Alcatraz & Angel Island Combination Tour
The Alcatraz & Angel Island Combination Tour showcases two of San Francisco Bay’s most famous and historically rich islands. 2008 departure dates for this tour are Saturday & Sunday, May 10 & 11, Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday through Monday, May 24 - 26 and daily beginning on Saturday, June 14, through Monday, September 1, 2008. The tour takes about 6 hours to complete.
Angel Island is alive with history. Three thousand years ago the island was a fishing and hunting site for Coastal Miwok Indians. It was later a haven for Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala, a cattle ranch, and a U.S. Army post.
From 1910 to 1940, the island processed thousands of immigrants, the majority from China. During World War II Japanese and German POW’s were held on the island, which was also used as a jumping-off point for American soldiers returning from the Pacific. In the ‘50s and ‘60s, the island was home to a Nike missile base. Angel Island became a California State Park in 1958. Your visit to Angel Island State Park includes a one hour guided tram tour highlighting many of the historic landmarks on the Island.
While visiting Angel Island State Park be sure to stop at the Cove Café offering fresh sandwiches, vegetarian dishes and delicious made to order lunch items. The Cove Café also boasts an oyster bar, outdoor cantina as well as a breathtaking view of Tiburon and the Raccoon Straits.
For more information on Angel Island State Park, please visit www.parks.ca.gov/ or www.angelisland.org.
Step back in time and experience the legendary Alcatraz Island. Once a Civil War fort, a military prison and one of the most notorious federal penitentiaries in US history, Alcatraz is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The tour of Alcatraz includes a 45 minute award-winning audio tour, an orientation video presentation by the Discovery Channel, National Park Service interpretive programs, historic gardens and abundant wildlife.
Visitors on the Alcatraz & Angel Island Combination Tour are issued tickets that denote Group Yellow and Group Orange. Group Yellow passengers travel to Angel Island State Park first and Group Orange passengers travel to Alcatraz first. The first 125 tickets sold fall into Group Yellow and the next 125 tickets sold fall into Group Orange. Groups are determined solely by purchase time and date. There is no requesting or switching between groups. Here is the schedule for both groups:
| |
Group Yellow* |
Group Orange |
| Depart Pier 33 |
9:40 am |
9:30 am |
| Arrive at Alcatraz |
|
9:45 am |
| Arrive at Angel Island State Park |
10:30 am |
|
| Group Yellow Angel Island Tram Tour** |
10:45 am |
|
| Depart Alcatraz for Angel Island |
|
12:15 pm |
| Arrive at Angel Island State Park |
|
12:35 pm |
| Group Orange Angel Island Tram Tour** |
|
12:50 pm |
| Depart Angel Island for Alcatraz |
12:50 pm |
|
| Arrive at Alcatraz |
1:10 pm |
|
| Depart Angel Island for Pier 33 |
|
2:35 pm |
| Arrive at Pier 33 |
|
3:00 pm |
*Group Yellow returns to Pier 33 on any regularly scheduled departure from Alcatraz.
Please Note:
Please be mindful of your schedule for this tour. There are no refunds or credits for missed or unused portions of your Alcatraz & Angel Island Combination Tour.
**Children under the age of 5 and sitting on an adults lap are not charged to take the tram tour at Angel Island State Park. Children occupying their own seat on the tram may be charged $9.50 by the tram tour operator. Any additional fees for the tram tour will be collected by the tram tour operator at Angel Island State Park.
