Experience the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area sites while getting fit at the same time. It’s fun for all with Blazing Saddles Bike Rentals & Tours.  Rentals begin at 8 a.m. from PIER 39’s West Park directly next to Blue & Gold Fleet’s boat launch.  Venture out on your own or choose a guided tour.

Bike the 1.7 miles across the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito/Tiburon and sail back on a Blue & Gold Fleet ferry.  You’ll take the bike path through the Presidio National Park towards the Golden Gate Bridge while absorbing breath-taking scenery.  On the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge, take a breather at Vista Point to look back at the City amazed that you peddled across the Bay.  Next, you’ll take the path along Richardson Bay through seaside Sausalito, then keep going through quaint Mill Valley until you finish your ride in charming Tiburon.   Once you’re ready to return you’ll board a Blue & Gold Fleet ferry back to the City.  Venture out on your own for choose a guided tour.

If the North Bay isn’t the direction you want to head, you can also rent a bike from Blazing Saddles then hop aboard a Blue & Gold Fleet ferry to cycle on Angel Island, around Jack London Square in Oakland, or perhaps on Mare Island in Vallejo. 

Guided group tours are also a big hit for beginners to advanced riders.  For more information www.blazingsaddles.com.

Escape from the Rock Cruise is a one and a half hour journey that sails under the Golden Gate Bridge and circles Alcatraz allowing passengers time to take photos and become captivated with every angle of this mysterious island.  You’ll hear chilling accounts from Alcatraz’s mobsters and notorious criminals about the murder and mayhem that made them permanent residents of the Rock.  This special San Francisco Bay tour is “fully-loaded” with sound effects and harrowing stories about Al Capone, Billy Cook, Clyde Johnson’s escape attempt, and undisclosed secrets from Alcatraz guard George Devincenzi.  The audio narration will transport passengers back to the days when this maximum-security prison was the most feared institution in the American penal system.

Blue & Gold Fleet’s Escape From The Rock Cruise departs from the PIER 39 Marina on daily at 11:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.  Fares: Adults (19+) $26.00, Juniors (12-18) and Seniors (62+) $22.00, Children (5-11) $18.00, Family Pass (includes 2 Adult and any combination of up to 4 Junior or Children's tickets) $70.00. With every child's ticket purchased, the party will receive one complimentary pair of 5x magnification Blue & Gold Fleet souvenir binoculars.  For more information call 415.773.1188 or visit BlueandGoldFleet.com.

Explore this jewel of San Francisco Bay on a Segway Tour! The Segway is an electric, self-balancing, personal-transportation device designed to travel miles on a single electrical charge. The first such tour to operate in a California state park, choose from a 45-minute or two-hour professionally-guided tour. Tours offer the best views of downtown San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco Bay, and waterfront community of Tiburon. Segway Tours are offered only from March through November.