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Ride the Ducks Water \/ Land Tour, San Francisco Bay . . .<\/h3>\n

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Fisherman’s Wharf, Taylor at Jefferson, 2766 Taylor Street, San Francisco, California 94129<\/a><\/p>\n

Good for: Tourists & locals, families, seniors, everyone
\nPrice: $35\/adult, $25\/child, $32\/senior, paid garage parking, online discounts
\nFeatures: San Francisco Tour, ride into SF Bay, lots of fun and quacking<\/p>\n

There’s a lot to see in San Francisco and a lot of ways to see them. Last month, my family and I toured the city in a completely new way with Ride the Ducks. This tour service is located in several major cities and is known for the amphibious vehicles they use. The what?<\/p>\n

\"Ride\"Ride<\/center>They call them ‘ducks’. They’re huge vehicles that can function on both land and water. The ‘duck’ history reaches way back but I don’t want to spoil that factoid for you, which is quite interesting in my opinion. The tours run about 1-1\/2 hours and are wheelchair accessible. The Ride the Ducks kiosk was a humble hole\u00a0in the wall, across the street from Burger King. There is no immediate parking so make sure you arrive about 15-20 minutes early to park your car.<\/p>\n

We were scheduled for a 1:00pm tour but, unfortunately, so was a huge group of students on a field trip. Since everyone that gets on the bus receives a duck bill-shaped quack-er (there’s really no better term for it), we knew that a couple of hours with 30 quack-happy students would spell H-E-A-D-A-C-H-E. Even as the group waited to take off, there was non-stop quacking. With the help of some very friendly workers at the kiosk, we were moved to the next time slot. That gave us enough time to get a cookie from Ghirardelli Square and get back to take a regular public tour.<\/p>\n

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It was finally our time to board. Before getting on, we were each handed a quack-er and then asked to pose for a group photo (to purchase later, of course). Our ‘captain’ took off and continued to pass by Fisherman’s Wharf. As we drove along the planned route, he pointed out several landmarks and shared information about each one. He was also a crack-up. He had this subtle sense of humor and contagious laugh – it really seemed like he enjoys his job! He even told us that, when people turn to look at us, we should wave and start quacking at them to get a smile or two. Also, he seemed to have a ‘thing’ against guys wearing skinny jeans \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

The seats and ride were surprisingly comfortable. As we cruised through town, various classic tunes were played. These would match the area we were driving through (i.e. “Kung-Fu Fighting” in Chinatown, “Lasagna” by Weird Al Yankovic in Little Italy) or just be plain fun. Instead of singing, quacking was encouraged. Next, it was time for us to hit the bay.<\/p>\n

It’s soooooo much easier to show you what our tour was like. The following video is little longer than usual (about two minutes) but is totally worth the extra minute!<\/p>\n