Double Decker All Loops & Alcatraz Tour
Just a mile and a half off the San Francisco shore is the infamous Alcatraz Island, also known as The Rock. This small island became infamous when the government built a federal prison here. From 1934 through 1963, Alcatraz Island housed some of the country's most notorious criminals. After the prison closed, the island became a national recreation area in 1972, and later received national landmarking designations. Today, thousands of visitors flock to the island each year for cruises around the island and tours on the island. You can explore the rich past of this island with one of several tour options on your trip to the area.
The Double Decker All Loops and Alcatraz Tour gives you a comprehensive tour of the sights and sounds of the city, including Alcatraz Island. The tour begins with a hop on, hop off tour experience. While you are on the double decker tour bus, you can enjoy a narrated tour. At each of dozens of stops, you will have the choice of hopping off the bus and exploring that sight in more detail on your own or continuing on to the next stop. Just some of the many stops the tour bus makes include the Bay Bridge, Coit Tower, the Embarcadero, Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, Japantown, Alamo Square, Golden Gate Park, Haight Ashbury, Civic Center, the California Academy of Science, and more. Then you will hop on a ferry at Pier 39 at Fisherman's Wharf and travel to Alcatraz Island. On the island, you will take both an audio walking tour and a cell block tour of this famous prison.
You can also experience the rich history of the island with the ninety minute Escape from the Rock Cruise. This cruise features pre-recorded narration about the treacherous life on the island, including stories about Al Capone, Billy Cook the Killer, Clyde James, and others while the tour boat cruises around the entire island to give you a look at Alcatraz from all angles.
Take some time to escape to Alcatraz Island on your trip to San Francisco with one of these great tours!
