San Diego GoCar Tour: Explore Downtown and Old Town

Embark on a GoCar tour through Downtown and Old Town San Diego. Explore the evolution of historic Little Italy, the transformation of the Gaslamp Quarter, and dive into the rich history of Mission Hills and Old Town. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Little Italy - Start your tour in historic Little Italy, home to the Italian community and see how it has evolved into the modern business and artistic community it is today.
  • Balboa Park - Drive through Balboa Park, a stunning 1,200 acre park in the middle of San Diego. Its diversity of Spanish Renaissance Architecture, museums for all…
What's Included
  • Rental of GPS touring car
  • Tank of gas included
  • Complimentary helmets
  • Rider orientation provided
  • Contribution to environmental fee of 8.75% for carbon offset, gasoline and tire recycling
  • Map included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

This 2-Hour GoCar Tour is your key to fun in San Diego! This self-drive tour takes you through the Downtown and Old Town areas of San Diego, but you will also pass through other thriving areas such as Little Italy, The Gaslamp Quarter, Balboa Park, Mission Hills and Presidio Park. This exciting tour has turn-by-turn GPS with tour commentary along the…

Location
3918 Mason St
Mason Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Smithchops67
May 1, 2025
Smithchops on Tour in San Diego - We booked this GoCar tour for our day trip stop to San Diego from our Cruise ship ... what a fabulous experience from start to finish - arrived at the depot a little early and looked after by the 2 guys really well ... arrived, sorted the paperwork and inducted via a H&S video, then given a really good summary of the tour on the map on the wall including expected detours and what to do ... excellent :-) Then we were escorted to our vehicle and everything explained on how to operate, navigate and how to call if any issues - the GoCar was equipped with an iPad GPS Sat Nav and audio guidance including interesting information on the various stops ... Away we went following the guidance and were taken through all the key areas of San Diego - it wasn't till the end that we realised exactly what we covered and it was everything - all the pre-advised potential detours were accurate and easy to react to given the advice from the guys in the depot Would we recommend this ... "hell yeah", the guys were fabulous at the start and finish, the tour was fab and so much fun - we opted to pay extra for a video of the trip, and upon arrival back home saw this wasn't fully downloaded, so we emailed them, and with minutes the refund was processed ...wow :-) 6 stars out of 5 all day long
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Giovanag9
Apr 20, 2025
Very nice activity in San Diego - Very nice experience. Team is very helpful and friendly, we enjoy it! GOS works good and drivers in this town seem to be respectful to the community. There’s lots of options and we have fun
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839bryannap
Apr 14, 2025
Couples explore - Ocean beach and Paloma point were the highlight of the 2 hour tour. There was plenty of time to stop and explore the views!
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Mikewj5481sb
Apr 5, 2025
Highly recommend!! 10 out of 10!! - I had an awesome experience with exceptional and super friendly customer service that made my visit unforgettable! I would definitely recommend this place to everyone and look forward to returning again soon! 10 out of 10!
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Tony_f
Apr 4, 2025
It was an awesome... - It was an awesome experience. When we arrived at GoCar Tours Dan Diego we had so many questions regarding which car to take. The gentleman we dealt with was so patient and answered all of our questions. It’s a must do! 5*****
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Derek
Mar 11, 2025
Kids say it was the best part of our trip - Awesome experience. We did the 1 hour Go City option but should have planned for more time. It was a great way to see San Diego. The kids loved it. We’ll do it in more cities if they have it.
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Mary
Feb 28, 2025
Excellent First Day Adventure!! - We arrived in San Diego at 10 AM and wanted to get an overview of the local area so we could decide what to do with a few days that we had. We saw the reviews on Tripadvisor and decided to give it a try. I was a little nervous at first because you drive these on the road with regular cars and they are hand controls versus . However, after giving an overview, Marlon made us feel very comfortable and we began our adventure. It took me a few minutes to get used to it, but very soon I felt comfortable and the directions given by the GPS were excellent. It was a wonderful thing to do on our first day because we were able to get an idea of what we wanted to do with the rest of our time based on seeing a high-level overview of many parts of the city.
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Rick_w
Feb 9, 2025
The staff member was very nice and the facility was clean and professional. - I was a bit skeptical about driving a 'buggy' on the streets of downtown San Diego but quickly found out it was very safe feeling and blended with traffic very well. It kept up well with traffic and was small enough to easily pull over to let traffic pass when necessary.
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Jolomax7
Feb 2, 2025
Fun day in San Diego - Great afternoon spent in San Diego. Highly recommend wot anyone visiting in the area. We didn’t have a reservation and the guy in the store was so friendly and helpful. Great day spent
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T1138fnwendyl
Mar 3, 2025
Group Experience - Great tour! Lots of fun driving the GoCars around downtown San Diego. The company was able to accommodate 23 of us in a group. The staff was very helpful in getting us trained on how to use. Definitely consider this as tour for San Diego!
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From $52
up to 2 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).