04 Jul 2025
The tour starts with a walking tour of Fisherman’s wharf. This is really interesting and informative. Your guide will take you right down to the pier where you take the ferry to Alcatraz, at which point your tour guide leaves and the Alcatraz tour takes over. This works really well, as the Alcatraz bit has the audio tour which is the same for everyone when going round the island.
This audio tour is really comprehensive.
I would recommend doing this tour early into your trip as the walking tour is likely to take you to places or point out places you may wish to return to or will tell you more about Fisherman’s wharf which will give you a bit more context for the rest of your trip.