Alcatraz and Big Bus Premium 1-Day Hop-On Hop-Off
Duration: 1 day
48 Hour Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour and Alcatraz Ticket
Product ID: 11316
Go where you want and see what you want on your schedule with this 48-hour ticket good for 3 hop-on hop-off bus loops including the Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, Sausalito and the night tour, plus tickets to visit Alcatraz prison.
About this activity
Duration: 48 hours
Printed or mobile voucher accepted
Instant confirmation
Live tour guide
English
Audio guide/headphones
English
Wheelchair accessible
Cancellation policy
This activity is non-refundable.
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Experience
Highlights
- Hop-on and hop-off any Skyline Sightseeing buses at any designated stop along 3 city loops
- See the city by night on a special 90-minute night tour
- Enjoy the views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf and Golden Gate Park from a top deck of the Double Decker bus
- Visit Alcatraz and explore the infamous prison island
Full description
One reasonable price gives you a bewildering amount of choice for sightseeing in this fabled city – 3 hop-on hop-off bus loops, a special night tour and tickets to the infamous Alcatraz Island, where you will enjoy a self-guided audio tour of the notorious prison. Audio guides are available in a variety of languages but the hop-on hop-off tour is only available in English.
With open double-decker buses and a guide on each one, you can see just about everything and learn just as much. You can get to all the most famous spots in the city by combining the routes, and 48 hours is enough time to go back and visit your favorites again.
Official City Loop highlights include: the Palace of Fine Arts, North Vista Point where you can take great pictures of Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, where you can enjoy the Japanese Tea Gardens, Haight-Ashbury district, San Francisco Downtown, Chinatown, the Civic Center, the Embarcadero, Fisherman’s Wharf, Barbary Coast, the Financial District and the Ferry Building.
Sausalito Hop-On Hop-Off Tour gives you the possibility to enjoy the ride across world famous Golden Gate Bridge and the picturesque coastal town of Sausalito, where you are free to eat, shop, enjoy the views and visit some of the many galleries.
The 90-Minute Night Tour covers many of the attractions on the other routes, but with a whole new perspective. It is not hop-on hop-off and departs from Fisherman’s Wharf at 18:30 all year round with additional departures during the summer months.
With open double-decker buses and a guide on each one, you can see just about everything and learn just as much. You can get to all the most famous spots in the city by combining the routes, and 48 hours is enough time to go back and visit your favorites again.
Official City Loop highlights include: the Palace of Fine Arts, North Vista Point where you can take great pictures of Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, where you can enjoy the Japanese Tea Gardens, Haight-Ashbury district, San Francisco Downtown, Chinatown, the Civic Center, the Embarcadero, Fisherman’s Wharf, Barbary Coast, the Financial District and the Ferry Building.
Sausalito Hop-On Hop-Off Tour gives you the possibility to enjoy the ride across world famous Golden Gate Bridge and the picturesque coastal town of Sausalito, where you are free to eat, shop, enjoy the views and visit some of the many galleries.
The 90-Minute Night Tour covers many of the attractions on the other routes, but with a whole new perspective. It is not hop-on hop-off and departs from Fisherman’s Wharf at 18:30 all year round with additional departures during the summer months.
Includes
- Ferry ride to and from Alcatraz Island
- Self-guided tour of the cellblock with audio guide
- 48-hour hop-on hop-off privileges on 2 loops
- Special 90-minute night tour
- Live narration by a guide or multilingual audio guide on each bus
- Ticket for Alcatraz Island
- Ticket for Madame Tussauds
What’s Not Included
- Gratuities
Prepare for the activity
Meeting point
All tours depart from the Skyline Sightseeing at 2724 Taylor St., San Francisco. The Night Tour only departs from Stop Number 1. But you can get on or off any of the buses at any designated stop, except the night tour.
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Important information
Know before you go
Tours do not operate on 25 December.
For the Alcatraz tour: the departure time for your Alcatraz tour will be provided on the first day of the tour when you pick up your tickets between 09:00 and 10:00. The departure time is set and cannot be changed. If you fail to pick up your tickets between 09:00 and 10:00, your tickets will be lost and no refund will be issued.
You must provide the full names of all participants when booking. Failure to do so will result in no Alcatraz tickets and no refund for that portion of the tour.
Timetables:
09:00 to 17:00, every 15 to 30 minutes year round.
Once you pick up your tickets you will receive the most updated timetable.
Audio guides at the Alcatraz are available in a variety of languages.
The hop-on hop-off tour is available with live narration and with multilingual audio guidance.
For the Alcatraz tour: the departure time for your Alcatraz tour will be provided on the first day of the tour when you pick up your tickets between 09:00 and 10:00. The departure time is set and cannot be changed. If you fail to pick up your tickets between 09:00 and 10:00, your tickets will be lost and no refund will be issued.
You must provide the full names of all participants when booking. Failure to do so will result in no Alcatraz tickets and no refund for that portion of the tour.
Timetables:
09:00 to 17:00, every 15 to 30 minutes year round.
Once you pick up your tickets you will receive the most updated timetable.
Audio guides at the Alcatraz are available in a variety of languages.
The hop-on hop-off tour is available with live narration and with multilingual audio guidance.
From US$ 149.99 per person
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Alcatraz fab
Alcatraz was a fantastic trip.i had a fractured foot and was in a Moon boot and they couldn't of been more helpful.However the pick up point for the tickets is a long way from the bus stop and on crutches that was no fun.ticjets must be picked up by 10 o,clock which meant we didnt have time to pick up a wheelchair first. You would think they'd have a shuttle bus link to the bus stop.the staff went helpful,however the bus drivers and tour guides once aboard were great
Read moreFebruary 3, 2019
Wonderful idea to see the "hot spots" of San Francisco
The use of the bus was a wonderful idea in order to make it all over to the most well known attractions of San Francisco. The night ride was extremely enjoyable as well. My only complaint is if you are "full go" on vacation as my wife and I are, the fact that the bus line stops running around the 5:30pm makes night time traveling across the city reliant on other options than the bus line. In hindsight, I most likely would have only bought a single day pass but I was delayed in getting my Alcatraz tickets and the only option I had was to get the combo package with the Alcatraz tickets. Pretty expensive but I believe it was all worth it.
Read moreOctober 23, 2018
Great tour! Good locations and good tour guides. I wish my Alcatraz tour was not smack in the middle of the day (1:00) because I was unable to actually use the bus stop at any bus stop because it takes 2.5 hours to just ride the entire loop.
November 5, 2019
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Skyline Sightseeing San Francisco
Product ID: 11316
48 Hour Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour and Alcatraz Ticket
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