San Francisco Sightseeing: Small Group Alcatraz Tour

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 - Your city tour will end at the Alcatraz Ferry landing where your tickets to the ferry will be waiting. Go in the prison to experience the included audio tour and then explore the rest of the island at your leisure. Most guests take two to three hours before catching one of the ferries that return to shore every 30 minutes.
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What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Audio walking tour of Alcatraz
  • Hotel pickup included
  • Comprehensive sightseeing tour
  • Official Alcatraz ticket with ferry ride (Value $45.25)
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
Hotel Zephyr San Francisco
Beach Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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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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Clinton_s
Sep 2, 2025
Eric our guide was great,... - Eric our guide was great, he eally knew his stuff and could tell he had a passion for his hometown 5*
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Claudiabj8261wf
Aug 21, 2025
Super tour for a quick overview - Great tour, super organized and a fun tour guide. We got a lot of info and the small group was great
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Cassityt
Aug 17, 2025
A Tour as Epic as the Golden Gate Bridge - Eric was an amazing tour guide. From the moment he picked us up, he provided great information about the city and answered every question our group had. He was excellent!
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Cassityt
Aug 17, 2025
The Best Way to See San Francisco!!! - We had the best experience today with Eric on the San Francisco Small Group Sightseeing and Alcatraz Tour! He picked us up right from our hotel and immediately made us feel comfortable. Eric was kind, incredibly knowledgeable, and shared so much insight about the city that we never would have known on our own. It was truly the highlight of our trip. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting San Francisco—you won’t be disappointed!
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Brodie
Aug 6, 2025
We loved the tour with eric! - Eric was just a delight, we had so much fun on our tour in his personalised truck. Eric had great knowledge of San Fran - it was lovely to see the city through the eyes of a local. Great fun, highly recommend.
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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 $180
up to 9 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).