Bay Voyager

I’ve lived in SF for four years and this is the most FUN tour I’ve ever been on (and part of my job is to show out-​of-​towners a good time). Captain Charles took amazing care of our group, knew TONS about San Francisco (born and raised!) and our little RIB boat scooted us all around the Bay.
We caught some air and a bit of sea spray so during the trip’s top speeds we kept our phones and cameras covered, but Captain Charles took photos of the group throughout the trip and then posted all of the photos to the business’ Facebook page the same night.
Highly, highly recommended. Captain Charles was awesome.
110% worth it. Do it.

We had such a fun trip! Our guide was great, entertaining, informative & fun!
The small raft like boat only holds 10 people it is so much more intimate than one of those giant fairy boats.
Definitely recommend this excursion!

Talk about a blast! Went out on the 4^th of July, saw whales under the Golden Gate Bridge, learned a whole bunch about SF and the surrounding waterfront and Charles is a great captain.
Here’s the kicker, it was a bit choppy that day with a good head wind going out to the bridge and the boat cut through it like its was butter. Who knew?
Did this ride and picked up some hard to get Alcatraz tickets for a fun weekend!
Thx Charles.

Three girls from Houston, we had the best time during the tour. It was a true adventure! Charles was fun and told great stories about San Francisco. The whales viewing was just priceless! Recommended

I have lived in the Bay Area for 25 years and the trip with Captain Charles was the Best I have had! He is positive, happy, fun, safe, knowledgable, a joy to be on the water with.
Whether a local or a tourist, this trip is a MUST! You can sit back, relax and leave the steering to him. As he says, leave your worries at the dock and have a good time! FIVE STARS for Captain Charles!

Fun unique tour! The captain was very courteous, professional, and very entertaining with great San Francisco stories.

Captain Charles has reached out to me and apologized that he missed my emails. The coupon company that I used swindled the customers out of their money and so I won’t be getting my refund. Captain Charles has offered me the same price I paid for, to go out with him on the boat anytime. Which is very nice of him to offer that. I haven’t had an opportunity to take him up on his offer and go for the boat ride. But I anticipate I’ll be able to do it one day.

Amazing and informative tour from Captain Charles! We got great views of the major attractions and had a great time as well. Check out
to see some photos we took on the tour.

I’ve lived in the Bay Area my whole life, and I had never experienced anything like this.
The trip with Bay Voayager visits all the famous landmarks of San Francisco Bay (Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, AT&T Park, PIer 39) and shows them from a perspective that is simply unavailable from any other vessel. You really feel the wind in your hair and the spray in your face — while staying warm and dry in the included gear. And Captain Charles was just great. Full of insight into everything from the Palace of Fine Arts to the tug boats chugging around the port of Oakland, and warm, welcoming, and funny.
The family of four with kids that was on the same trip also looked like they were loving it.

If you want a chance to see the bay on a fast boat with a great captain, this is just what you’re looking for!!!
Take a tour with Captain Charles and learn about the bay and its history, race along with the sea spray in your face, and generally have a great time.
Seriously, if you don’t enjoy this, you need to check to be sure you have a pulse.

We were a party of 8 and had an awesome time. Captain Charles was incredibly informative and the whole experience was awesome. It’s a great way to see the Bay and on a real boat! I highly recommend this.

Captain Charles Bay Voyager is the most exciting and wonderful tour in our California journey. The weather when we arrive Fisherman Wharf is perfect, and it is the Bay Voyager that makes it better than perfect. Believe me, you can gain more than you expect from it.
这是我们到san francisco 后最好有趣的一个项目。性价比高，65刀接近两个小时，绝对超值，不会晕船，还有解说和免费照片哟。

I originally gave only ONE star for our experience, ONLY due to the fact that I had
not received the photos that Captain Charles had taken and planned to send to us.
I now retract that poor rating.
Charles, the Captain, poured through many photos to finally locate our specific shots.
Turns out he was ultra-​busy with relocating to the new SF site, from Oakland.
Captain Charles did not forget my original request/​complaint about not receiving those photos, and sent them to us, nearly a year later.
The Circumstances are understandable, clearly.
I am impressed that amid his very busy schedule, and relocating his business from
Oakland to San Francisco (no minor feat given it is from Pier to Pier): Captain Charles pursued in locating the photos of our day that had been misplaced.
Thank you, Charles!

