Discover the most secure prison in America, which has long been said to be impossible to escape! It was at Alcatraz that the most notorious, violent and disturbing prisoners of America were sent, along with famous detainees like Al Capone, "Machine Gun Kelly" and Robert Franklin Stroud, perhaps best known as "the man to the canaries of Alcatraz ". According to legend Alcatraz prison is haunted and has been the subject of many paranormal investigations, a scene inspired by some films, the most famous of which is "the rock", a 1996 film starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage. Will you be able to escape from the island of Alcatraz? San Francisco's tour will begin at Union Square, where we will board one of our luxury buses, which will take you from the bay to the ocean, traveling the city in four hours.
The bus includes an audioguide that will explain all you need to know about the famous neighborhoods we will discover : Chinatown, the San Francisco Presidio, Nob Hill, the Civic Center and so much more. We will continue this visit arriving on the heights of the Twin Peaks (known locally as "Eureka" and "Noe") which overhang the city, from where you can admire a 360ยบ view of the city: an ideal moment to take photos and make your friends jealous! Then, we will go down to see the Surtho Baths - mythical place of San Francisco which, at its opening in 1896, was the largest indoor pool in the world. She used the seawater of San Francisco Bay!
We will end this half-day tour at the starting point in Union Square. The day will begin with the Alcatraz tour, for which, with the voucher you will receive after booking, you will need to pick up your tickets at the ticket booth at Gray Line Tours Pier 41 (Gray Line Tours Booth of Pier 41). They can be recovered from 72 hours before the visit and at the latest the same day at 08:00. From there, start the free tour of Alcatraz, which starts from pier 33 (pier 33).
Be sure to be back in time for the second part of the day dedicated to the city tour, departing from Union Square at 2pm. There is a shuttle bus departing from 2800 Leavenworth (10 minutes walk from Pier 41) at 13:15. Please bring an ID with you for the visit of Alcatraz.