Small Group Redwoods, California Coast & Sausalito Day Trip from San Francisco
Description
We begin the day at Armstrong Woods, where you will walk among the oldest and largest trees on the planet. The park has 1500 year old, 300-foot Redwoods beauties that offer an awe-inspiring stroll through one of the most unique forests in Northern California. We purposefully choose NOT to go to the more known Muir Woods, which is overrun with crowds and prevents our guests from fully enjoying the majesty of the Redwoods. Instead, we go to Armstrong, which has older and taller trees, and far less crowds for a more private experience. We will travel to a small timber town where we will purchase lunch and, weather permitting, go picnic at the beach as we travel down the spectacular California coastline. The day ends in Sausalito — a lovely town on the San Francisco Bay with magical views of the city. Then, you can decide if you want to return with us or take a 30-minute ferry ride back to San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Take photos of the bridge.
Spend time shopping and walking along the San Francisco Bay.
Walk amongst some of the tallest trees on earth in this magical forest.
This is the quaint town that Hitchcock selected for his film “The Birds”. We will stop at the iconic school house from the film.
Pick up lunch in Duncans Mills
This is the spectacular beach where the final scene in the movie “Goonies” was filmed. This is where we will have a picnic if weather permits.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick-up is available from hotels in Fisherman’s Wharf, Union Square, Civic Center and Financial District.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please note that car seats are required for children 8 years and below. You must bring your own car seat as these will not be provided.
Reviews(180)
We would like to say a big thank you to Kurt who guided us on this tour. It was a great day out with lots of stops for some great photos and food. Kurt had a great personality and was also very flexible with stops and timing. Unfortunately I had a last minute flight cancellation and could not enjoy my day as much as I would have wanted. Thank you for your support and assistance Kurt - we still had a great time. Loved the lunch recommendations!
This was the perfect way to kick off our time in San Francisco! We loved seeing a different side of the area, from the stunning redwoods and coastal views to stops in Bodega Bay, Sausalito, and across the Golden Gate Bridge. At the start of our hike through the redwoods, our tour guide Calder told us that finding and kissing a banana slug brings good luck, and it quickly became our mission to find one. We did find one…but decided to leave the luck up to chance! Calder made the experience even better. As a local, he clearly knows and loves the area, and his knowledge and enthusiasm brought everything to life. A great first day in San Francisco—totally worth the time and money! file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/50/00/B5EFA08F-D4CD-445C-B64A-145912FA7DAB/20260720_113026.jpg
Brian is an outstanding guide!! The tour is amazing, it mixes nature with history, film and good music :) would highly recommend it if you are traveling solo.
We had a great time on this tour!
Our tour guide Trevor was absolutely amazing! Connected with all the people in the group and was very knowledgeable about everything I asked.
Trevor was GREAT!!!! Knew so much about the area and fun little stops along the way!! AWESOME views and perfect day!!! Redwood park was breath taking and easy trails for all. Goat Rock Beach, GORGEOUS for our lunch and photo ops, Bodega Bat quick stop for chowder and taffy, Sausalito stop BEAUTIFUL town for shopping and a quick ice cream plus best pics at the Golden Gate Bridge without the fog.
This was honestly one of the best tours we did all holiday. Our tour guide was Trevor and he picked us up from our hotel (RUI) in Fisherman’s Wharf. It was a small group tour with only 7 of us. The Redwood experience was really incredible and a definite highlight. Then we went on to Duncan’s Mills which was such a cute little mining village and a lovely place to buy lunch. We then took our picnic lunch to Goat Rock Beach which was a really stunning location and a real highlight. Sausalito was a very pretty town with lots of restaurants and shops we had the option to stay there longer which was very tempting and get the ferry back, or go back with the tour to be dropped back at our hotel. We chose to go back with Trevor as he also took us to a great view point of the bridge, looking back to the city and Alcatraz. Trevor was super helpful, flexible, knowledgeable and fun to be with. We had the best day. Such a great tour to do. We saw and learnt so much.
We had the most amazing day with our tour guide, Trevor, at Best Bay Area Tours on our small group trip to Armstrong Woods and coastal tour. There were just 7 in the tour, the bus was very clean and comfortable, with plenty of water offered throughout the trip. We were picked up from our hotel in Fisherman’s Wharf for a full day tour. We arrived at Armstrong Woods very early, and it felt like we had the woods all to ourselves. Trevor was very knowledgeable and the woods were breathtaking. Then we went on to visit Duncan’s Mills which was a really cute place to grab some lunch before setting off for a picnic at Goat Rock beach which was just stunning. We took a wall along the beach which was really beautiful and completely deserted. We continued on to Sausalito via a short stop off to see the sea lions. Sausalito is such a pretty coastal town with lots of shops and restaurants. We were given the option of staying longer and making our own way back to Fisherman’s Wharf via the ferry which was tempting but Trevor promised us a very special view of the San Francisco Bridge on the way back and again, he didn’t disappoint! Trevor was such an amazing guide, so friendly with great energy. He was very flexible with the itinerary and super helpful. Oh and he also had a great play list of songs on route that our son George, was a particular fan of! This trip was one of the highlights of our holiday, we got to see so much more than the San Francisco central areas and we would definitely recommend this tour, especially if you only get to spend a few days in the San Francisco area. It’s a full day tour and great value for money. Huge thanks to Trevor for such a great day!
This was a great tour. I loved seeing the redwoods and going to Goat Rock Beach. Kurt was an awesome tour guide. He was knowledgeable of the area and took us to the best spots.
This was a FANTASTIC small group tour. We could not have asked for a better guide. Kurt was very knowledgeable and had answers for all our questions. This was the highlight of our San Francisco trip! Definitely a "must-do"!!
