About This Site
Golden Gate Guide is an independent informational guide to the Golden Gate Bridge. It answers the practical questions a visit raises: which sidewalk to walk on, how long the crossing takes, whether there is a toll, where the ferry leaves and why the bridge is not gold.
What the site covers
The bridge itself, its facts and history; the free walk across the deck and the sidewalk rules, starting with how to walk across and which sidewalk to use; the six GetYourGuide tours grouped by altitude, three boats under the deck, two bike rides across it and one seaplane over it; the viewpoints; and the practical details of getting there, timing, clothing and the return from Sausalito.
What this site is, and is not
It is an independent guide in English, with machine translations into French, German, Spanish and Italian. It is not the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, which owns and runs the bridge. It is not the Presidio Trust. It is not a tour operator, and it does not sell tickets.
The bridge is free to walk. The six tours on this site sell a height, not the bridge, and every tour page says so; the free walk is an alternative to all of them. The all tours page sets the six side by side and the close-ups follow each one in order.
Numbers
The site prints durations, distances, dates and dimensions. It prints no prices, ratings or review counts, because prices change by date and a stale figure is worse than none; the live booking widget on each page has the current one. Where a listing does not state something, such as whether a ferry ticket is included, the page says so rather than guessing.
How the site is paid for
Booking links go to GetYourGuide and are affiliate links. A booking made through one earns the site a small commission, and the price paid is the same as booking direct. That is the whole business model, and the affiliate disclosure spells it out. Corrections, including changes to bridge hours, can be sent through the contact page.