City Insiders with Alcatraz Tour
- City Insiders with Alcatraz Tour
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Convenient Opening Hours We are available from 6:00 AM -10:00 PM every day of the week, 365 days a year (sometimes even 366 days!) and we don't have a phone tree so there are no phone transfer marathons when you call us you speak to our agents directly every time. Our offices have reservation agents available even on NYE because we know that you are on vacation and have worked hard to enjoy your time in San Francisco. We want to make it as easy and as convenient as possible to help you arrange a tour even if you call late night the day before you'd like to participate. The additional benefit of our extended hours of operation is that we can assist you to the best of our ability if there is ever a snag in your travel plans. Strict Quality Control Our quality control supervises three sources that you, interact with during your tour from San Francisco: 1) Our reservations staff is diverse and we count in any given day with people who speak 5-6 different languages; they have all been on our tours to experience them first hand and we always have a manager on duty 7 days a week. 2) Our tour guides are extensively trained on both safety driving techniques and are evaluated and financially compensated based on the customer tour reviews. 3) Our vehicles are frequently inspected by our drivers, mechanics and the California Highway Patrol to ensure they are in top mechanical shape. San Francisco based Only locals know the best San Francisco tour possible. Our office is located at 690 Fifth St, Suite 205, San Francisco, CA 94107. Our local phone number is 1-415-357-0700 and our toll free number is 1-866-231-3752. When you call any of these numbers you will be talking with someone that is located in San Francisco, who can tell you if the weather is sunny or foggy or if there is a special event in San Francisco that may be of interest to you. There is no comparison we are always there for you. Buy Direct we directly operate the majority of our tours this means we have vehicles and tour guides who are our employees. Being the direct source enables us to provide the highest quality control possible. We conduct customer satisfaction surveys daily and our guides are financially compensated based on your feedback after the tour. On average our tours have over a 90% customer satisfaction rating! The few tours that we subcontract, we only use partners with whom we have established relationships for many years and trust the safety and quality of their service. Vehicle Safety Inspection Safety is paramount in our industry and one of the biggest safety components in the tours we provide are our vehicles. Extranomical's fleet includes vans and mini-buses. Our vehicles are inspected constantly; first in the morning when the tour guide begins his/her day; second throughout the day the tour guide is verifying fluid levels, tire pressure and the general operation of the vehicle is monitored throughout the day. The vehicles are also inspected regularly (at least every 10,000) miles by our vehicle maintenance staff and also by independent certified mechanics during their routine maintenance. If that were not all, we also go through a thorough inspection performed by the California Highway Patrol once a year. Experienced Company Extranomical was founded in 2002 and is one of the fastest growing tour companies in San Francisco currently performing more tours than any other company to Yosemite National Park and Muir Woods & Wine Country combination tour. We are also pioneers in offering tours to San Francisco's Best Restaurants with our "Best San Francisco Taco Tour, Sushi Tour and Pizza Tour. To date we have served over 10,000 happy customers. Guests have chosen our tours to get engaged, begin or end round-the-world adventures, celebrate their anniversaries, welcome new employees and more! We look forward to serving you soon! Complementary San Francisco Locals Travel Guide Not available anywhere else. Our office staff, friends and family have contributed to a guide book that we hope you will enjoy. It contains not only the usual tourist attractions that every visitor must see in San Francisco but also some of the local spots that we San Franciscans enjoy. All people who make a booking receive an electronic copy that is constantly updated with the most recent information on San Francisco that should prove to be useful and entertaining. Fully Licensed and Insured Extranomical Adventures, Inc. is a California corporation that is fully licensed by the Public Utilities Commission to perform sightseeing tours permit TCP-18350. We also have permits to operate tours in Yosemite National Park and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). Tour Guide Training & Substance Abuse Testing Our tour guides are extensively trained on both safety driving techniques and on providing an informative and interesting tour. Before being hired, we test our guides on safety driving in realistic situations around San Francisco they are also tested through an oral presentation of the material they will present to make sure that they provide a safe, knowledgeable and interesting tour. They are regularly evaluated by customer satisfaction reviews, secret shoppers and rewarded through customer satisfaction based bonuses. Convenient Opening Hours We are available from 6.00am-10.00pm every day of the week, 365 days a year (sometime even 366 days). Our offices have reservation agents available even on NYE because we know that you are on vacation and have worked hard to enjoy your time in San Francisco. We want to make it as easy and as convenient as possible to help you arrange a tour even if you call late night the day before you'd like to participate. The additional benefit of our extended hours of operation is that we can assist you if there is ever a snag in your travel plans to the best of our ability. Strict