I hesitated when it came to taking the Alcatraz tour as honestly it seemed a little cliche. I try to do things a little more off the beaten track but Im glad I changed my mind.From the moment I lined up on the dockside until the time I got back it was a fun trip. The instructions were clear whileon the boat and the island was cool. Considering the amount of people the boats carry I was impressed by the cleanliness. I cant vouch for the bathroom but the boat itself was clean and the staff very nice and respectful.Would go again if am ever back in San Fran.

Big Redwoods and an excellent horseback ride on the beach for our whole family!Even though the wooded trails were a bit wet for us to ride due to the fog, but the experience was amazing, and we all enjoyed it very much. The horses looked happy, well cared for- these were some of the best-behaved horses we’ve ever interacted with, and the staff was very friendly. It didn’t take us too long to reach a laid-back beach, so peaceful and beautiful.After the horseback ride, our fun and very nice tour guide drove us to Santa Cruz where we had Lunch in a restaurant located on the Wharf. We ordered a seafood platter, it was fresh and yummy, and the views made it the perfect location for our family.For me personally, the highlight of our adventure was our tour of a beautiful forest of big redwood trees in Santa Cruz mountains. I’ve been to Muir Woods before, but this state park was less crowded and the redwood trees are much bigger and older in this forest.On the way back to our hotel in San Francisco, the tour guide made a quick stop at Apple new headquarter in Silicon Valley. We visited the visitor center and the store (while our son was sneaking out to fly his drone over Apple new campus “it looks like a spaceship from the sky”.)We highly recommend this outdoor adventure and this business.Kelly Sp,Baltimore, Maryland

Alcatraz night tour is a must-do but book your tickets WELL in advance!We booked our Alcatraz night trip with Alcatraz tours in February, but we were not visiting San Francisco until late May. This was the right thing to do as all Alcatraz night tours got sold out in March! The ferry trip to Alcatraz island was quite nice and took us less than 20 minutes to reach Alcatraz island. We really enjoyed this night execution of the prison, no, it was not creepy at all.Dress appropriately/ bring layers; it gets cold and foggy out there.

Love it! Very windy, amazing views and staff very polite.

Great Adventure and will be back to bring my whole family on this road trip

The worst experience Ive ever had!! Theres no parking and no map on the website.

Yeah, we did it! We made it to Alcatraz and escapade from the rock!Yeah, we did it! We finally made it to Alcatraz island, toured the prison, and escapade from the rock! we can now check off Alcatraz tour from our bucket list): - Yeah,We recommend this combo adventure of Alcatraz and city tour, we had nothing to worry about, we got picked up at our hotel, did the city private tour, and Alcatraz prison self-guided tour.It was worth every penny.David Th.Phoenix, Arizona

We loved it. Nothing too crazy, but the Audio Tour was awesome. We walked inside and listened to our phones. Highly advise brining Bluetooth headphones.

Alcatraz island tickets are so hard to get! We called so many tour companies in the city, but they were all sold out, luckily Alcatraz Tours rescued us with a last-minute cancellation, and sold us a combo tour of Alcatraz and Napa Valley. The wine trip to Napa was fun, but or tour of Alcatraz was awesome.Thank you for your help and for accommodating us with our last-minute inquiry

What an awesome tour...like stepping back in time...so much history!

Definity a 5-star experience for this Alcatraz and Redwoods combo tourWhether you live in San Francisco Bay Area or visiting SF from the US or overseas, this day trip is a must-do for all ages and even for folks with mobility issues. Alcatraz island and prison are one of the most handicapped accessible tours and places Ive ever been on. Alcatraz guided tour is amazing, yet, can be a little confusing unless you follow the guided trail step by step.The ferry ride to Alcatraz island offers beautiful views of San Francisco downtown, islands in the bay lie Ange island, treasure island and bridges like the Golden Gate bridge. Be on time for the ferry departure or you get turned down as they only allow the exact time and departure stated on each ticket. Alcatraz tickets are so valuable and hard to find, we were lucky we got a last-minute cancellation from Alcatraz Tours otherwise we would have missed out on the best attraction in California. Many visors show up at last minute by the ferry terminal looking for tickets and willing to pay any price to get their hands-on tickets to Alcatraz, but Alcatraz tickets get sold out weeks and month in advance.Definity a 5-star experience for this Alcatraz and Redwoods combo tour. Our tour guide drove us away from muir woods traffic jams to a small forest of redwoods in Marin County, we were the only ones roaming through the tall and big redwoods there, so nice to enjoy nature without putting up with traffic and a hordes of people pushing and shoving like in Muir Woods. I’ve been there, and I honestly prefer these alternative groves of redwoods we went to visit in Marin.This tour company and tour guide are highly recommendedFrank SeahSingapore

Worry-free vacation package, we were lucky to find and book this all-inclusive SF Alcatraz tour package, it was a worry-free reservation all included, the perfect way to indulge in San Francisco if you have no time. It was a convenient, affordable, and fulfilling combo trip of SF city attractions and Alcatraz tour. a must-do when visiting the city by the bay, and worth every penny you spent.

