Ticketed On-Your-Own
Events & Tours

Please sign up for off-site events on the registration site.

Saturday

Saturday, April 16, 2011   SOLD OUT!
Alcatraz Island Night Tour:  Book this most popular San Francisco tour now!  (Tickets often sell out several weeks in advance.)  The only thing more interesting than visiting Alcatraz is visiting Alcatraz at night!  Depart from Pier 33 on San Francisco’s Embarcadero for this memorable 3-3 ½-hour self-guided tour of Alcatraz Island that includes a movie and 45 minute audio headset tour.  Boat leaves Pier 33 at 6:00 p.m. and returns at 8:45 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. (your choice).   Snacks and drinks available onboard for purchase.
  • $35.00 per adult; $20.00 per child (5-11) 
  • Either a brisk walk of a few city blocks, a BART ride, or a brief cab ride from the Hilton to the Embarcadero.
  • Pick up your ticket at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday from the conference volunteer near the Concierge desk in the Hilton Lobby.








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A view of Alcatraz Island from Pier 39.

Sunday

Sunday, April 17, 2011
Napa Valley Wine CountryDay Tour:  Luxury limo bus transportation includes food all day and visits to four wineries (not including tasting fees).   (A minimum group of 10 and advance reservations are required.)  One of California’s premier tour and transportation companies specializing in the Napa Valley Wine Country tours, this tour includes round-trip transportation from the Hilton over the Golden Gate Bridge in the morning to Napa Valley and back to San Francisco in the afternoon, with a number of picturesque stops, narrated by your guide.  Enjoy an on-board “Wine Country Breakfast” of croissants, rolls, pastries, and fruit cup as well as a picnic lunch of a sandwich of your choice with Caesar Salad, a pasta salad and dessert.  Bottled water all day included as well.  Experience Napa Valley’s famous wine-making industry with tastings at 4 wineries (tasting fees not included), barrel tasting, an olive-oil tasting stop, and a “garden experience” as well.
  • $99.00 per adult;  includes “Wine Country Breakfast” onboard, picnic lunch & bottled water all day.  Tasting fees & gratuities not included.  Children under 18 welcome at adult rate but not admitted to wineries.
  • 8:30 a.m. departure from Hilton & 5:30 p.m. return to Hilton. Conference volunteer will collect the recommended driver gratuity of $18 per person at boarding.






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Malbec grapes ready for harvest
in the Napa Valley.

Sunday, April 17, 2011
Chinatown Half-Day Walking Tour:  Join a fun-filled, behind-the-scenes tour of colorful Chinatown with an insider and native.  This unique tour covers the history, culture and traditions of the local people.   You will see many buildings of historic and architectural interest; visit an herbal pharmacy and a fortune cookie factory as well.  Shop with the locals at the famous Stockton Street market, visit an authentic Buddhist Temple, stroll historic Waverly Place, and savor a 10-course hosted “dim sum” lunch where locals gather daily.  Get an insider’s tips also on where to shop and to dine in Chinatown.  

This tour has been recommended by National Geographic Traveler Magazine and has won awards from the U.S. Local Business Association and the U.S. Commerce Association.
  • $45.00 per adult; $35.00 per child (6-17), including lunch.  Gratuities not included.  
  • 10:00 a.m. departure from Old St. Mary’s Cathedral in Chinatown at the corner of California Street & Grant Avenue.  Either a brisk walk of a few city blocks or a brief cab ride from the Hilton.

Sunday, April 17 & Monday, April 18, 2011
“Hop-on/Hop-off Open Top” Sightseeing Tour 2-Day Pass: Join Open Top Sightseeing for a fantastic tour of beautiful San Francisco. On our tour you will learn more about the different cultures living here, exciting architecture, beautiful nature, and of course the history from the early Spanish settlers to the Gold Rush and present day. Our tours are a great way for you to familiarize yourself with San Francisco or show visitors around without having to drive!

