San Diego Shore Excursion: San Diego Seal Tour
Description
While you’re in port in San Diego, explore the city by both land and sea on the San Diego Seal Tour. On an amphibious vehicle that travels on land and in water, you’ll spend this independent shore excursion driving along the waterfront and splashing into San Diego Bay. It’s a fun-filled adventure for the whole family.
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This 90-minute shore excursion is a fantastic way to see the best of the Bay and San Diego during your limited time in port. On an amphibious vehicle that drives both on land and in water, you’ll depart from Seaport Village, located on Harbor Drive at the Embarcadero. As you travel along the beautiful bay by land, you will hear stories of early sailors and the history of the bay. You also will learn about the importance of the military in San Diego, home to several US Navy and US Marine stations. Pass by San Diego International Airport, dedicated to aviator Charles Lindbergh, just one of the many people you will hear about on your San Diego Seal Tour. Then, you will splash down into San Diego Bay, where you begin the water portion of the journey. As the seal boat travels through the Bay, keep your eyes peeled for a chance encounter with a California brown pelican. A cruise through Mission Bay provides views of SeaWorld, Hospitaltiy Point and Vacation Isle. Quivira Basin is a playground for seals and sea lions, so don’t look away from the water for a second! You will head back and land and return to your starting point via Harbor Drive, passing the Maritime Museum and cruise ship terminal along the way. Tour route is subject to change without notice due to weather or traffic conditions. Please note: This excursion is located within a 5-minute walk to the cruise port, so you determine the time you return to your ship in San Diego port. Please allow yourself ample time to enjoy the excursion and ensure your timely return to the port. This excursion is not covered by our worry-free policy.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Confirmation for this tour will be received at time of booking
- Tour departs from Seaport Village
- Emotional support animals and Pets are not allowed on the tour
Reviews(186)
The water portion was the best. Seeing the sea lions, a baby sea lion that our guide saw, and the different birds. Our guide was able to share some interesting facts that added to experience. Jewel and Cameron were both great.
This is a fun activity for all ages. Part of the tour on land, part in the water. Great knowledgeable tour guide and safe driver. We saw wildlife out in the water. 3 generations ages 31-78 and we all enjoyed.
We noticed the “bus” at the Harbor. Why not? People looked liked they had fun! Bret (driver) and Michael (guide) gave us just under an hour of scenic fun. Open to the air on a cool blustery day, we were given plastic ponchos which also helped insulate from the cool air on the water. We spent an hour driving from the harbor near the USS Midway Museum, by the airport, to the launch area into to harbor. We motored in the amphibious vehicle closer to the harbor entrance to view sleeping seals and see some of the “backside” of interesting industry along the waterway. The tour is just a little over an hour but enough on a cool day! The price is right. The Coast Guard was in the harbor with us. All felt safe. Highly recommend.
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You get really close to the sea lions and sea birds hanging out on the bait barges in the bay with plenty of photo opportunities. We also saw the small boats out training the dolphins and sea lions from the US Navy Marine Mammal Program in Point Loma. Our captain and guide were great.
What a great experience the captain kyle and the first mate Brett were fantastic and the tour was very informative we drove out to the bay in the bus and then entered the water and the water part was about 90 minutes went to see the seals would definteley recommend this tour
It's a great excursion that all the family can enjoy. We learnt a lot about downtown San Diego and the area surrounding the harbor. We really enjoyed seeing the seals and dolphins.
We had a great time and the captain and our guide were wonderful! We saw a lot of great scenery and heard some great history of the city.
This tour was an enjoyable way to see some of San Diego from the bay and along its shoreline. The guides were entertaining and informative. Not only did we see the promised sea lions, seals and shore birds but were also lucky to see dolphins swimming and a naval vessel coming in to port. Beautiful weather didn’t hurt either
It was a great tour of San Diego, very informative about the military activities on the water. Interesting to see bus go from land to water. Kim knew the city like she had grown up in San Diego all her life and Chris was a great driver. Highly recommend. Be aware, parking could be very busy in the later afternoon. We had to reschedule our 4:00 tour the following morning because all 3 parking lots were supposedly full. We complained to the security guards why they didn't open the gates when obviously there were lots of parking slots available. Manager wasn't doing his job, cars were circling to find parking, lost revenue for San Diego.
They tell a lot about San Diego but only in American..... it would be nice to have information in your own language
