Your Alcatraz experience includes a return ferry crossing to the island, from San Francisco’s Pier 33, and a self guided audio tour around the cellhouse.

To this day, Alcatraz is still known as one of the world’s most legendary prisons, with the presence of infamous inmates like Al ‘Scarface’ Capone and the ‘Birdman’ Robert Stroud establishing the island’s notoriety.

Civil War-era buildings dotted around the island give insight into the 19th century when it served as both a harbour defence fort and a military prison.

You can also see visible reminders of the American Indian Occupation that started in 1969 after the prison closed, an important milestone in the American Indian rights movement.

Alcatraz is now home to rare flowers and plants, marine wildlife, and thousands of roosting and nesting seabirds.