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School Trips to San Francisco

San Francisco is one of the USA's most attractive cities. Famously hilly, its seven- by-seven square mile size also makes it surprisingly compact and accessible. While Golden Gate BridgeAlcatraz and Fisherman's Wharf are on every to-do list, it is the spirit of the city that makes it such an inspiring destination to take a school trip. Good times and social revolutions tend to start here from the original gold rush, the hippy sub-culture to the yet unimagined technology being developed at Silicon Valley.

Built on the San Andreas Fault with Yosemite National Park so close the city has its fair share of natural and man-made wonders that demonstrate the resilience of the city. It may have lost almost everything in earthquakes but it never loses its nerve, and is a unique and interesting destination for a school trip or educational visit.

Top Visits in San Francisco

<p>NASA Ames Centre</p>

NASA Ames Centre

<p>Alcatraz Island</p>

Alcatraz Island

<p>Fishermans Wharf</p>

Fishermans Wharf

<p>Winchester Mystery House</p>

Winchester Mystery House

<p>Golden Gate Bridge &amp; Park</p>

Golden Gate Bridge & Park

<p>Cable Car Ride</p>

Cable Car Ride

<p>China Town</p>

China Town

<p>Yosemite</p>

Yosemite

<p>Levi Strauss Headquaters</p>

Levi Strauss Headquaters

<p>City Hall</p>

City Hall

<p>Coit Tower</p>

Coit Tower

<p>Cable Car Museum</p>

Cable Car Museum

<p>Sausalito Ferry</p>

Sausalito Ferry

<p>San Francisco Museum of Modern Art</p>

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

<p>Silicon Valley Tour</p>

Silicon Valley Tour

Popular San Francisco Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Check in to UK airport for flight to San Francisco.

Afternoon

Arrive and transfer to your accommodation.

Evening

Take a stroll around Fisherman's Wharf. 

 

Day 2

Morning

Tour of Silicon Valley.

Afternoon

Visit the Computer History Museum.

 

Day 3

Morning

Visit the Museum of Modern Art.

Afternoon

Take a walk over Golden Gate Bridge, visit the Museum and Botantical Gardens.

 

Day 4

Morning

Take a ride on a Cable Car and visit the Cable Car Museum.

Afternoon

Visit to and tour of Alcatraz Island.

 

Day 5

Morning

Take a visit to China Town and maybe some souvenir shopping.

Afternoon 

Overnight flight back to the UK.

 

Day 6

Morning

Arrive UK airport, onward return travel to school.

 

Top Tips from Our Travel Experts

"San Francisco is one of America’s most vibrant cities. Close to the centre of America’s tech industry, the city is both full of history and extremely modern. Take a cable car down to Pier 39 and watch the seals basking in the sun whilst eating a bowl of clam chowder or an ice cream from Ghiradellis. A trip to the island of Alcatraz for a headset tour of the former maximum security prison, once home to some of America’s most notorius criminals. See where they ate, slept and planned daring prison escapes before being closed for good in 1963. Before you finish your educational programme be sure to take a tour of San Franciscos lively and colourful neighbourhoods. From Chinatown to the vast shops on Union Square, to the Castro and Haight Ashbury. Each neighbourhood is unique, with photo opportunities a plenty"

View All Subject Trips for San Francisco 

Computer Science

Geography

San Francisco Gallery

<p>Silicon Valley Tour</p>

Silicon Valley Tour

<p>Yosemite National Park</p>

Yosemite National Park

<p>The iconic San Francisco cable car</p>

The iconic San Francisco cable car

<p>Fishermans Wharf</p>

Fishermans Wharf

<p>Painted Ladies</p>

Painted Ladies

What We Can Offer You

Knowledge and Experience

  • We continually invest in our teams product and destination knowledge to be able to offer you the best advice and support when planning your tour.
  • We create itineraries are bespoke and individual to your needs
  • FREE teacher inspection visits so you can feel completely secure when leading your group
  • We're only a phone call away 24/7 whilst you are on tour

Safety and Assurance

  • We are assured and founder members of the School Travel Forum.
  • Our Learning Outside the Classroom accreditation ensures we have your safety at the heart of everything we do and ensures the highest possible safety standards.
  • Externally verified Safety Management System
  • Risk assessment guidance and advice

Financial Security

  • Our ABTA membership ensures that we offer you and your parents the best financial protection available. 
  • All flights sold in our packages are covered under our ATOL licence providing further peace of mind
  • Committed to sustainable and responsible educational travel. Working to offset carbon emissions, reduce deforestation and provide wildlife habitats.