Alcatraz Tour + 90 min San Francisco City Open Air Van Tour
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San Francisco, USA
- 5 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Check off San Francisco’s most important sights without navigating the city’s steep streets on your own. This combined city highlights and Alcatraz tour includes a sightseeing tour in an open-air van with admission to the legendary island prison, which you can explore at your own pace with an audio tour.
- Experience two of San Francisco’s biggest highlights in one day
- Go beyond the guidebooks with insights from your driver-guide
- Get festive by opting to BYOB on the van
- Save the time and hassle of making separate bookings
What's Included
- Open air 7 passenger van that gives you 360 views of San Francisco **weather pending**
- The only way to drive down the world famous Lombard St. "The Most Crooked Street in the World"
- Fun and educated driver to safely navigate you and provide fun facts on all the sites you will see
- Official Alcatraz Ticket, Ferry & self guided tour around the most infamous prisons in the world
- Ability to bring your own alcohol and beverages *For the van tour only* (Avoid bringing red wine)
- A photo stop at the Coit Tower vista point on Telegraph Hill. Soak in the views overlooking The Bay
- Blankets provided on your van tour to keep you warm if the temperature drops during your tour.
- Food and Drink: We advise checking out Pier 39 or Little Italy for lunch options after Alcatraz
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 2820 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
You will check in at the famous Fisherman's Wharf Sign located at 2820 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled departure time to check in.
End point
- Pier 33San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
Your day will end at Pier 33 (Alcatraz Terminal). This is only a 10-15 minute walk away from the starting location of the tour and is next to Pier 39 and Fisherman's Wharf
Start time.10:00 am
Itinerary
North Beach (Pass By)
Little Italy (Pass By)
Russian Hill (Pass By)
Telegraph Hill (Pass By)
Lombard Street (Pass By)
Fisherman’s Wharf (Pass By)
Pier 39 (Pass By)
Chinatown (Pass By)
1
Coit Tower
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Nob Hill (Pass By)
Marina District (Pass By)
Ghirardelli Square (Pass By)
2
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Mrs. Doubtfire House (Pass By)
Presidio of San Francisco (Pass By)
3
Golden Gate Bridge
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Pacific Heights
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Alcatraz Island
3 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 40 reviews
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This was an awesome tour… well worth the money. Our tour guide, Patrick (not the rock & roll one) was absolutely fantastic. He lives in the area & told us great information. I would recommend this tour to anyone coming to this area to see many San Francisco attractions.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for the great review! We’re so glad Patrick made your Dylan’s Tours experience informative, enjoyable, and well worth it. His local knowledge adds a lot to the San Francisco city tour and helps guests get more out of the sights along the way. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with Patrick, and we really appreciate the recommendation.
Patrick was so knowledgeable! Learned so much and being in the open air van was a blast! We learned a lot and it gave us plenty of time for pictures and viewing!
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Hi Ellen, thank you for the amazing review and will sure to let Patrick about feedback. We were so happy that you had a great time with Dylan's Tours. Looking forward to have you tour us again on your next adventure!
This was a great way to see the city and experience San Francisco! Our tour guide, Laura, was awesome. She did a fantastic job!!! Highly recommend her and this tour!!!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Hi Cregg! We’re so happy Laura gave you an awesome introduction to San Francisco! Thank you for recommending Dylan’s Tours we’d love to welcome you back with 10% off your next direct booking! use code MARY10 to redeem!
Informative guide who shared lots of local knowledge .Comfortable transport with a couple of stops . Lots of photo opportunities.
The alcatraz tour is self guided and easy to follow.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
HI Julie! We always want to make sure you leave with plenty of great photos to share, but also with a real taste of San Francisco through the local stories and insights from our guides. Thank you for appreciating the effort we put into making the entire experience smooth and seamless!
Our Guide Trevor was very courteous, informative and friendly. he is an asset to the company. He is a charm tgo work with
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hi! Thank you for joining Dylan’s Tours! We appreciate your kind words and will be sure to share them with Trevor. We hope you had a wonderful rest of your time in San Francisco!
Our guide Laura was a hoot and knowledgeable. She was helpful with questions we had. She even laughed at my lame jokes
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you for the wonderful words! Laura has a great way of making everyone feel welcome, and we're glad she kept the tour informative and had a fun time to joke. Thanks for choosing Dylan's Tours, and we hope we'll get to show you around again on your next visit.
The self guided tour is very informative and well paced. It was immersive if you focus on the tour. The grounds are beautiful as is the view.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you, Cheryle! We're delighted you enjoyed the Alcatraz Tour & San Francisco City Tour. It's wonderful to hear you found the self-guided tour informative and loved the beautiful grounds and views. We appreciate your review and hope to see you again soon!
