Full-Day Guided Tour of San Francisco with Alcatraz in San Francisco booking from $149.00

Full-Day Guided Tour of San Francisco with Alcatraz

Overview

Experience this unforgettable, fully guided combo tour of San Francisco and Alcatraz. Our 4-hour morning city tour offers a fully narrated sightseeing adventure through iconic neighborhoods like Haight-Ashbury, Chinatown and North Beach, with stops at the Palace of Fine Arts, Golden Gate Bridge, Land’s End, and Twin Peaks. In the afternoon, enjoy an official tour of the infamous Alcatraz Island prison.

Alcatraz tickets are 100% refundable with at least 5 days’ notice prior to departure. The Extranomical-run portion of any Alcatraz package may be rescheduled (subject to availability) or refunded up to 24 hours before the tour date.

City: San Francisco

Tue 29 Apr

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What's Included

Two convenient pickup locations in San Francisco

Alcatraz tickets are 100% refundable with at least 5 days’ notice prior to departure.

Foreign language audio guide in 8 languages

4-hour guided city tour

Official tickets to the Alcatraz Island ferry & tour

Local expert guide commentary in English for the City Tour

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
City Tour will last approx 4-5 hours and allow approx 3 hours for Alcatraz.
Please note, Alcatraz departure time varies. You will be notified of the confirmed time closer to your departure date. Allow for extra time between the two tours.
Government issued ID is required to redeem your Alcatraz tickets
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Meals are not included.
Please always refer to the providers confirmation for exact pick-up time and location as this may differ from your hotel. Multiple hotel pick-ups are available, the time mentioned on the voucher is the first pick-up time, please allow a 45 minute window for pick-ups to be complete.
California law requires tour guests to bring a car safety seat for all children under 8 years and under 4' 9" (1.4 meters) in height. Any guest that does not provide their child's safety seat at the time of the tour and does not inform the tour operator in advance may not be allowed to board the tour and will not be subject to refund.
Exact destinations & itinerary may differ due to weather, road conditions, and the guide's discretion.

What To Expect

San Francisco

Ride in comfort before you float the bay as you tour the city’s top attractions, on this San Francisco City tour plus Alcatraz. Our city insider guide goes way beyond a “hop-on, hop-off” experience to deliver a fully narrated San Francisco sightseeing adventure. Your comprehensive 4-hour morning City Tour ends in style with a ferry ride to and tour of the (in)famous Alcatraz Island in the afternoon.

Fisherman's Wharf

After a morning pickup at one of two convenient San Francisco locations, your city tour will begin on San Francisco’s waterfront in the popular Fisherman’s Wharf.

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

Stop #1 – Palace of Fine Arts Before rolling through the Marina District on your way to your first stop. At the lovely and hinstagrammable Palace of Fine Arts, you will have the chance to stop and photograph the historic building, grounds, and stunningly beautiful lagoon.

Golden Gate Bridge

Continue to the most iconic stop at the Golden Gate Bridge.

Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center

Stop #2 – Golden Gate Bridge Spend 10-15 minutes at a perfect vista point taking photos and creating memories.

Lands End

Stop #3 – Land’s End Overlook The next stop on your San Francisco City Highlights tour will be the historic Land’s End where you can stretch your legs while overlooking Sutro Baths and the Pacific Ocean coastline.

Sutro Baths

The Sutro Baths was a large, privately owned public saltwater swimming pool complex in the Lands End area of the Outer Richmond District in western San Francisco, California. Built in 1896, it is located near the Cliff House, Seal Rocks, and Sutro Heights Park. The facility burned down in June 1966 and is now in ruins within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the Sutro Historic District.

Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach is a beach on the west coast of San Francisco, bordering the Pacific Ocean. The "Great Highway" runs alongside the beach, and the Cliff House and the site of the former Sutro Baths sit at the northern end. The beach is a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which is administered by the National Park Service.

Golden Gate Park

Later, you will be blown away by the beauty of Golden Gate Park as you ride past Dutch windmills, Queen Wilhelmina’s tulip garden, the bison paddock, and old redwood and eucalyptus groves.

