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SAN FRANCISCO SEGWAY TOURS www.electrictourcompany.com (1) WHARF & WATERFRONT (Level: Beginner/Intermediate) Location: Tours depart from the rear parking lot at 757 Beach Street San Francisco, CA 94109 near the corner of Hyde Street in Fisherman's Wharf. We are across Beach Street from the Hyde Street Cable Car turnaround in Fisherman's Wharf. A Wells Fargo Bank ATM (Red Sign) is at the entrance to the driveway to our training area. We are in the rear parking lot and not visible until you are standing at the end of the driveway. Look for yellow and blue flags. Departure Dates & Times: - April - October: Daily 9:00 , 12:30 and 16:00 - November - March: Daily 10:00 and 13:30 . Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day & New Years Tour Length: Tours are 2 ¾ hours including 35-45 minute training. Sights & Stops: Your narrated tour will feature spectacular views of the SFO Bay while you visit: - Municipal Pier and Aquatic Park - Fisherman's Wharf and its picturesque fishing harbors. - Cable Car turnaround. - Ghirardelli Square home of delicious chocolate! - National Maritime Museum and the historic sailing ships at Hyde Street Pier - Spectacular views of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. - Fish Alley, Fisherman's Chapel, WWII Liberty Ship and Submarine Pampanito - Visit behind the scenes where the fishing industry, fleet and seafood processing are located. - See the Dungeness Crab Stands in Historic Fisherman's Wharf. - Time permitting a loop through North Beach San Francisco's Little Italy. Restrooms: We apologize for not having public restrooms at our San Francisco training facility (it's a parking lot). Please use the public restroom facilities at the 3 neighborhood shopping centers, Argonaut Hotel or in the nearby National Park Museum prior to your arrival. We will make one restroom stop on the tour approximately 1 1/2 hours after we begin training. Thanks. Parking: We do not have parking facilities at our training area. Street parking is limited and meters last a maximum of 2 hours (tours last over 2 hours). We do not reimburse parking costs. Paid Garage Parking is available at: - Anchorage Shopping Center: 500 Beach St San Francisco, CA 94133 (2 blocks east of our location on Beach Street) - Ghirardelli Square Garage: 900 Northpoint Street San Francisco CA 94109 (garage entrance is on Larkin Street between Beach Street and North Pint Street. 1 1/2 blocks west of our location) Public Transit: - The Powell / Hyde Cable Car ends across the street from our facility. Lines to board the Cable Car from downtown San Francisco can be as much as 2 hours during the summer. Cash Fare: $5.00 one way. - Take BART (www.bart.gov | (415) 989-2278) to the Embarcadero Station. Go upstairs and cross the street to the Ferry Building. In front of the Ferry Building, take the MUNI F Line Street Car to the last stop in Fisherman’s Wharf. Our location is 4 blocks west from last F Line stop. The F Line experiences rider delays during the summer months due to full street cars. - Fisherman’s Wharf is easily accessible from all points in San Francisco via public transportation. For specific route information, please contact the San Francisco Municipal Railway. MUNI (www.sfmuni.com | (415) 673-6864) operates the Cable Cars, F Line and Bus System. (2) SAUSALITO (Level: Beginner/Intermediate) Location: Tours depart from 1000 Bridgeway in public parking lot behind Café Trieste, at the corner of Bridgeway and Caledonia Streets, located a very easy walk 2 blocks north of the Sausalito Ferry Terminal. Look for the Segway guide/van in the large public parking lot behind Café Rome (old Café Trieste). Departure Dates & Times: - April - October: Daily at 11:30 - November - March: Tours depart Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 We require 6 guests to run the Sausalito Tour. Please indicate an alternate date and time on order form. Closed Christmas Day and New Years Day Tour Length: Tours are 2 ¾ hours including 30-40 minute training. Sights & Stops: Tour explores the Sausalito waterfront and makes frequent stops for photos and refreshments. Sausalito is an alluring village of art galleries, quaint shops and waterfront restaurants with views of San Francisco across the bay. Sausalito's cliff-hanging cottages and houseboat community lend a Mediterranean ambiance, but the locals you will meet are pure "California." Highlights include houseboat communities and legendary wooden boats in the many harbors, the Bay Model, famous recording studios, bayside estuaries and an overview of Sausalito history. Waterfront landmarks include: - Dunphy Park - Cass Marina - Galilee Harbor - Marinship - the Bay Model Restrooms: We apologize for not having public restrooms at Café Trieste prior to your arrival. We will make one restroom stop on the tour approximately 1 1/2 hours after we begin