San Francisco Small Group City Sightseeing and Alcatraz Tour
Find your custom-made, open-air vehicle waiting for you at your hotel or lodging in San Francisco. Climb aboard the safari-style truck, made for urban adventuring, and take off through the city. Travel the city streets, listening to your guide's commentary, full of insightful and quirky city facts. See Sutro Tower atop Twin Peak and admire the orange art deco towers of the Golden Gate Bridge. Cross through the huge green space of Golden Gate Park and get a taste of the various personalities of the city's diverse neighborhoods. Recognize scenes from some well-known movies, find hidden artwork and discover some secrets unknown to even locals. Upon completion of your city tour, get dropped off at Pier 33 to catch your ferry to Alcatraz. Get photo ops of the city skyline and Fisherman's Wharf during the short trip, then listen to a brief history of The Rock before embarking on a self-guided audio tour in the cell blocks. Follow along with the audio tour and listen to documentary-style interviews with former guards and inmates that paint an accurate picture of how the prison ran between 1934 and 1963. When you've finished exploring the prison and grounds, catch the ferry back to Pier 33.
Highlights
- ✓San Francisco sightseeing tour with Alcatraz admission
- ✓Discover the city's hidden gems and diverse neighborhoods
- ✓Hotel pickup included for convenience
- ✓Take a ferry ride to Alcatraz Island and view the Golden Gate Bridge
What you'll see & do
- ✓Your city tour will end at the Alcatraz Ferry landing where your tickets to the ferry will be waiting. Go in the prison to experience the included audio tour and then explore the rest of the island at your leisure. Most guests take two to three hours before catching one of the ferries that return to shore every 30 minutes.
- ✓We will find the best view of the Golden Gate Bridge for the day of the tour. That may mean crossing in to the Marin Headlands, heading to Baker Beach or getting underneath the bridge at the landmark Fort Point.
- ✓We will drive through the oldest Chinatown in the US. If there is time, we walk down Ross Alley to the Fortune Cookie Factory and taste fresh cookies.
- ✓Enjoy a drive through San Francisco's urban backyard. We may cruise by more or less of it depending on guest interest and weather on the day.
- ✓Enjoy the best view of the city from its geographic center. We may find another lookout point depending on guest interest and weather.
- ✓We will stop in the historic center of the "Summer of Love" where you can get a quick lunch and discover street art, music locations and beautiful Victorian architecture.
- ✓We will stop at Alamo Square to take pictures of San Francisco's famous "Painted Ladies" Victorian houses with the skyline in the background.
- ✓We will drive past beautiful Victorian and modern mansions including Billionaire's Row and the Mrs. Doubtfire House in San Francisco's swankiest neighborhood.
What's included
- ✓Official Alcatraz ticket, including ferry ride to the island (Value $47.95)
- ✓Professional guide
- ✓Audio walking tour of Alcatraz
- ✓Hotel pickup
- ✓Sightseeing tour
What's not included
- ✓Gratuities
- ✓Food and drinks
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
MUST provide all passenger names at time of booking
Alcatraz audio tour is available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Mandarin, Portuguese and Korean
You may leave Alcatraz Island at any time; ferries depart every 30 to 40 minutes; the last departing ferry is usually 6:30pm
All passengers over 18 will need to show a government issued ID to pick up Alcatraz ferry tickets after the city tour
We are happy to pickup at hotels around downtown San Francisco. If you are staying at a homeshare or outside the pickup area, we can find a mutually convenient place to meet. We can not pickup at hotels outside San Francisco (around SFO, for example).
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
San Francisco Small Group City Sightseeing and Alcatraz Tour
Find your custom-made, open-air vehicle waiting for you at your hotel or lodging in San Francisco. Climb aboard the safari-style truck, made for urban adventuring, and take off through the city. Travel the city streets, listening to your guide's commentary, full of insightful and quirky city facts. See Sutro Tower atop Twin Peak and admire the orange art deco towers of the Golden Gate Bridge. Cross through the huge green space of Golden Gate Park and get a taste of the various personalities of the city's diverse neighborhoods. Recognize scenes from some well-known movies, find hidden artwork and discover some secrets unknown to even locals. Upon completion of your city tour, get dropped off at Pier 33 to catch your ferry to Alcatraz. Get photo ops of the city skyline and Fisherman's Wharf during the short trip, then listen to a brief history of The Rock before embarking on a self-guided audio tour in the cell blocks. Follow along with the audio tour and listen to documentary-style interviews with former guards and inmates that paint an accurate picture of how the prison ran between 1934 and 1963. When you've finished exploring the prison and grounds, catch the ferry back to Pier 33.
Highlights
- ✓San Francisco sightseeing tour with Alcatraz admission
- ✓Discover the city's hidden gems and diverse neighborhoods
- ✓Hotel pickup included for convenience
- ✓Take a ferry ride to Alcatraz Island and view the Golden Gate Bridge
What you'll see & do
- ✓Your city tour will end at the Alcatraz Ferry landing where your tickets to the ferry will be waiting. Go in the prison to experience the included audio tour and then explore the rest of the island at your leisure. Most guests take two to three hours before catching one of the ferries that return to shore every 30 minutes.
- ✓We will find the best view of the Golden Gate Bridge for the day of the tour. That may mean crossing in to the Marin Headlands, heading to Baker Beach or getting underneath the bridge at the landmark Fort Point.
- ✓We will drive through the oldest Chinatown in the US. If there is time, we walk down Ross Alley to the Fortune Cookie Factory and taste fresh cookies.
- ✓Enjoy a drive through San Francisco's urban backyard. We may cruise by more or less of it depending on guest interest and weather on the day.
- ✓Enjoy the best view of the city from its geographic center. We may find another lookout point depending on guest interest and weather.
- ✓We will stop in the historic center of the "Summer of Love" where you can get a quick lunch and discover street art, music locations and beautiful Victorian architecture.
- ✓We will stop at Alamo Square to take pictures of San Francisco's famous "Painted Ladies" Victorian houses with the skyline in the background.
- ✓We will drive past beautiful Victorian and modern mansions including Billionaire's Row and the Mrs. Doubtfire House in San Francisco's swankiest neighborhood.
What's included
- ✓Official Alcatraz ticket, including ferry ride to the island (Value $47.95)
- ✓Professional guide
- ✓Audio walking tour of Alcatraz
- ✓Hotel pickup
- ✓Sightseeing tour
What's not included
- ✓Gratuities
- ✓Food and drinks
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
MUST provide all passenger names at time of booking
Alcatraz audio tour is available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Mandarin, Portuguese and Korean
You may leave Alcatraz Island at any time; ferries depart every 30 to 40 minutes; the last departing ferry is usually 6:30pm
All passengers over 18 will need to show a government issued ID to pick up Alcatraz ferry tickets after the city tour
We are happy to pickup at hotels around downtown San Francisco. If you are staying at a homeshare or outside the pickup area, we can find a mutually convenient place to meet. We can not pickup at hotels outside San Francisco (around SFO, for example).
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.