Long Record of Success for Tour Operators

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Cruise Ship Shore Excursions (San Francisco city tours, Muir Woods/Sausalito, Napa and Sonoma Wine Country, Monterey/Carmel, Alcatraz, Silicon Valley, City at Night, Chinatown). Step-on tours for:

• Metro Shore Services
• Onward Group
• Intercruises
• Shore to Sea
• Destinations North America
• Polynesian Adventure Tours

Step-on city tours for a variety of national and regional tour operators such as Great Canadian Holidays, Extranomical Adventures, Adventures in Travel, American Quality Travel, Foram Worldwide, Infinity Tours & Events, Accent Concerts, and Stevie Jay Travel

Walking tours for Real San Francisco Tours

• 8 hour SF in a Day Tour using public transit and walking
• Notorious Crime & Scandal Tour

City and Wine Country tours both as step on guide and as driver/guide in small vehicles:

• Bespoke Experiences
• Spark Experiences
• Premium SF Tours

Lead Tour Guide for San Francisco Comprehensive Shuttle Tours and Wine Country Tour Shuttle

• Led daily public City, Muir Woods/Sausalito, and Wine Country tours
• Worked with private clients to create and deliver a variety of custom experiences, including step on tours in both large and small vehicles
• As Lead Tour Guide, trained new guides and worked on strategic planning with company president. Helped create Napa Valley, Muir Woods, Monterey and Yosemite by Train tours.

Student tours ranging from 1-5 days in San Francisco, Sacramento and Gold Country for 4th graders, middle and high school students; occasional programs in Washington, D.C., and a performance program in Hawaii for companies such as:

• Music Celebrations International
• Academic Travel Services
• Grand Classroom
• Educational Discovery Tours

San Francisco City Guides

• Led historical/architectural walking tours for this nonprofit organization sponsored by the San Francisco Public Library; Tour Coordinator for two tours
• Created a successful new tour which was featured in an Associated Press article
• Served as Board Chairman, overseeing a 9-member Board and the Executive Director

Gate 1 Travel – 2025

• Mt. Rushmore/Yellowstone and Yosemite/Sequoia National Parks tours

Trafalgar and Insight Vacations (Destination America) – 2006-Present

• Selected as Insight Vacations Travel Director of the Year 2019
• Multiple departures of 8- to 23-day trips including California Coast, Southwest, Northwest, Mountain West and New England
• California: San Francisco, Wine Country, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe/Virginia City, Monterey/Carmel, Big Sur, Paso Robles/San Luis Obispo, Hearst Castle, Solvang, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Diego, Palm Springs, Mammoth Lakes, Death Valley
• Southwest: Phoenix/Scottsdale, Sedona, Seligman, Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Zion, Bryce, Mesa Verde, Moab, Arches, Canyonlands, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Vegas
• Mountain West: Salt Lake City, Jackson/Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Cody, Devils Tower, Deadwood, Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Badlands/Wall Drug, Denver, Ouray/Silverton, Durango
• Northwest: Redwood National Park, Oregon Coast, Portland, Columbia Gorge, Olympic National Park, Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver
• New England Fall Foliage (Boston, Western Mass., Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine)

Other over-the-road tours include:

• Onward Group – SFO/Las Vegas/Grand Canyon/LA loop
• Bay Magic – California agriculture tour for farmers from Australia
• Road Scholar/Elderhostel – Multiple 14-day California National Parks tours, including Sequoia/Kings Canyon, Yosemite, Mono Lake, Lake Tahoe, Carson City/Virginia City, Lassen Volcanic, Weaverville, Eureka/Redwoods, Avenue of the Giants and Mendocino. Also, multiple 6-day Monterey/San Francisco/Napa Valley programs; Sierra Gems (Yosemite & Lake Tahoe); In-depth Yosemite (5 days); In-depth Napa Valley (5 days); and Train Tracks Across the Sierra (Sacramento to Reno)
• Titan Tours, Newmarket Air Holidays and Travelscope Air Holidays – Multiple 10-day and 9-day Western and Southwestern tours including San Francisco, Monterey/Carmel, Solvang, Santa Barbara, LA, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Grand Canyon, Zion, Lake Mead/Hoover Dam, Valley of Fire, Palm Springs, and San Diego.
• Food Network – Two 8-day tours in San Francisco and Wine Country, with visits tied to food shops and restaurants featured on various Food Network television programs
• California Tours – Multiple 2-day Yosemite and 3-day Los Angeles tours (incl. Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Farmers Market, Disneyland/Universal Studios, Santa Monica/Venice Beach/Long Beach, and Music Center)