San Francisco
Cable cars and beautiful bridges
Catch flights to San Francisco for cable cars, Fisherman’s Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Things to do
Hop onto San Francisco’s small red cable cars for a tour of this California city. Up and down steep hillsides, their bells clanging cheerfully, the cable cars travel past San Francisco’s landmarks – Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Shopping
Walk through Chinatown’s markets on your San Francisco holiday, scooping up bags of jasmine tea, porcelain teapots and filigreed incense burners. Asian spices perfume the air at tiny Asian grocers, where visitors buy souvenir chop sticks and bamboo steamers.
Restaurants
Come in from San Francisco’s fog and tuck into creamy seafood chowder served in bowls of hot sourdough bread. Fresh seafood fills menus at Fisherman’s Wharf, where diners overlook San Francisco Bay and the playful sea lions on Pier 39.
Nightlife
After flights to San Francisco, liven up the night at energetic dance clubs in the city’s SoMa district. Dance to young DJ mixers late into the night, and relax with trendy cocktails or a glass of Northern California wine.
When to go
KLM has frequent flights to San Francisco. Plan a holiday when San Francisco’s Chinatown celebrates Chinese New Year or wait for the Bay-to-Breakers costume footrace in May.
Upcoming events
- Tribal, Folk & Textiles Arts Show10 - 12 Feb 2012 (annual)
- Chinese New Year Festival & Parade14 Jan - 12 Feb 2012 (annual)
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