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jonceramic | December 23, 2008 03:55 AM | in San Francisco

What's the cheapest way to get Alcatraz tickets? Are there tours other than the audio tour we should take?

Is it really "http://www.alcatrazcruises.com/ ? Should we get the audio tour refund?

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BEST ANSWER chosen by asker | jsturr | December 23, 2008 04:43 AM

Typically the tour guides are volunteers and at the end of their "canned" speech sometimes they will select a few -- less then 8 -- for a private "behind the scenes" of the Rock. My wife and I were approached after the typical tour and were selected I guess, because we looked really interested. We went to "Bird" mans cell, Infirmary, Laundry, etc. We spent the next 3 hours going to areas where others never go -- including the places where they filmed "the Rock".

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jonceramic | December 23, 2008 01:41 PM

jsturr, did you book through AlcatrazCruises.com?

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jsturr | December 23, 2008 02:13 PM

As I recall there is only one operator of which you can get to the Island -- so you are forced to use the operator they provide - so yes. Also book online as it's hit or miss getting tickets the day of as most of the foot traffic will eat up the tickets in a hurry -- sometimes they are sold out from Friday to Monday.

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