La Jolla Sea Caves Kayak Tour
Overview
This popular kayak tour will allow you to kayak the La Jolla sea caves and ecological reserve, which boasts an amazing array of scenery and wildlife you can't find anywhere else in San Diego. As you paddle alongside your expert naturalist/biologist guide, keep an eye out for sea lions, dolphins and even a Grey Whale!
Inclusions
- Kayaks (single or tandems) and Paddle
- Life jacket
- Professional guide
- Wet suit rentals are offered during fall, winter and spring
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Hike Bike Kayak Adventures, 2222 Avenida De La Playa, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
No experience is needed! Your knowledgable guide will help you learn the basics and tour you around one of the premier eco-tourist destinations in San Diego.
After a brief paddle instruction and safety talk, you'll take your kayak down to the beach in La Jolla Shores and paddle to the La Jolla Sea Caves taking in the gorgeous views and watching for the abundant wildlife. You'll also go through the incredible rock formations and caves (if conditions permit), through the expansive kelp forests and wildlfie hot spots and cap it all off with a kayak surf ride back to the beach.
You can see numerous types of sea birds and usually sea lions, seals and sometimes dolphins or even orcas!
What to Expect: Be prepared to get wet! For safety reasons, the tour operator does not guarantee going into the caves on tours. Entrance to caves based on ocean conditions, safety and participants ability as determined by guide.
This tour is recommended for ages 6 and up. Participants must be able to swim.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: La Jolla Shores Park, 8300 Camino del Oro, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92037
La Jolla Shores Park
Stop At: La Jolla Caves, La Jolla, San Diego, CA
La Jolla Caves
Stop At: La Jolla Kayak, La Jolla, San Diego, CA
La Jolla Kayak
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Hike Bike Kayak Adventures, 2222 Avenida De La Playa, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
No experience is needed! Your knowledgable guide will help you learn the basics and tour you around one of the premier eco-tourist destinations in San Diego.
After a brief paddle instruction and safety talk, you'll take your kayak down to the beach in La Jolla Shores and paddle to the La Jolla Sea Caves taking in the gorgeous views and watching for the abundant wildlife. You'll also go through the incredible rock formations and caves (if conditions permit), through the expansive kelp forests and wildlfie hot spots and cap it all off with a kayak surf ride back to the beach.
You can see numerous types of sea birds and usually sea lions, seals and sometimes dolphins or even orcas!
What to Expect: Be prepared to get wet! For safety reasons, the tour operator does not guarantee going into the caves on tours. Entrance to caves based on ocean conditions, safety and participants ability as determined by guide.
This tour is recommended for ages 6 and up. Participants must be able to swim.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: La Jolla Shores Park, 8300 Camino del Oro, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92037
La Jolla Shores Park
Stop At: La Jolla Caves, La Jolla, San Diego, CA
La Jolla Caves
Stop At: La Jolla Kayak, La Jolla, San Diego, CA
La Jolla Kayak
Additional information
- PLEASE BE IN THE KAYAK SHOP 1 HOUR BEFORE TOUR START TIME, Allow time for parking and gear set up
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Expect to get wet, please wear appropriate clothes such as a bathing suit and shoes that can get wet (tennis shoes, 'river shoes' or flip flops)
- Hats, sun screen and towels are strongly advised
- Please do not bring valuables and things that cannot get wet
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- There is a weight limit of 250 pounds per single kayak and 450 pounds per double kayak
- For safety reasons, the tour operator does not guarantee going into the caves on tours. Entrance to caves is based on ocean conditions, safety, and participants ability as determined by guide.
- Minimum age is 6 years for a double kayak and 16 years for a single kayak
- All participants must be able to swim
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Drew_E
April 2022
Traveling to San Diego was amazing. And the owners of the Participating tour group where professional and very accommodating. Highly recommend them and viator .
Traveling to San Diego was amazing. And the owners of the Participating tour group where professional and very accommodating. Highly recommend them and viator .Ngao N
April 2022
So much fun!!! Jesse and Natalie our guides were so knowledgeable and really looked out for us and our safety while still making it a fun experience!
So much fun!!! Jesse and Natalie our guides were so knowledgeable and really looked out for us and our safety while still making it a fun experience!rightsaidm
April 2022
First off the guides are really nice and energetic and make the experience as fun as possible. Outside of that the "tour" isn't much. The description kinda makes it sound like you're going to go into actual caves which you don't do. They just pull you into a little rock outcropping for about ...
First off the guides are really nice and energetic and make the experience as fun as possible. Outside of that the "tour" isn't much. The description kinda makes it sound like you're going to go into actual caves which you don't do. They just pull you into a little rock outcropping for about 30 seconds (literally) then pull you back out; then you just wait around for everyone else to do it. Other than that it's just a quick 15 min paddle up and down the coastline. I'd rather just rent my own kayak and explore solo for half the price. The most fun part is trying to kayak surf back to the beach at the end.Markc66647
April 2022
The guides are amazing and equipment top notch. There's no guarantee that you can get in the caves due to weather. This is a little physically demanding so just keep that in mind. Get a wetsuit because there's a good chance that you might get wet. They launch from the beach that surfers use, so t...
The guides are amazing and equipment top notch. There's no guarantee that you can get in the caves due to weather. This is a little physically demanding so just keep that in mind. Get a wetsuit because there's a good chance that you might get wet. They launch from the beach that surfers use, so that should tell you something about the waves.jabariu18
April 2022
Lucked into beautiful weather and that helped. You will get wet as they use sit on top sea kayaks. Staff was very helpful in getting the boats launched and out thru the surf. Guides were energetic and very informative. Ocean swells were high so we couldn’t go into the caves, but still a good da...
Lucked into beautiful weather and that helped. You will get wet as they use sit on top sea kayaks. Staff was very helpful in getting the boats launched and out thru the surf. Guides were energetic and very informative. Ocean swells were high so we couldn’t go into the caves, but still a good day on the water. Take Dramamine if prone to seasickness Lockers are available to rent at the shop where you check in.Laura_C
April 2022
The tour guides were great. Informative, entertaining & professional. They kept a “safety 1st” mindset the entire trip while still keeping it fun & informative. The poor rating is due to the fact that the tour co. forged ahead with tours that day despite “crazy, unusual, gnarly, extremely difficu...
The tour guides were great. Informative, entertaining & professional. They kept a “safety 1st” mindset the entire trip while still keeping it fun & informative. The poor rating is due to the fact that the tour co. forged ahead with tours that day despite “crazy, unusual, gnarly, extremely difficult” breakers & swells. (The tour guides’ literal words, not mine). I understand they cannot control weather, but at least 6 people on our group tour (3 in my family) couldn’t paddle past the breakers and missed the tour. (As a note, mine are 16 & 17 yr olds who are H.S. swim team members & are not nervous around water at all. We own a boat, kayaks & sup’s so inexperience & unwillingness were not the issue). When I asked for a refund on the 3 of our group of 6 who didn’t make it I was told there were no refunds. (We were offered a tour credit, but we’re from Boston so we’d never use it). The tour notes say very clearly that if they cancel due to weather you’ll receive a refund. I would assume this situation counts as weather-related, but the tour co. owner disagreed. Disappointing; especially when the guides themselves stated how difficult the paddling was that day. One more small annoyance.. we waited on the beach for 20 / 25 min for 5 guests who were late for the tour. (All of whom were unable to paddle through the breakers and missed the tour anyway). The tour went about 45 min later than scheduled which was irritating as we had plans afterwards that we were late for.