Top San Diego Day Trips & Excursions

Spend the day shopping for bargains and sightseeing south of the border during this 5-hour day trip to Tijuana from San Diego. Check out some of the city’s top sights, including its Old Bullring, Plaza Rio, Avenue of the Heroes and Tijuana Cultural Center. Then enjoy a Mexican taco snack and bargain for some souvenirs along Revolution Avenue (Avenida Revolución). Your Tijuana trip also includes round-trip air-conditioned transport from your San Diego hotel, guide and a snack.

Add a little Mexican spice to your visit to California during this 9-hour San Diego to Baja day trip. Admire views of the vibrant blue ocean and craggy coastline as you travel south and across Mexican border. Stop first in Tijuana for a guided sightseeing tour, covering landmarks like the Tijuana bullring and the shops of Avenida Revolucion. You’ll have lunch in the seaside village of Puerto Nuevo, dining on deep-fried lobster and a margarita, before exploring the historic waterfront city of Rosarito Beach. Round-trip hotel transport is also included.

Explore Tijuana, Mexico, without getting lost on this day trip from San Diego, a great choice for first-time visitors. Visit cultural attractions, sample authentic Mexican street food at a sidewalk taco stand, and do some shopping and sightseeing. Opt to walk or take public transportation and experience the city like a local. Your guide can suggest stops and adapt the itinerary to fit the needs of the group.

Living in a beach town with some of the best weather in the country, there's always something to do; beach days, bar hopping, all types of outdoors sports, the list goes on. Showing our guests a great time is our specialty. We want you to see, feel, and live this amazing San Diego lifestyle! This is a full day adventure along the coastline of San Diego with round trip service from Liberty Station up to Encinitas and back accompanied by a local tour guide. Stops include beaches, scenic vistas, local eateries, and bars! Water and small snacks are included on the bus but please bring cash or credit cards if you wish to purchase anything at our lunch and bar stops. The bus is B.Y.O.B! So feel free to bring a few beers along and we can keep them cold for you in our Yeti cooler onboard. Let us show you some of the best beaches, bars, and local eats San Diego has to offer on our 5-6 hour unique coastal tour! 

Add some south-of-the-border fun to your San Diego visit with this 10-hour day trip to Mexico’s Ensenada coast. Drive along the cliff-lined coast of the Baja Peninsula, admiring the vibrant-blue Pacific and rolling hills. You’ll soon reach Ensenada, the area’s third-largest city, where you’ll enjoy a guided tour of landmarks like the Civic Plaza, Riviera del Pacifico resort area and Bodegas de San Tomas winery. After an included Mexican lunch, enjoy free time to wander this charming city on your own. A guide and round-trip hotel transport are also included.

Explore the connection between San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico on an afternoon craft beer tour. Your guide eliminates the stress of navigating through each city on your own: Head straight to popular watering holes and hidden gems for complimentary beer tastings. A small group size ensures a tailored experience and the full attention of your guide.

See the sights of San Diego in a convenient way on this private 4-hour tour with a guide who shares information about the city. Traveling by private vehicle, you'll see Balboa Park, Old Town, Petco Park, and downtown, including Little Italy, the Embarcadero, and East Village. Stop for photo ops at select places, and visit La Jolla, the idyllic coastal suburb north of the city known for its sea caves. Please specify your preferred departure time when booking.

Get out of the city for a day in the mountains and desert on this tour from San Diego. Traveling with a guide, you'll visit attractions such as Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Fonts Point (nicknamed California's Grand Canyon), the gold-mining town of Julian, and the town of Borrego Springs. Enjoy the chance to take in the arid scenery and see native animals and vegetation of Southern California.

Tijuana Mexico is a short trip across the border from San Diego. The Mexican border town had at one point achieved notoriety as a town of ill-repute, but this reputation is only a small part of the history of this colorful, interesting city. Dip your toe into the fun and hospitality of this town with locals who are eager to share the true story of Tijuana with you.

