Looking for something different and exciting to do? Ride over the Golden Gate Bridge in a shiny red fire engine! San Francisco's fun and only, spectacular, Big Red Shiny Mack Fire Engine is the red hot way to tour the bay. This open-air tour takes you to the Presidio, over the city's world-famous bridge, and through Sausalito. Fasten your seat belts and firefighter jackets, and book this tour today!
Leaving Fisherman's Wharf, you and 12 other passengers will travel through the Presidio, to Fort Point and over the Golden Gate Bridge. Then it's on to Sausalito, a jewel village with magnificent views of San Francisco across the bay. Next, a photo stop at Fort Baker and then back over the bridge, through the lovely Union Street neighborhood and returning to the Cannery.
This is an adventure like no other and one you'll always remember. Authentic firefighter gear is provided for your warmth and comfort and looks great in the photos!
My Mum and I went on this trip yesterday and could not have asked for a better experience. The fire engine was a unique way to see the city, and we loved that Deborah included some history and facts about SF fire fighters. Thanks to Deborah and Johnny for an amazing intro to SF. It was amazing!
Review by: allanfam4, October 2017
LOVED this! Great way to see a bit of San Francisco on the way to the Bridge, we had a lovely clear day and got some great photos. We did this on a Sunday which was really busy due to Fleet Week but our driver was awesome with getting thru all the traffic. Highly recommend this tour to everyone if visiting San Francisco
Review by: Susan W, September 2017
Good fun tour, but stuck in traffic for over an hour on a very hot day trying to get over the bridge
Review by: Iris O, September 2017
The ride across the Golden Gate Bridge in a classic fire truck was exhilarating! Truly a fun, wonderful experience.
Review by: Nina M, September 2017
So much fun! Loved that it was a small group. Truck ride is bumpy and windy, but still lots of fun! Best way to get over the bridge. Also stop at a great spot to take pictures and see a seal or two. Driver and guide were great!
Review by: Mary R, August 2017
As two early retirees, we found it a little hocky, but it was great for young kids. The driver was fine. The tour guide was a warm woman who sang professionally. She was good and belted out tunes throughout the tour. It made for a fun afternoon. As well, she was quite informative and chatty. She made sure that we had plenty of good photo ops...she even took about a dozen pics of each group.
Review by: Amanda H, July 2017
Only way to experience the Golden Gate Bridge! They provide fire coats to stay warm and stop on other side for lovely pics of the bridge
Review by: fprazeau, July 2017
Kids loved the themed tour! A
Review by: Christopher W, June 2017
An unforgetable experience with great commentary from a friendly and knowledgeable guide which was great for adults and kids alike. Great views of the city and well worth the time and cost to include this on your San Francisco trip. It was very windy and pretty cold but this should be expected on an open top tour. The hop on/hop off bus tours are no different if you are on the top deck. The fire engine experience is pretty special and hard to beat if you like old trucks and the public all waved and took pictures of US! Definitely recommend to anyone.
Review by: welshginger, May 2017
Fabulous tour with an amazing guide and driver.
Review by: Cathy W, May 2017
A really fun way to see the city, a tour with plenty of personality and lots of heads turning as we went past in our fire truck. They do have some jackets to wrap up in, which was particularly useful for my three-year-old, as it got pretty chilly going over the bridge.
Review by: M.frankel3, May 2017
This was an awesome way to see some of the city sights and the Golden Gate Bridge. We had a blast!
Review by: Amarjeet G, May 2017
It was super fun and cool experience.
Review by: Susan H, October 2016
The experience was great the tour guide and the driver were wonderful. The day was made fun. I would recommend this tour for anyone wishing to experience something different grab great photos of Golden Gate Bridge and surrounds.
Review by: Dorothy M, September 2016
Fantastic trip. Would recommend to everyone. The driver and guide were excellent, providing local knowledge and adding fun too. If you only book one trip, make it this one. Young and old will lovebit.
Review by: Christopher A, August 2016
Excellent tour. Very informative and funny tour guide. Would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting San Fran. Not everyday you get to ride a Mack 55 over the most famous bridge in the world.
Review by: Laura Bijloos, July 2016
Lots of fun- great tour of SF and view of the Golden bridge!! Our tour guide had the coolest hairstyle and is super entertaining!! Thanks for the original ride!
Review by: john f, July 2016
the fire truck tour was very fun a little chilly but worth it went over the golend gate bridge on a typical foggy san francisco day when you could not see much of it
Review by: Ian M, June 2016
Amazing tour lovely driver and guide tony and Deborah made the trip fun and entertaining great photo opportunities of the bridge and on the fire engine and an amazing way to go over the bridge we loved your singing Deborah
Review by: goroboto, June 2016
An amazing tour. Worth every penny!
Review by: Susanna M, April 2016
This was an epic Easter adventure. My five year old grandson, dressed in firefighter gear, was a hit riding in this old fire truck in the Easter parade. We loved it! And the views from the Marin Headlands were incredible. This is a fun way to see how beautiful San Francisco and Marin are.
Review by: Leeanne K, January 2016
A great way to see all the sights of San Francisco. Very entertaining host. Cold but fine and sunny day and was a treat to be in an open top vehicle. The only reason for not giving 5 stars is that as we had young children with us, I would have preferred more secure seat belting particularly given the hill climbs beyond the GG Bridge. Otherwise, a brilliant experience.
Review by: Joshua G, December 2015
Awesome tour. Great view of the Golden Gate Bridge - no fog. Highly Recommended.
Review by: John E, November 2015
I booked this as a memorable way to see and experience for the first time the Golden Gate Bridge for my almost four year old boy and two year old girl. Unfortunately we had a couple of things going against us. Within a few minutes of starting on the tour, my son's hat flew off. We probably should have asked the tour to stop but didn't. About a ten minute crying session ensued.