Golden Gate Park Windmills & Tulips

The Dutch Windmill is the northern of two functioning windmills, on the western edge of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. It was completed in 1903, and placed on the San Francisco Designated Landmark list on December 6, 1981.

Bison Paddock

Longtime pasture with a grazing herd of American bison, cared for by the San Francisco zoo.

Haight-Ashbury

Next, we’ll take you through the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, where you can see some of San Francisco’s famous Victorian homes, known for their iconic architecture.

Twin Peaks

Stop #4 – Twin Peaks Fog-permitting, the next stop on this tour gives you a birds-eye-view of the whole Bay Area from atop Twin Peaks. Here, you’ll get an amazing panoramic view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Tamalpais, Mount Diablo, the whole Bay and more from the viewpoint sitting 1,000 feet above sea level. To say it’s breathtaking would be an understatement!

Pier 33

Then make your way to Pier 33 to board your ferry for the Alcatraz Island Prison Tour.

Alcatraz Island

The 15-minute sail has incredible views of the city skyline, Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, San Francisco Bay and Angel Island — have your camera ready! On arrival to Alcatraz Island, pick up the Cellhouse Audio Tour included with the purchase of this San Francisco and Alcatraz tour package. Hear the voices of prisoners and guards describing their experiences at Alcatraz in English, Spanish, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Dutch or Mandarin. After touring on Alcatraz Island to your heart’s content, take one of the returning ferries back to Pier 33. If you’ve worked up an appetite or thirst, there are plenty of Fisherman’s Wharf options before making your own way back to your hotel.

Fisherman's Wharf

Drop off in Fisherman's Wharf where you can grab some lunch (not included)

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Reviews (72)

Kristi_F

Mar 2024

Awesome tour, very cool guide and driver. There was a family that was late showing up, late on every stop and the father was super rude and loud. Would have been a near perfect trip if we would have left on time (without him), as he held everyone up literally on every single stop. He also called the tour guide ill-informed and said it was a "sh*t-show" which I found ironic, as he was the only person that was making things uncomfortable. For the sake of other guests, I wish tour guides were allowed to be less polite and more assertive when a customer is ruining everyone else's experience. No Pink Ladies, no stop in Haight & Ashbury and no curvy streets, so you will want a different tour if those are things you want to see. There are 4 20 minute stops and then you have about 1.5 hours wait after tour ends, before Alcatraz. Also make sure you go to will call to get your tickets.

Response from Host

Mar 2024

Gosh...sorry to hear about the "bad" traveler. Thankfully, this is quite rare. BTW, all of the spots you mention do not allow tour vehicles to stop and (as you point out) we make stops to stretch and take photographs at the Palace of Fine Arts, Golden Gate Bridge, and other locations around the city. Thanks for the review!

Dimitrios_A

Sep 2023

I thought the overall experience was quite disappointing and poorly organised. Right from the start, we were confused about the pickup point. I sent Extranomical Tours 5 messages asking them to confirm the pickup location and, when they finally did, they gave me one that was 30mins away claiming it was the closest one to our hotel (it wasn't and after checking the info on their website, it turned out there was another one that was only 1 minute away). We stopped at some interesting places along the way and our tour guide was polite and knowledgeable but, as we were crammed inside a mini-van, we often found ourselves struggling to see the buildings the guide was pointing at (e.g. the Painted Ladies). Finally, the tour includes a ticket to Alcatraz but nothing more than that - no tour of the prison and we even had to collect the tickets from the ticket office ourselves. The tour company failed to mention we'd need photo-ID to collect the tickets so we wouldn't be able to do so if I didn't have our passports with us on the day. I find it disappointing that Extranomical Tours felt it was important to message me about how to dress or to wear sunscreen on the day but forgot to mention this key piece of information.

Response from Host

Nov 2023

We had a chance to apologize for your experience and are glad that are pleased with our resolution.

KristineStewart

Aug 2023

The tour was a good way for first time visitors to see the highlights of San Francisco. Michele the tour guide was lovely and was very knowledgeable. The stops were well paced and we did not feel at all rushed when exploring.

Response from Host

Aug 2023

Thanks for taking the time to review your City tour. Let's do another tour soon!

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Full-Day Guided Tour of San Francisco with Alcatraz

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