Alcatraz
- Address: Ferries depart Pier 33, near Fisherman's Wharf
- Hours: Open daily; tour boats depart San Francisco 9:10am - 6:45pm (shorter hours in winter)
- Admission: Park admission $26 - $58 (adults)
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Good for Kids,
Must-Do Experience,
Island,
Monument - Historical
Alcatraz Reviews
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Review by Paula, April 2013
Doing what: Alcatraz and San Francisco City Tour
What a great way to see the city on the city tour. We have a great bus and bus driver. Alcatraz was breath taking. If you are visiting San Francisco and don't have a lot of time this is the way you want to go.
Review by Joe J, April 2013
Doing what: Alcatraz and San Francisco City Tour
Alcatraz is a don't miss. The self-guided audio tour really gives you a good idea of what life was like for the inmates and officers. The scenery was stunning. The San Francisco City tour gave a really good overview of the neighborhoods and sightseeing opportunities available in the city.
Review by Patricia F, April 2013
Doing what: Alcatraz Tour plus Muir Woods, Giant Redwoods and Sausalito Day Trip
I would highly recommend this tour for anyone interested in getting the most out of their San Francisco trip. Alcatraz was my favorite part, but that's not to say that Muir Woods and Sausalito were not fantastic as well! Tour guide was funny, friendly and very knowledgeable of everything we saw. 5 stars well deserved!
Review by Anne M, April 2013
Doing what: Jail and Sail: Half-Day Tour of San Francisco Bay
Alcatraz,what a place. We enjoyed the audio tour very much,it really made the visit real. The sunset cruise was different,as there was heavy cloud cover and rain. We did enjoy the cruise though,seeing the Golden Gate Bridge from the water,and the Bay Bridge lit up was awesome. The buffet was superb,anyone taking this tour don't eat before going on board
Review by James W, April 2013
Doing what: Alcatraz and San Francisco City Tour
3 hours of amazing views and information from Mr San Francisco, our driver Greg. He narrated the whole tour unscripted and made it a fantastic experience. To top of a great day, the visit to Alcatraz was just brilliant.
Review by Neil D, April 2013
Doing what: Alcatraz and San Francisco City Tour
Great tour, Alcatraz was such an interesting place and the tour is so well organised, City tour was great to get your bearings too.
Review by Margaret O, April 2013
Doing what: Alcatraz and San Francisco City Tour
The tour was great. Very informative city tour especially if it's your first time in San Francisco. You can return to places you liked later. Alcatraz tour was just great. Recommended for everybody. We traveled with teenage girls and they loved it !
Review by Chris M, April 2013
Doing what: Alcatraz Tour plus Muir Woods, Giant Redwoods and Sausalito Day Trip
We took the bus early in the morning to Muir Woods. We were the first bus there, so it was very peaceful and magical in the woods. Our driver, Kenneth, did a superb job narrating along the way and even sang a song or two. If Whitney Houston were still with us, she'd have to keep an eye out for Kenneth...but, I digress. Then it was off to Sausalito where our family had lunch at "Spinnakers" on the water. We dined on great food while watching the sailboats float by. It wasn't cheap, but I thought it was worth it. Then we headed back to "Frisco" (please note: apparently the locals hate it when we use this moniker) to head over to Alcatraz via ferry. The audio tour on Alcatraz is top notch. It was an interesting tour that really gave you a sense of day-to-day life on Alcatraz with a few jailbreaks mixed in. Our family of 5 (kids ages 11, 15 and 17) all enjoyed this trip aside from some in-fighting amongst the children in Muir Woods. The woods would have been much more peaceful and magical at times without the children.
Review by Shirlee, Australia, March 2013
Doing what: Alcatraz and San Francisco City Tour
My partner and I enjoyed everything about this tour, the driver was very informative and Alcatraz was interesting. Ferry ride was good. Just wished a cable car ride could be included and then this tour would be the essential San Francisco Tour !
Review by Catonia Q, March 2013
Doing what: Alcatraz Tour plus Muir Woods, Giant Redwoods and Sausalito Day Trip
Loved the tour! From the very start we walked up a mountain in Muir Woods (without realizing how high up we were going). We took some beautiful pictures of the mountains. Just being able to breath in fresh air at that altitude was an experience within itself, especially when you live in the midwest. The bus ride up the mountain was extremely informative. We were able to eat a quick meal or go shopping in Sausalito. The Alcatraz Tour was exciting. The Alcatraz Tour is really fun starting from the boat ride to the island to finding out all that transpired when the jail was opened. It's almost a bonding experience with the people who lived there.
Review by MALCOLM Z, March 2013
Doing what: Alcatraz Tour plus Muir Woods, Giant Redwoods and Sausalito Day Trip
This was a great tour. very timely - didn't have to wait to move from one place to the other. Muir Woods was a wonderful surprise - I would go again just for the peace and quiet and inspirational value. Alcatraz was very interesting - a great piece of history - wish we could have had more time there. Maybe a trip in the morning would have been better for me. Sausalito was interesting -
Review by John C, March 2013
Doing what: Alcatraz and San Francisco City Tour
good overview of the city and surreal Alcatraz experience
Review by Susan L, March 2013
Doing what: San Francisco Hop-on Hop-off Ticket and Alcatraz Tour
The Alcatraz tour was just fantastic and an interesting piece of history for the San Francisco area. Highly recommended and very worthwhile. The Hop-on Hop-off bus was also very informative and very worthwhile. Gives you a chance to get an overall feel for the area and plan your sightseeing over a few days. The staff were friendly and know their stuff. This was thumbs up all the way!
Review by janet h, March 2013
Doing what: Alcatraz Tour plus Muir Woods, Giant Redwoods and Sausalito Day Trip
Driver was pleasant, a bit too chatty for me though. Safe driver, which is the main thing, and had interesting comments on the sights. Great tour at Alcatraz! Sausalito was ok, nothing special. Muir Woods--stunning.
Review by Karl G, March 2013
Doing what: Jail and Sail: Half-Day Tour of San Francisco Bay
GREAT! Way to spend the day. Alcatraz was very informative with the audio tour. Was REALLY surprised that there were so many beautiful flowers in bloom. Sunset was amazing. Don't make reservations for dinner since there is an amazing buffet on boat with entertainment.
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