| If you're visiting San Diego and want to take a tour, | | | | the Dramamine! |
| you've got plenty of options. Whether you like to be | | | | OR BOTH |
| on land, sea or up in the air, there's sure to be a tour | | | | Ever been on an amphibious vehicle? They can drive |
| for you. | | | | on the land and in the water. The "San Diego Seal" |
| TOURS BY LAND | | | | tour does a ninety minute narrated tour on one of |
| A great place to start is with one of the trolley tours | | | | their Hydra Terra boats. You can catch one from |
| that go around town in an old fashioned trolley car. | | | | Seaport Village on the Embarcadero. |
| They are open air so you can enjoy that fresh sea | | | | WINE COUNTRY |
| breeze. You can pick it up at various points around | | | | There are also limousine services that will take you |
| town including Old Town, Seaport Village, the | | | | up to Temecula Valley for a little wine tasting. It's |
| Gaslamp Quarter, Balboa Park, the zoo and now even | | | | about 90 miles northeast of San Diego. Bring a picnic |
| Coronado. | | | | lunch or arrange to have them to stop at one of the |
| There are also various bus tours that can take you | | | | wine country restaurants and be back in San Diego |
| around town, and into Tijuana Mexico for a little | | | | for dinner! |
| shopping. "San Diego Scenic Tours" is one such | | | | SOMETHING DIFFERENT |
| company, and they'll pick you up from your hotel. | | | | Want to impress someone? "Another Side Of San |
| "Where You Want To Be Tours" offers a double | | | | Diego" offers unique tour experiences around town, |
| decker bus tour around town. | | | | from a brewery tour to a bicycle tour on Coronado |
| TOURS IN THE BAY | | | | to nightlife tours to helicopter tours to private Sea |
| For those who prefer to be out on the water for | | | | World tours. |
| the whole tour, there are harbor cruises, sunset | | | | "San Diego Insider Tours" has a surf culture tour, |
| cruises, brunch cruises and dinner cruises available. All | | | | which takes you to four local beach communities and |
| of these go out around San Diego Bay on a large | | | | immerses you in the local scene. |
| yacht. See pleasure boats, maritime ships and the | | | | WHERE TO BOOK YOUR TOUR |
| San Diego skyline. Most of the bay tours leave from | | | | You can often book these tours online in advance. |
| the downtown harbor waterfront near the cruise ship | | | | Just do a search for the tour you are interested in to |
| terminal. "San Diego Harbor Excursion" and | | | | find the website or phone number. |
| "Hornblower Cruises" are two such companies. | | | | Additionally, most every hotel will have a rack of local |
| For whale watching season, you can take a cruise on | | | | tour offerings and maybe even a coupon. Check with |
| a ship with indoor or outdoor seating out beyond the | | | | your concierge, who can help your book it as well. |
| bay into the open waters of the ocean. Don't forget | | | | |