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
  • Helmets
  • Rider orientation
  • Map
  • 8.75% environmental fee for carbon offset, gasoline and tire recycling
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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Michellepa1494zm
Oct 4, 2025
Great fun!! - So much fun! Friendly service and easy transaction. Tour was perfect for amount of time we had. This is our second visit to this location and it has been great
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543suet
Oct 3, 2025
Fun new way to tour - So much fun! It was a new twist on a city tour. You can enjoy all the little things at your own pace. I would definitely do it again in another city.
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Denise_i
Aug 29, 2025
GoCar Gals! - A little intimidating at first but your instincts kick in! GPS was great! Our operator gave perfect instructions, was encouraging and informed us of possible detours! He was great!
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G6638rgpilarl
Aug 17, 2025
Fun tour! - Nice way to get to go around town! GPS tour allows you to get to know about the history and fun facts about San Diego’s main places.
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John_r
Jul 29, 2025
The guy at the counter was excellent. He was so good at his job. - Great service the guy at the counter was very impressive. Explained everything and was funny and really made the experience so much nicer.
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Ricky_f
Jul 22, 2025
A great way to get a... - A great way to get a quick tour of all the sights amd attractions. Recommend booking this as yoir forst adventure not the day before you are set to leave. Overall a great and fun 2 hours.
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Lyndie_g
Jul 19, 2025
Very fun and covered a... - Very fun and covered a lot. We were able to get a great view of a lot of different areas. It was a little hard to hear the narration.
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Tracey_c
Jul 19, 2025
Carts, Calvin and Virtual Guide 5 Stars! - Calvin was fantastic and made all the best suggestions for which gocart would be fun for our Dan Diego tour. He didn't steer us wrong! The gps guide was took us too many sights and provided a quick history lesson. Highly recommend.
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Sassytraveler8932
Sep 7, 2025
Not as I expected - The person working today didn’t give really good instructions and we got lost and almost landed on the freeway. There was a road closure that wasn’t noted and our route was then a free for all on how to get back on track with the gps. The system seems out of date and would mention landmarks after we passed them. The breaks on the car were screeching. I thought this would be a fun tour but honestly it wasn’t what the picture painted online. Even when we told the guy about the road closure he again didn’t seem to care. For those that know this city this is probably a good way to get around and see multiple attractions. I didn’t feel it was user friendly for those on vacation here.
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Jacqueline_y
Aug 17, 2025
Racist and Discriminatory - We were standing first in line at the counter with a reservation with my family and the guy at the counter instead skipped over us to tend to two white women who were behind us and had a reservation for the next day. The guy at the counter paid no attention to us until I raised my voice and told him that we’re obviously first in line and had a reservation for that day and we were on time. After the tour, we arrived back at the lot before the two white women. The guy paid no attention to us and we were waiting to close out and return my helmet. Instead the guy went straight to the two white women and spoke to them while we waited. I finally walked out out of anger of this blatant discrimination as the same guy finally chased after us know that we would just stand there and take his discrimination. Asians beware and never support this business.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).