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Alcatraz Tour + Fisherman’s Wharf + Bay Cruise

A trio of SF icons: Alcatraz, Fisherman’s Wharf, and the Golden Gate Bridge

Duration

6 hours (90 min. guided)

Meeting Point

On the corner across the street from the Buena Vista Cafe
Look for your guide by the Fisherman’s Wharf sign. The cafe is located at 2765 Hyde St.

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Alcatraz Tour + Fisherman’s Wharf + Bay Cruise

Highlights
Itinerary
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Highlights

Learn about San Francisco's coming-of-age with stories of the Gold Rush, earthquakes, and cable cars.

Discover the city’s best treats like Ghirardelli chocolate, sourdough, and Dungeness crab.

Explore Pier 39 with its shopping, entertainment, and adorable sea lions.

Learn from your guide about Alcatraz Island’s infamous history.

Visit Alcatraz with an audio guide to see the garden, cells, and more on the island.

Take a scenic one-hour bay cruise under the Golden Gate Bridge.

seals on the pier during Fisherman's Wharf tour

Alcatraz tour group before boarding cruise

Boudin Bakery seen on Fisherman's Wharf tour

Itinerary

Aquatic Park

With views of ships, the San Francisco Bay, Golden Gate Bridge, and Alcatraz
Ghirardelli Square

Home to the famous former factory run by Italian chocolatier Domenico Ghirardelli
Barbary Coast Trail

A 19th-century red-light district turned scenic trail
Pier 39

Sea lions sunbathing on the docks and historic ships in the harbor
Embarcadero Promenade

Once a traditional maritime port, now filled with restaurants, amusement piers, and art deco streetcars
Cruise to Alcatraz

A 15-minute ride to the infamous island
Alcatraz Island

A self-guided visit with audio guide and access to the cellhouse, exhibits, historic gardens, and more
Bay Cruise

Featuring views of the Golden Gate Bridge and more in the San Francisco Bay

Alcatraz tour reviews

Robert was an excellent guide throughout our tour and his rich knowledge of the wharf was passionately and enthusiastically delivered. Absolutely recommend this to all!

— Matthew

Fantastic insight into SF history. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable, and fun, keeping the whole walking section of the tour interactive. He gave us clear instructions on what to do once we left him to head over to Alcatraz, which was so useful.

— Amanda

Our tour guide was fantastic! Eric was so informative and lots of local information. He is a 6th generation family from the area. Knows lots!

— Raymond

Eric, the guide, was amazing. A young guy who grew up in the area had personal experiences and general city knowledge that made the tour very interesting and kept our attention despite the weather.

— Timothy

Jamie was so personable and patient and knowledgeable about San Francisco. He kept it interesting and showed us a variety of things SF offers, from transportation, food, art, history, and music. I had fun and learned so much.

— Julie

Great tour, lots of history. Glad we got to tour Alcatraz. It’s actually really beautiful! Chet was awesome — love his story!

— Christi

John Hurst was a great tour guide with plenty of fun stories. John reached out before and after the walking tour, which made it very easy to understand where to meet up and sent us a fun photo afterwards.

— Amy

FAQs

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$135 per adult

€118 per adult

£101 per adult

C$185 per adult

A$209 per adult