La Jolla Sea Cave Kayak Tour

Explore La Jolla’s Sea Caves by kayak. Encounter seals, sea lions, and more. Perfect for nature lovers and adventure seekers. Book your unforgettable tour now.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 2261 Avenida De La Playa - Guests will participate in a 90-minute, fully-guided tour of the La Jolla Ecological Reserve and the famous Seven Sea Caves. Our tour guides will lead you through the reserve and give you insider knowledge of the area, including local history, marine life, and conservation efforts.
    All guests must arrive 30 minutes prior…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • 2 person kayak with all required equipment
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • 12% Concessionaire Percentage Fee
  • Hotel pickup
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Wetsuits are available for rental for $12.00 per wetsuit per person for the day.
  • Lockers are available to store belongs (small items) for $6.00 per locker for the day.
Additional Information

The Original Sea Cave Kayak Tour (90 Minutes in Length) offers unforgettable guided tours through the La Jolla Ecological Reserve. Each tour is lead by experienced guide(s) who ensure participants safely navigate through the unique ecological habitats while seeing different types of marine life.
This highly-protected and unique area boasts one of the…

Location
2261 Avenida De La Playa
Avenida De La Playa
Please, ensure that you arrive 30 minutes prior to your reservation time for Check-in at: 2261 Avenida De La Playa, La Jolla, CA, 92037 We have changing rooms, lockers available for rent, and anything else anyone would need to have an amazing experience available at our shop.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Ginatq1314fq
Jul 9, 2026
Fun afternoon on the water! - My son and I are not experienced kayakers or especially adventurous people, and we had a great time! Our guides were very kind and helpful, and shared interesting information about the area and sea life. A fun activity for those who are not super confident to go out kayaking on their own. Arrive really early to not stress about parking! Also assume you will get wet and don't bring anything you don't want to get in the ocean (I fell in twice, no big deal).
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E3851edjamesm
Jul 5, 2026
Coolest guides ever!!!!!! - Louie and Kira were outstanding guides. The knowledge of the caves learned a lot and had a outstanding time seeing the wildlife and getting to go into the caves
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Yeannari_m
Jun 24, 2026
Is great, the guides are... - Is great, the guides are friendly and made very easy. Best experience ever. Highly recommended I’ll come back
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Jessilee_p
Jun 23, 2026
Fun! - We are from Idaho and love kayaking in the summer here, so to kayak on the ocean and go into one of the caves was so fun!! The guide was super nice and friendly and very knowledgeable!
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Thomas_w
Jun 20, 2026
La Jolla Cave kayak tour - It can be a workout. Water and win were a challenge. Views incredible. We were not able to enter caves due to waves.
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Sara_h
Jun 20, 2026
Wonderful! - Wonderful! The guides were amazing, and kept our adventure safe, exciting, and incredibly memorable (thank you!!). I highly recommend!
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Courtney_w
Jun 19, 2026
Amazing time! Great tour! Thank you Tomas and Summer! - We had an amazing time on that tour! We love that our tour guides really prioritized safety throughout the experience. We felt very good going out to open ocean with them. They also told us a lot of good facts. Tomas and Summer killed it as tour guides 10/10 would recommend!
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Armygirl516
Jul 1, 2026
Loved the Views - Great Tour- It was SO much more beautiful from the water looking onto the sea lions, cliffs ect. There were two guides (take 2 tips), one front for fast paddlers and one rear so you could paddle at own pace. We met at a downtown store. There were quite a few blocks to hike to the beach where the kayaks are stored on beach- my only complaint was this fast hike. They had storage lockers at store, wet suit rentals and changing room. Loved the tour guide. Stopped plenty and showed us wildlife. The guide gets in the water and hand guides two kayaks at a time into the "caves" and back out. Very organized turn in process.
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Derek_b
Jun 20, 2026
Bait and switch, with extra add on fees for using viator. - I was charged a $15 fee by the company, because I booked through Viator. The second fee seemed wrong. I was ok with spending money of equipment. Then I paid to see a sea cave, we just kayaked in the ocean. There was no sea cave for us to visit. I was told that no one visited the sea cave on that day. The guide was nice, but the companies involved were shady.
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Dbahmanou
Jun 19, 2026
Bait and switch, up sale, and extra random fees. - Baita and switch, coupled with plenty of upselling. Dishonest 1) An extra second fee for 15, just because I booked with an outside vender. 2) Third payment of equipment. The guides were nice, but so.e staff were less than nice. 3) We did not go inside the cave. I heard no one did today. This was an expensive kayak rental.
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From $109 (Per Boat)
up to 15 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).