  • The Golden Gate Bridge
  • Fisherman’s Wharf
  • Union Square
  • Golden Gate Park
  • The Painted Ladies (Alamo Square)
  • Chinatown
  • City Hall
  • Haight Ashbury and much more!

During this tour you’ll enjoy:

  • A choice of 20 stops!
  • Get off and explore or stay on and enjoy the ride.  For the explorers, another bus will be along in 20-30 minutes!
  • One continuous loop, no transfers to a different loop or bus.
  • Cruise across the Golden Gate Bridge with stops each side of the bridge.
  • Take a walk if you wish!
  • Climate controlled coaches
  • ADA accessible & much more...
  • $25.00 per adult; $14.00 per child (4-12)  (Regular 2-day pass:  $35.00 per adult; $18.00 per child.)  Price includes round-trip transportation and narration.
  • Departures from the Hilton Hotel (Mason Street side).



Monday

Monday, April 18, 2011  SELLING OUT FAST!
Classic Vintage Cable Car City Tour:  Enjoy a 2-hour tour of SF aboard a classic vintage cable car or one made by hand from original blueprints dating back to the late 1800’s or early 1900’s.  Ride through historic neighborhoods and over the Golden Gate Bridge for a spectacular view of “The City by the Bay.”
  • $30.00 per adult; $16.00 per child (5-17)
  • 3:00 p.m. departure from Hilton Hotel


Monday, April 18, 2011
San Francisco Gray Line Motorcoach Night Tour + Chinatown Dinner:  Enjoy an authentic Chinese dinner in the heart of Chinatown. Then after dinner, step into the "City within the City" for a guided walking tour of Chinatown by night.  See Chinese markets, specialty stores, schools, temples and the Fortune Cookie Factory. Re-board the coach and drive past the glittering lights of Fisherman’s Wharf and view Telegraph Hill, Coit Tower, the "Broadway Strip" and the historic Ferry Building.  You will end your evening by crossing the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to Treasure Island for a final breathtaking view of San Francisco.
  • $65.00 per adult, $54.00 per child (5-11), including dinner.
  • 6:00 p.m. departure from and return to Hilton.  Approximately 4 hours.
 
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The entrance gate to San Francisco Chinatown; the largest Chinatown outside of Asia.


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Enjoy Dungeness crab and
sourdough bread at Fisherman's Wharf.



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The famous "Painted Ladies" located
in Alamo Square.



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View of downtown San Francisco
from the top of Twin Peaks


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The Gray Line Motorcoach Night Tour crosses the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to Treasure Island for a breathtaking view of San Francisco.



Tuesday

Tuesday, April 19, 2011   SELLING OUT FAST!
Classic Vintage Cable Car City Tour:  Enjoy a 2-hour tour of SF aboard a classic vintage cable car or one made by hand from original blueprints dating back to the late 1800’s or early 1900’s.  Ride through historic neighborhoods and over the Golden Gate Bridge for a spectacular view of “the city by the Bay.”
  • $30.00 per adult, $16.00 per child (5-17)
  • 3:00 p.m. departure from Hilton Hotel
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San Francisco Cable Car with Alcatraz Island in the background.

Thursday

Thursday, April 21, 2011
Muir Woods & Sausalito Half-Day Tour: Cross the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge on a motorized coach for a 3.5 hour guided & narrated tour of beautiful Muir Woods 550-acre National Monument in Marin County, named for American Naturalist John Muir and home to the oldest (more than 800 years) and the largest Redwoods (over 250 feet) in the world.  Then have time for exploring and shopping in world-famous, charming seaside Sausalito known for its’ art galleries, boutiques and restaurants before returning home on your own via ferry.
  • $49.00 per adult; $23.00 per child (5-11), includes round-trip motor-coach transportation with narration by a local guide and Muir Woods admission.  Ferry tickets from downtown Sausalito to the Ferry Building on the SF Embarcadero downtown approximately $5.25-$9.50.
  • 9:00 a.m. departure from the Hilton.



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Sunlight shining through
sequoia trees in Muir Woods.