San Francisco Alcatraz Island and Bay Cruise

Get on Alcatraz Island! Go inside the historic prison! Explore the gardens. Discover the history & buildings dating to the US CIvil War. Watch a 20-minute documentary video.
The Alcatraz experience can feel a bit creepy but paradoxically inviting and beautiful (with unexpected gardens, fabulous views, and ocean breezes).

The award-winning audio tour is really well done. It runs like a good podcast documentary – but one you can see and feel – bringing this story-filled place alive.

You decide how fast or slow to go, as no ticketing is required to take a return ferry from the island (every 30 minutes). A tram is there to help guests with mobility issues get up and down the steep hill to the prison at the top of "The Rock."

Plus, any day you want, before or after your trip to Alcatraz, you can choose when to go on the San Francisco Bay Cruise --- taking you out on beautiful San Francisco Bay and UNDER the ever-amazing, rather imposing, and truly iconic Golden Gate Bridge!

Meeting Point

Pier 33

San Francisco, CA 94133, USA

20-30 minutes before departure, go to the Will Call window, state your name, confirm Amigos, show voucher. Have your Govt. Issued Photo ID ready to show. (This is REQUIRED for all persons age 18+). Pick up your tickets and get in the boarding queue.

Blue & Gold Fleet

Pier 41, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA

Pick up your Bay Cruise between Pier 39 & Pier 41 at the yellow house ticket booth (closer to Pier 39). Confirm Amigos & show the BR# on your voucher. This can be done any day, beginning at 11:00am, with the last boat at 6:15 pm through October 13, 2024. Reservations are not required.

What's included:

• Bay Cruise App tour English, Spanish, Mandarin, Italian, French, Japanese, Korean, German, Taiwanese
• Bay Cruise Audio Tour by speaker in English, if not using mobile app & earphones
• Non-stop 1 hour round trip ferry Bay Cruise under the Golden Gate Bridge from Pier 41
• Ferry to and from Alcatraz Island from Pier 33 ($45.25 value)
• 11 language Audio Tour inside Historic Alcatraz Prison

Not included:

• Food & Drinks

What to expect:

Duration: 4 hours

Alcatraz Island

San Francisco, 94133, California

Get on Alcatraz Island and go inside the historic prison, including the award winning audio tour that brings the experience to life: available in English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin and Russian.
You also can explore other parts of the island including 19th century buildings, the history of Native American activists taking the island in the late 1960s, an informative 20 minute video, interesting gardens, and more.

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco, 94129, California

The San Francisco Bay Cruise takes you from Pier 41 all along the north waterfront westward toward Golden Gate Bridge. See terrific skyline views, waterfront city parks, the historic Presidio, beautiful open spaces of the Marin Headlands, Angel Island, and the colossal and amazing bridge from below!

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