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San Diego Speed Boat Tour: Harbor Adventure
4.8
620 Ratings
San Diego
Experience the thrill of driving your own speed boat on a guided tour of San Diego Harbor. Learn about the city’s history while speeding through the water!
Experience the thrill of driving your own speed boat on a guided tour of San Diego Harbor. Learn about the city’s history while speeding through the water!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- San Diego Speed Boat Adventures - Experience San Diego Bay from a fresh viewpoint as you take the helm of your own speedboat on this exciting San Diego tour.
- Point Loma - Visit Point Loma to explore the renowned San Diego Bait Barge, where you can observe sea lions frolicking up close.
- Coronado Island - Enjoy views of the Coronado Naval…
- San Diego Speed Boat Adventures - Experience San Diego Bay from a fresh viewpoint as you take the helm of your own speedboat on this exciting San Diego tour.
- Point Loma - Visit Point Loma to explore the renowned San Diego Bait Barge, where you can observe sea lions frolicking up close.
- Coronado Island - Enjoy views of the Coronado Naval Base and Coronado Island from the water!
- USS Midway Museum - Navigate your boat beneath the bow of the USS Midway to admire this magnificent ship from a unique angle.
- Maritime Museum of San Diego - Get an intimate look at the ships of the San Diego Maritime Museum and listen to live commentary about each vessel.
- San Diego Bay Walk - Discover San Diego Bay from a new perspective in your personal speedboat.
- Coronado Bridge - Admire the iconic bridge.
- Cabrillo National Monument - Cruise past the Cabrillo National Monument.
- Maritime Museum of San Diego - Witness the oldest active sailing ship still in operation.
What's Included
- Your own F13 mini speed boat
- All taxes, fees and handling charges included
- Guided and narrated tour
- US Coast Guard-approved life jacket provided
- Comprehensive safety orientation
- Your own F13 mini speed boat
- All taxes, fees and handling charges included
- Guided and narrated tour
- US Coast Guard-approved life jacket provided
- Comprehensive safety orientation
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Feel the exhilaration of piloting your own speed boat during a guided, narrated journey around the harbor of San Diego. You’ll be at the helm of your own speed boat for the entire expedition, trailing behind a trained and well-informed guide in a separate boat. Every boat has a two-way communication system installed, so you’ll be able to listen to your…
Feel the exhilaration of piloting your own speed boat during a guided, narrated journey around the harbor of San Diego. You’ll be at the helm of your own speed boat for the entire expedition, trailing behind a trained and well-informed guide in a separate boat. Every boat has a two-way communication system installed, so you’ll be able to listen to your guide throughout the trip. This speed boat escapade is a wonderful opportunity to observe the stunning harbor of San Diego and get acquainted with its past while zipping across the water.
- Not recommended for people with neck or back problems or a recent surgery to participate. Pregnant women should not participate
- Bring a swimsuit in the summer and a jacket in the winter, sandals or flip-flops, towel, sun block, sunglasses
- The per boat weight limit of 425 lbs (205kgs)
- You must be 18 years or older to drive a boat by yourself
- The boats do not have a storage compartment
- No experience or boating license required
Location
1450 Harbor Island Dr
Harbor Island Drive
Cabrillo Isle Marina - Check in at the office located in suite 205
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
4.8
(620 Ratings)
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Kevin_o
Nov 21, 2024
Fun exciting day on the water - This was a fun, exciting and informative excursion. Dress warm as it can get chilly out on the water especially when going fast.
Out your guide Keegan kept it fun. Cruising at relatively high speeds while skipping on too of the small waves was a blast.
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Zarleyr2024
Nov 17, 2024
Fun on the bay with Captain K - Captain K was amazing and instructed our group of seven boats seamlessly and made the experience truly enjoyable and fun showing us the sights of the bay while we all ate his bubbles! I could not recommend him enough and will be sending all my clients to do this experience.
