Haight Ashbury Flower Power Walking Tour

Very attentive colorful leader who was great at giving us a feel for how Haight ashbury has changed over the years and what life in the sixties was all about. We had a lot of fun remembering those days and reliving that era through the stories. Super restaurant recommendation. We loved it.

Expected to hear about the history and events in the neighborhood, however, the tour was mostly about architecture and who lived where. We were not even told about the famous music store located the next bloc. Wasn't completely waste of time but I wouldn't recommend it to people who has limited time to spent in San Francisco.

YOU SIMPLY CANNOT GO TO SAN FRANCISCO, WITHOUT TAKING THIS TOUR OF HAIGHT ASHBURY...EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT SPECIFICALLY INTERESTED IN THE 60'S AND THE HIPPIE MOVEMENT, BECAUSE BY THE END OF THE TOUR YOU WILL BE BLOWN AWAY...AND ANY TOUR IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE GUIDE WHO GIVES IT...AND THE GUIDE FOR THIS TOUR "EZU" IS THE GREATEST AND MOST RELIABLE AND AUTHENTIC SOURCE OF REFERENCE FOR THIS TOUR. SHE HAS SEEN IT ALL...BEEN THERE DONE THAT, LIVED AMONG IT AND THRU AND CARRIES THE SAME TORCH OF THE 60'S, BRIGHTER AND PROUDER THEN EVER TODAY 40 PLUS YEARS LATER. ONCE YOU MEET "EZU" AND SHE BEGINS TO DESCRIBE THE HAIGHT, I SWEAR TO YOU, SHE HAS THE UNCANNY ABILITY TO MAKE YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOU ARE IN A TIME MACHINE AND 2009 IS LEFT BEHIND AND SHE MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE ITS 1967 ALL OVER AGAIN. SHE TAKES YOU TO THE SPOTS AND SITES THAT DEFINED NOT ONLY THE AREA, BUT THE CULTURE, THE MUSIC, THE PEOPLE, THE VIBES, AND SUCH A DEEP ROOTED SENSE OF HISTORY. EZU IS FUNNY AS SHE IS SWEET, AS SHE IS 100% AUTHENTIC AND THE REAL DEAL. WORDS CANT DESCRIBE HOW INCREDIBLY FAST AND FACT FILLED AND INTERESTING THE HOURS FLEW BY ON THE TOUR....IT WAS ACTUALLY SAD TO SEE IT END...BECAUSE AS SHE SAID GOODBYE AND LEFT...YOU COME RE-AWARE THAT ITS BACK TO 2009 AND I DIDNT WANT TO LEAVE THE "EZU TIME MACHINE" THE MONEY YOU SPEND ON THIS TOUR AND ESPECIALLY WITH EZU, WILL BE THE MOST SMARTEST, FULFILLING AND TOUCHING MONEY YOU COULD SPEND ANYWHERE IN ALL OF SAN FRANCISCO.... DONT MISS THIS TOUR, AND ABOVE ALL DONT MISS EZU...SHE THE DIAMOND IN THIS GEM OF A PIECE OF HISTORY.

This was a very interesting and informative tour. My out of town relatives also enjoyed it.

Good tour. lots of information.

I would recommend this tour to anyone. Our tour guide was relaxed, funny, personable, and extremely knowledgeable about the area and its history. It was a vast improvement over simply wandering up and down the block by ourselves and he was also very able to recommend shopping and dining options in the area. There are a few extras in this tour that were even more than I expected (a small souvenir pin, a stop in a local B & B to view a short documentary clip). Excellent on all counts!

Izu, our tour guide, was quite the character and seemed to have never quite left the '60's. She'd been there, done that! Saw all sorts of great locations and homes (Joplin, Dead, Hell's Angels, Free Clinic, etc), heard terrific stories, saw excellent vintage photos that she had collected, knew lots of people we passed along the route. And, because of a foot injury, Izu did this all from a wheelchair!! (a friend pushed her along on the tour, along with her pet dachsund). Tour lasted nearly three hours, way longer than expected. Had a GREAT time!!!! Wife and I loved it, as did our kids, son 18 and daughter 21 years old! Would highly recommend the tour!!

I thoroughly enjoyed the tour, it was full of detail on history, architecture, detailed knowledge of the neighborhood, a good recommendation of a restaurant, the guide was wonderful (Ivo? Igo? I can't remember, but if you can provide an e-mail address, I would like to tell her how much I enjoyed the tour.

This tour was fun, interesting and educational. Who better than to give the tour than an original hippie who got to truly experience the Haight back in the day. The tour guide was very thurough and also quite funny. It was one of the best things I did while visiting San Francisco. You should take this tour!

We had a fabulous time. Izu, Eco and Benny were great tour guides and companions for our day in the Haight. From the moment we met, it was like getting a tour from old friends. Izu answered all our questions, Eco was a great "Knight in Shining Armor" and Benny was the perfect mascot. Your energy balance really made our trip memorable. We got some fantastic photos! Thank you for a great day!