San Francisco spook- & ware misdaadtour
Beschrijving
Tijdens onze Notorious SF: Ghost & Crime-tour bezoeken we de locaties van Hollywood-schandalen, rosse buurten, opiumholen, bendegeweld, lynchpartijen en ontvoeringen uit het Gold Rush-tijdperk – en genieten we van cocktails in een of twee historische bars. We beginnen met de Fatty Arbuckle-affaire, het oorspronkelijke seksschandaal dat de perceptie van het publiek over beroemdheden voor altijd veranderde (en leidde tot de 'moraliteitsclausule' in contracten). Daarna wandelen we door Maiden Lane, waar nu veel designerwinkels staan, maar 100 jaar geleden de belangrijkste rosse buurt van de stad was. Daarna bezoeken we Chinatown, een gebied vol opiumholen en gokgaten in vervlogen tijden. Vervolgens leer je over de SF uit het Gold Rush-tijdperk. Daarna duiken we naar de Barbarijse kust, met zijn bordelen en danszalen, vaak gewend aan onoplettende zeilers uit Shanghai (waar de term vandaan komt). We eindigen de tour in de oudste bar van San Francisco, de Old Ship Saloon. Sluit je aan bij onze Notorious SF: Scandal & Crime-tour en laat je wekenlang achtervolgen door deze gruwelijke geesten uit het verleden van San Francisco.
Rondreisopties
Reisroute
We beginnen de tour met de Fatty Arbuckle-affaire, het allereerste seksschandaal in Hollywood (hier in SF). Het is niet alleen een luguber verhaal - de effecten ervan zijn nog steeds op veel manieren voelbaar. Als het hotel open is, is er de mogelijkheid om iets te drinken in de zeer mooie bar in de lobby.
Ontdek een schandalig verhaal over het standbeeld in het midden van Union Square.
Ontdek hoe deze laan - die nu een prachtige voetgangersstraat is, ooit het hart was van de rosse buurt van San Francisco.
SF's Chinatown is de oudste in de VS en jarenlang werden de Chinese immigranten hier sterk gediscrimineerd. Criminelen aasden ook op hen - opiumholen, bendes en moord kwamen hier allemaal voor. Leer over enkele persoonlijkheden en misdaden terwijl je door de straten loopt.
Dit is een van de oudste bars in San Francisco, daterend uit de tijd dat de buurt bekend stond als de Barbary Coast. We doen er meestal 10-15 minuten over om een drankje te halen - maak je geen zorgen, je zult niet sjanghai zijn!
Een van de weinige gebouwen die tijdens de Grote Brand niet zijn afgebrand, waren de pakhuizen van Hotaling. Is dat omdat de whisky erin te belangrijk was om te verliezen?
Ontdek hoe de Gold Rush SF heeft gemaakt tot wat het nu is. In die beginjaren was het het Wilde Westen, moord, beroving, ontvoering - en lynchpartijen - waren aan de orde van de dag in deze buurt.
Deze buurt heette vroeger de Barbary Coast en er was geen gevaarlijker plek in de wereld. Overval, mishandeling, shanghaiing - het is hier allemaal gebeurd (maar nu niet meer, maak je geen zorgen :-).
Dit is de oudste bar in San Francisco, gebouwd bovenop een Gold Rush-schip dat in 1849 door de bemanning werd verlaten. Het is de perfecte plek om de tour af te sluiten.
Hoogtepunten
Wat is inbegrepen
Beoordelingen van reizigers
Belangrijke informatie
- Hulpdieren toegestaan
- Opties voor openbaar vervoer zijn in de buurt aanwezig
- Geschikt voor alle condities
- Streef ernaar om 10-15 minuten eerder op het ontmoetingspunt te zijn. Als je te laat bent, kan het zijn dat je de tour mist.
- Niet aanbevolen voor kinderen jonger dan 15 jaar (inhoud voor volwassenen).
- Door een boeking voor deze tour te maken, gaat u ermee akkoord gebonden te zijn aan de servicevoorwaarden van Real San Francisco Tours.
- We kunnen tijdens deze tour in twee verschillende bars gaan voor cocktails, elk voor 15 minuten. Je moet wel ouder zijn dan 21 jaar. om een alcoholische drank te bestellen – maar je hoeft niet ouder dan 21 jaar te zijn. om deze tour te doen.
- Controleer de data/tijden zorgvuldig VOORDAT u een boeking maakt.
- Dit is een wandeltocht en we bewegen ons in een redelijk tempo. Boek een privétour als u mobiliteitsproblemen heeft.
