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12 Best Audio Tours In San Francisco

San Francisco’s best, in one place.

San Francisco’s 12 most-booked audio tours, side by side. Each one with its price, its run time and the operator, plus a straight read on what you actually get for the money.

12 Best Audio Tours In San Francisco

San Francisco: Alcatraz, Ferry & Audio Tour w/ Night Option - Crossing the Bay with the Companion Audio Guide
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San Francisco: Alcatraz, Ferry & Audio Tour w/ Night Option

Official Alcatraz Island Prison Tour with Free App Audio Packages - Getting to the Rock: what happens after the ferry drop-off
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Official Alcatraz Island Prison Tour with Free App Audio Packages

Alcatraz Inside Access Ferry and Audio Tour with Night Option - On Alcatraz Island: walking paths, hills, and open vs closed areas
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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

Alcatraz Inside Access ferry and official audio tour, plus a night option. Plan for hills, limited food, and time on the island.

4.0

“Really neat experience. Highly recommend! Book ahead of your trip because it is very popular and sells out. Self guided audio tour around and inside Alcatraz. Definitely recommend if you’re in the area. Easy pick-up at one of the piers at fisherman’s wharf area. Took the 4:45pm tour. The time of day and the fact…”

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San Francisco: Cable Car Audio Tour with Entrance Ticket - Westin St. Francis and Nob Hill’s cathedral-and-hotel sights
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San Francisco: Cable Car Audio Tour with Entrance Ticket

4.San Francisco: Cable Car Audio Tour with Entrance Ticket

Ride SF’s iconic cable cars with a recorded audio tour stopping at downtown, Chinatown, Nob Hill, North Beach, and ending near Fisherman’s Wharf.

2.5

“The check out process online is simple, quick, efficient. Though if you’re anything like me, and know absolutely NOTHING about this city, this is a good way to screw you over. Purchasing on this site triples, (and still a little more the cost) of what a single trip normally costs at the booth. Overall, a…”

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San Francisco's Embarcadero: An Audio Tour on Climate Change - New Ferry Plaza and the Ferry Building Marketplace: Trade, Then Trouble
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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

Self-guided Embarcadero audio tour on climate change: sea level rise, storm surges, Ferry Building and piers. Download offline on VoiceMap.

4.5

“I loved the Sand Castles tour! I learned so much about the present and the history of this area. I loved how the piece was put together -- the interesting people who spoke, the clear directions on where to walk, the warmth, humor, engagement, music, and sounds that all made me feel like I was…”

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Muir Woods Self-Guided Driving and Walking Audio Tour - Stop 1: Panoramic Highway for dramatic overlooks
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Muir Woods Self-Guided Driving and Walking Audio Tour

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

Self-guided Muir Woods audio tour with offline stories and hands-free playback. Drive in, walk a loop, learn redwood ecology.

3.5

“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 - How This Self-Guided Japantown Audio Tour Works
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Food, History, and Resistance: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Point Reyes National Seashore Self Guided Driving Audio Tour - Start at Bear Valley, finish at the Lighthouse Visitor Center
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Point Reyes National Seashore Self Guided Driving Audio Tour

8.Point Reyes National Seashore Self Guided Driving Audio Tour

Drive Point Reyes National Seashore with GPS-triggered audio stories, optional hikes, and big wildlife moments from Tomales Point to the lighthouse.

4.0

“Good tour going, but problem coming back . Heard same narration but not at appropriate time returning from lighthouse. Detour now well noticed returning from lighthouse.”

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San Francisco Self-Guided Audio Drive: Explore at Your Own Pace - Lombard Street and Telegraph Hill: the fun, the views, and the caution
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San Francisco Self-Guided Audio Drive: Explore at Your Own Pace

Track and Talk, San Francisco Cable Car Tour with Audio Guide - Stop 2: Union Square basics and upscale shopping time (about 25 minutes)
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Track and Talk, San Francisco Cable Car Tour with Audio Guide

10.Track and Talk, San Francisco Cable Car Tour with Audio Guide

A private SF cable car tour with an audio guide, stopping at Powell, Union Square, Chinatown, Nob Hill, the Cable Car Museum, North Beach, and Fisherman’s Wharf.

2.0

“Don't waste your $$. There was no check-in, no audio tour, no nothing. Cable car ticket wasn't included, either. I received an email stating that I would recieve an email and login for that part and never did. Just go to the MUNI station by the cable car turnaround and buy a $9 ticket by…”

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San Francisco: Cable Car Unlimited NIGHT Rides with Audio Tour - Union Square at night: Shopping streets with a sightseeing purpose
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San Francisco: Cable Car Unlimited NIGHT Rides with Audio Tour

11.San Francisco: Cable Car Unlimited NIGHT Rides with Audio Tour

A private San Francisco cable car night ride with an English audio tour, plus quick stops in Union Square, Chinatown, North Beach, and Fisherman’s Wharf.

2.0

“I had anticipated a night ride on the cable car, which unfortunately did not occur, despite my payment of $46 for a 2-for-1, 1-3 hour tour. Furthermore, it seems none of the seven drivers were aware of the night audio tour.”

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Self-Guided Audio Tour of the Golden Gate Bridge - The main cable stop: where engineering becomes visual
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Self-Guided Audio Tour of the Golden Gate Bridge

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

Self-guided GPS audio tour of the Golden Gate Bridge with offline narration and epic SF views, ending in Sausalito for $7.99.

3.5

“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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