training. Thanks. Parking: We do not have free parking facilities at our training area. Metered street parking is available. We do not reimburse parking costs. (3) GOLDEN GATE PARK (Level: Beginner/Intermediate) Location: Tours depart from the paved area directly behind the Sprekels Temple of Music (Bandshell) in the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse area. The entrance to the Japanese Tea Garden is across the street from our training lot at 7 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118. Parking spaces are not available at the guest training location. The Segways training area is not visible until you are behind the Bandshell. On some Park special event days the training area will be moved to the adjacent Tour Bus Parking Lot. Departure Dates and Times: - April – October: Daily 9:00 am , 12:30 pm and 4:00 pm. - November – March: Daily 10:00 am and 1:30 pm . - closed on Christmas Day, New Years Day and during major park wide events Blackout Dates: Saturday, 10.09.2011 & Friday, 30.09.2011 Tour Length: Tours are 2 ½ hours including 30-45 minute training. Sights & Stops: The eight mile tour route explores the eastern section of the 1107 acre park on winding trails and bike routes. On the guided Golden Gate Park Tour you will learn about the history of: - The transformation of a bleak sand dune area in into the lush park you see today that started in the 1870's. - The Music Concourse and Temple of Music - The California Academy of Sciences - The de Young Museum - The Japanese Tea Garden and the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 - William Hammond Hill and John McLaren's vision for the park - The Conservatory of Flowers - Hidden sights including the lily pond, Storybook Cross and fern grotto - The historic carousel and Sharon Art Studios - San Francisco Botanical Gardens - The Lawn Bowling Courts - The National Aids Memorial - Shakespeare Garden - Strawberry Hill with great views of the surrounding park and Stow Lake - The Rose, Rhododendron and Dahlia gardens - An amazing Redwood grove, Pioneer log cabin and many other hidden gems Note: Tour does not include entry into museums or admission fee attractions. Every tour makes numerous stops for photos. Restrooms: Public rest rooms are available at our training location. We will make two restroom stops on the tour. Parking: Paid underground garage parking is available at the Music Concourse Garage located between the de Young Museum and the California Academy of Science. Access to the north entrance of the Music Concourse Garage is from Fulton St. at 10th Avenue. Access to the south entrance is at Concourse Drive and Martin Luther King Dr. inside the park. The Music Concourse Garage is open 7 days a week from 7:30 am - 10 pm year-round, and parking in the garage is encouraged. We do not reimburse parking costs. Free on street parking is available on adjacent streets. The street parking fills rapidly on weekends. Public Transit: - Muni's 44-O'Shaughnessy bus stops near the Music Concourse on Tea Garden Drive (southbound) and on Concourse Drive near the Academy of Sciences (northbound). The Temple of Music is the bandshell at the far end of the concourse. - The 5-Fulton stops at 8th Avenue and Fulton Street, just outside of the park. From 8th, walk into the park and turn right on John F. Kennedy Drive to reach the entrance to the Music Concourse. The Temple of Music is the bandshell at the far end of the concourse. - The N-Judah Muni Metro streetcar, which is accessible, stops at 9th Avenue and Irving Street. To reach the Segway Tour location, walk north on 9th Avenue to Golden Gate Park. 9th Avenue turns into Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Keep walking on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard until you reach Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, then turn right and Turn right behind the Temple of Music. (4) HILLS OF SAN FRANCSICO & CROOKED STREET (Level: Advanced) Location: Tours depart from the rear parking lot at 757 Beach Street San Francisco, CA 94109 near the corner of Hyde Street in Fisherman's Wharf. We are across Beach Street from the Hyde Street Cable Car turnaround in Fisherman's Wharf. A Wells Fargo Bank ATM (Red Sign) is at the entrance to the driveway to our training area. We are in the rear parking lot and not visible until you are standing at the end of the driveway. Look for yellow and blue flags. Departure Dates & Times: - April - October: Daily at 10:30 am. - November - March: Daily at 3:00 pm. Tour Length: Tours are 2½ - 3 hours including 20-25 minute advanced training/refresher rider course. Sights & Stops: Your narrated tour will feature spectacular views of San Francisco Bay. - Cruise through Aquatic Park & to the end of Municipal Pier: see the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, great views of Alcatraz, Golden Gate Bridge and unbelievable bay vistas.