Kid's Tour
Big News! We are rolling out our next tour—the “Kid's Tour”! Our “Kid's Tour” is a fun, family friendly tour designed to tell the history and stories of Chinatown through energizing games and fun, tricky puzzles that will bring about wonderful bonding and educational experiences.  It will be an incredible and unique experience where both you and your kids will have a blast exploring Chinatown and its alleyways. Come join us for a Kids Tour, we promise you won’t regret it!

From this tour, you and your kids will get to experience…
  • Fun games and activities
  • Exclusive information just tailored for your kids
  • Chinese folktales, culture, and history
  • And… Fortune cookie tasting!​
Duration: 60 - 90 minutes

Prices
Please email us at [email protected]​ if you are interested in having a Kid's Tour. Submit a Kid's Tour request a week in advance.
Number of Children
1-10
11-20
21-40
Base Price
$70
$140
$200
*Chaperones are $20 per person. 

​Payment
We accept cash and checks, and credit card (online only). Tour guides do not carry change, so please bring the exact amount of money you owe to the tour. 

Please remit checks to:

Chinatown Alleyway Tours

Memo line: CATs 4130

Cancellation
Please cancel a reserved tour at least 48 hours in advance. Note: We reserve the right to cancel during rainy reasons. However, we will always call to see if individuals would still like to have a tour if the rain is light.
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If you pay online, cancellations at least one week in advance of the tour will be fully refunded to the original payment method. If you cancel within one week of the tour, we offer the option of rescheduling your tour for free. If you have an emergency and cannot make the tour, please contact us (email is the best) and we will do our best to work out a solution.

Location
Tours start on the upper level of Portsmouth Square (near Washington and Kearny), across from the Hilton Hotel’s bridge and near the elevators to the Portsmouth Square Garage. Look for tour guides in gray Chinatown Alleyway Tours sweatshirts or gray Chinatown Alleyway Tours T-shirts.​
Directions
  • By BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit): Get off at Montgomery Street Station and walk toward Kearny and Clay Streets.
  • By Bus: Take the 8 bus line going toward Chinatown; get off at Clay Street.
  • By Car: Parking is available in the surrounding neighborhood or at local garages such as the Portsmouth Square or St. Mary’s garages. We recommend Park and Ride.
We suggest public transportation, as parking can be difficult.

Questions/FeedbackPlease be patient with us. All our guides are students and may not be able to get back to you quickly. We will try to respond to emails within 48 hours and voice mails within 64 hours. We are quicker with email inquiries, so please email us if you would like a faster response.
​
Kid's Tour
Big News! We are rolling out our next tour—the “Kid's Tour”! Our “Kid's Tour” is a fun, family friendly tour designed to tell the history and stories of Chinatown through energizing games and fun, tricky puzzles that will bring about wonderful bonding and educational experiences.  It will be an incredible and unique experience where both you and your kids will have a blast exploring Chinatown and its alleyways. Come join us for a Kids Tour, we promise you won’t regret it!

From this tour, you and your kids will get to experience…
  • Fun games and activities
  • Exclusive information just tailored for your kids
  • Chinese folktales, culture, and history
  • And… Fortune cookie tasting!​
Duration: 60 - 90 minutes

Prices
Please email us at [email protected]​ if you are interested in having a Kid's Tour. Submit a Kid's Tour request a week in advance.
Number of Children
1-10
11-20
21-40
Base Price
$70
$140
$200
*Chaperones are $20 per person. 

​Payment
We accept cash and checks, and credit card (online only). Tour guides do not carry change, so please bring the exact amount of money you owe to the tour. 

Please remit checks to:

Chinatown Alleyway Tours

Memo line: CATs 4130

Cancellation
Please cancel a reserved tour at least 48 hours in advance. Note: We reserve the right to cancel during rainy reasons. However, we will always call to see if individuals would still like to have a tour if the rain is light.
​
If you pay online, cancellations at least one week in advance of the tour will be fully refunded to the original payment method. If you cancel within one week of the tour, we offer the option of rescheduling your tour for free. If you have an emergency and cannot make the tour, please contact us (email is the best) and we will do our best to work out a solution.

Location
Tours start on the upper level of Portsmouth Square (near Washington and Kearny), across from the Hilton Hotel’s bridge and near the elevators to the Portsmouth Square Garage. Look for tour guides in gray Chinatown Alleyway Tours sweatshirts or gray Chinatown Alleyway Tours T-shirts.​
Directions
  • By BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit): Get off at Montgomery Street Station and walk toward Kearny and Clay Streets.
  • By Bus: Take the 8 bus line going toward Chinatown; get off at Clay Street.
  • By Car: Parking is available in the surrounding neighborhood or at local garages such as the Portsmouth Square or St. Mary’s garages. We recommend Park and Ride.
We suggest public transportation, as parking can be difficult.

Questions/FeedbackPlease be patient with us. All our guides are students and may not be able to get back to you quickly. We will try to respond to emails within 48 hours and voice mails within 64 hours. We are quicker with email inquiries, so please email us if you would like a faster response.
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