Such a fun experience!
We went out on the bay, with the captain pointing out the historical significance of each of the stops. He was pretty funny, if not a bit cheesy. They played some music that relates to California and San Francisco. Our captain was even nice enough to make a pass by a wind surfer who just bit it, to make sure he was ok. They had comfortable seating, and the captain did his best to try to keep the riders safe in some choppy water. We got to see all the sights in the bay, and a dolphin even popped up a few times!
The boat had a restroom, which was clean, and a little snack bar and drink bar. They even had some beer there if you want a cold one.
It was an enjoyable experience, and I’d recommend it.

I am glad we decided to take the bay voyager instead on the water taxi. It was a blast doing 30mph and going to the AT&T park during a ball game.
Charles had plenty of information for us at every stop we did.
It is a thing that needs to go on your todo list in SF.
Really recommend it and alway remember that the closer you sit to the front the dryer you will be.

It was the weekend before I was moving out of California. I had lived around the bay for my entire life.
As Captain Charles zoomed from location to location around the bay, enthusing about the historical significance of each spot, I thought, «This is exactly what I should be doing right before I move away.»
The trip was both exhilarating, as attested to be my 11yo who yelled, «It’s better than a roller coaster!» and informative. Captain Charles has the type of maritime and historical knowledge of the Bay Area that only comes from sincere passion.

We took this trip today and had a wonderful time. The Captain was very knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and truly seemed to love the SF waterfront. He provided foul weather gear, needed in the SF bay even on a beautiful day. We were comfortable and dry. We went along the waterfront, under the Golden Gage Bridge and past Alcatraz. Then we were off to the Bay Bridge and sights along the way. This trip is an amazing way to see the SF Bay. Small group, comfortable boat and an excellent captain. Don’t miss it.

Wonderful and amazing. We took a trip on a Saturday and arrived slightly late, and were quick to get out on the water. We got taken all around the Bay — the piers, Alcatraz, under the Golden Gate and Bay Bridge, to Angel Island, and really enjoyed hearing all the cool historical details about everything (not joking — he knew something about everything!)
He’s obviously passionate and informed about his job and his city. While I’ve only been on the one trip, I understand that every trip is different. This time, we got to see the newest tugboats in the country and get told all about them.
I would absolutely recommend this trip to everyone!

I’ve lived in San Francisco for 10 years and our 90 minutes this past weekend with Charlie on Bay Voyager definitely ranks as my #1 «tourist» experience in SF. I’ve been sailing on the Bay a few times but the Bay Voyager beat all of my past experiences, hands down. The boat (an «RIB» modeled after a Navy SEALs boat) was SO much fun but I was never worried about my safety (and I’m definitely a worrier). Once you hitch a ride on the Bay Voyager, you will never want to ride anything else on the Bay!
I was also really impressed at how close we were able to get to many classic SF sights (right under the Golden Gate Bridge!) and even though I had seen all of the sights before, the perspective from the Bay Voyager was totally different and truly amazing. Charlie was a great guide and highly entertaining. I’m pretty knowledgeable about SF factoids so I was pretty surprised at how many new things I learned on the trip.
Both of my parents (in their 60’s) and my husband also really enjoyed the Bay Voyager and they are NOT easy to please. Anytime I have an out-​of-​town guest in the future, I’ll definitely be taking them on the Bay Voyager. Seriously, whether you are a local or from out of town, and want to get an overview of SF highlights or just go on a boat ride, Bay Voyager is the way to go. Without a question, it was worth every penny!

This was our second bay trip and it was better then the first!
That’s gotta tell you something!
Awesome time… do it!!!