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Alcatraz City Cruises

Alcatraz City Cruises

4.3
(1.3k reviews)
6.8 km

My son and I made a day trip to Alcatraz island and it was a very enjoyable experience. I do agree…read morethat it's a little pricey but if you spend a solid 2-3+ hours there, I think it's worth it. Pros: + The staff were incredibly kind and helpful. + Once you get on the island and go through the 5 minute orientation from the NPS ranger, you're free to roam about. + The audio-guided tour is actually REALLY good. It was my first time and I thought it would be cheesy but it was engrossing and informative. + Restrooms were very clean and not crowded (at least not the guy's restroom). + There are some truly AMAZING views of the bay. Bring a travel-safe camera. Neutral: ~ There's restrictions on food and drink (only bottled water is allowed in the majority of the park). So plan ahead. ~ San Francisco traffic is real and kinda sucks. Plan ahead for delays. ~ A good portion of the park is outdoors (which isn't a negative but means that it's impacted by the weather). It gets super windy so plan ahead and dress appropriately. Cons: - The price is indeed a little high. I don't think I'd go here all the time. Once every couple years is probably fine. - A friend told me that there's a LOT of bird poop around and they were right. It's not enough to impact walking but does detract from the experience slightly.

Basically the ones who take you to Alcatraz Island and pick you up. Don't expect anything but a…read moreboat ride that is crowded with limited food and drink options on way over (must be purchased from them can't bring anything with you) and a few more options as you can drink alcohol on the way back. You can buy your tickets through them to get rides to the island and then tour the island on your own and return with them at set pick up times.

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Alcatraz
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Solitary confinement
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GoCar Tours

GoCar Tours

3.6
(554 reviews)
11.6 km

Better have a reservation and if possible fill out any waivers and forms online. We did not and it…read moretook almost an hour. Staff was friendly but the process was a problem. The max something is great for someone who has mobility issues. Staff was great and let us store a mobility scooter there. Plan your route before you go. Options made us pick wrong route and friends car didn't have GPS audio tour working. Again, staff was great and helped out. Good tour, expect long process and plan ahead.

My husband and I rented the GoCar E-Sport yesterday and we had a blast! As Bay Area locals we…read moredecided to be the ultimate tourists and take one of these for his birthday weekend. Customer service over the phone was great, the tour was awesome and we learned new things about San Francisco that we had never learned before. The views were STUNNING and the open air car was awesome. Bring a jacket, the day was perfect sunshine which is unheard of for San Francisco this time of year and I was still frozen at the end of our ride. There were just a few things that kept this from being a 5 star experience: Car condition: the breaks on this e-car literally SCREAMED each time we stopped. The car stopped with no issue, but it totally freaked us out - especially on some of the steep hills. Otherwise the car was in excellent condition and we only depleted maybe 10% of the battery in our 3 hour tour. Front desk staff: check in and out was easy enough, but the front desk staff were realllllllly indifferent. They also talked like auctioneers, crazy fast. They showed all of the folks in the office this map route and talked at the speed of light. Now, we knew about 40% of the stops we would take and still got confused. How on earth are tourists supposed to understand this map direction situation. Seriously, the company would be better off instructing the front desk to say "your car will guide you through this map" than to try to have them explain where people are going. Or at least tell guests that "this seems like a lot, but you have a map in your car and the car will guide you, we are giving you this info so that you have some of the locations in your mind". Tour Guide/GPS: the GPS/Tour Guide storyline sounded like it was for the yellow car only. There were a few times that we were thinking, this can't be referring to our car. For example, there was one steep hill decent that we were going to go on and the GPS/Tour Guide said "I'm only designed to go 25 mph, so take care down this steep hill" we couldn't tell if we were only allowed to go 25 mph or if this cars speed was capped at 25 mph, but the website says that the top speed is 80 mph. Also, we were told that this car can go across the Golden Gate Bridge and the GPS said several times that it is not allowed to go on the bridge. Overall, we had a wonderful time, the GPS worked the entire time and we learned new facts about SF and saw new things that we hadn't noticed before. We also got MANY compliments on this car and almost every group that saw us said that they want to take this car out while on their trip. This was an awesome experience and we will bring family/friends here when they visit for amazing views of the city.

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San Francisco City Guides

San Francisco City Guides

4.9
(286 reviews)
8.7 km

I have been on quite a few SF City Guides tours and I have learned some pretty cool stuff about San…read moreFrancisco and all the different neighborhoods. My favorite tours have been Chinatown, The Haight, the Fairmont Hotel, and the Rincon Center. I like that the tour guides bring their own flavor and experience to the tours. How cool is it that we can go on all these different tours for free? I like to donate online before I go on the tour. They give you the option in person but I have never felt like they were pushy or annoying about it. They have a very robust schedule with days of the week and times to fit with your life. Get out of the house and enjoy one of these tours!

Our guide Michael, wound us through the history of San Francisco's Civic Center, the surrounding…read morebuildings and plaza, and then took us through City Hall where there were several weddings (always!) happening as well as some quinceanearas with gals in their big wide dresses. The view from the 4th floor looking down toward the center was fun to see. It was also great to see pictures of Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio's marriage, as well as bronze busts of slain supervisor Harvey Milk, and former Mayor Dianne Feinstein. Michael does this tour every Tuesday @1:30pm so make sure to catch the next one!

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Cable Car desending down California Street past the Mark Hopkins hotel.
Cable Car desending down California Street past the Mark Hopkins hotel.
Transamerica pyramid up close from a rooftop
Transamerica pyramid up close from a rooftop
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