Quality Control Our quality control supervises three sources that you, our customer, interact with during your tour from San Francisco: San Francisco based Only locals know the best San Francisco tour possible. Our office is located at 690 Fifth St, Suite 205, San Francisco, CA 94107. Our local phone number is 1-415-357-0700 and our toll free number is 1-866-231-3752. When we call any of these numbers you will be talking with someone that is located in San Francisco, who can tell you if the weather is sunny or foggy or if there is a special event in San Francisco that may be of interest to you. There is no comparison always there for you. Personalized Concierge Service Need to know the best place to eat sushi in San Francisco? How about a skilled reasonable tailor to help you mend the suit for your meeting? Is the hotel you booked in a safe location? We are San Francisco experts and we can help you with more than just your tour and transportation needs. Direct source Extranomical directly operate the majority of our tours (meaning we have vehicles and tour guides who are our employees. This enables us to provide the highest quality control possible. We conduct customer satisfaction surveys daily and our guides are financially compensated based on your feedback after the tour. On average our tours have over a 90% customer satisfaction rating! The few tours that we subcontract, we only use partners with whom we have established many relationships for many years and trust the safety and quality of their service. Vehicle Safety Inspection Text Goes Here.... Complementary San Francisco Locals Travel Guide Not available anywhere else. Personalized / Private Tour Guide Text goes here... Tour Guide Training & Substance Abuse Testing Our tour guides are extensively trained on both safety driving techniques and on providing an informative and interesting tour. Before being hired, we test our guides on safety driving in realistic situations around San Francisco 
City Insiders with Alcatraz Tour
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City Insiders with Tour Prices* |
Adults (12+) |
Children (< 11) |
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Regular Price: |
$100 |
$70 |
Internet Special: |
$95 |
$66 |
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Morning: Alcatraz Tour
Make your way to Pier 33 and board a ferry, and ride across the bay to Alcatraz Island. Your Alcatraz Tour begins after a short walk up a hill and into the prison, were you will receive a headset for a an audio presentation which includes 45 minutes of recordings of actual guards and inmates who lived and worked on the Island, this audio presentation is also known as "Doing Time: The Alcatraz Cell house Tour". At the end of the tour, explore Alcatraz Island until your hear is content, just don’t miss the last ferry, you wouldn’t want to be spending the night there!Afternoon: San Francisco City Insider’s Tour
On our City Insider’s with Alcatraz Tour, we combine the ultimate San Francisco City Tour! Spend up to 4-5 hours exploring San Francisco’s wonderful sites, such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, Golden Gate Park, Ocean beach, the Market Street Cable Cars, Lombard Street, Coit Tower, Twin Peaks, Fisherman’s Wharf, the home of the San Francisco Giants Baseball Stadium, Candlestick Park, and this is just to name a few. Well, because our San Francisco City Insider’s Tour is in a semi Private Van, you wouldn’t be traveling with more than 13 people, and it also gives you the option to place your own special requests. Your guide will also educate you on the history of San Francisco, as far back as the 1849 Gold Rush, to the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake when the whole city was literally covered in rubble! At the end of this ultimate San Francisco City Insider’s tour, if you are lucky enough to have you Alcatraz Tour booked for the afternoon, you could end your San Francisco history lesson at Alcatraz.
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City Insiders with Alcatraz Tour - Times Approximate
(15 Passenger Van or mini-bus) Morning Tour
Morning - Alcatraz
9.00am / |
Pier 33-Embarcadero Street. Local public transportation - F Streetcar, BART-Embarcadero station. The ferry ride from San Francisco to the island takes approximately 10-15 minutes. Once you arrive on the island, a brief presentation of the island's history and guide to touring the prison is given. An audio tour is provided on entrance of the cell house that gives a recorded commentary from former inmates, prison guards and prison wardens. It takes roughly between 2 and 2 1/2 hours to do the full tour and just enough time to grab a souvenir. The ferry leaves roughly every thirty minutes. Learn interesting facts about the island, such as that Alcatraz was not only used as a prison but also as a harbor defense fort during the civil war and before then, was America's first lighthouse on the West Coast. Experience the beauty, history and infamy of Alcatraz Island on the San Francisco Bay |
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* Tour departure times are subject to availability.
Afternoon - San Francisco City Insider's Tour
2:00
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Pick-up
for your San Francisco City Insider's tour at Fisherman's Wharf. |
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2:15 PM - 6:30
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Our San Francisco City
Insider's Tour is given by a local perspective. Enjoy more
stops and photo opportunities on this San Francisco city tour.
As well as more time at each attraction. This
tour is great for those who want to discover hidden sights
not included in other city tours or guide books! Feel free
to request areas that interest you. |
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Drop off at your San Francisco hotel or local attraction.
Discuss details with your driver. |
