We spent more than 4 hours on Alcatraz Island visiting the jail area and walking the island. The audio tour was great, and we enjoyed the 2:00 pm presentation of opening/closing the cells. Definitely an experience.

Make sure to book this activity in advance. It is worth the effort of advance planning (and it does fill up fast) While my husband complained that it is expensive for a "State Park" outing, there is a lot of overhead involved including the ferry...More

Alacatraz is so cool and a must see. The tour is run really well, from getting on at the pier, to the introduction, to the audio tour and walking around after and the ferry back.

Was on a cruise stopping for the day. Purchased our tickets online a few months prior to our visit. This trip did the day tour, and it was excellent. Did the night tour years ago and it was possibly better and more eery at night....More

Booked tickets in advance. No problems with the QR codes from the phone. Well organised transport system. Very well organised tours. Ran into an ex-inmate doing a book signing in the gift shop. Lovely chap at almost 90. Bought a couple of books. He was...More

When you visit San Francisco this is one of those places which must be visited! Interesting place and story but I would expect sign to follow during ‘audio round’ could be better.

Self guided with audio this was an excellent, informative tour. Lots of knowledge gained about the history of island. History about the inmates and the operational process of the island was fascinating. Walking around the island and the tour took about 2 - 2.5 hours...More