This is a great company to hire for excursions. They are very friendly, knowledgeable & very informative.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you for the wonderful review! We're so glad you enjoyed the tour and found our team friendly, knowledgeable, and informative. We appreciate you choosing Dylan's Tours and hope to welcome you back on another San Francisco adventure soon!
Well organised and very informative, friendly guide. Included most of the popular and historic sites.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thanks for booking with Dylan’s Tours! Glad the tour was well organized, informative, and covered so many classic SF sights. Thanks for sharing your review.
Amazing! The small-group tour felt very comfortable and relaxed. The guide’s explanations were very detailed, and it was also the only city tour that actually drove through Lombard Street — a unique and very cool experience!
Response from Host, May 2026
Thanks for booking with Dylan’s Tours! We’re so happy to hear you enjoyed the small-group feel, the detailed guiding, and the unique drive down Lombard Street. That’s definitely one of the highlights of the Lombard Leap.
We love that this tour gives guests a fun, quick way to see some of San Francisco’s most iconic areas, including Fisherman’s Wharf, North Beach, Chinatown, Russian Hill, Coit Tower, Telegraph Hill, and of course the famous curves of Lombard Street. It’s a great way to experience the city’s hills, views, history, neighborhoods, and local personality without feeling rushed or stuck on a big bus.
As a thank you, we’d love to offer you 10% off if you ever want to join us again. You can use promo code local10 when booking your next Dylan’s Tours experience.
Thoroughly enjoyed our tour. A big thankyou to our driver who was extremely friendly and knowledgeable and definitely made our trip worthwhile. Covered all of the areas that we wanted to see and had some great photo opportunities. Would definitely book with Dylan’s again. Thanks
Louise Fudge
Response from Host, May 2026
Thanks for booking with Dylan’s Tours, Louise! Sounds like your guide helped make the day extra memorable with the stories, photo stops, and local knowledge. We appreciate you joining us and would love to have you back again next time you’re in San Francisco!
Aaron was our guide for the day. He was very knowledgeable and showed us parts of the city that we would not have been able to tour with a regular bus. He even gave us his personal cell phone number, so we could call if we had any questions traveling down Hwy 101.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thanks for booking with Dylan’s Tours.
Great to hear you had a strong day out with Aaron. He does a great job showing off those spots you wouldn’t normally see and making the experience feel more personal.
Really appreciate you pointing out the extra effort too, that’s exactly the kind of care we want every guest to feel.
Hope to see you again soon.
The tour was amazing. Perfect length of time in the city, and then on our own for Alcatraz. The guide was wonderful!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thanks for booking with Dylan’s Tours. Sounds like the timing worked out nicely for you, good balance of city time and Alcatraz on your own. Appreciate you coming out with us, hope you had a good time in SF!
Our family of four had the BEST experience on this tour. We were traveling with our two kids (ages 7 and 10), and it ended up being one of the highlights of our trip to San Francisco.
Seeing the city through a local’s eyes made such a difference. Our guide shared stories, history, and little details about neighborhoods that we never would have noticed on our own. It felt personal, authentic, and much more meaningful than just checking off tourist spots.
The open air van made the whole experience even more fun. The kids loved being able to see everything clearly, feel the breeze, and take in the views of the city and bay. It made every stop and drive between locations exciting instead of feeling like a typical tour.
Highly recommend!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thanks for booking with Dylan's Tours! We're so happy to hear that you and your family had such a memorable experience. It’s great to know that the kids enjoyed the open-air van and the local perspective made the tour even more special for you all. We’re thrilled that we could offer you a personalized and authentic experience of San Francisco. We hope to see you again soon for another adventure!
The van tour was splendid, but Viator needs to facilitate the transfer of this tour to the Alcatraz ferry and provide better directions, mainly for foreigners. We felt like we were left 'stranded', with a 'You have already been sent everything via WhatsApp'. Finally, all the steps for Alcatraz were on our own and the self-guided tour. Indeed, the tickets without a schedule (a barcode, somewhat confusing), had been sent to us.
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Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re delighted that you had a great time on the van tour and enjoyed that part of your experience.
We’re sorry the transition to the Alcatraz ferry felt confusing. Alcatraz is a self-guided experience, and guests make their own way to the ferry after the guided portion of the tour. Although the tickets and instructions were sent through WhatsApp, we understand that the process should have been explained more clearly.
Communication through Viator can sometimes be limited because all guest information and messages must pass through their system. This is one reason we always recommend booking directly with Dylan’s Tours whenever possible—it allows our team to communicate with guests more easily and provide clearer, more personalized assistance before the tour.
We appreciate your comments and will use them to make our Alcatraz instructions even clearer, especially for international visitors.
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