Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Activities
Cycling & Skating
Blazing Saddles
CYCLING
cycle hire per hour $8-15, per day $32-88; electric bikes per day $48-88;
8am-7:30pm;
;
Powell-Hyde)
Cover the waterfront with bikes from the main shop on Hyde St or seven rental stands
around Fisherman's Wharf. They also rent electric bikes, offer 24-hour return service, and
provide extras (bungee cords, packs etc).
Golden Gate Park Bike & Skate
BICYCLING
skates per hr $5-6, per day $20-24, bikes per hr $3-5, per day $15-25, tandem bikes per hr/day $15/
75, discs $6/25; 10am-6pm; ; 5, 31, 44)
Besides bikes and skates (both quad-wheeled and inline), this little rental shop just outside
the park rents disc putters and drivers for the nearby free Frisbee golf course.
Kayaking & Whale-Watching
City Kayak
KAYAKING
rentals per hr $35-65, 3hr lesson & rental $59, tours $58-98; Brannan)
Newbies to kayaking can take lessons and venture calm waters near the Bay Bridge, and
experienced paddlers can brave choppy currents beneath the Golden Gate (conditions per-
mitting) - but romantics prefer calm-water moonlight tours.
Oceanic Society
WHALE-WATCHING
(
reservations 415-256-9941;
www.oceanic-society.org
; per person $125;
reservations
8:30am-5pm Mon-Fri, trips Sat & Sun)