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Alcatraz tour is definitely the best attraction in San Francisco-totally worth it!!!We travelled to California with our kids and family, we found this SF Alcatraz trip a fun activity and a good experience for the whole family. Alcatraz island is a place everyone should visit, the prison is a bit creepy but its an awesome place to experience.This city and Alcatraz combo tour is recommended, this is definitely the best attraction in San Francisco, take the audio tour, its well worth it.Iselle G.Athens Georgia

“The Beautiful Island of Alcatraz and criminology”From the city tour to Alcatraz Island, we, and our kids had an amazing adventure, a bit cold in San Francisco Bay in summer ironically, but were very interested in the criminology and forensics stories of Alcatraz and San Quintin prison like Charles Manson, the Zodiac, Fong “Little Pete” Ching, Zebra killers, Felix Mitchell, the Unabomber, Scott Peterson, and Clarence and John Anglin and Frank Morris and their famous ‘Escape from Alcatraz’. Wow! the feeling visitors get when you stepping onto Alcatraz island from the ferry boat is quite eerie and a bit creepy but interesting.

Great service and great time!

“Reserve Alcatraz tickets in advance when visiting SF”Book your Alcatraz tickets months in advance before you travel to San Francisco, this is a must-see attraction when visiting San Francisco Bay Area in California.A police officer from South Africa who traveled with us on Alcatraz ferry had a stopover in SFO, just to visit Alcatraz, wow! Luckily, we had our Alcatraz tickets booked in advance.SF Bay can be foggy and breezy, dress in layers, ironically, it’s not that warm in summer, weather is cool and gets foggy in the in SF Bay, but well worth the trip. The views of San Francisco from Alcatraz island are breathtaking. This San Francisco Alcatraz prison combo tour is a must do, and saves time and money. Thank you Mary, great tour- our kids loved your jokes and stories about Alcatraz prison and inmates.

The audio tour is informative, educational and fun.

A lot of fun staff friendly and there to answer questions made it smooth especially during the corona

Greet food very good 👍

Awesome history!

Um passeio de barco pela baía de Sao Francisco +Alcatrazgo early to alcatraz, this site is filled with history and drama, we loved it, you will too

We didnt get acces to see the inside of the main building and the jail rooms. I was waiting for something better than what I received for the cost.

Audio tour was great!!!

We were lucky to find availability for Alcatraz tour. We booked this all-inclusive San Francisco guided tour, combined with Alcatraz, as a tour package. It was a worry-free reservation all included, the perfect way to indulge in San Francisco if you have limited time. It was a convenient, affordable, and a fulfilling combo trip of the city’s top attractions and a self-guided tour of Alcatraz prison. A must-do when visiting the City by the Bay, and worth every penny you spend. Our tour guide drove us up to the Alcatraz ferry terminal, redeemed our Alcatraz tour voucher and issued our ferry tickets. We had an extra 45 minutes, for a quick snack at Alcatraz cafe at pier 33, before the ferry departure. Be prepared before you embark on the Alcatraz ferry, as no groceries or food services are available on Alcatraz Island!

Alcatraz Island tour is outstanding and a stunning sight and my favorite attractions in California, but you got to book your Alcatraz tickets very early. We booked our Alcatraz tickets 2 months in advance as a tour combined with the city tour, but the next day, Alcatraz park service got sold out. The energy and the impression you get when vising Alcatraz is something you need to experience for yourself. We loved our city tour as well with Jonathan, the tour guide was amazing and fun.

“Reserve Alcatraz tickets in advance, the tour was so much better than I was expecting. You get a ferry ride from San Francisco piers to the Alcatraz island and then you get to visit Alcatraz former prison, It was rainy and foggy that day, but still well worth the trip. The trip was very well run. We were welcomed at the dock by a guide who told us some key information and rules before visiting the prison. Don’t forget to grab something to eat before heading to Alcatraz, as there is no food service on the island. You can stay as long as you want on Alcatraz island, but don’t miss the last ferry. I think they have like one ferry every 30 minutes.Alcatraz had a reputation for being the toughest prison in the country, so how did all these top criminals like Al Capone survive it? I recommend doing the audio guided tour twice, if you have time. It’s so informative, but too much information can be overwhelming for first time visitors. Go explore Alcatraz, even my daddy loved it

