Hot Winter Birding Spots by the San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco tours are just incomplete without you enjoying the Winter Birding spots of the Bay area. The rich wetlands of Bay Trail is something that is never to be missed if you are a nature lover, keep your cameras loaded as you are sure to enjoy many picture perfect moments of  San Francisco. Be sure to use a camera with a long lens to shoot the ducks, egrets and other marshland birds in their most active self as you might not want to disturb their seclusion in any way.

We will have to take all possible measures to avoid any disturbance created to these birds. Visitors are advised to stay away from causing any harassment to the birds as they will have to pay fines for violating the Migratory Birds act that safeguards the wellness of these birds.

One of the hot winter birding spots in San Francisco is the Arrowhead Marsh of Oakland where you can find migrating ducks and shore birds. Next in the list is the Coyote Hills Regional Park where visitors are allowed a fascinating boardwalk and trails through the marshlands.

There is Crissy Field marshland that stands as a spectacular example of habitation restoration where people can enjoy bird watching through East Beach parking area or from the Crissy Field Center. The Don Edwards refuge that is found along the Pacific Flyway is a network of parks. The entire area is about 30,000 acres of marsh, salt water ponds, shorelines and mud flats that acts as a home for a wide species of shorebirds and waterfowl.

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Fun Facts about the Alcatraz prison

A dark history looms over the Alcatraz Prison. It is a place that you ought to visit when you tour San Francisco. It is one among the popular San Francisco sightseeing spots that attracts many tourists all around the year. In other words, no tourist fails to visit the Alcatraz prison when he/she tours San Francisco for the first time. The prison is located in the San Francisco bay, roughly about 1.5 miles offshore from the San Francisco City. The prison is referred to as "The Rock" owing to the popularity of the movie “The Rock” that was filmed here. It was originally developed as a lighthouse with all the facilities necessary for the functioning of the lighthouse. Later it became a military fortification, a military prison and then a federal prison up until 1963. After 1963 it became a recreation area maintained by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Alcatraz as we know is considered to be one among several haunting sites of US. It has got this reputation owing to the number of suicides, accidents and murders and other mysterious happenings that has happened in the island over several years. However, there is no substantial evidence for the place to be actually haunted and people’s experiences are just considered as mere hallucinations. As a federal prison Alcatraz is known to have harbored several notorious criminals considered to be a threat/danger to the society and this list includes Scarface Al Capone, Robert Stroud, George Kelly and many more. Owing to its astonishing history which can also be considered as a mere coincidence, Alcatraz prison is considered to be one among the historical landmarks of San Francisco and the city promotes its tourism with a lot of enthusiasm by introducing several comprehensive tour packages including Alcatraz tours.

There are many websites online sharing details as well as giving tips and guidelines for getting the most out of your vacation. When it comes to tours of San Francisco you don’t have to think twice as all the packages are certainly quite comprehensive and versatile. Use these details wisely and plan your trip to San Francisco at the earliest.

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Explore more about wine through San Francisco wine tours

A northern part of San Francisco is the place for wine tours and most predominately Napa Valley and Sonoma. Usually tourists are picked up from their respective hotels or any given landmarks and the tourist guides used to show them through the wine tour. Wine Tours might vary las some may be a day trip while others are overnight tours.

Napa Valley Wine Country Tour with Lunch

The Napa Experience Tour by the Wine Country Tour Shuttle is the Most Comprehensive Napa Valley Winery Tour from San Francisco! This tour provides many great unique features such as 4 Premium Napa Winery Stops, Goes into the heart of Napa Valley not just nearby, Picnic Lunch, Winery Tours and the best part a 50 minute relaxing Ferry/Bay Cruise from Napa area back to San Francisco (which totally avoids traffic coming home). This tour is truly unbelievable from the expert narration from their Wine Country Guides to the great wineries they visit. At only $99 per person, plus tasting fees (we highly recommend this unique tour). Tour Highlights include: Andretti Winery,V. Sattui Winery (Picnic Lunch Included), Franciscan Estate Winery and White Hall Lane (Winery Tour included) and a unique Ferry/Bay Cruise to the San Francisco that completely avoids going home traffic.

Redwoods and Wine Country tours

Redwoods and Wine Country tours is a one day trip that is accompanied along with hotel pick up and drop facility. This tour makes you travel through the wine country where you get to enjoy the wine samples and also get to learn more about winery. The tour usually takes passenger through the Muir Woods National Monument and over the Golden Gate Bridge. The tour package usually includes three wineries and halts at a winery wind cave.

Wine Country Tour

The Wine Country Redwoods Combo tour combines nature and culture. Heading over San Francisco after you are picked up at your hotel our guide takes you over the Marin headlands down into Muir Woods Valley. In Muir Woods you'll spend around an hour, strolling under the Coastal Redwood Sequoia trees. Then as we head over the headlands again you will see the magnificent views of the valley and learn about historic Wine Country on your way to Sonoma

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