The source for Alcatraz information and tours of Alcatraz Island. We provide package tours of Alcatraz Island including the San Francisco City Tour with Alcatraz, which includes the cruise to Alcatraz, the audio guided cell block tour, and a comprehensive tour of San Francisco. The Muir Woods and Sausalito Tour with Alcatraz is also very popular,

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The tour of Alcatraz departs daily from Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Alcatraz was used as a federal maximum security prison from 1934 until 1963, when it was closed due to high costs and security issues. Allowing tourists to visit

Alcatraz has proven far more popular and much more profitable.

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If you want to visit Alcatraz only, your options are the Alcatraz Day Tour, which provides you with a ferry cruise, the audio guided cellblock tour, and access to the island for sightseeing and exploration at your own pace. If you prefer to try something a bit out of the ordinary, we offer tickets for the Alcatraz Night Tour.

If you are looking for a full day of sightseeing, the most popular tour in San Francisco is the City Tour with Alcatraz. If you've never seen the giant redwood trees, you may prefer to take the Muir Woods and Sausalito Tour with Alcatraz.

The Bay Cruise with Alcatraz combination tour is very popular, as it provides a tour of Alcatraz along with a cruise around the San Francisco Bay and under the Golden Gate Bridge. We also sell the Double Decker City Tour with Alcatraz, which is new for this season.

Alcatraz Tour Information:

Today Alcatraz swarms with tourists -- about a million a year -- but for 30 years it was the most infamous prison in the country. It housed prisoners too notorious or dangerous to be held elsewhere. Its inhabitants included Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Robert Franklin Stroud, the Birdman of Alcatraz. In 1933, the Federal Bureau of Prisons used the facility as a maximum security prison. It was closed in 1963 due to its expense.

Your trip to Alcatraz departs on a ferry from Pier 33. The ferry across the San Francisco Bay takes about 10 minutes. Alcatraz Island is a 25-acre island located just 1 1/4-miles from San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Upon arrival, a National Park Ranger will provide a brief welcome and orientation. You are then free to explore the island and the prison at your own pace. We recommend that you stop at the theatre to see the Alcatraz video following the orientation. The video provides an excellent overview of what you will see. The 35-minute audio headset tour of the Alcatraz cell block is a real highlight. This tour is available in six languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. During the tour, you will hear stories from former inmates and prison guards as you walk through the cellblock. After the Cell Block tour, there is time to see all the sites around the island and visit the Alcatraz museum and bookshop.

To reach the Cell House, you walk from the wharf up the steep hill on the old service road. The Cell House is at the top of the island. Along the way, you can stop and visit exhibits, see a variety of buildings that were used for various prison uses, and enjoy the views. Access: SEAT (Sustainable Easy Access Transport), is available for wheelchair users and visitors with a mobility need who are unable to walk up the quarter mile, 12% grade hill. Another option is to walk along the Agave Trail. The trail begins near the ferryboat landing on the east side of Alcatraz Island and continues to the southern tip of the island. The Agave Trail passes through a protected bird sanctuary and features beautiful plants and flowers. This trail offers fabulous views of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Be sure to bring a camera because you will definitely want to remember your tour to the Rock!