Haight Ashbury Flower Power Walking Tour

We signed up for the tour with much hope and enthusiasm, We wanted to step back into time for a short period. Much to our joy, the walking tour provided much more than what we expected! Our tour guide was a local celebrity that knew the area like the back of his hand... so much nastalgia...so much history! We recommend to all... thanks Stan for a job well done.

My boyfriend and I traveled to San Fransisco for the first time and though it'd be beneficial to learn more about the history of the Summer of Love. Although we thought our tour guide tended to overexagerate about herself a lot, the tour was really interresting. We went to some pretty historical places (The GRATEFUL DEAD HOUSE!!!) and learned more about the San Fransisco history than about our own home town. The tour guide is very informative and can pretty much answer any question you have relating to the 60's. but then again, isn't that's what she's there for? The tour ended up being longer than anticipated, but she pointed out the good places to eat so it more than made up for it. Good tour if you have little knowledge about the Summer of Love

The small Flower Power Walking Tour ad located in some tourist blurb led to our first and most favourite day out in SF. Our group met promptly at 9.30 on a very cold June morning but very quickly Asus our guide has us pacing along towards the Haight regailing us with both factual information and amusing anecdote, thoughts of the cold weather soon dissipated. If you want to know where Patty Hearsts safe house was, or where Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix hung out, or where the notorious Hells Angels lived ( opposite the Grateful Dead house) then this is the tour for you! If your children are interested in the birth of the Hippy Movement or The Summer of Love bring them along to this tour - it's a fabulous morning out for the whole family, and the vibe along Haight Ashbury remains cool.........oh and finally The Hippies Were Right!

my wife, our 15 year old and myself took this walking tour and enjoyed every minute. our guide was isu and she brought her personal insight and experiences of the summer of love to our tour. we came away knowing more about "the haight", the feelings and emotions of hippy movement and feeling like we'd made a new friend in S.F. our expectations were surpassed in every way ... this is the "real deal", including impromptu meetings with other residents of the haight who were there then and live there now. the walking was easy, but would recommend comfortable shoes and be sure to dress for the typically unpredictable S.F. weather.

Undoubtedly, the best tour in San Francisco. Our tour guide and local hippie, Izu Interlandi, was incredible. Izu's colorful description of the area and close attention to detail will take you on an unforgettable trip. Izu's 35 plus years in the Haight, add a personal experience to the tour; second to none. I highly recommend this tour to everyone. Thanks Izu.

Tour was very good in pointing out the historical signicance of this area. Tour leader sometimes talked too fast asnd assumed that you were familiar with all the historical names.

The tour guide is a longstanding neighborhood resident with a deep history of community involvement and knowledge of the Haight. During the tour, he was recognized and greeted by community members. In addition to pointing out the usual highlights (e.g. homes of Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Hell's Angels, Charles Manson), he also recounted numerous personal experiences. All in all, an enjoyable tour that made us want to return to explore the eclectic shops and restaurants.

We really enjoyed this tour - one of the best ones we took in San Francisco. The tour guide (Rik) was very knowledgeable and very entertaining. We have told all our friends and family about the tour and I'm sure they will take it when they get to San Francisco.

I'm not from the hippie generation but wanted to find out about it and all the media that surrounded Haight-Ashbury. The tour guide has been doing the tour for 16 years and not only that he lives/lived in the area. So, he has first hand information about who lived there, what they did, and what the whole era was about. I highly reccomend it no matter what age you are.

Stan was our guide. He was on time, friendly and very knowledgeable. I had a friend in from out town and my girlfriend along with me for the tour. This is something I will do for every out of town guest that comes to visit. I came away with a better understanding of the movement and some really cool photos. I would recommend this to locals, tourists, young and old.