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10 Audio Tours in San Francisco Worth Booking

10 tours  ·  from $8 a head

The 10 best audio tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.

San Francisco: Alcatraz, Ferry & Audio Tour w/ Night Option - Inside the Cellhouse with inmate voices
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San Francisco: Alcatraz, Ferry & Audio Tour w/ Night Option

1.Alcatraz, Ferry & Audio Tour w/ Night Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 617 reviews · 3 hours · from $78Our pick

Visit Alcatraz by official ferry, explore its prison and gardens, and follow two audio tours with an optional night visit.

“Absolute blast! Guided audio tour was super cool and well done. I wish cafeteria and other parts were open, but still a great experience.”

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Official Alcatraz Island Prison Tour with Free App Audio Packages - The audio tour gives Alcatraz its meaning
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Official Alcatraz Island Prison Tour with Free App Audio Packages

Alcatraz Inside Access Ferry and Audio Tour with Night Option - The Official Cellhouse Audio Tour
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Alcatraz Inside Access Ferry and Audio Tour with Night Option

3.Alcatraz Inside Access Ferry and Audio Tour with Night Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 138 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $90

Explore Alcatraz by ferry, hear its official Cellhouse audio tour, and weigh the value of the popular but costly night option.

“I was a amazing experience that I don't think I'll ever get the chance to do again. I 100% recommend this on anyone's bucket list! Definitely make sure you have good shoes. There's a lot to explore.”

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Napa Valley & Sonoma Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour - Sonoma Plaza begins the story
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Napa Valley & Sonoma Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour

4.Napa Valley & Sonoma Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.)

Explore Napa and Sonoma by car with 82 audio stories, winery tips, volcanic sights, and lifetime access for $24.99 per group.

“You say you cater to people over 60. This one had trouble with the app. We were not going to drive 40 mins to start the app when we knew the app covered the area we were in. I finally got it to talk a little when it identified where we were bu”

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San Francisco's Embarcadero: An Audio Tour on Climate Change - Starting at Cupid’s Span and Rincon Park
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San Francisco’s Embarcadero: An Audio Tour on Climate Change

5.San Francisco’s Embarcadero: An Audio Tour on Climate Change

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $9

Explore San Francisco’s Embarcadero on a self-guided audio walk linking waterfront history, sea-level science, Pier 7, and the Ferry Building.

“This was not so much about San Francisco as it was about global warming and and rising waters! My friends who downloaded the talk had their audio cut out and fade out mid sentence”

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Muir Woods Self-Guided Driving and Walking Audio Tour - Muir Woods Road and the Coastal Redwoods
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Muir Woods Self-Guided Driving and Walking Audio Tour

6.Muir Woods Self-Guided Driving and Walking Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 10 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.)

Explore Muir Woods at your own pace with 31 audio stories, offline maps, and a scenic drive from Mill Valley to the redwoods.

“No network connection and the route being given by Park Staff made it hard pressed to identify Redwoods in the distance. Small Grove on the side of a mountain located in area with no stopping area”

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Food, History, and Resistance: A Self-Guided Audio Tour - Why this Japantown walk is more than a food tour
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Food, History, and Resistance: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Point Reyes National Seashore Self Guided Driving Audio Tour - Starting at Bear Valley Visitor Center Access Road
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Point Reyes National Seashore Self Guided Driving Audio Tour

San Francisco Self-Guided Audio Drive: Explore at Your Own Pace - City Hall, Union Square, and San Francisco’s Urban Core
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San Francisco Self-Guided Audio Drive: Explore at Your Own Pace

9.San Francisco Self-Guided Audio Drive: Explore at Your Own Pace

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 9 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $16

Drive San Francisco from the Painted Ladies to the Golden Gate Bridge with offline audio stories, flexible stops, and one low carload price.

“It was a rocky start to the tour as it assumed we had approached the starting point from the opposite direction. It wasn’t always clear how to find the next stop as we were wanting to do it all in order. The audio that did play when we were in the right place was excellent.”

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Self-Guided Audio Tour of the Golden Gate Bridge - Seeing the Main Cable from the Inside
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Self-Guided Audio Tour of the Golden Gate Bridge

10.Self-Guided Audio Tour of the Golden Gate Bridge

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $7Best value

Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge with a flexible GPS audio tour covering its cables, designers, construction, and Sausalito views.

“Never received information. Never opened the tour. Got absolutely nothing for my money. Horrible experience for all of my San Francisco tours. Total waste of money.”

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