Alcatraz Combo: Comprehensive San Francisco Sightseeing

Experience a comprehensive San Francisco sightseeing tour and skip the line to visit Alcatraz Island. Explore iconic neighborhoods and enjoy stunning views on this 4-hour adventure.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Downtown - Pick-up from Downtown San Francisco between 8:30 and 8:45 AM
  • Fisherman’s Wharf - Pick-up from Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco between 8:45 and 9:00 AM
  • Lombard Street - Known as the crookedest street in the world.
  • Marina District - Offers stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Marina Blvd, and the Palace of Fine Arts…
What's Included
  • Official Alcatraz ticket, including ferry ride to the island (Value $47.95)
  • Round-trip ferry ride from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
  • Professional and experienced guide
  • Hotel pickup
  • Small-group experience around the city
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Pickup after Alcatraz tour
  • Food and Beverages
Additional Information

Explore San Francisco in depth and discover some of its rich history on this 4-hour sightseeing tour. Travel in a comfortable smaller bus or van through various neighborhoods, each offering spectacular views. The knowledgeable guide will provide insights into iconic locations such as Lombard Street, Haight-Ashbury, Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, North…

Location
Fairmont San Francisco
Mason Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Monique_l
Apr 2, 2026
Excellent tour - highly recommend it - Excellent tour, very informative and interesting. Stopped at various stops for pictures and ended with tour to Alcatraz, where you will be on your own at that point.
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Leeti7445fy
Mar 18, 2026
Inclusive tour! - Our tour was very good & informative. Michael was great. Just fyi, the tour is advertised as 8-10 hours but it is 7 including 3 hours at Alcatraz.
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Darrenhk7595gg
Mar 18, 2026
Definitely do this trip - Michael was exceptional and very knowledgeable,, Highly recommend this tour and we felt like we had seen the best of the City
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Urvashi_p
Mar 2, 2026
Great for first timers - Was great way to see the city. Buddy took us around in his comfortable van. He was funny and informative.
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Cheryl_r
Jan 28, 2026
Changed our perception of San Francisco! - Our tour guide, Randy, was what made our city tour so impressive! He put his personal touches and experience into everything he took us to. He gave human interest information that we might never have found out. He even showed us his personal pictures of what the building look like at different holidays. He played songs from the 70’s by the artists whose houses he took us by. The Alcatraz part was perfect length of time to see the island and do the self guided tour. We would highly recommend this tour for those who are visiting San Francisco for the first time.
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Ujwal_d
Jan 18, 2026
Amazing experience - I had booked this trip for my senior citizen parents (aged 65 yrs) and they enjoyed it thoroughly. Randy was a fantastic guide. Due to a week day, they were the only participants which made it more like a private tour. Would surely recommend everyone.
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David_w
Jan 3, 2026
Very enjoyable and informative tour of San Francisco - Very enjoyable, informative tour, our tour guide had a detailed and extensive knowledge of San Francisco, and was very professional and friendly in his dealings with us.
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Ricardo_b
Dec 30, 2025
San Francisco Tour and Alcatraz - Randy was a fantastic guide. Almost 4 hours private tour very gentil and instructive. I strong recomend this tour for everybody that want to discover San Francisco.
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Drewk788
Nov 25, 2025
Perfect Personalized Program + Pizza - We did a City/Alcatraz combo tour the Monday before Thanksgiving, so we had Randy the tour guide to ourselves and the streets were generally clear of traffic, which was great and made for a full day. Randy drove us around in a minivan, which wasn’t as charming or memorable as a double-decker bus but which did allow us to cruise around parts of San Francisco that other companies’ larger vehicles wouldn’t have been able to navigate. (In fact, if you were thinking of moving to SF, this would have been the best way to explore neighborhoods and get some keen real estate insights from the friendly, chatty and highly knowledgeable Randy.) We saw all the tourist highlights in a reasonable amount of time, could personalize the agenda as needed, got several restaurant recommendations and were dropped off seamlessly at the Alcatraz ferry terminal with plenty of time to grab lunch before boarding. Alcatraz itself was also very much worthwhile - though it certainly helped that we had perfect weather and moderate crowds. It’s nice that you’re not tied to a particular ferry schedule once you’re there and can take as much or as little time on the island as you’d like and self-guide around the facility at your own pace. When we got back to the terminal, we headed straight for the North Beach pizza place Randy had suggested and ended the day with two absolutely delectable slices….
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Vicbel_h
Feb 15, 2026
Wouldn't recommend this tour - Unfortunately, there was poor communication from the beginning. It wasn't clear whether you were to meet with a guide from the beginning and turns out part of the tour you were on your own. This would have been fine but that was never communicated. The itinerary when you purchased the tour waa different from what actually occurred so it was hard to know where to go and what times. I received several text messages with conflicting times of when to meet. I kept sending messages and didn't alwas get a response. The tour guide, Michael, was very rude at times. At one point, someone expressed they needed a bathroom and his reply was "well I can't create a bathroom". He was lucky the passengers were respectful but he definitely needs training on dealing with customers. Overall, I did not think it was worth what we paid.
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From $166
up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).