MASTERING CHANGE: A GOLDEN GATE PARK EXPERIENCE
Tour unlike any other! Beyond the beauty of Golden Gate Park lies a powerful lesson: You can change how change affects you!
Starts: 3.00 pm
Starting point: Haight Street and Stanyan Street crossing. Click here for Google Maps location.
Ends: 5.30 pm at the Conservatory Of Flowers
Escape into the serenity of the Golden Gate Park. Dive deep into the stories where you’ll find more than just scenic views – you’ll find the keys to owning your relationship with change. This tour weaves together the inspiring history of the park’s visionaries with a transformative exploration of your inner workings, empowering you to respond to life’s shifts with clarity, purpose, and a truly positive outlook.
The guide will take you on a walk inside the park through small pathways between the trees to show you some of the hidden gems that you wont find on your own, but whats more important are the stories that you’ll hear about how the park was built. On top of that, the most amazing part is how these stories affect on all of us. Through them they will explain how you can control change that’s happening around us and use that model for your life. This is something so useful that it’s beyond any price you’d pay for a tour. It’s a different perspective that if you understand it right and you put it into practice it can elevate your life. At the end of this experience you’ll leave full of memories, great photos, stories and a roadmap to your soul.
On this route we’ll pass by:
1. Hippie Hill
2. Janis Joplin Tree
3. AIDS Grove Memorial
4. Hidden lakes and ponds
5. Rose Garden
6. Redwood Grove
7. Lilly Pond
8. Conservatory Of Flowers
The tour lasts 2.5 hours.
How does the Free Tour Concept work? FREE stands for Freedom of Speech and at the same time it is a pay-as-you-wish tour. At the end you pay the guide as much as you feel the tour was worth it. This way everyone can join. Normal walking tour of 2.5h usually costs between $50-$100 per person. Here you can leave half of that and the guide will still be happy! It’s a win-win for everyone.
All guides are freelancers and they are not paid by the City Government or any other institution. We appreciate your contribution to keep this tour running!
BOOK YOUR GOLDEN GATE PARK TOUR at 3 PM HERE!
Choose an available date and don’t miss to leave your phone number, just in case so we can reach out with weather updates!
Your date unavailable? Request as a private tour! Click here
Better doing this tour before everything else, so that you can actually use all the hints you're gonna receive! (or at least try;))
Filip was awesome I really felt to learn to know the feeling of San Francisco.
This tour is a must. I learnt so much about San Francisco and are looking more of this type of tour
I had 4 walking tours with different companies. All the tours I had were good, but this one was the best! Filip, the guide, is really passionate about the city and is very good in conveying it.
Thank God for guys like Filip who love this City and love to share their experience & knowledge. I highly recommend this Tour before making other plans because he gives you lots of good tips to take full advantage of what SF has to offer.
FAQ
The tour ends opposite Ferry Building. It takes 20 minutes by foot (or less) to reach Pier 33 where you board the ferry to Alcatraz.
Yes, the tour is child-friendly. Children of all ages love the stories of buried ships under the buildings. Babies in strollers or carries are welcome too.
Yes, we have dogs on tours all the time:) Just make sure your pet is securely leashed.
From SFO airport the closest BART station to Union Square is the Powell Street station. Catch the train going in the direction of San Francisco. It will be about a 30-minute ride to the Powell Street station. From there, it is only a 7-10 minute walk up Powell Street to Union Square where the Free SF Tour starts.
From OAK airport to Union Square it takes about 45 minutes on the BART. After your arrival, go to the BART station going direction Oakland Coliseum (OAC). There you change to direction San Francisco / Daily City. The closest BART station to Union Square is the Powell Street Station. From there, it is only a 7-10 minute walk up Powell Street to Union Square where the Free SF Tour starts. To return to OAK, take a Berryessa or Dublin/Pleasanton-bound train to the Coliseum station and go upstairs to transfer to an OAK train at Platform 3.
Yes, we make a bathroom/toilet stop halfway through the route. No worries!
From experience, the average donation is $15 per person. Some people donate less, others are happy to give more. Remember, it’s all up to you: if you have had a good time, tip the guide. If you didn’t like the tour – well, don’t.
No. The Free SF Tour happens rain or shine. Plus, it’s San Francisco – one minute it’s raining, the next you are enjoying glorious sunshine. Bring layers and nevermind the weather.
Of course the tour will happen! It’s just going to feel like a private tour with a knowledgeable, friendly guide all to yourself 🙂
It's a bit tight with parking spaces around Union Square, but you can still get lucky and park in the street. Alternatively, there are many convenient car parks in the Union Square vicinity. There’s an underground garage just under Union Square – you can’t get closer than that 🙂 Most charge around $6 per hour but you can find places for as low as $3-3.50. Check out this list of garages http://www.visitunionsquaresf.com/maps-parking-transportation (just click on "park" under the map).
Yes! The route is wheelchair- and stroller-friendly, and largely step-free. Despite the city’s famously hilly terrain, our tour is makes the most of flat streets in Downtown. There might be a ramp here and there, but nothing to worry about.
There are cashless options, yes. While we don't take credit cards directly, Paypal transfers are available. Also, Venmo app is growing in popularity among travelers.
Find us in Union Square
389 Post Street (corner of Powell and Post), Union Square
San Francisco, California ( MAP )
@ 10:00 AM the Free Walking Tour in English
@ 10:30 AM the Free Walking Tour in Spanish
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