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F2681hhdawnw
Nov 5, 2024
Amazing experience would highly recommend - Everything was great from the moment we arrived Everything was explained to us on how to drive the boat & how to slow down we had so much fun it was excellent I didn't want it to finish I could have easily spent another few hours in the boat whizzing about over the water we made memories that will last a lifetime I would highly recommend this to everybody thank you so much for an amazing experience if I return to Sandiago I will definitely be doing this again maybe twice if I'm there long enough thanks again for the amazing memories
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Shawne_b
Oct 27, 2024
Dope experience! - Dope experience! Our tour guide was amazing! We had plenty of time to explore around and absorb all the amazing views!
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David
Oct 4, 2024
Fantastic experience you must do in San Diego - Fantastic experience, great way to see San Diego Harbour & sights.
Keegan our guide was great giving us information about what we were seeing in a fun & informative way.
All in All a great trip, highly recommended
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Oscarej265ho
Sep 24, 2024
Awesome experience! - We took the boat ride at 11 am on a Saturday. The awesome bandana-wearing captain was very funny. He described how to use the boats in a very informative way, while still keeping it light and funny. Even though the weather was a bit overcast, we still had an amazing time and the radios in the boat worked perfectly. The engine on our boat got vaught in some kale, but the captain helped us to get rid of it without any difficulties. The tour was very informative and, again, sprinkled with some comedy!
Definitely recommend this to anyone looking to get a unique view of the San Diego bay area! If we return to San Diego we would definitely do this tour again!
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Alisonrr
Sep 23, 2024
Fun and educational - Our leader, Captain K, was terrific. Very knowledgeable about San Diego as a city, military installations, animals. He was also a ton of fun. Made things feel very safe yet fun and adventurous. We would definitely do this again.
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Kellyn3456
Sep 15, 2024
Unique and Fun Experience - Such a fun tour experience that is unlike most "regular" tours: being able to operate our own speedboat across the San Diego waters while having our tour guide David give us little tidbits of information along the way made it an unforgettable experience. The boats go a lot faster than they initially seem at first and it was so much fun! I will definitely be recommending this experience to anyone that wants a unique tour experience of San Diego.
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Kim_l
Sep 15, 2024
Unique and Fun Experience - Such a fun tour experience that is unlike most "regular" tours: being able to operate our own speedboat across the San Diego waters while having our tour guide David give us little tidbits of information along the way made it an unforgettable experience. The boats go a lot faster than they initially seem at first and it was so much fun! I will definitely be recommending this experience to anyone that wants a unique tour experience of San Diego.
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Patsyanns2022
Sep 9, 2024
Great way to see San Diego's Harbor - Really great little adventure if you're in San Diego Harbor area. Booking process was really easy, spoke with Tiffany on the phone, she was warm and friendly and detailed in the instructions on how to get there. She emailed and texted waivers over to me so we could have it done and out of the way prior to our arrival.
Parking was $17 so be mindful of that when booking. The office is located on the second floor but the meeting place is located downstairs next to the restrooms that are available for use before you head out.
Keegan was our guide, very funny from the very beginning. He was great at explaining the process and quickly but efficiently got us all through the rules and guidelines of operating the boats. There are one way speakers in each boat, this is how they are able to offer the guided tour with the history of all the gems that make up the harbor. Keegan was knowledgeable and his jokes kept us giggling and smiling the whole ride. Boats are very easy to operate and they do have some get up and go to them. Most of the tours is out of the no wake zone so you really get to rip it out on the water in between landmarks which is total fun!
We booked the 3pm slot and it was perfect. Tour time of 1½ is just right (2 hours total from start to finish) I like that they don't cut into your "boat time" with all the prep and allow time in between bookings to cover guidelines for each group.
We had a great time, got great pictures and really enjoyed how friendly both Tiffany and Keegan were through the whole process. Thanks San Diego Speedboats, I would highly recommend this activity to anyone looking for something different on the water.
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