to wait an hour+. This 1/2 day tour was very pricy ($400) for what we got. I still think we need a refund of $100 because the cost of getting into Alcatraz and Muir Woods is $130 for 2 seniors. Other tours offer more for less.
        Written October 15, 2024
      • Colleen_fish
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Excellent tour
        Michael was out tour guide from our hotel to Muir Woods and Sausalito. He was excellent. He gave us as much information as possible throughout our trip. The ride was smooth and picturesque. We opted to stay in Sausalito for the day and rode the ferry back. I highly recommend doing that to gain another view of the bridge. We were suprised to learn that the air show was going on as well, so we were treated with extra thrills on the way back. We chose to stay at Hotel Zeppelin and we were picked up from there at 8 am. Excellent day!!! Muir Woods was a perfect way to spend the morning.
        Written October 14, 2024
      • drbaiti2015
        0 contributions
        2.0 of 5 bubbles
        DO IT YOURSELF!! Ridiculously priced!!
        Not at all worth the cost. $200/person way overpriced! Cheese tasting was a joke…3 minuscule pieces handed over the counter! Oyster lunch was very limited and we had to shuck our own. Everything was an extra cost. For over $1000 for 4, way over priced! Look elsewhere, or better yet, do it yourself!!
        Written October 9, 2024
      • _joanncattell
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Awesome experience
        Michael was an excellent tour guide. Also I forgot a parcel in his bus and he brought it to our hotel. Great customer service !
        Written October 8, 2024
      • noahsidney
        0 contributions
        3.0 of 5 bubbles
        Alcatraz was very interesting a must do
        Never was told after Alcatraz tour we had to find our own way back to hotel and no water available on the tour and no lunch break
        Written October 8, 2024
      • _joanncattell
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Awesome experience !
        Michael our tour guide was excellent; very informative . I forgot a parcel in the van and he returned it to our hotel. Thank you so much !
        Written October 8, 2024
      • Gary B
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Great operator , small and friendly and very sociable
        Great trip and a great guide , he was so knowledgeable and had sone great stories for us , it was a nice small group just 6 people and he arrived at the meet point nicely on time, would recommend this trip to anyone wanting a more personalised tour to Muir Woods and Sausalito Gary & Donna
        Written October 8, 2024
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      MTC
      Fort Myers, FL4 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Jul 2022
      During our recent visit to SF, It was recommended by a friend that we consider heading south to Palo Alto, Cupertino, Apple and Google HQ's, Stanford and the beach. We had visited SF several times through they years, so the normal sites had been seen, in a day or two we headed to Napa and Sonoma, so this seemed to be a great plan. Although there are no available tours on the main campus for Apple and Google, they still have visitor's centers that permit the initiated to "get close to the power." It would be great if both Apple and Google had organized walking tours but they don't, or at least we couldn't find them. However, it is a great trip to the south and we recommend it, after one has experienced the other sites of SF.
      Written July 31, 2022
      This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
      Dear customer, thanks a lot for your feedback! We are glad you had a perfect time on our tour! That's really important for us! Unfortunately, these companies (Apple and Google don't let anyone come in except people working there) and this is not our fault. We would be happy to see you on our other tours!
      Written February 5, 2023
      This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

      Nicolas Parra
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Jul 2021
      The driver was o time to pick us up at the hotel and he was very knowledgable of the history of California and of the companies we visited.
      Written July 13, 2021
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