Visit the Mexican wine country of Valle de Guadalupe on this 10-hour tour from San Diego. Located north of Ensenada on the Baja Peninsula, the wine region is gaining acclaim and popularity from those in the know. This tour takes you across the border so you can visit three wineries, taste the wines, enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at winemaking here, stop for a food tasting, and enjoy a hacienda-style lunch overlooking the valley. A guide accompanies you throughout the tour.

When you're in port in San Diego, see the sights of the city in a convenient way with this 4-hour shore excursion. Traveling by coach, you'll see Balboa Park, Old Town, the Embarcadero, Petco Park, and more. Stop for photo ops at select places, and visit La Jolla, the idyllic coastal suburb north of the city known for its sea caves.

The Rose Parade is famous for its flower-covered floats that wind through the streets of downtown Pasadena on New Year’s Day. With this tour, get a behind the scenes look at the final stages of preparation for the parade as you tour the rose palaces and visit the construction barn to see the hard work that goes into decorating the floats. Your tour includes convenient hotel pickup and drop-off from San Diego.

Taste your way around Tijuana on a day tour from San Diego—ideal for first-time visitors and foodies. An in-the-know guide whisks you around the city to local-approved eateries. Sample street food and craft beer against the backdrop of Tijuana's bustling downtown, and get the inside scoop on the city’s food scene. Since this is a small-group tour, you’ll have plenty of time to ask questions, too.

Venture into the wild desert and mountain landscapes of rural Southern California that lie waiting to be explored just east of San Diego. On this private, full-day tour, leave the city and beaches behind as you hike into Slot Canyon, wind through the trails of Cleveland National Forest and Anza Borrego State Park, and look out over the badlands from Font's Point lookout. Get a taste of rural culture, too, with stops for lunch and shopping in the historic mining town of Julian and a refreshing drink at the Ram's Hill Gold Course.

Escape San Diego for the day as you live it up in Los Angeles on this full-day trip to the City of Angels by train. Trade the traffic for gorgeous coastal views as you sit back and relax on a train ride to L.A. Once you arrive, you’ll explore the city aboard a hop-on, hop-off sightseeing bus, choosing among a range of museums, boat rides, market visits and more. Cap off your perfect day with an included 2-course meal at the Hard Rock Café with VIP priority seating.

There is no better way to demonstrate the symbiotic relationship between San Diego and Tijuana, than with the craft beer movement. San Diego is well known for its beer, breweries such as Stone, Green Flash, and Ballast Point have not only awed many beer geeks around the world, it also helped redefine our identity as a city.

Sunny San Diego is known for great beaches, and this tour will take you to the best of them. Spend the day in lovely La Jolla, with gorgeous coastal landscapes, lots of marine wildlife, and coves that are waiting to be explored. Enjoy a panoramic view of Mount Soledad from a lookout point, make a stop at the Torrey Pines golf course, then the Glide Port for a view of the surfing at Black Beach.

See San Diego, your way. This private tour is completely flexible depending on your interests and preferences. If you want to see the best surf spots and taco stands in a convertible, you got it. Art galleries, Spanish colonial history and boutique shopping in a sedan, that’s fine. Or maybe you don’t want to make any decisions at all, just see the sights in an SUV…they have that too.

Explore San Diego after dark on this personalized night tour and experience the city’s vibrant nightlife scene with a local guide. Visit nightspots that are difficult to find on your own, and customize your itinerary according to personal preference, choosing from locations such as the Gaslamp Quarter, Ocean Beach, or Carlsbad. Your tour includes pickup and drop-off from your hotel or residence in San Diego.

Come ride with us on a scenic half day adventure of La Jolla, CA. Our 4hr tour begins with pick-up at Liberty Public Market in Point Loma. From there, we will make our way to Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve where you can see some of the most beautiful views in San Diego. Here we will go on a moderate hike down the the famous blacks beach to get our work out in for the day. The hike round trip takes about 45 min to 1 hour. Once we finish up at Torrey Pines, we make our way over to a local park with amazing views of the whole city. Next stop, down the street, we finish our day at Oscar's Mexican Seafood for some of the best surf and turf tacos in San Diego!