“DUCK” Season Opens in the City of San Francisco; Mayor Newsom Welcomes Latest Amphibious Tourist Attraction
“DUCK” Season Opens in the City of San Francisco; Mayor Newsom Welcomes Latest Amphibious Tourist Attraction
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 4, 2005
Bay Quackers LLC, the only amphibious tour company in the Bay Area, today launched the new San Francisco DUCK Tours. Bay Quackers offers visitors and city natives a unique way to experience San Francisco – by both land and sea, all in one tour. With Captain Barbary Jack at the helm, the brightly painted DUCK whisks up to 30 passengers off to explore San Francisco’s most famous neighborhoods with a crow’s nest view in the open-air ship-on-wheels. During the 80-minute tour, the Captain reveals the City’s historical secrets as he navigates from Fisherman’s Wharf, through Chinatown, North Beach, Union Square, SOMA, and on to China Basin, where the DUCK splashes into the Bay for a spectacular view of the San Francisco Bay Bridge and city skyline.
“Tourism is a vital component of San Francisco’s cityscape, and we are excited to welcome the DUCK Tours as our newest tourist attraction,” said Gavin Newsom, mayor of San Francisco. “These DUCK tours give visitors a unique perspective of our City’s many diverse neighborhoods and waterfronts.”
Bay Quackers also offers group charters for events such as bachelor or bachelorette parties, office Christmas parties, barhopping tours, birthday bashes and corporate events. “The Tour DUCKs are a great addition to the menu of activities for adventuresome tourists,” said Laurie Armstrong, vice president of the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau. “These historic vehicles fit in well with the City’s infamous off-beat character.”
“We worked hard over the past year to meet stringent U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements,” said John Scannell, president, Bay Quackers LLC. “Now our historical amphibian is ready to give people a whole new fun way to experience San Francisco’s vibrant culture, and the Bay. Our first DUCK is called El Pato in honor of the Mission District, and we plan to launch three more very soon: Diva DUCK, for the Castro; Psychadela DUCK, for Haight/Ashbury; and Peking DUCK, for Chinatown.”
Since the 1940s, these amazing vehicles have been used by police departments, fire stations, rescue units, and the U.S. Army. Their name comes from the WWII acronym, “DUKW,” when these amphibious trucks were used to move troops and cargo quickly and efficiently from ships out at sea onto shore. Maneuvering with surprising agility, they are designed to handle choppy oceans, huge breakers, and climb right out of the water through soft sand without losing traction.
DUCK Tours are already popular international tourist attractions in more than 30 cities worldwide, including: Boston and Salem, Mass.; Washington, DC; Branson, Mo.; San Diego, Calif.; Baltimore, Md.; Wisconsin Dells, Wis.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Memphis, Tenn.; Oahu, Hawaii; Miami, Fla.; Chicago, Ill.; Dayton, Ohio; Portland, Maine; Providence, R.I.; Austin, Texas; Albany, N.Y.; Hot Springs, Ark.; Seattle, Wash.; and abroad in New Zealand, Ireland, England, Singapore and the Caribbean.
The San Francisco DUCK Tours depart seven days a week at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Ticketing hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily at the ticket booth located at Leavenworth and Beach streets, next to the Cannery Building at Fisherman’s Wharf. For tickets or more information, call 415-431-DUCK, or visit the Web site: http://www.bayquackers.com.
About Bay Quackers LLC
The Bay Quackers DUCK is a family-friendly tourist attraction that provides residents and visitors with a memorable way to experience San Francisco and its renowned Bay. The Bay Quackers DUCK is the only land & sea tour offered in the City. The DUCK tour leads guests, with guidance from a Captain, through a 90-minute tour of San Francisco’s neighborhoods, including Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, North Beach, South Beach, Union Square, SOMA, China Basin, etc. The Bay Quackers DUCK is owned and operated by Bay Quackers LLC and is U.S. Coast Guard-certified. Visit the Bay Quackers Web site at: http://www.bayquackers.com.
Editor’s note: Photos available upon request.
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