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Drone shot of Everyday California’s Sea Cave Kayak Tour in the La Jolla Shores Ecological Reserve and Marine Park

Sea lions in La Jolla, California sunbathing at the clam during a kayak and snorkel tour

Kayakers in the water in front of La Jolla Sea Caves with snorkel rental, mask rental and fin rental on Everyday California’s Kayak and Snorkel tour in San Diego, California

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La Jolla Kayak & Snorkel Tour

Name: La Jolla Kayak & Snorkel Tour
Brand: Everyday California Adventures
Rating: 4.6 (12607 reviews)

Our guided kayak tours are amazing and so are our snorkel tours. Combine them and you have one of the most amazing sea experiences in the world. Your experienced guide will drop anchor and lead you through the beautiful waters to interact with the amazing sea life inhabiting the area. Playful sea lions sunbathing and barking jump in and swim around you, looking like submarines. Garibaldi nearly as bright as the sun will delight your eyes and your underwater cameras. *This tour does not enter into any of the sea caves. If you are interested in going into the sea caves, please book our La Jolla Cove Sea Cave Kayak Tour.

La Jolla Kayak & Snorkel Tour

When: Everyday

Duration: 2 Hours

Start Times: Throughout the Day

Meeting Place: Everyday California Shop. 2261 Avenida de la Playa, La Jolla, CA 92037

Price: Starting at $114 per single, and $149 per double (rates may vary based on time of year)

Group Size: 20 Person Max

Ages: 5+ for a tandem kayak (with an adult), 15+ for a single kayak

Weight Limit: 300lbs for a Single Kayak, 425lbs for a Double Kayak

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La Jolla Kayak & Snorkel Tour FAQ

What do I wear?

We recommend wearing beach attire: a swimsuit, t-shirt, maybe a light windbreaker. Also, depending on the temperature of the water and how much wind is present, we might recommend a wetsuit—bring your own if you have one or you can rent one from us.

Where do we keep our stuff?

We have lockers available for rent (they're $6) if you want to leave your stuff behind. If you don’t want to rent a locker we recommend keeping your valuables in your car.

Will I be in a single or double kayak?

Everyone will be in a double kayak unless you specifically purchased a single kayak. If you have vouchers, you'll be in a double kayak.

What if I don’t know how to swim? Will I be able to do this?

We've had tons of people who have never kayaked before and don't know how to swim that had amazing experiences. However, if your activity includes snorkeling, then by state regulations you do need to be comfortable in the water.

Are there any rules or regulations?

We kayak in a Marine Protected Area, so nothing can be taken but photos. We will paddle and snorkel with sea life, and take direction from The Marine Protection Act of 1972.

When should I arrive for my tour?

Please plan to be in our shop at least 30 minutes prior to your tour. Your tour time is when we go out on the water, and we leave as a group from the shop 10-15 minutes prior to your tour time. If we do not hit the water on time, the lifeguards can cancel the entire tour. If you’re late, you have missed your tour and there will be no refunds so please be on time!

What kind of kayaks do you use?

We use tandem sit-on-top kayaks because they are safer and more fun!

Can I rent snorkeling gear from Everyday California?

Absolutely! La Jolla is one of the best snorkeling spots in California. If you go on a tour with us, we’ll even give you a great discount on snorkel gear. Just ask us if you want to try!

How's the snorkeling in La Jolla?

Snorkeling in the La Jolla Cove and Sea Caves has been rated as one of the top snorkeling spots in California. We’re thrilled to help share San Diego’s best snorkeling spot with visitors and locals all year.

Who will be taking me on the tour?

One of our experienced and highly trained guides will lead you and your group on the tour. Each guide has extensive knowledge of the La Jolla Ecological Reserve and La Jolla Caves and is trained in water safety, First Aid and CPR.

Is sea kayaking different than other kayaking?

Sea Kayaking takes place in the beautiful ocean, which has one major difference from freshwater kayaking: Kayak Surfing! When returning to land in a Sea Kayak, you get the opportunity to catch and ride a wave all the way in.

Do you do kayak rentals?

We rent kayaks all year long. If you haven't been out kayaking on the La Jolla Ecological Reserve before, we always recommend doing a tour first. Once you do a tour, we encourage renting a kayak and going out on your own.

Will I find sea life on the tours?

Most likely! We have the ability to see tons of happy animals in their natural habitat. Among the sea life regularly seen on our tours are Sea Lions, Leopard Sharks, Seals, Cormorants, Pelicans, Sea Gulls, Garibaldi, Dolphins and many other types of fish. Of course, we’re dealing with nature, so the amount of marine life we see varies from day to day.

What is the weight limit for kayaking?

The weight limit for each kayak is 425lbs / 193kg. If the combined weight of you and your partner is close to 415lbs, we recommend purchasing two (2) single kayaks instead of a tandem kayak.

What is the age restriction?

The city of San Diego and the San Diego lifeguards have set the age requirement at 5 years and older.

Where should I park?

There is plenty of parking in the residential streets surrounding our shop where you can park all day. Do not park in the lot adjacent to our shop: we don't own it, so if you park there you run the risk of being towed. We also do not recommend parking in a 90 minute commercial zone, as you will be here longer than that and will run the risk of getting ticketed.

What can I bring on the tour?

We recommend bringing as little as possible. Feel free to bring a reusable water bottle (no plastic please) or a waterproof camera. Do not bring anything that should not get wet. We have an expression at the shop, “If you love it, leave it.”

Do I need to be an experienced kayaker?

No experience is required to come on a tour! We’ve had everyone from children to senior citizens who are first time kayakers come out and have a blast on one of our kayak adventures.

What are some of the best times to go on your tours?

The best time to go is whenever you want! Our tours start as early as 9:00am (depending on the day), and the last tours come back at 4:00pm.

Reviews

The best of both adventures

We had an amazing time with our guide on the kayak and snorkel tour. It gave us the best of both adventures and packed so much into a 2hr tour. It was just enough time to see what we wanted and not completely exhaust ourselves.

Colleen A.

Amazing experience!

We did kayaking and snorkeling at La Jolla cove and it was totally cool. Staff was very friendly and our guides very very knowledgeable. We saw seals in the water and on the rocks everywhere. Highly recommended.

Michaela Lynnette Torstenova

Incredible tour

Got to see some dolphins, beautiful waves, and several other unforgettable sights. I’d never kayaked before and felt perfectly safe and comfortable in our big group. Got a little anxious about the snorkeling, but my partner was still excited about partaking while I sat behind watching some sea lions from the kayak. Still really enjoyable and got a lot of support throughout it all, thanks y’all!

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Would book again in a heart beat

This was a great adventure we booked while on vacation!! Our guides kept it fun and entertaining the whole time. They informed us about the marine life and history behind the rock caves. Loved this experience and would book it again in a heart beat.

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We had an amazing time, the caves are spectacular!

We saw so many fish, seals, birds, pelicans, leopard sharks I can’t name them all! My son even jumped in the ocean! Make sure you rent a wetsuit, you will get soaked on your way out into the ocean, but it’s a blast! Oh and we had excellent tour guides!

Christina

Personal and hands on

The whole experience was very well organized and overall a great time. I recommend the snorkel and kayaking tour to anyone who is wanting a more personal and hands on view of the caves and a look at what is under the water surface.

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