| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great fun and insightful
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| Sat, Oct 31 2:00 PM |
AndreVB |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| The good humour and fun we expected from this tour was wonderfully delivered by Kim. We were a smaller group and he tailored it to us specifically. We met some great people in the group, lasting friends and Kim provided some wonderful suggestions for eating out and partying on in the area. (...all the suggestions delivered!) |
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Fun and Informative
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| Sat, Sep 26 2:00 PM |
drewosu |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| The Come Out to the Castro walking tour was a highlight of our trip to San Francisco. Our guide was very knowledgeable and I learned much more than I ever expected about the history of the Castro neighborhood. Had a great time. |
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Saw a Lot in Less Than Three Hours
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| Sat, Sep 12 2:00 PM |
allevine |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| My wife and I enjoyed our tour and the tour guide was excellent! He showed us all of the Castro district and the walk was fun. I would highly recommend this tour for anyone who wants to see and learn about an interesting neighborhood of San Francisco. |
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Targeted to the Gay Community
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| Sat, Sep 5 2:00 PM |
cardozabarb |
Female |
60-69 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
| The instructor was knowledgeable and entertaining but the tour attendees were all gay except for me, my husband and my 2 guests. My guests were not comfortable with that. I didn't know my guests would be so narrow minded (they aren't from California). They wanted to leave halfway through. (Their loss). So potential tour attendees should be advised that this tour is highly popular with same sex couples and if they have a problem with that, they should stay at home, watch Milk on DVD, and get an attitude adjustment.
I thought the tour was authentic and I felt better informed. |
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Fantastic tour - walking the Castro
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| Sat, Aug 22 2:00 PM |
JuliaPittard |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Kim was an interesting and informative tour guide, and we learned so much about gay rights and gay "firsts" - the rainbow flag, the first gay bars, first openly gay elected officials. Brilliant to see Harvey Milk's shop and hear about the making of the film. Loved the humour and the "campness" of the boa as a competition prize! Thanks so much, a really worthwhile activity. |
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Fun and informative
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| Sat, Aug 15 2:00 PM |
LuciaPierce |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Tour was indeed fun, but somehow from the website photos I expected some six foot plus drag queen or some other equally over-the-top character. Updating vendor website (FOOTtours), maybe with photos of the area?? may be more authentic. Rest assured, though, the guide is great and so is the tour.
Much of the information covered was of a serious and sobering nature so the lighthearted approach quite literally provided comic relief. Wouldn't want to do this tour any other way.
Guide gave plenty of information in excellent detail. He wove together many trivial bits into a cohesive "greater than the parts" whole.
Tour was a good pace, both in delivery of information and ground covered, but felt a little rushed initially due to late start waiting for one no-show. Kim was very attentive and gave us a requested break of a quite reasonable length of time. He was patient with all questions and thoroughly knowledgeable. I learned so many new things, I wish I'd taken notes to remember it all!
As an older straight woman, I never felt unwelcome. Kim made an effort to briefly speak with each and every one of us personally.
My daughter and I even enjoyed arriving early and having lunch at our designated meeting place.
Yes, I would definitely recommend this tour to adults of any orientation. When visiting San Francisco, this is not to be missed! |
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Totally fascinating insight into Castro
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| Sat, Aug 15 2:00 PM |
npeddie |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Kim was an excellent guide. He provided a witty, factual insight into the history of the Castro. It was good to learn about the history of the area in general as well as gay history.
Kim's combination of humour, quizzes and quotes made the tour fun as well as informative. And how could we forget having the opportunity to walk around the castro wearing a rainbow feather boa!
We would strongly recommend this tour. Don't just think about it - do it! |
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Historical and Fun!
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| Sat, Jun 27 2:00 PM |
jcdaam |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Great tour and tour guide. Kim made us feel like we were all friends. He was also entertaining. Recommended. |
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Fun!
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| Sat, Apr 18 2:00 PM |
davidcpayne |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| A fun afternoon tour - enjoyed it! |
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Lots of fun and informative!
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| Sat, Apr 18 2:00 PM |
smichaelg |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| We had a great tour leader named Kim, who was chalk full of information and had a great sense of humor. It was a really great way to hang for a couple hours in the Castro! |
