Alcatraz Island Prison Tour and San Francisco Bay Cruise
Overview
This is a unique tour package to visit both the Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge! For the Alcatraz tour, you will first take a short ferry ride from Pier 33 to the Alcatraz Island, where you can walk around the Island freely at your own pace and follow a 45-minutes award-winning audio tour in multiple languages of the Alcatraz Prison Cellhouse. You can hop on to any returning ferry when you are finish touring the Alcatraz Island. For the San Francisco Bay Cruise Tour, it will start near Pier 39 where just a short walk from Pier 33 Alcatraz Landing. During this 60-minute Bay Cruise Tour, you will tour around the Alcatraz Island and under the famous Golden Gate Bridge, where you will enjoy breathtaking views of San Francisco and its bay!
Tips: You can do the Bay Cruise Tour before the Alcatraz Tour, or on a different date! There are multiple departures daily and your Bay Cruise voucher is valid for any date, any departure time
What's Included
- 60-minutes Bay Cruise Tour that goes under the Golden Gate Bridge!
- Award-winning audio tour in multiple languages
- Official Alcatraz ticket, including ferry ride to the island (Value $45.25)
- Admission to the Alcatraz Island & Prison Cellhouse
- Round-trip ferry rides to the Alcatraz Island
Meeting Location
San Francisco
CA 94133, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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Alcatraz Island
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Pier 39
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Fisherman’s Wharf (pass by)
Coit Tower (pass by)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
Q: Will I get seasick on Alcatraz Island Prison Tour and San Francisco Bay Cruise?
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Activity code: C-187422P6
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool San Francisco customers.
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If you have any doubts about becoming seasick on the water, we recommend taking a Dramamine® Motion Sickness Relief tablet the night before your trip. Some people recommend taking it the night before your cruise and then again that morning so you will not feel so drowsy.
Feb 2023- 60-minutes Bay Cruise Tour that goes under the Golden Gate Bridge!.
- Award-winning audio tour in multiple languages.
- Official Alcatraz ticket, including ferry ride to the island (Value $45.25).
- Admission to the Alcatraz Island & Prison Cellhouse.
- Round-trip ferry rides to the Alcatraz Island.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Alcatraz Island Prison Tour and San Francisco Bay Cruise is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Alcatraz Island Prison Tour and San Francisco Bay Cruise will be included in your confirmation email from Cool San Francisco. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- 60-minutes Bay Cruise Tour that goes under the Golden Gate Bridge!
- Award-winning audio tour in multiple languages
- Official Alcatraz ticket, including ferry ride to the island (Value $45.25)
- Admission to the Alcatraz Island & Prison Cellhouse
- Round-trip ferry rides to the Alcatraz Island
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
