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La Jolla Sea Caves: Kayak and Snorkel Adventure
4.2
122 Ratings
San Diego
Paddle to the sea caves of La Jolla and snorkel amidst the surrounding Ecological Reserve. Get up close and personal with the Garibaldi, Leopard Shark, Rays, and unique local creatures in the Ecological Reserve at La Jolla Shores. This tour includes all kayaking equipment, snorkel gear, and wetsuits.
Paddle to the sea caves of La Jolla and snorkel amidst the surrounding Ecological Reserve. Get up close and personal with the Garibaldi, Leopard Shark, Rays, and unique local creatures in the Ecological Reserve at La Jolla Shores. This tour includes all kayaking equipment, snorkel gear, and wetsuits.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- 2158 Avenida De La Playa - Enjoy two of San Diego’s most popular activities all in one fun tour! All the benefits of the La Jolla Kayak Tour PLUS a snorkeling adventure. Say hello to your friends the garibaldi, leopard sharks (no shark repellent necessary leopard sharks are harmless!), rockfish, sea lions, spiny lobster, rays, shovelnose…
- 2158 Avenida De La Playa - Enjoy two of San Diego’s most popular activities all in one fun tour! All the benefits of the La Jolla Kayak Tour PLUS a snorkeling adventure. Say hello to your friends the garibaldi, leopard sharks (no shark repellent necessary leopard sharks are harmless!), rockfish, sea lions, spiny lobster, rays, shovelnose guitarfish and other marine creatures in the La Jolla Ecological Reserve. The Kayak & Snorkel Tour includes a wetsuit, mask, snorkel, fins, all the kayaking equipment and high-fives.
Make snorkeling in La Jolla’s Ecological Reserve a breeze by bringing your snorkel gear aboard the kayaks on this Kayak & Snorkel Tour while also touring La Jolla’s sea caves! Guides will anchor the kayaks nearby the La Jolla sea caves for snorkeling in La Jolla all along the rocky reefs nearby La Jolla Cove.
What's Included
- Snorkeling equipment included (mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit)
- Kayaking equipment included (life jacket, helmet, paddle, kayak)
- Professional tour guide
- Snorkeling equipment included (mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit)
- Kayaking equipment included (life jacket, helmet, paddle, kayak)
- Professional tour guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- All participants must be able to swim
- Minimum age is 8 years
- Please arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled tour time
- Rental lockers available upon arrival
- Swimwear to wear underneath wetsuit is required
- Ocean and safety conditions determine the tour route and entrance into the sea cave is not guaranteed as well as water visibility.
- All participants must be able to swim
- Minimum age is 8 years
- Please arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled tour time
- Rental lockers available upon arrival
- Swimwear to wear underneath wetsuit is required
- Ocean and safety conditions determine the tour route and entrance into the sea cave is not guaranteed as well as water visibility.
Location
Bike & Kayak Tours
Avenida De La Playa
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(122 Ratings)
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Aaronsl8048fq
Oct 13, 2025
La Jolla Kayak tour - Beth was an excellent tour guide as well as Roman. We really enjoyed the tour and would be willing to come back. 10 out of 10
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K5917pichrisb
Sep 25, 2025
Adventure on a kayak - Very educational and physical journey to view So Cal ocean biome of La Jolla Cove up close, aboard a kayak. We saw many Leopard sharks, orange Garabaldi, hulking sea lions, sea urchins and small fishes amongst the waving sea grasses. The cormorants, sea gulls and pelicans flew above us in a warm, sunny sky. The ocean water was cool, but our full wetsuits kept us toasty. My arms, shoulders, back and legs were tested by paddling through mild ocean waves. I thought I was a fairly fit
old guy, but after 2+ hours of paddling, I realized my core needs to be strengthened big time. A cold beer rounded out my day on the water. Bethany, the instructor was informative, funny and a fit paddler, who helped me navigate this water wonderland. Thanks for an awesome experience. Chris Brown
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Lyndsey_d
Sep 21, 2025
A great booking - Francesca was a great guide! Funny and knowledgeable. We were fortunate to see tons of Garibaldi and several leopard sharks, along with smaller fish.
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I165ruhannahl
Sep 15, 2025
We will be back again! - Sami was an incredible guide. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with her. She was friendly, knowledgeable, helpful and fun. We went for a girls trip, but I will be bringing my husband and two daughters back to have this experience, even though we live in Utah. It was a blast.
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Pallav_g
Sep 8, 2025
Very nice guide, very... - Very nice guide, very helpful. We got sufficient time for both activities, and the experience was quite smooth. Just make sure your physique isn't the worst and you'll be good.
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Rick_h
Aug 24, 2025
Great kayaking and snorkeling experience - Lockers are available for $8, they provide all the gear, including a wet suit if you want one. Super informative guides
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Cleo_k
Aug 19, 2025
A fun afternoon - It’s worth arriving at least 15 minutes early to get changed.
The equipment and guides Roman & Coya were great. We didn’t snorkel for long but it was just enough. We saw lots of cormorants, pelicans, sealions & guppies. The guides saw leopard sharks but i didn’t.
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Andrew_a
Sep 21, 2025
Good-ish - Our tour guide Levi was nice. Fun seeing the sea lions. Water was very cold even with wetsuits. Even our tour guide didn’t snorkel. Not a lot to see under the water. But The kayaking part was fun.
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Navigator150489
Oct 4, 2025
Family vaca adventure - The waves were super bad and we didn’t get to go into the caves due to the high tide, the water wasn’t clear like the advertised picture but was able to sea a few leopard sharks and stingrays. The gal who took us was amazing and very knowledgeable and funny. She made us feel safe and comfortable.
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Beckycq3084iy
Sep 15, 2025
A lot of work for meh snorkeling - The guides were great and helpful but the waves were pretty intense which made kayaking difficult and a little nauseating. They took us to the caves to snorkel and while we did see cool fish, this was the least impressive snorkel spot of the 3 we explored on our own during our time in La Jolla. I think there are better areas to snorkel for sure (La jolla cove where the sea lions are - water is super calm and you can see the same fish AND sea lions or go to the same beach that this tour leaves from - La Jolla shores - and just walk out into the water a little ways to see leapord sharks and stingrays). Also my rented wet suit had holes in it and was damp so it was pretty chilly. The guides also need to speak louder as I couldn’t hear them most of the time on the kayaks.
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