Beoordelingen(13)
Jamie was a great tour guide full of great stories. We will definitely do more tours with Jamie! Highly recommend Jamie and can’t wait to do more tours with him
We got a history lesson instead of a ghost/ crime tour. The guide was a fill in. He started the tour telling everyone he doesn’t believe in ghost. We did not follow the itinerary or have any breaks at the bars. I wish I had booked a different tour.
We're really sorry that this guest didn't enjoy the tour, we always strive to make tours fun and interesting, it's why we do this. However there are a few inaccuracies in this review that we would like to correct. We don't know what the reviewer means by saying the guide was a fill in, since the guide does this tour regularly (and enjoys doing it). Guides aren't required to believe in ghosts in order to do the tour, people have different belief systems. What we love at Real San Francisco Tours are ghost STORIES, of which there are several very scary ones on this tour (and which the guide did tell the guests).The tour DID follow the usual itinerary and the guide asked the guests several times if they wanted to take a break in one of the historic bars that we pass, however the group declined. This guest could have told the guide that they wanted to stop and the tour would have done so. We'd really appreciate it if this guest could email us with more information about their experience, so that we can look into the issues in more detail. - Catalina
Jamie was our guide and he did a great job pacing the walking tour. The tour started at Union Square, looped around blocks and alleys, and ended up just south of China Town. There were great crime stories with a little bit of art, architecture, and history included. We heard about the Zodiac killer, Mark Twain, Diego Rivera, and Bruce Lee. We look forward to checking out other tours with Real San Francisco Tours and Jamie.
Hands down the best walking tour I’ve ever been on! I don’t ordinarily take the time to leave a review, but I’ve found myself thinking about how much I enjoyed the tour many times over the last week. Not only did I learn a lot about San Francisco’s history, see far more than I expected, but I also I had a delightful time soaking in its beauty while in great company.
Unfortunately, I’ve had a horrible experience with this company. I was excited for this tour, but no one showed up. I was within the time frame, arrived at 6:02pm. The website clearly states that they will wait 5 minutes for late comers. Another group of 3 people showed up at 6:03pm. So, I hoped maybe the guide was just running late. Waited/looked around the whole area for 15-20min and no one was there. I did try to get a refund but they just fed me lies, saying someone was waiting there for 40min. They then said they would give me 25% off my next ticket! Why would I let them scam me out of more money? They could have at least offered another day for the tour. Honor what you say and if you made a mistake then own up to it!
It's a shame this guest missed the tour, however as they state in this review, they were late for the tour. It doesn't say on our website that we wait 5 minutes for latecomers, it clearly states that if guests are late they may miss the tour and there are no refunds within 48 hours of the tour. We do try and wait at least 5 minutes for late-running guests, however that isn't always possible, hence why we emphasize to guests to be early. Once a tour has started it is very difficult to track down in a busy city like SF. It's the same as booking any other event - we have other guests, 90% of whom ARE on time and DO want to start the tour on schedule. Even so the guide waited for considerably longer than 5 minutes after the start time, but this guest never checked in. He wanted them to join it. We obviously want all of our guests to do the tour they booked. This guest didn't contact us to say that they were running late, which we could have potentially passed onto the guide, instead we first heard from them 10 days after their tour when they demanded a refund. It's important for all potential guests to understand that we're excited to do tours, it's why we organize them and why we have so many 5 star reviews on platforms such as Google and here on TripAdvisor, but we cannot take responsibility for guests getting to the meeting point on time, because it's totally out of our control. All guests need to do to have an amazing experience with us, is just to get to the meeting point before the tour starts (we recommend 15 minutes), and we'll take of all the rest.
We really enjoyed the opportunity to walk the streets with a passionate local who knows so much about the history. We were a single group so Jamie was able to tailor the evening to our interests. Great way to spend our last night in San Francisco
A fun, kind of irreverant look at the city! Great tour for those who have been to SF several times and are just looking for something a little different. Jason was full of interesting tidbits and his stories allowed us to see things we've often seen through another lens.
We learned a lot of neat things about San Francisco. While a few ghost are included, it’s mostly historical. This tour is great for history buffs!
Just to be clear these guests cut short the tour early, since they had flown in that day and said, at the beginning of the tour, that they were tired. That probably explains why they didn't hear all the stories and why they may not have been in the best shape to do the tour. Nevertheless, as we explain in the description, this is a true crime AND ghost tour, not JUST a ghost tour.
My boyfriend and I went on the Saturday night haunted tour. The guide had some great true crime history, which we both loved, as well as some truly scary ghost stories. The other great thing about the tour was that it stopped in a lovely bar from 1900 and ended at the oldest pub in the city. I'd never been to San Francisco before and I'd definitely recommend this tour for first-timers.
Such a fun night! Learned so much about the city that I never knew. Guide was friendly and excited to share his knowledge.
