QUACK! - Ride The Ducks San Francisco Duck Tours Official Blog: August 2010

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Keep your eye out for Splash!

Splash made a special appearance recently when he visited the Visitor Information Center on the corner of Jefferson Street and Jones Street in the heart of Fisherman's Wharf. Splash helped christen the newly re-opened center by quacking his way into the hearts of visitors. Keep your eye out for future sightings!

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Special Savings on Union Square Duck Tours!

Save up to$5 on the best San Francisco Duck Tour when you book on-line and depart from Union Square. Ride The Ducks San Francisco will continue to offer tours from Union Square through October 31st. Tours depart on Geary at Powell across the street from Macy’s.

Both locations offer the most fun tour in San Francisco! The tour routes are equivalent and you'll see all the same sights of San Francisco, including Union Square, Chinatown, Ghirardelli Square, North Beach, Fisherman’s Wharf, SOMA, The Transamerica Pyramid and more. Then, you'll SPLASH into the San Francisco Bay to see the Bay Bridge, AT&T Ballpark, McCovey Cove and a breath-taking view of the San Francisco skyline! It's a party on wheels that floats!

Visit http://www.sanfranciscoducks.com/ and select Union Square as your departure location or call (887) 887-8225 for additional details.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

WharfPass is giving away Ride The Ducks passes!

Thanks to the WharfPass & Hotel Stay Sweepstakes, you can enter for your chance to win two Ride The Ducks San Francisco passes, hotel stays, gift certificates and more. Prizes inlclude:

Grand Prize

· Two (2) Adult WharfPass Books
· Two (2) Night Accommodation at Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf. Valid for travel after September 30, 2010 and expires June 30, 2011.
· Two (2) $50 Gift Certificates for lunch or dinner at Cioppino’s Restaurant, Fisherman’s Wharf
· One (1) $50 Gift Certificate for lunch or dinner at Hard Rock Cafe PIER 39 San Francisco

2nd Prize
· Two (2) Adult WharfPass Books
· One (1) Night Accommodation in the San Remo Hotel Penthouse Suite or Two (2) Nights Accommodation in Standard Room, expires June 30, 2012.
· Two (2) $50 Gift Certificates for lunch or dinner at Cioppino’s Restaurant, Fisherman’s Wharf
· One (1) $50 Gift Certificate for lunch or dinner at Hard Rock Cafe PIER 39 San Francisco

3rd Prize
· Two (2) Adult WharfPass Books

You can find official rules by clicking here. The contest runs August 1st through August 31st with the winner announced on September 1st so enter today by clicking here.

Meet Splash

As the official mascot for Ride The Ducks, Splash is an animated, ducky caricature that is the face of a company that sells nothing but fun! Standing at 6’0” and weighing in at a whopping 200 pounds, Splash’s sunny disposition exemplifies the personality of Ride The Ducks. Considered “fowl” by some, most children and adults gravitate to this fun-loving mascot upon first sight.
Everywhere he goes, Splash gives a little piece of himself away…even when he’s not available to hop aboard personally to join guests for their “quack-tacular” tour of the City-by-the-Bay. As a special souvenir for Ride The Ducks patrons, Splash has trademarked his fabulously famous “bill” and replicated his own “Wacky Quackers™” which is gifted to each rider so that they too can make a big splash during their journey through San Francisco. View my complete profile here.

About the Duck Vehicle

Ducks were first built by General Motors in 1942 and were basically a truck enclosed in a water-tight shell. You may think they are called ducks because they can splash into the water and out again, but actually DUKW is a military acronym. The letters are codes indicating that it was designed in 1942 (D), for utility/amphibious purposes (U), with front wheel drive (K), and two rear driving axles (W).

The first operational use of the DUKW was in March, 1943, when the U.S. landed Army troops on Noumea, New Caledonia. Later organized into companies, the DUKW displayed its versatility by carrying ammunition directly from anchored ships to shore.

Today Ride The Ducks is the amphibious tour industry leader - with over 75 vehicles in operation on rivers, lakes, bays and other waterways around the USA. The Ride The Ducks vehicle is considered a "state of the art" amphibious vehicle vehicle built from the ground up to maximize a safe and comfortable tour for our guests. US Coast Guard certified Ride The Ducks vehicles are not refurbished WWII vehicles. You can read more about our vehicles here.