DAYTIME ROUND TRIP ALCATRAZ CRUISES FERRY TO ALCATRAZ ISLAND INCLUDING CELL HOUSE AUDIO TOUR

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NOT SOLD SEPARATELY • SOLD ONLY AS PART OF A TOUR PACKAGE 

VALUE: $39.90 Adults & Juniors (12+), $37.65 Seniors (62+), $24.40 Kids (5-11), Free for Ages 0-4

Please arrive 30 minutes early. No Hotel Pickup. Your tour begins with a 10-15 minute boat trip from Pier 33. Expect your stay on Alcatraz Island to last at least 2 or 2.5 hours (typically 3 Hours round trip). Boats return every 30 minutes.

Discover America’s most infamous prison, with a chance to go inside the cells and feel the cold and dark life firsthand. Alcatraz operated as a federal penitentiary from 1933 to 1963, housing notorious criminals including Al Capone, Machine GunKelly, and Creepy Karpis. During the award-winning 45-minute cell house audio headset tour you will learn of escape attempts, riots, bizarre characters, and much more. Displays include prison life, guard controls, and how Frank Morris and 2 others made their infamous “Escape From Alcatraz.”

Alcatraz is continually one of the most popular tours in the country

• Video History Presentation – No Charge
• Audio Tour includes sound effects, interviews with prisoners and guards, and historic details
• The Cellhouse Audio Tour is available in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
• Bookstore with information in many languages
• Visit the prison Recreation Yard, talk with Park Rangers, and walk the Perimeter Trail(note that parts of Alcatraz Island may be closed to the general public periodically – for repairs, wildlife protection, or other concerns) 
• Unlimited photo opportunities and great views looking back at the City or out to the Golden Gate Bridge

• Big Bus’ primary red line loop tour goes over the Golden Gate Bridge and stops at the north end Vista Point for terrific views. Other key stops are located at or near: The Haight/Ashbury district, Victorian homes, Chinatown, North Beach, Union Square, Financial District, Golden Gate Park, City Hall, the Palace of Fine Arts, Lombard Street, and more.
• See Map Here
• Every other bus includes entertaining live commentary and recorded commentary in 10 languages is always available. English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Cantonese or Mandarin Chinese.
• Trade in your voucher from DiscoverTown Tours for a time-stamped ticket from Big Bus. This can be done with the driver at any stop or with the agents at Union Square on the NE corner of Geary and Powell or at the Big Bus Visitor Center at Stop #1, 99 Jefferson Street at Fisherman’s Wharf. Your ticket is activated when you first get on any bus. It will last the rest of that day.
• NO RESERVATIONS NEEDED. Buses run 9am – 5pm daily. Buses run every 10 - 20 minutes in summer and every 20 - 30 minutes in winter. The first bus departs at 9:00am from Fisherman's Wharf. The complete tour lasts approximately 2.25 hours; however you can start and finish the tour at any of our hop-on, hop-off bus stops. Hop-on and off at over 20 stops to look around the many attractions in San Francisco, before re-joining the tour to continue your sightseeing experience. This flexibility allows you to start the tour at your convenience and enables you to plan your journey with ease.
• For extra tips to make the most of your trip, go here.

Available as a bonus with all Alcatraz Combos...

and with Big Bus 1 Day Classic Hop-On/Hop-Off or Big Bus 2 Day Deluxe Hop-On/Hop-Off.

Compare Chinatown at $35 and up.

No reservations needed. Just present your Voucher (as a print-out or on your phone).

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1-Hour Chinatown Walking Tour:

Built up around what was the original town square of the village of Yerba Buena that was later renamed San Francisco, Chinatown is a delight for history lovers and contemporary fans of the colorful and the unique.

See the crowded and bustling open-air meat and produce markets of Stockton Street; visit side alleyways that will take you back in time; and discover lions, dragons, pagoda roofs, and dangling lantern along Grant Street.

Comfortable walking shoes are recommended. Some uphill walking is involved. Tour departs from the Southeast corner of Union Square, at Geary and Powell Streets. 

Walking Tour Directions

April – October @ 11:00am & 1:00pm

and

November – March @ 1:00pm