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Beach tour, with its aromatic Italian bakeries and old-time coffee shops, you may not be
able to eat a full meal for the r est of the day.)
Departure points vary by tour.
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888/358-8687
or 415/665-0480. www.sffoodtour.com. Daily at 10am,
2pm, or 6pm. $59 adults, $39 youth 15-18, $15 ages 8-14, under 8 free.
Precita Eyes Mural Art Center
Ages 6 and up.
The Mission is filled with excit-
ing and politically charged murals, but why? And who painted them? For the answers to
those questions and a tour of the paintings, sign up with this nonpr ofit arts center. The
6-block, 2-hour walk, which passes 75 murals, depar ts from the center S aturdays and
Sundays at 1:30pm. A brief slide show on the history of mural art precedes the walk. On
Saturdays at 11am, a slightly shorter walk showing 50 murals departs from Café Venice,
3325 24th S t. (near the 24th S t. BART station), and on S undays at 11am the shor ter
tour departs from the Precita Eyes center.
2981 24th St. (near Harrison St.).
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415/285-2287.
www.precitaeyes.org. $12 adults (shorter 11am tour
is $10 f or adults), $8 students w/ID , $5 seniors , $2 childr en under 18. Reser vations are not nec essary
unless you have a large group. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 10am-4pm; Sun noon-4pm.
The Urban Safari
All ages.
Your kids will be so excited to be riding in a zebra-striped
Land Rover, donning their own personal pith helmets, while being driv en by a guide in
a full safari get-up—that they won't have time to get bored. You can choose from a vari-
ety of 4-hour morning tours, focusing on movies, plant life, the bay, or whatever interests
your family. You can also opt for 4-hour ex cursions at midday or in the early ev ening.
The tours are pricey, but the Land Rover will come to pick you up at the location of your
choice.
Departure points var y by tour.
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866/MY-SAFARI
(697-2327). www.theurbansafari.com. $100 f or the
first 4 guests, $75 for each additional person in the group.
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