Separate Day Alcatraz - Plan for 3 hours (if time/schedule permits, you may choose a later return boat)
Unwind and soak up the stunning scenery on your journey with Tower Tours. You’ll head north into both Napa and Sonoma Valleys, two of the world’s most prized wine regions. During your venture, enjoy wine tasting and exclusive estate tours of 3 favored wineries: Madonna Estate, Sutter Home, and Sebastiani Vineyards.
Tower Tours COVID-19 protocols require all guests to wear masks on Tower buses. A waiver of liability form with further details will be sent to your email address by Tower Tours.
Note:
A Voucher will come within 24 hours confirming the Napa & Sonoma Tour. In rare cases, the tour may be unavailable. If so, we will call and email you to suggest options or arrange for a cancellation.
DAYTIME ROUND TRIP ALCATRAZ CITY CRUISES FERRY TO ALCATRAZ ISLAND INCLUDING CELLHOUSE AUDIO TOUR
DiscoverTown Tours is an Official Tour and Travel Partner of Alcatraz City Cruises
NOT SOLD SEPARATELY • SOLD ONLY AS PART OF A TOUR PACKAGE
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 Gun Kelly, 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
Permanent exhibit The Big Lockup: Mass Incarceration in the United States
Other rotating exhibits
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
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 be about 2-2.5-3 hours round trip). Boats return from the island every 30 minutes. You control the clock.
"Currently, proof of vaccination is not required for Alcatraz Island visitors or Alcatraz City Cruises guests."
"Face coverings are required in boarding areas and onboard vessels on Alcatraz Island."
Located in the hilly Carneros region near the SF Bay where the climate is a bit cooler, the Bartolucci family’s Madonna Estate has been operating since 1922, Now using organically grown grapes to produce Estate Bottled wines, this third oldest winemaking family in the Napa Valley combines traditional and modern winemaking techniques.
Similarly, the Trinchero family has been running Sutter Home Winery since 1948, creating some history of their own when they created White Zinfandel in the 1970s – introducing a new, sweeter flavor profile. They also changed the way Americans enjoyed wine by offering them high-quality varietals at an affordable price. By the 1980s and 1990s, Sutter Home became a household name and the second largest independent family-run winery in the U.S.
With over a century of wine-making history in Sonoma, Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery focuses on crafting small lots of super-premium wines from Sonoma County. Today, Sebastiani advances its record of acclaim under the guidance of vintner and entrepreneur Bill Foley, who acquired the winery in 2008. As part of Foley Family Wines, Sebastiani maintains its commitment to producing singular wines from the appellations of Sonoma County.
Tour price includes wine tasting fees.
There will be a lunch stop, typically at V Marketplace or the historic Sonoma Square (cost not included).
Wineries subject to change on holidays or due to special events
Hotel pick up is available for most SF hotels... otherwise you will need to go to the Tower Tours office at 288 Beach Street, Fisherman's Wharf. Hotel pick up also will be confirmed within 24 hours. AirBnB and VRBO pickups are not available.
All Tower Tours Vehicles have 25+ seats, so seat belts are not required, but child car seats cannot be accommodated
Tower Tours COVID-19 protocols require all guests to wear masks on Tower buses. A waiver of liability form with further details will be sent to your email address by Tower Tours.
Additional Info
DiscoverTown Tours is an internet-based tour reseller. Upon purchase, you will receive a voucher including instructions for ticket pickup and taking tours.
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