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A sightseeing boat sails under the Golden Gate Bridge with passengers on deck, set against a clear blue sky and rocky hillside.
4.5 (363 reviews)

San Francisco Cruises

Cruise around San Francisco Bay while marveling at iconic landmarks

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Sightseeing Cruises

San Francisco: Escape from the Rock Cruise

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  • Duration: 1h 30mins
  • Live guide in English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
  • Audio guide
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From $48.00
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Sightseeing Cruises

San Francisco: Bay Cruise

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  • Duration: 1h
  • Audio guide
4.5 (59)
From $39.00
$35.10 10
Sightseeing Cruises

San Francisco: 1.5-Hour Bridge Cruise

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  • Duration: 1h 30mins
  • Live guide in English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Chinese
  • Audio guide
4.9 (42)
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Dinner Cruises

San Francisco: Dinner Cruise

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  • Duration: 2h 30mins
  • Live guide in English
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From $196.00
$176.40 10
Cocktail Cruises

San Francisco: Sunset Catamaran Cruise

Available Sunday, 01 Mar
  • Duration: 1h 30mins
  • Live guide in English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese
  • Audio guide
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Sightseeing Cruises

San Francisco: Catamaran Cruise

Available Sunday, 01 Mar
  • Duration: 1h 30mins
  • Live guide in English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese
  • Audio guide
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From $65.00
$58.50 10

San Francisco City Card

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From $170.56
$138.50 19

Oracle Park San Francisco Pass

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  • San Francisco: Bay Cruise
  • California Academy of Sciences
  • Oracle Park
From $189.00
$169.00 11

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Karen,  United States United States
14 Sep 2025
Excellent
This sunset cruise is fantastic. The sunset is beautiful and goes on forever. Seeing the bridge from below is very cool and then after the excitement and energy of photo ops. It gets calm and you...
This sunset cruise is fantastic. The sunset is beautiful and goes on forever. Seeing the bridge from below is very cool and then after the excitement and energy of photo ops. It gets calm and you can enjoy the serenity of the beauty of this place.
San Francisco Bay: 2-Hour Sunset Cruise
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Alexander,  New Zealand New Zealand
08 Oct 2025
Excellent
Great trip, fulfilled life long dream to visit. Did not disappoint. Appreciate the remedial work being done.
San Francisco: Fisherman's Wharf Walking Tour + Alcatraz
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James,  United States United States
09 Sep 2025
Excellent
I enjoyed the Alcatraz trip learning about the history of the prison and impact with indiginouse people in our country - James
Alcatraz Tour + 1-Hour San Francisco Bay Cruise

About: San Francisco Cruises

Explore San Francisco via its most unique trait: the water. With the best San Francisco boat tours, you’ll get within photo-worthy proximity of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge and catch the city and its symbolic crossing at its best angles.

Through the Golden City's trademark mist, you’ll see lazy sea lions lounging on the pier, seagulls swooping from above, and you may even get lucky to see evidence of the larger marine life, like whales and dolphins.

With so many San Francisco Bay cruises to choose from, there’s no wrong way to see the Bay Area. Hitch a ride out to the infamous island of Alcatraz, a prison designed to be inescapable due to the rip currents and great white sharks rumored to patrol the rough waters.

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