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Surreal San Francisco Tour: Storytelling Exploration Adventure
5.0
68 Ratings
San Francisco
Embark on a surreal storytelling exploration adventure in San Francisco with the city's most hilarious and imaginative storyteller. Discover folklore, famous neighborhoods, insider knowledge, and more!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- San Francisco - DISCLAIMER: only 51% of information provided is guaranteed to be verifiable. Guests are required to sort the fact from the fiction.
“Never let the truth come in the way of a good story.”
–Mark Twain
What's Included
- Tour of three distinct neighborhoods
- Entertaining experiences throughout
What's Not Included
- Bottled water
Additional Information
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Traverse the bustling streets of San Francisco in the company of the city’s most charismatic, witty, and THRILLING narrator!
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Listen to an assortment of ORIGINAL MYTHS and LEGENDS as told by Clyde Always, an expert raconteur, published poet, and a longtime dweller of the City by the Bay; featuring stories about witches, wise men, vagabonds, and quirky monarchs. All you need to bring is your creativity!
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Become acquainted with three renowned districts: Mission, Castro and Duboce Triangle.
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Get privileged insights about the top dining spots, parks, stores and more. Admire impressive street art, significant landmarks and splendid architecture. Experience the city from a local’s perspective.
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HEADS UP! Some of the details shared on this tour may seem totally INCONCEIVABLE. It’s up to you to distinguish between truth and tales.
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The route consists of a flat 2.2 mile (3.5 km) walk with a public restroom available midway.
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Kindly note: this tour is NOT suitable for everyone in the family. The script includes foul language and there’s a chance of encountering a nudist or two.
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A guarantee to entertain, invigorate and motivate. A memorable adventure you won’t soon forget.
Location
2101 Market St
Market Street
Meet on the sidewalk in front of Verve Coffee.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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X2662lhpaulw
Jun 18, 2024
Clyde's Tour should be at the top of your list of things to do in SF! - This was one of the best parts of our trip to San Francisco. Clyde Always is a delightful person who tells great stories, paces his tour perfectly, and clearly knows the history of the city. He uses his skills as a poet and writer to share nuggets of SF's past and present, weaving them all together in a package of rhyme. Robert Service would be proud and impressed!
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Rusne_s
Jun 7, 2024
Super fun and unique - It was a very fun tour and I had a great time! It was super interesting to find out more about Mission and Castro districts as well as to hear loads of fun stories performed by Clyde. What a great way to explore the city!
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Spg6611
May 31, 2024
Totally fun! - We really enjoyed our tour with Clyde. He is a talented rhymester with a great sense of humor. The tour is exactly as described so you know what to expect. Some of the things that I liked about it were the attention paid to local murals and muralists, the interesting historical tidbits, and his attention to the architecture and culture of the 3 neighborhoods that you are visiting. I like how Clyde supports the local businesses along the tour. I loved his drawings that illustrated the characters in the stories that he wove into the tour. This is a totally pleasant way to spend a couple of hours in a wonderful city.
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C8469gtdanieller
May 23, 2024
Highly recommend this walking tour - I highly recommend this tour, especially for those new to the city. Clyde was an excellent, thoughtful, and knowledgable guide. Not only did the tour include detailed descriptions of the different neighborhoods and sites, but also included tidbits of information during the walks in between sites (e.g., the different forms of SF transportation and their significance, local artists and their murals). This was my first time on the west coast, and I really appreciated Clyde's knowledge of the all the different birds, plants, and general ecosystem! Such a cool experience. Thank you Clyde!
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Mary_g
May 11, 2024
Excellent Mix of History and Myth - Want to wander the streets of San Francisco hearing tales and legends of San Francisco? If so, this is a tour for you! Clyde brings to life some of the history of San Francisco and peppers in songs and images to add wonderful levity to the tales. Definitely an excellent diversion to add to your trip!
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Crystal_c
May 9, 2024
Don't miss this unique tour! - ClydeAlways was a remarkable host and guide! It's rare to meet someone so talented! He told tall tales, sang, recited poetry, and showed off his custom drawings to provide a visual for his stories! I travel a ton and do many tours. This was probably the most unique I've encountered and I had a blast the whole two hours! He also managed to cram in some history, a great stroll through three of the most iconic areas of San Francisco, and provide some wonderful food and fun recommendations. I can't recommend this tour enough. If I could award him 6 stars, I would happily do so!
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David_d
Mar 8, 2024
Great experience - Great trip and all around experience! Amazing views Very well organised and very efficiently run . Clyde was very friendly and informative, entertaining and funny.
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Jennifer_t
Jan 14, 2024
We had the best time!! ... - We had the best time!! Very entertaining! We saw a lot of the city that we wouldn't normally wander and he kept us laughing the whole time!
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B7683jsjanem
Jan 9, 2024
Not your usual walking tour, very fun and entertaining! - Clyde was charming, really entertaining, told fun stories, very informative, and was a great conversationalist! Lots of interesting places that were off the beaten path, and the whole tour was a pleasure! He has done his research on the places we visited, and could answer questions about anything. Highly recommend!
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Fraytessema
Jan 1, 2024
Yay Clyde! - Clyde was great! The weather was legit junk and he was willing to brave the elements with us. More than that, Clyde made us forget the rain with his contagious enthusiasm and quick wit. His stories were engaging and sometimes outrageous (in a great way!) It's wonderful to meet someone so obviously enjoying his job, his people and his city. We all found an appreciation and fondness for Clyde's stories, poems and illustrations. Hard not to be in awe of someone so clearly living his dream. If you are looking for an outside the box kind of day, spend it with Clyde. He will make it memorable!
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