🛳️ San Francisco: Escape from The Rock Sightseeing Bay Cruise ✅ No booking fee

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About the activity

Sail under the Golden Gate Bridge, enjoy the SF skyline, circle Alcatraz Island while listening to accounts of the chilling escape attempts and the notorious criminals that called Alcatraz prison home

Free cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
Instant confirmation & Mobile tickets

Receive your ticket right away. Use your phone or print your voucher.

Skip the line

Get priority entry.
Audio guide

Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish (depends on selected option)
Duration

1-1.5 hours
Includes
- 90-minute boat cruise tour
- Views of San Francisco Bay
- Full circle around Alcatraz Island
- Cruise from Bridge to Bridge
- "Straight to the gate" Skip the Line! Go straight to the boarding line and avoid the Ticket Booth
- Audio: English, Spanish, Mandarin, Italian, French, Japanese, Korean, German, Portuguese & Taiwanese
- Enjoy the sea life! Possibility of seeing dolphins, sea lions, whales, and pelicans, oh my!
- Access to full-service cash snack bar and free WIFI while you enjoy interior or exterior seating
- Multiple restrooms onboard
- Stop on Alcatraz Island
- Food and drink (available for purchase)
- Gratuities

Highlights & Description

Highlights

Cruise completely around the notorious Alcatraz Island
Hear the real audio stories directly from criminals housed at Alcatraz prison
Sail under the Golden Gate Bridge for great photo opportunities
Enjoy unbeatable views of the beautiful San Francisco skyline
Listen to audio narration in 10 different languages via our app

Description

Hop on board a boat and cruise around Alcatraz Island and other sights of San Francisco Bay on this round trip journey. Benefit from a straight-to-the-gate access ticket and informative commentary as you go.
Cruise San Francisco Bay and sail under the Golden Gate Bridge on a 90-minute narrated tour by boat around Alcatraz Island. Skip the box office line and go straight to the gate with your ticket.
See Alcatraz Island from the water while listening to accounts of the chilling escape attempts and the notorious criminals that called Alcatraz prison home. Enjoy a cruise with food and drink available to purchase onboard.

Cruise full circle around Alcatraz Island, allowing you to view every angle of this mysterious island, which housed famous inmates such as Al Capone, Billy Cook the Killer, and Clyde Johnson, whose escape attempt is legendary.

Gain a clear picture of what life in this maximum-security prison was like when it was the most feared institution in the American penal system.

Good to know before you go

This boat cruise is a 90-minute narrated tour of San Francisco Bay and around Alcatraz Island (it does not stop on the island)
Please bring your WiFi enabled device to access the audio guide
Cruises may not operate during inclement weather. Check with ticket booths on the day of sailing for schedule
Your mobile voucher allows you to skip the box office line and go straight to the gate

Meeting point

San Francisco: 60 Min Sightseeing Bay Cruise