This is a criminally perfect combination tour package! Take an easy 1-hour walk, while absorbing historical background on the city by the bay – along with lots of tidbits about city quirks, tours, discounts, attractions, & great neighborhoods to visit (touristy & non-touristy). Then it's off to Alcatraz, with a chance to go inside the cells and feel the cold & dark life firsthand. During the award-winning 45-minute cell house audio headset tour you'll learn of escape attempts, riots, bizarre characters, & much more. Displays include prison life, guard controls, and how Frank Morris & 2 others made their infamous “Escape From Alcatraz.” • Tour the prison yard • Free video history • Audio Tour with sound effects, interviews with prisoners & guards, & historic details • Audio available in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian & Spanish • Bookstore with info in many languages • Plus exhibits, Park Ranger talks, vista points, gardens
- Ride through Waipio on a guided horseback tour
- Learn about the area’s history from your guide
- Choose from morning or afternoon departure times
- Enjoy a more personal experience with a small group
What To Expect
Fisherman’s Wharf
We start where the old fishing boats are docked… Where the Italian-American fishing history, DiMaggio’s Restaurant, and The Bushman have all come and gone.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Al Scoma Way
We take a small detour out to get some nice cityscape and back-of-the-wharf views, while seeing and learning about the Fisherman’s Chapel and Scoma’s – renowned old-school Italian restaurant that’s always in style.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Fisherman’s Wharf
We double back past our starting point and stop by the iconic ship’s wheel sign marking the heart of the area along with the steamed crab vendors and more classic Italian seafood restaurants.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Musee Mecanique
This fun spot has “one of the world’s largest privately-owned collections of coin-operated mechanical musical instruments and antique arcade artifacts.”
We stop long enough for you to play a game or two, so that you’ll want to come back later!
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
USS Pampanito
We’ll make another slight detour to stroll on by this historic WWII submarine.
• Admission Ticket Free
Boudin at the Wharf
Then we take a zig zag to let you see and smell the original and world-famous San Francisco sourdough. If you want to pick up a loaf, we’ll ask that you only do so if the store is not too crowded (which it often is). Or simply plan on coming back!
2 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Pier 43 Ferry Arch
Historical Landmark
• Admission Ticket Free
Sea Lion Center
At the outer edge of Pier 39, we make another multi-sensory detour — to see, hear, and smell! the California sea lions.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Pier 39
As “the premiere entertainment destination” at the Wharf, Pier 39 has all kinds of restaurants, shops, and family attractions – including a carousel, street performer shows, a mirror maze and a lot more…
We end the tour here – just a 5 minute walk to Pier 33. You’ll have time for a quick lunch, or you may want to come back here or another Wharf spot for a less hurried meal.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Pier 33
You will walk on your own from Pier 39 to Pier 33, Alcatraz Landing.
We typically have late date Alcatraz departures, so you should have plenty of time for sightseeing and/or lunch before heading to Pier 33.
Be on time (30 minutes early) to take the ferry out to Alcatraz!
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Alcatraz Island
Once it is time for your Alcatraz trip, the round trip ferry & tour of the island (including going inside the prison with the award winning audio tour) typically takes 3 hours. Your pace may be a bit faster or slower, which could shorten or lengthen your stay, as boats return from the island every 30 minutes.
3 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Stroller accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
Max group – 15
