San Francisco Combo: Ferry Building Food Tour and Alcatraz
Description
The historic Ferry Building and Alcatraz are two of San Francisco's most prolific attractions. On this not-to-be missed combo tour, you get to see them both in one day. First, enjoy 90 minutes in the Ferry Building to nibble on some of the city’s finest fare during a guided tour. Please note that the Farmer's Market is active on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Tours on all other days will spend more time and visits inside the building. After the food tour, walk over to Pier 33 to pick up your tickets and board your ferry to Alcatraz. On Alcatraz Island, the Cellhouse audio tour will captivate you with live recordings from the former prisoners.
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Meet your industry expert guide in front of the historic steps under the famous Ferry Building clocktower. Your guide will be holding an Edible Excursions tote bag.
You'll begin this 90-minute tasting tour inside the Ferry Building Marketplace, where a knowledgable guide/food industry professional leads you on a historic, food-filled journey of the building's local, artisan cuisine and food purveyors.
Continue outside the Ferry Building Marketplace as you explore the thrice weekly Farmer's Market. As you stroll, you may see some of the city's most-revered chefs buying fresh produce to serve at their restaurants that evening.
You'll voyage by ferry to one of the city’s most popular attractions, Alcatraz Island, for a self-guided tour of the beautiful island and its history-packed maximum-security prison that has drawn San Francisco Bay Area tourists for decades.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- All traveler names are required at time of booking. Failure to provide this information will result in cancellation of your tour. All travelers over 18 MUST have photo I.D.
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements in the "Special Requirements" box at time of booking
- If excursion fails to meet minimum enrollment (total of 4 guests), Edible Excursions will contact guests 10 days in advance to reschedule or offer a refund.
- All food tastings are subject to change depending on availability
- Children 0-4 years are free provided they will not be eating on the food tour. Alcatraz tickets are free for ages 0-4 years
- Alcatraz ferry tickets departure are typically at 12:30pm. Departure timing may change depending on availability. If this is the case, you will be notified of the new time by Edible Excursions on the day of the tour.
- Alcatraz audio tour is available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Mandarin, Portuguese and Korean
- Alcatraz is steep and hilly. A moderate amount of walking is involved, so comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- You may depart Alcatraz Island at any time; ferries depart every 30-40 minutes
Reviews(152)
Such a fun food tour and so much great information about the food at the ferry building! Rebecca was absolutely charming and knowledgeable. The Alcatraz tour is great. This made such a fun day by combining the Alcatraz tour with the food tour. Thank you for a wonderful experience!
Thank you for joining us, Kelly! Rebecca loved having you and your family, and we love sharing our passion for San Francisco and the SF food scene with our guests! We hope you'll join us again someday!
Our guide, Rebecca, was so welcoming and was very informative. I loved getting to try foods that I've never had before. Even my picky husband liked all the food we tried, even the fruit! Thank you for broadening our horizons! We will remember this experience forever!
Lauren, thanks so much for the fabulous review! We love sharing our passion for the SF food scene and the historical SF Ferry Building with guest from near and far. We hope to see you again someday.
Alcatraz was amazing!! A definite must see! The food tour was good and the tour guide was very knowledgeable and chose good tastings. However, it is quite expensive for what you get.
Lisa was upbeat, knowledgeable, and nice. Gave us just the right amount of history with lots of yummy food. We loved the food tour. Alcatraz was awesome as well! A must see while in San Francisco.
Thanks so much for joining us this week! We really enjoyed our time with you. We love sharing our passion for San Francisco and it's food scene with our guests! We hope you'll join us again soon.
Our guide Rebecca was the best! She was knowledgeable and extremely helpful; answered all our questions. The one thing I emphasize is to come to this tour hungry. You will be given a variety of wonderful, tasty local foods to eat. This is a must tour; I highly recommend!
Thanks so much for the wonderful review! We are so glad you enjoyed your day with us and we hope to see you again soon. Yes, Rebecca is fabulous!!
This combo between Edible Excursions and Alcatraz trip was a winner for us! The food tour and history of the Ferry terminal building was great, with background of various farmers and producers. Great knowledge from Torry! The up to the infamous prison, a part of history nevertheless ! Needs to be visited at leas once! Well organized!
Thanks so much for joining us on tour! We are glad you had a great time, and we hope you'll join us again in the future.
Our host was very knowledgeable, the food was great and we had a very enjoyable time! We got to learn lots of history of the Ferry Building and learned a lot about the vendors and the local sourcing there.
Nancy, thank you for joining us and for the great review. We love sharing our beloved Ferry Building!
Did Ferry Building Food Tour without Alcatraz on 2/22/20. Varied food selections to try from the Ferry Building and Saturday Farmers’ Market. All selections were tasty, and our guide, Carrie Sullivan, was super knowledgeable about both the Ferry Building’s and Farmers’ Market histories, and details about the vendors and the food choices we were offered. 2 hour tour provided delightful and ample portions and will keep us coming back to enjoy this local “foodie haven” for years to come. Excellent way to introduce out of town guests to the various SF cuisine options besides those at Fisherman’s Wharf. Looking forward to trying Edible Excursions East Bay next.
Thank you so much for the wonderful review! We loved having you on tour with us and hope you'll join us again some day.
Had the food tour at the Ferry building with guide- Henry. It was good fun, and Henrys knowledge of the background to some of the many food producers gave some insight to this side of san frans foodie world. Glad we did it. I would like to come back and do a more in depth foodie tour- one day perhsps! The Alcatraz ferry goes from a terminal around 20 mins walk- Alcatraz is worth foing- headphone tour of prison a must.
Thanks so much for the wonderful review. I'm so glad you had a great day with us. We definitely want you back for another tour!
We purchased these tickets and received a confirmation. Next day received an email our reservation had been cancelled. There were no other opportunities to see Alcatraz available. So disappointed to miss this.
I'm so very sorry this happened to you. Unfortunately, we had missed the cut-off to add you to the Alcatraz manifest that day and they wouldn't make an exception. I know how disappointed you must have been. We hope to get you on tour with us at your next opportunity.