Why is everybody so crazy about Alcatraz prison tour? Alcatraz Island is dim, cold, morbid, and crowded. We felt nothing, seen nothing, heard nothing that made it so appealing to our group. A bit overrated in our opinion. Why have criminals become celebrities? They deserved to be incarcerated in Alcatraz prison! Some visitors were even asking for autographs from a former inmate of Alcatraz who was there that day, this makes no sense to me, but I can understand some visitors who are interested in criminology.I’m giving a five-star review not for Alcatraz experience, but for our tour guide Alain, he made our city tour very exciting and fun. He was very accommodating and attentive to our needs. He stopped the car half-way down Lombard street to take photographs of us in the middle of the road, and took us to visit Chinatown, which was fun. I also recommend stopping at the ferry building, this is a great place for the foodies and wine lovers - we had a great time there.

Nelly is PHENOMENAL! This company is legit and I am very appreciative for all their help. She helped to tell me where to meet up and even where I could park to avoid missing the ferry. You rock!

This is a great alternative tour experience when Alcatraz tickets are sold out. We were disappointed as we didn’t manage to get Alcatraz tickets, but next time we will anticipate and book Alcatraz tickets in advance. We were happy with this trip as it combined our private city tour and the ferry cruise around Alcatraz island. We managed to get to see the city’s top attractions in a half-day tour, and that was the perfect way to do it. The cruise trip was over an hour, and took us into the San Francisco bay, around Alcatraz Island, and under the Golden Gate Bridge.We had a trip the next day to Hearst Castle with this tour company, as that our last day in California. We had a blast in Big Sur region and we enjoyed Hearst Castle tour very much. It was a long day trip, but well worth it.Anastasia, Ana, Leo and Peter

This was amazing...just MAKE SURE you get your ticket way in advance if you plan on going😃..you wont be disappointed!

AWESOME! You must go on this trip while in San Fran. The guides are very knowledgeable and so are the Park Rangers that accompany you. Lots of history to be learned and the self guided tour really makes you understand how the prisoners felt. Highly recommend!

Awesome Alcatraz island & Redwoods combo tourThis day trip to Alcatraz island is awesome regardless how foggy the bay area can be. We got to Pier 33 on time, the tour guide took care of our Alcatraz tickets, we didn’t have to worry about parking or reservation, he showed us around before we embarked on the ferry to Alcatraz prison.There is a good self-guided audio tour of the cells and we could hear the guards and inmates’ voices in the background, it’s like living the experience and get the feel how this morbid and remote federal prison operated, don’t forget to pick up the headphones as you enter the prison on top of the hill. My mom can’t walk so we hopped on the so called “SEAT” electric tram (Sustainable Easy Access Transport).Alcatraz island is a national park, there are park rangers on hand who helps visitors with all kind of information. I recommend that you book this redwood and Alcatraz excursion in advance, we had a hard time to find ferry tickets to Alcatraz until we landed on this website, their combo tour worth the money and saved us the hassle and stress. The operator was very helpful, and their tour guide was rather knowledgeable, professional and yet very funny, he adjusted to our kid’s mood and crankiness.Don’t go to Muir Woods forest, I heard terrible things about this overcrowded place, let this tour company take you to this hidden forest of redwoods somewhere nearby San Francisco in Marin County, I can’t remember the name of this redwood park, but we were the only ones there, the trees are massive and impressive, plus, the landscape is picturesque and reminds of Ireland.Last, get inline early to Alcatraz ferry terminal so you can get the best seat in the house on the third floor!Dammy KerryJohannesburg, South Africa

Such a great tour and interesting island. Must do for San Fran.

An awesome horseback ride on the beach and Alcatraz tourWe got desperate as we couldn’t get our hands-on Alcatraz tickets. Alcatraz island tour and ferry tickets were sold out when we tried to book them online (6 weeks in advance). We tried every tour company in san fran, but no luck, until we landed on alcatraztoursf, and they made our day, we couldn’t believe it.We had to book a combo tour to get our hands-on Alcatraz prison tickets, we signed up for a horseback ride on the beach, it took place in halfmoon bay, it’s was a cool day but worth it.T he scenery along pacific coast highway is breathtaking.This tour company is very reliable, and their tour guide Mary was amazing! We felt like we had a friend in town, it was more than a tour, a real and fun experience. She even drove us through the Golden Gate Park, we stopped for a snack and beer tasting at the beach chalet, an ocean front restaurant with stunning view of ocean and the beach.Highly recommend

Despite Muir Woods traffic and large crowds, we enjoyed our trip,but we loved Alcatraz island, this a must-see attraction when vising SF, this tour company is very reliable and and responsive, we had a good experience and tour with their guides.

It too expensive.

