You will be “sentenced” to a “short term” on the notorious Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary.

The deluxe vehicle will whisk you from the Moscone Center to the San Francisco waterfront where you will take a short ferry ride across the chilly waters of the Bay to “the Rock.” Here you will visit the cells once occupied by some of the nation’s most infamous and incorrigible criminals. On this austere wind- and fog-swept island, it is easy to see why few attempts were made to escape into the treacherous bay with its undertows and turbulent waters. An expertly-created audio tour contains interviews with former prisoners and guards from “the Rock,” providing fascinating insight into prison life in the middle of the San Francisco Bay.

After your “release” from Alcatraz, you will return via ferry to the mainland, where the vehicle awaits you.

Features of the Alcatraz tour:

• Transportation via deluxe vehicle
• Narration by professional, uniformed guide
• Guaranteed ferry ticket, purchased in advance, to Alcatraz Island
• National Park Fee at Alcatraz
• Self-guided cellblock audio tour

Please Note: Alcatraz tickets are always subject to availability and cannot be confirmed without payment. Once purchased, tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable within 14 days of tour date.

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