Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Whale sightings aren't a fluke on naturalist-led, ocean-going, weekend boat trips during
mid-October through December migrations. In the off-season, trips run to the Farallon Is-
lands, 27 miles west of San Francisco.
Spas
Kabuki Springs & Spa
SPA
10am-9:45pm, co-ed Tue, women-only Wed, Fri & Sun, men-only Mon, Thu & Sat; 22, 38)
Unwind in communal Japanese baths. Scrub down with salt in the steam room, soak in the
hot pool, take the cold plunge and reheat in the sauna. Most days are clothing-optional, but
bathing suits are required on co-ed Tuesdays. Silence is mandatory - if you hear the gong,
it means
Shhhh!
Tours
Day visits to
Alcatraz
(
www.nps.gov/alca
)
include captivating audio tours with prisoners
and guards recalling cellhouse life, while creepy twilight tours are led by park rangers;
book tickets at least two weeks ahead.
Alcatraz Cruises
BOAT TOUR
$30/18/92, night adult/child $37/22)
Ferries depart Pier 33 half-hourly 9am to 3:55pm, night tours leave at 6:10pm and 6:45pm.
Precita Eyes Mission Mural Tours
TOUR
415-285-2287;
www.precitaeyes.org
; adult $15-20, child $3;
see web-
site calendar for tour dates; )
Muralists lead two-hour tours on foot or bike covering 60 to 70 murals in a six- to
10-block radius of mural-bedecked Balmy Alley; proceeds fund mural upkeep at this com-
munity arts nonprofit.
