Alcatraz Combo: Comprehensive San Francisco Sightseeing

Experience a comprehensive San Francisco sightseeing tour and skip the line to visit Alcatraz Island. Explore iconic neighborhoods and enjoy stunning views on this 4-hour adventure.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Downtown - Pick-up from Downtown SF between 8:30 and 8:45.
  • Fisherman’s Wharf - Pick-up from Fisherman’s Wharf SF between 8:45 and 9:00.
  • Haight-Ashbury - The birthplace of the hippie movement, home to the houses of Jimi Hendrix and Jerry Garcia.
  • Golden Gate Park - Features the Japanese Tea Garden, De Young Museum, Academy of…
What's Included
  • Round-trip ferry ride from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
  • Official Alcatraz ticket, including ferry ride to the island (Value $45.25)
  • Professional and experienced guide
  • Small-group experience around the city
  • Hotel pickup
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Pickup after Alcatraz tour
  • Food and Beverages
Additional Information

Get a comprehensive look at San Francisco and learn a bit of city history along the way. This 4-hours sightseeing tour travels by smaller bus/van through multiple neighborhoods, many with outstanding views. Your guide sheds light on Lombard Street, Haight-Ashbury, Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, North Beach, and more.
Also, you don’t need to waste your…

Location
Fairmont San Francisco
Mason Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Susan_s
Dec 28, 2024
We are glad we did this... - We are glad we did this tour. We would of not been able to see as much if we would of done any sight seeing on our own.
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Filip_m
Oct 16, 2024
Good tour! You get to see the most important things in one day. - Good value for money. You will be able to see the most important points. Tour guide was great! There are several stops, so you will be able to take nice photos.
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Angela_g
Jun 10, 2023
Ride with Randy - Randy was very informative & interesting. He shared a wealth of knowledge with us & took the time to show a few extra sights. We had a small number in our group & it was perfect!
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Markl6186
Apr 16, 2023
Extremely satisfied and had tons of fun! - The tour was great! Randy was really nice and knows the area! He gave us enough time to take pictures and hang around the area! Will definitely recommend this tour!
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721anneg
Dec 30, 2024
Could be great! - Could be a great tour but felt much of content is left to driver’s discretion. We had to ask to see places we thought were don’t miss San Francisco spots- Chinatown,Chase Center & others. We had our older grandson & there were other student age passengers . The tour was good but not comprehensive. Seemed to cater to the older passengers & too much !Never saw Lombardy St up close or pier areas.
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Koreancanuck
Jul 21, 2024
Good tour, but Alcatraz was the star! - Great tour guide who was on time and really knows the history of SFO. There were some good views of Golden Gate Bridge and Painted Ladies. We didn’t make as many stops as I thought we would. Some good sights we just drove through briefly. Overall a good tour though, but Alcatraz was definitely the highlight. This tour included the ferry ride and tickets, so a good day overall.
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Bradley_b
Apr 9, 2024
Definitely do Alcatraz! - Alcatraz was so much better than I was expecting! I learned so much. I definitely would recommend this part of the trip to anybody visiting San Francisco! The tour bus portion of things was OK. It was quite hot in the bus and I believe the guide and the two other families had been together since early that morning, so they may have seen stuff twice and we may have missed out on some things. He was difficult to hear. I was also very tired from getting up and driving to San Francisco very early that morning.
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Tibi
May 27, 2023
Same vibe as the city - The ferry crew does a great job of bringing you over and back quickly. You can grab a coffee or snack, which is not offered on the island itself. Due to the audio tour approach on Alcatraz, you befittingly feel like you’re doing something very touristy. It would have been nice or more fun to have a human tour guide. However the audio recording does provide some interesting stuff unless you want a timeline or facts about the island or prison itself. Those details are not a part of the audio tour, which is mostly a collection of some personal experiences by former inmates. The island itself is a bit run down. The west side stinks like poop. The east side is covered in bird droppings. But I guess this run-down theme goes along with the entire San Fransisco vibe…. A once great beacon of excellence that has since been abandoned by previous users, now left to the non-contributing vagrants to defecate upon. In effect, San Fran and Alcatraz share a sad, creepy, has-been atmosphere.
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Noahsidney
Oct 8, 2024
Alcatraz was very interesting a must do - Never was told after Alcatraz tour we had to find our own way back to hotel and no water available on the tour and no lunch break
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Danakt8274mn
Nov 19, 2023
Decent tour - The guide talked about how much all the houses were worth to much. I don’t care about the price just talk about the history, which he did but just to much about the $
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