La Jolla Kayak and Snorkel Tour: Ecological Adventure

Embark on an ecological adventure with our La Jolla Kayak and Snorkel Tour. Explore the La Jolla Ecological Reserve, snorkel in majestic waters, and kayak back in this two-hour experience. No snorkel experience necessary!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • La Jolla Cove - 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…
What's Included
  • All snorkeling gear included: Snorkel, Mask, and Fins
  • Safety first: Life Jackets provided
  • Two-person kayak complete with paddles
What's Not Included
  • Concessionaire Percentage Fee
  • Optional: Wetsuits are not included /not mandatory but are available to Rent for $12.00 per Wetsuit
  • Optional: Lockers are available for rental ($6.00) and will be handled at check in.
Additional Information

Participants have the opportunity to kayak towards the La Jolla Ecological Reserve in the company of skilled guides who will lead them to different snorkeling locations within the reserve (the chosen spot is subject to safety considerations and may vary from day to day.)
Upon reaching the selected snorkeling site, the guides will secure all the kayaks…

Location
2261 Avenida De La Playa
Avenida De La Playa
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Isaacs310
Sep 21, 2025
Highly recommend! - Awesome and relaxed tour! Sofia was an amazing guide. Josh runs a great operation! We saw leopard sharks, a turtle, sio lions and much more!
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Tinawt7491jb
Aug 26, 2025
Fantastic!! - Wonderful experience!! Our guide, Sophia, was very sweet and knowledgeable and made it a very safe and fun experience! I would definitely do again!
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B5934xilisah
Aug 25, 2025
Wonderful afternoon on the water! - We had a WONDERFUL time on our snorkel/kayak tour. Our lucky day started with finding out we were getting a private tour for our family of four, continued with the warm and knowledgeable Kaston as our guide, and included the amazing opportunity to swim with a sea turtle (along with seeing fish and a few leopard sharks). The entire staff was lovely and I couldn’t recommend them more. A few tips: they’ve got lockers - totally worth the money to not worry about losing your car keys or phone in the ocean. The trip was totally doable for our 8/11 year olds, although the little one wasn’t the most effective kayaker.
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Jennyhq1982td
Aug 8, 2025
Great adventure! - We found these kayak tours with some Googling. We decided on the snorkeling tour over the cave for just a little more activity. Addy and Ella were our AMAZING tour guides. The waves were a bit high, but they were confident and walked us through the adventure. Both were super knowledgeable and clearly passionate about the ocean and what we could see. This was a fantastic choice for any itinerary.
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Brandyl157
Jun 9, 2025
Great Day in La Jolla - Went out with a small group today with guide Kaya! She was wonderful. Very informative and fun! The water visibility wasnt great today but we still got to swim with leopard sharks. We saw a sea lion passing through as well. Overall a great time!
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155savannahw
Mar 4, 2025
Amazing excursion, great way to see amazing views - Our tour guide Josiah was so funny, and knowledgeable. Me and my friend switched to the cave kayak tour because the water was murky!! The company was really amazing at pivoting our plans over. Your waist down will most likely get wet, and your whole body might be wet if it’s a choppy sea day. Well worth the money!!!
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Chrissp843ug
Aug 12, 2024
Best experience of our holiday - This was outstanding.The kayaking was brilliant, easy enough for me and my 8 yr old daughter to do,far enough but not too far.We got lucky and saw dolphins and sea lions too.As first time snorkelers it was amazing to see Garibaldi fish in their natural habitat.The group also bonded which was lovely.Big shout to our two guides Catarina and Mariano who were super encouraging,helpful,and knowledgeable putting us at ease.Really well organised and professional outfit overall.Worth every penny.
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Passenger171531
Nov 11, 2024
Great way to experience La Jolla - What a fun afternoon! Having experience with both kayaking and snorkeling, we were comfortable and eager to get out on the water. The guides were informative and funny while taking all the precautions necessary for being out in the open sea with a group. It was fun to see the sea lions and Garibaldi fish up close, and some dolphins in the distance! The location we stopped to snorkel was quite wavy so it was hard to see much more than that, but the experience was still great. Highly recommend not bringing your cell phone or sunglasses - they WILL go overboard!
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Claudia_g
Aug 3, 2025
Ultra expensive and there were hidden fees - My friend and I got charged for this over a third-party and we were probably charged 235 dollars in total for this. In the past, I have done the same exp for 25% of the cost with no hidden fees. We paid extra fees at the actual company. Also, be careful of kayaking into the sea if it's your first time. My friend and I wiped out a lot because of very high waves and so we got sea water in our mouths, bleh! I wouldn't recommend the activity especially at this price. Boooo to this third-party company!!!
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Heli_m
May 15, 2025
Snorkelling - It was a very bad experience for us. Ocean kayaking was fun but for snorkelling Instead of doing it in middle of the ocean away from the shore and huge waves . They asked us to take our kayaks back to the shore because the instructor couldn’t find a rock to anchor the kayaks And then they instructed us to swim back through the shore’s huge waves and snorkel there ( it was so difficult to swim through those huge waves near the shore )
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From $159 (Per Boat)
up to 2 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).