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San Francisco: Alcatraz & North Beach Tour with Opt. Extras

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About This Experience

Explore North Beach’s historic streets, Pier 39, and more. Then visit Alcatraz Island with your audio guide. Upgrade for more views: a bay cruise or the SkyStar Wheel.

Highlights

  • Discover North Beach with a local who knows its secrets
  • Step inside the beautiful Saints Peter and Paul Church
  • Meet the sea lions at Pier 39 and learn why they’re here
  • Take a cruise to Alcatraz Island and tour the historic prison
  • Upgrade to soar 150 feet in the air on the SkyStar Wheel

What's Included

  • ✓ Guided tour of North Beach
  • ✓ Professional SF guide
  • ✓ Cruise to Alcatraz
  • ✓ Audio guide of the Alcatraz prison
  • ✓ Optional upgrade for one-hour bay cruise
  • ✓ Optional upgrade for SkyStar Wheel ticket

Not Included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Tips
  • Food and drinks

Good to Know

  • Legal names (first and last names) of everyone in the group need to be provided and to match government-issued photo ID for adults 18+ years, otherwise your reservation may be cancelled
  • It is required to provide the names of all guests 10 days prior to tour date
  • This tour will take place rain or shine. The walking tour portion is approximately 90 minutes long and on average, you'll spend about 3 hours on Alcatraz Island depending on your preference, since this portion is self-guided
  • The Skystar Wheel & Bay Cruise upgrades are self-guided. Your ticket to these attractions are included if you choose these options.
  • The walking tour is in English only. The Alcatraz cell house audio tour is available in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
  • This tour is non-refundable and non-changeable

Meeting Point

We’ll meet at Washington Square, beside the Volunteer Firemen Memorial located at 600 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133. Your guide will be holding an orange sign with ExperienceFirst on it.