🌟San Francisco Holiday Magic ✨ Sightseeing Tour! 💫
Details
Join us for a festive Saturday exploring some of San Francisco’s best holiday spots! We’ll start with lunch at Salesforce Park, visit two iconic hotels decked out for the season, nibble our way through the Ferry Building, and finish in Union Square for the lights and the tree, followed by a delicious dinner and dessert with a view!.
This is a relaxed, mostly-walking itinerary with plenty of food, photo, and warm-drink opportunities. Come for the whole day or leave when you need — all are welcome!
📍 Start: 11:00am at Salesforce Park
Meet at the park entrance at the 100 Fremont Street (corner of Mission and Fremont) to take the free Gondola ride to the park and grab lunch together.
📍 End: ~6:00pm in Union Square (with optional group dinner & dessert after). Union Square — where the tree, lights, ice rink, and SPCA windows make the perfect holiday finale. Join us for scrumptious Italian dinner at Café Tiramisu and top off the special day with dessert or drinks at Hilton’s Cityscape and views you’ll never forget!
⭐️⭐️Full schedule with all locations, transit options, times, and details: We recommend downloading and/or printing the full schedule so you can refer to it throughout the day.
👉 San Francisco Holiday Magic Sightseeing Tour! DETAILS
🎄 What to Expect
✨ Beautiful hotel decorations
✨ Holiday snacks & warm drinks
✨ Iconic SF sights and photo stops
✨ Good company and a relaxed, festive pace
✨Optional dinner & dessert (with a view) afterwards
🎒 What to Bring
👟 Comfortable shoes
🧣 Warm layers
💧 Drinking water
😎 Sun protection – 🧢 hat and/or🧴sunscreen
🔋 Phone charger
📸 Your camera-ready holiday spirit
☎️ Day-of-Event Contact Info
• Look for our green sparkly streamers at 100 Fremont Street (corner of Mission & Fremont) at 11:00 am.
• Your hosts, Leah, Bill & Yvette will be wearing colorful bead necklaces.
• Day-of-event texts or questions to Leah 415-309-1162, Bill 408-859-5432, or Yvette 408-499-0141.
🎄 There’s nothing like the holidays in San Francisco. Come celebrate the magic!! ✨💫
GETTING TO/FROM & AROUND SAN FRANCISCO
🅿️ Parking – Around Salesforce Park (start location) there are plenty of nearby garages available. Near Union Square (ending location), there is Union Square garage (entrance across from Macy’s) and Stockton-Sutter garage, a few blocks away. Try SpotHero (app) to compare parking prices and locations.
🚊 Public Transit – Easy access to/from both Salesforce Park (starting location) and Union Square (ending location) from BART/Caltrain/Muni. Plan your trips at [BART.gov](https://www.bart.gov/planner), [Caltrain.com](https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=trip_planner_tab) and/or SF Muni.
🚞 Cable Car Tickets – Visitors must purchase a ticket to ride the cable cars. A single ride costs $9, no matter your age or the time of day. You can pay with exact change or via the MuniMobile app (https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/fares/munimobile)
or a Clipper card (https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/index.do)
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