Review by: Dawn B, October 2015
8 of our group went on this tour we had just got in from England after a dreadful journey and was very tired -but the tour made up for the stress - it was fabulous - the tour guide was a great singer and made it so much fun - we needed the firemen's jackets as it was a cold windy day but that added to the fun - this tour was recommended to me from a friend and I would 100 recommend to all
Review by: John C, October 2015
Fantastic tour, very unique and in an open fire engine you really get the full feel of travelling over the Golden Gate Bridge.
Review by: Diana, August 2015
Great Tour, best we made a must do! Debra our Tourguide was fantastic don't miss it
Review by: LORI M, July 2015
This was so fun!!! The girls who run this are fantastic!! So funny and entertaining! My husband is a firefighter in Indiana so this was up his alley !! We are 45-50 yrs old and enjoyed every minute... How many times in your life are you going to ride across the most beautiful bridge in the world in an open air fire truck??!!!
Review by: Richard C, July 2015
Great and Fun way to see parts of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Review by: Kim H, June 2015
Amazing we were recommended to do it glad we dis was brillisnt
Review by: , June 2015
This was an awesome tour! Deborah and Ito were great! They made the tour more enjoyable.I am going to recommend this tour to my clients and family and friends that come to San Francisco.
Review by: Anonymous, June 2015
This was an awesome tour! Deborah and Ito were great! They made the tour more enjoyable.I am going to recommend this tour to my clients and family and friends that come to San Francisco.
Review by: Chris M, March 2015
It was such a fun way to first see San Fran. Kids loved it and so did the adults in our group.
Review by: Timothy A, December 2014
Highly recommend this tour. Something completely different from the usual city tours. Going across the Golden Gate with the wind in your face on the open air fire truck is worth it i Itself! Bonus drive up the Msrin a headlands with stunning views was also magnificiant and not normally where any other tour goes. Tour guide with her breaking into song was a bit quirky but very entertaining. The smile on our GrandsonS face in his tour provided fire jacket is priceless and says it all.
Review by: Elaine M, December 2014
We had a great time, would highly recommend this tour.
Review by: Bruno O, October 2014
Fun experience with a great entertainment from the team. Not so much so see however in San-Francisco but wonderful view of the bridge. To do.
Review by: Jane C, September 2014
We took our two children aged 8 and 11 on this San Francisco tour. We thought maybe our older daughter would be too cool for a ride on a period fire engine but both loved it. The drive across the Golden Gate bridge is particularly special and then we got some great photos on the Marin headlands with the bridge and fire engine in the background._br/_
The driver and compere made the trip giving a humorous commentary along the way and regularly breaking into song._br/_
I have been to SF many times but hadn't heard of this tour before. It's something really different to do with the family and we would definitely recommend it.
Review by: sweetrosey78, August 2014
This tour was great - Although my husband and I are San Francisco natives, we enjoyed this tour very much. The tour director, sorry I cannot remember her name, was so informative and cheerful. To top it off, we had a beautiful, clear and sunny day. Will recommend this tour to our friends. Great tour for the tourists._br/_
Five star to the driver also._br/_
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Review by: Neil C, July 2014
This was an excellent tour. I highly recommend it even for kids.
Review by: Robert H, June 2014
This was a blast as we were four adults that were a bit overwhelmed as we drove around in the 1950's Fire Truck. Our driver Tommy and his assistant/guide were very accomodating and created a fun atmosphere._br/_
Everywhere we went people were amazed and were constantly waving._br/_
This is a must do when in San Francisco. Bob H., Lisa, Melissa and John
Review by: Francisco V, April 2014
To quote our 5 year old, "This is totally awesome!!!" The whole experience was wonderful. The ride had to be reschedule due to weather, and the employees took care of everything and were very accommodating.
Review by: Michael M, February 2014
We took our 2 young children (8 and 6) on the San Francisco Fire Engine Tour last month (January) and thoroughly enjoyed it. The guide (Carla) was very engaging and provided interesting commentary about the sights we passed on the tour interspersed with entertaining songs!
Review by: Lisa H, January 2014
This was an amazing experience, would deff recommend it to all ages, just be prepared for the singing from the tour guide. Bumpy ride to be expected as it's an old vehicle but you see some amazing sites and you will never experience anything like this again! It's amazing
Review by: Michael C, December 2013
We both found the trip to be entertaining,informative and very enjoyable. The guides were pleasant and helpful and they made the trip memorable.
Review by: Kenjiro Y, December 2013
It was very fun! Russell and Rose were awesome, singing songs and historic bits about the city were entertaining and educational._br/_
It was one of the high lights od our San Francisco tour.
Review by: KM, October 2013
This tour was a lot of fun and the driver did an excellent job of showing us the sites and delivering a fun and informative experience, this is a tour that I would recommend to anyone.
Review by: Robert N, September 2013
Great fun, a brilliant trip.
Review by: Samuel D, September 2013
It was a unique tour.Unfornately the same cant be said of the tour guides or the lenght.The hostess was not very well versed when we went to the Presidio.We saw some conrete bunkers on a hill and I asked her about them.She didnt know.She should due to the fact how often they go there.They seemed bored and treated the trip like they didnt want to be there.The tour was too fast and couldnt spent more time taking some great photos prior to crossing the Golden Gate Bridge.Im hoping they get over this going through the motions thing and a longer trip.Otherwise the trip was good.
Review by: mtorchi, September 2013
This is a fun tour.
Review by: Alfred W, August 2013
Our family had such a wonderful time! Perfect for families with younger children.
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