Main Cell House
Viewed from the path from the warf

 

 

The Warden's Garden
Originally maintained by inmates and now by volunteers.

The Warf Guard Tower
View from the path to the main cell block
 
 
    

Alcatraz & Muir Woods

 
Adults
Children
(5 to 11)
Seniors
(62+)
Your Cost
$80.00
$48.00
$79.50
Note: Children under 5 are free

      

 

About This Tour

This tour combines an Alcatraz Day Tour (including audio phones) with a 3-½ hour Muir Woods tour. For information on the Alcatraz segment of this combination tour, please see the Alcatraz Day tour description.

The Muir Woods Tour is conducted in modern, comfortable tour vans, and visits Muir Woods National Monument, as well as the art colony of Sausalito. The combination tour includes pick up at most downtown San Francisco hotels and drop off at Pier 33 in time to pick up your Alcatraz Tickets and tour Alcatraz in the morning.

The Muir Woods segment of the “combo” tour typically begins when the Muir Woods tour van meets you at Pier 33 upon your return from Alcatraz. In some cases, particularly in the busy summer season, scheduling constraints may dictate that the Muir Woods segment is in the morning, in which case you will be returned to Pier 33 in time to pick up your Alcatraz tickets and see Alcatraz in the afternoon.

The Muir Woods tour “officially” begins on Fisherman's Wharf and initially heads west through the heavily forested Presidio, past the old Crissy Fields military airport, which has been restored to a tidal lagoon, beach and bird nesting area, and continues across the Golden Gate Bridge, northward to Muir Woods. You will be amazed at the picturesque rural vistas so close to San Francisco.

The drive from San Francisco to Muir Woods takes about 35 minutes. You will have an hour to relax and stroll through the redwoods, along the stream, perhaps seeing the Stellar Jays, Black Tailed Deer, or spawning Pacific Salmon.

Muir Woods is a virgin stand of Coast Redwoods - among the oldest and tallest trees on earth. Nothing can compare with the sense of grandeur and majesty you will feel as you walk under the canopy of trees thousands of years old.

Next, it's on to Sausalito! A short distance from Muir Woods, with a stunning view of San Francisco across the Bay, is Sausalito - an art colony whose waterfront and hillside homes may remind you of a village on the Italian Riviera. You'll have ½ an hour for browsing the delightful shops or grabbing a bite to eat at one of the many restaurants, or you may walk along the shore and watch the multitude of sailboats gracefully swooping across the Bay.

If you wish to spend more time in Sausalito, you can take the commuter ferry back to either Fisherman's Wharf or the Ferry Terminal at the end of Market Street. For those who continue on with the tour, your guide will take you back across the Golden Gate Bridge and deliver you to your hotel - ready for more fun in this wonderful City by the Bay!

We provide a booking service for purchasing Alcatraz tickets and Muir Woods tours. The prices shown on this page include our booking fee. The Alcatraz tickets and Muir Woods Tour will be purchased in your name. You must pickup your Alcatraz tickets at the “will call” window at Pier 33.

Important : The person picking up the Alcatraz tickets must present the credit card the tickets were purchased with and a photo ID matching the credit card .

Upon confirmation of the Alcatraz and Muir Woods Tour you will be sent a “confirmation” email that contains the confirmation (Order ID) number for the Alcatraz tour and the confirmation number for the Muir Woods tour.

We update our inventory daily, but cannot guarantee availability. No food or drinks on allowed on Alcatraz Island.

Alcatraz Island is a National Park and part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) – it is managed by the National Park Service (NPS). Super Sightseeing manages the Muir Woods tour.

Alcatraz & Muir Woods

 
Adults
Children
(5 to 11)
Seniors
(62+)
Your Cost
$80.00
$48.00
$79.50
Note: Children under 5 are free

      

Departure Times: 

Typically, the Muir Woods Tour operator will pick you up at your hotel between 8:00 and 8:30 am, “check you in”, and take you to Pier 33 in time to pick up your Alcatraz Tickets, and then meet you curbside at Pier 33 upon your return from Alcatraz and continue on to the Muir Woods tour. Depending on the availability of the Alcatraz tickets, your tour will start with the Alcatraz tour in the morning and a Muir Woods tour in the afternoon.

Sometimes, particularly in the busy summer season, the tour will operate in the reverse order; i.e. Muir Woods first followed by Alcatraz in the afternoon. You must review your confirmation email carefully as it will include the departure time for the Alcatraz and Muir Woods tours. In either case you can expect to be back to your hotel at 5:30 to 6:pm.

Hotel Pick Up:

Hotel pick-ups are included in the Alcatraz and Muir Woods Tour package. If you elect to waive the hotel pick-up and get to Pier 33 for the Alcatraz departure on your own, you still must check in with the Muir Woods Tour operator the day before the trip to reconfirm your Muir Woods Tour and arrange for the post Alcatraz pick-up. Details are provided in the confirmation email.

Departs From: 

Fisherman's Wharf area or your hotel

Duration:         7 hours (actual tour time about 6 hours)

Please reserve a whole day for this tour. It will not be over much before 5:30 pm.

Includes Hotel Pickup:     Yes

Tour Includes Meals:   No

Operates:    

All year, every day except major holidays such as Christmas and New Years days.

Dress:

Casual. Alcatraz tends to be foggy in the morning and warmer in the afternoon. Wear layered clothing.

About the tour operator:

Tickets for this tour are booked with the National Park Services's authorized concessionaire. A $10 per ticket booking fee is included in the prices shown on this page.

Cancellation Policy:

All sales are final. No refunds, exchanges or cancellations. You can not change the date or time of the tour once it is booked. Muir Woods tour “n o shows” are charged full price.


Tickets & Confirmation:


Immediately after successfully submitting your ticket request, a printable receipt page will be displayed. The receipt will contain the tour operator's contact information and your ticket order number (this is not your confirmation number). Your order is electronically submitted for confirmation to the Muir Woods tour operator. Confirmation typically requires up to 24 hours, and in some cases 48 hours, depending upon the availability of Alcatraz tickets, and the time of day the order is first submitted.

Once confirmed, you are sent a confirmation email with appropriate confirmation numbers and trip details such as pick up time, tour departure time(s), etc. Please take care to provide us with a correct email address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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