San Francisco Safari: Alcatraz & City Sights

Experience the best of San Francisco on a small group Alcatraz tour. Explore the city’s iconic landmarks in a safari-style vehicle, then embark on an audio tour of Alcatraz Island. Limited to 12 people for a personalized experience.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Alcatraz Island - The city tour concludes at the Alcatraz Ferry landing, where ferry tickets will be ready for collection. Visitors can enter the prison to enjoy the included audio tour and then leisurely explore the rest of the island. Most guests spend two to three hours before boarding one of the ferries that depart every 30 minutes back to…
What's Included
  • Official Alcatraz ticket, including ferry ride to the island (Value $47.95)
  • Professional guide
  • Audio walking tour of Alcatraz
  • Hotel pickup
  • Sightseeing tour
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

This metropolitan escapade in San Francisco guides you around the metropolis in an open-air vehicle styled like a safari jeep, before leaving you at the ferry for the Alcatraz Island’s cellhouse audio walkthrough. This specially designed sightseeing journey, restricted to 12 guests, not only provides you a look at famous landmarks such as the Golden…

Location
Drumm St & California St
Embarcadero Center
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Abels629
Mar 27, 2026
San Francisco treat - Eric was an awesome tour guide. The kids loved his dad jokes. Since he arrived we knew it was going to be worth it. Loved what he did to the van; showed his creativity and uniqueness. Well worth booking him. Very friendly and inclusive of everyone on the tour. I definitely would not have explored that many key areas of San Francisco if I did three trips on my own. Will tell everyone about him and our great adventure.
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Ami_i
Mar 22, 2026
Eric, thank you. - It was a good trip, condensed! I was a little nervous not knowing what kind of car I was going to drive when I picked up ! It was an open air car. Our guide Eric was very kind and very kind to us. I would also recommend Eric if my friend is from Japan.
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Christine_m
Mar 21, 2026
San Francisco City Tour, followed by Alcatraz - Absolutely wonderful! Eric, our friendly, knowledgeable, personable, extremely helpful guide was excellent! I would strongly recommend this tour, to all travellers, who wish to see and experience the diverse and interesting aspects of San Francisco, in just a few hours! Really enjoyable! Alcatraz, exceeded all expectations! Thank you for everything.
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Jeffreyha647yq
Mar 20, 2026
Amazing day in San Francisco - Eric was a wonderful guide. Extremely knowledgeable and very friendly. He gave us a great tour of San Francisco. Alcatraz audio tour was excellent.
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Leigh
Dec 30, 2025
Unforgettable San Francisco tour - Eric was awesome. He picked us up promptly at our hotel. He was knowledgeable and witty, making it a fun trip! The views were outstanding and he even squeezed in a few bonus places to show us! We would 100 percent book again.
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Rforbes13
Oct 22, 2025
So Fun!! - My 93 year old dad and I signed up for the Fogcutter small group tour and had the BEST time!!! Eric was amazing and showed us some of the best highlights of San Francisco…while giving us lots of fun facts and answering all of our questions. It was the perfect way to start our trip!
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Geoffg366
Sep 26, 2025
One of the best Tours I have been on - What a fun day I had. I didn’t do the Alcatraz add on - just the tour with Eric and 9 others. Eric is amazing - such a great host - wonderful knowledge of San Francisco - took us to some fantastic spots. Highlights for me were the fort beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, the fortune cookie factory and the Haigh district. Eric goes out of his way to introduce everyone and soon you end up with a whole new group of friends. I went solo on this one - but we had family with teen boys, retired couples and another solo traveller. All from different countries - it was great. I am going to do this one again next year when I am back in San Francisco. Definitely worth it.
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Dr-hornet
Sep 10, 2025
Great Tour - We had such a brilliant time on this tour as a family of four, with a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old, and both kids loved it just as much as we did. Eric’s knowledge and passion for San Francisco really stood out. What makes Eric’s tour special is how flexible it is. He has a route that covers all the highlights of the city, but he’s also happy to adapt. For example, we asked to stop at Mrs. Doubtfire house. Overall, this was a fantastic experience and one we’d highly recommend to anyone visiting San Francisco.
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John
Oct 1, 2025
Sept weekend - Great tour.... if there are particular places you want to see then flag them up. Eric our tour guide was very helpful in this way. (Note tour buses/vehicles cannot go near Lombard (crooked street) or into certain park areas.
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Nomad35946788332
Sep 30, 2025
San Francisco fully caffeinated - The city "drive around" was a great way to see all of the neighborhoods, with a soundtrack provided by the guide, which was great. I found the initial city tour was about as good as seeing Alcatraz.
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From $196
up to 9 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).