Awesome

From the city tour to Alcatraz Island, we, and our kids had an amazing adventure, a bit cold in San Francisco Bay in summer ironically, but were very interested in the criminology and forensics stories of Alcatraz and San Quintin prison like Charles Manson, the Zodiac, Fong “Little Pete” Ching, Zebra killers, Felix Mitchell, the Unabomber, Scott Peterson, and Clarence and John Anglin and Frank Morris and their famous ‘Escape from Alcatraz’. Wow! the feeling visitors get when you stepping onto Alcatraz island from the ferry boat is quite eerie and a bit creepy but interesting.

Thanks to Alcatraz tours, my family and I managed to visit Alcatraz at last minuteThanksPablito

We truly enjoyed our San Francisco city tour combined with Alcatraz Island and prison. Our kids and we had an amazing adventure with Alcatraz Tours Inc. A bit cold in San Francisco Bay in summer ironically, but the criminology and forensics stories of Alcatraz and San Quintin prison like Charles Manson, the Zodiac, Fong “Little Pete” Ching, Zebra killers, Felix Mitchell, the Unabomber, Scott Peterson, Clarence and John Anglin and Frank Morris with their famous ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ were very interesting and kept us on our toes. Wow! The feeling visitors get when stepping onto Alcatraz island from the ferry boat is quite eerie and a bit creepy, I know, but very exciting and interesting, and highly recommended.

Great

Great

Excellent experience, the captain of the jate stopped correctly and they explained everything to us how to do it, it was a very good idea to be able to do that tour, I loved it and my children

They charged me a part of the ticket, when the 2 times I tried to make the purchase they sent me an email that had not been possible, they waited for the 2 payments that were made to be rewarded because we did not acquire the tickets, the application did not allow us to do so

Tourist services of 5 stars: Tranquility in the hands of professionals.Our travel agent in Veracruz Mexico booked the San Francisco tour package with hotel accommodation included. However, the online tour agency with which we booked our Alcatraz and Muir Woods packages turned out to be a fraud, a fiasco, a company with little reliability, we were calling by phone and we have never been able to contact them.Two days before leaving our country, our Alcatraz tours were canceled at the last minute and there was no way to get tickets for Alcatraz or any of the destinations because they were sold out.Fortunately, we found this local company Alcatraz Tours Inc. And this was the only tour operator that could help us with our last minute reservations, they provided us with excellent customer service and continuous and fast follow-up in Spanish, and they even assigned us a guide Bilingual private, our two excursions were in our own language in Spanish, our tour guides were incredible very professional, attentive and cordial and the best of all is that the agency also got us the ticket tickets for the island of Alcatraz and also for the Redwoods Muir Woods Park. We also took advantage and met Sonoma Valley and Marín County with them. This Company offers direct treatment, they are very professional and they go out of their way to offer a good job.All the other websites we found were resellers or fake or they were not even located in California, none of them bothered to answer our phone calls and neither did they offer guided tours in private service and in Spanish.MY best advice for everyone, look for Local Operators and avoid websites and companies that are not in San Francisco. This Tour Operator we rate it with 5+ stars for its excellent personal service, speed in answering our questions and concerns, very friendly first-rate staff, and those recommended 100% with eyes closed to all.

If you go to San Francisco you have to know Alcatraz and Muir Woods ParkTwo of the hidden secrets of this beautiful city, Muir Woods Park with its huge red trees are so tall and large that one feels so tiny, Mother Nature is wise to let these trees grow in this magical city. Most do not know that these trees have very superficial roots and that they grow only on the American West Coast, we decided to visit it combining it with the tickets to go to the island of Alcatraz. Another attraction that one should know without a doubt for its rich history and especially for the beautiful panoramic views of the city of San Francisco. The cruise for the island and the audio guide are included in the price. Excellent combination.!Carol2383737Tripadvisor Reviewer

For our last day, he took us from Napa to Alcatraz, and then we were dropped off at the San Francisco airport to take the flight back home to Guatemala City.We want to thank each of our guides for all their attentions, and Thank you for all the beautiful memories that we take with us!We highly recommend this tour company and ask for Adam; Trust me you will not be disappointed.Ramir A. and Irma Lopez

Without a doubt, one of the best experiences of the roadtrip I made with friends around the US. The dive, how well maintained everything is, the boat ride on the bay ... It is difficult to find a weak point for this tour.

The # 1 attraction of the city is Alcatraz .. you have to go!When you go to San Francisco you have to go to see the island, not only for its fascinating history but also because the views of the skyscrapers of the city from the island of Alcatraz are incredible. very good that everything is included in the price with the ferry by the bay, and tickets included to the cells and to the island.note, you have to book a lot of time before ... they will not get tickets in the terminal, there is never, we were lucky that this agency had the tickets. Total thanks

Nice experience .. I recommend it