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Sharon

Traeger

11 years of experience
California/San Francisco Bay Area
United States of America (USA)

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About

I am an experienced and enthusiastic tour guide, leading local tours in and around the Bay area.

I have developed several niche products over the years, including  a Silicon Valley tour which has been written about in Forbes, and the Washington Post,

Most recently I have been offering virtual tours online. I use maps, Google slides, and Google Earth to show off my area within any theme chosen by the attendees.

For the past year, I’ve been creating short videos about local history and local culture. They are posted on You Tube, Tik Tok,and Instagram under @stayhomewithsharon

Before the pandemic, I also led tours of the Hewlett Packard Garage and home in Palo Alto  for HP employees, and  VIPs

 

Tours Offered & Destination Knowledge

Adventure/Hiking ToursBus ToursCultural/Specialty ToursDriver GuideExperience HostFood & Drink ToursGeneral Walking ToursLarge Group ToursLocal GuideMulti-Day Tour Director/LeaderMuseum DocentPerformance Group ToursPrivate ToursStudent Tour Director

San Francisco City Tour,  Silicon Valley, Napa and Sonoma Wine Country, Monterey and Carmel, Big Sur and the California Coastline, Yosemite, South Bay wine tours, Los Angeles, Custom tours around the Bay area

Walking tours of Stanford University, U C Berkeley, San Jose State,

Walking tours in San Francisco such as Chinatown, North Beach, Mission Murals, Presidio, Fisherman's Wharf, Financial District, Themed tours for art or architecture

Have traveled over the road to Washington DC student tours, NYC, Los Angeles, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Pacific Northwest including Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria, Banff, Jasper

Fun Fact!
I'm currently taking conversational French (for the past year)
Hobbies & Interests
I read, play bridge, hike, take continuing education classes, and travel as much as possible I have 3 grown children including an instagram influencer!

Virtual Tour Experience

I have led several virtual tours in which I am located at the site and I am zoomed into another location. I continue to offer my San Francisco highlights tour on Tours By Locals as well as custom tours for groups and individuals

Testimonials

from Trip Advisor:

Review of: 8-Hour Silicon Valley Tour with Private Transportation
We had the best day with our tour guide. She was very knowledgeable and interesting, plus a great driver. We went all over Silicon Valley plus additional places of interest that she thought we would enjoy and we did. We wanted to go to Half Moon Bay for lunch and she took us there as well. Then on the way back she added some more great places. You can't go wrong with this guide - she is the best.

The only way to see San Francisco
Review of: Private Full-Day Tour of San Francisco
When we got off the ship Sharon was waiting for us to begin our tour. After a brief review of what she had planndd, she asked us if there was anything else that we wanted to see. We then started the tour at Fishermans Wharf to see the Sea Lion Colony in the harbor. From there we proceeded to some of the many colorful sections of the city. We went down Lombard St which was an experience in itself, a stop at the cable car museum, the artwork in Coit Tower, and many more neighborhoods. A brief lunch and then onward to the Golden Gate Bridge overlook, a drive across the bridge and the overlook on the other side and then back across to the sight of a worlds fair and other statuary. A few more neighborhoods then back to the ship. Later we had a great dinner based on her suggestion, I don't think there is any way to see more of an area in eight hours than Sharon provided for us!

Details

Gateway Airport(s)

San Francisco

Licenses

Washington, D.C., New York City (NYC)

Training

ITMI, 2010

Language(s)

English

Additional Education

Certified Tour Guide per the San Francisco Tour Guide Guild

Commercially Licensed  by the California PUC

BA from Calvin College and MA from University of Chicago

General Availability

Open

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