Balboa Park: Electric Scooter Tour Experience
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21 Ratings
San Diego
Experience the beauty of Balboa Park on an electric scooter tour. Explore iconic sites, take memorable photos, and enjoy a unique and efficient way to see the park with a local guide.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Balboa Park - Join a guide as we travel on electric scooters throughout this massive and iconic San Diego Park seeing its beauty and learning about its history along the way. Pictures of you and your group in the most impressive spots around the park will be included.
- Cabrillo Bridge - We will ride over this historic 1850’s bridge as we enter the park
- Botanical Building and Lily Pond - We will stop at one of the most iconic locations in the park for pictures
- Desert Garden - We will stop for a bit for pictures at the iconic Bea Evenson fountain before you get a chance to explore the rose and cactus gardens on foot.
- Spanish Village Art Center - ride through the colorful arts district of the park looking though some artist studios along the way
- House of Pacific Relations International Cottages - We will see the unique international cottages along the ride. Each cottage representing a different country and region of the world
- San Diego Air & Space Museum - Cruise around a host of museums including the air and space museum stopping for pictures outside under the planes
- Spreckels Organ Pavilion - We will stop by this iconic massive pipe organ and venue, one of the biggest in the country
- Japanese Friendship Garden - We will be stopping at the overlook of the beautiful Japanese friendship garden. Note, we will not be going inside
- California Tower - We will stop for pictures at this historic San Diego landmark
- Old Globe Theatre - Check San Diego’s exact replica of Shakespears’s old globe theater. Note, we will not be going inside
What's Included
- Electric scooters and helmets provided
- All necessary safety gear included
Additional Information
Join me as we explore one of San Diego’s most recognizable landmarks. Given its vast size, we’ll be traveling around the main attractions on electric scooters, letting the breeze blow through our hair. No need to walk ;)
Our journey will start off at the visually stunning botanical building and lily pond, providing a great photo opportunity. From there, we’ll shortly ride to the entrance of the San Diego Zoo before making our way to the Spanish Village Arts Center. We’ll then scoot onwards to the Morton Bay Fig Tree. Afterward, we’ll glide down the famous El Prado, with its fountains & museums dotting our path. Following a brief pause, our journey takes us past the International cottages towards the air and space museum. We’ll conclude our tour at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion, before making our way back to our starting point.
A photo record of your excursion is included!
To explore Balboa park with a local expert in a particularly time-efficient & original way, this tour is ideal for you!
(Tips are not mandatory but always welcomed :)
- Not recommended for travelers with current of past injuries that might be aggravated by hoping on and off scooters
- Not Recommended for people who cannot ride a bicycle
Location
2858 Sixth Ave
Sixth Avenue
We will meet in a small parking lot directly off Balboa Drive. There is no exact address, use the GPS links below to navigate. When you arrive, look for my gray Mazda CX-9 with cargo box on the hitch.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Bernard_c
Mar 25, 2024
Balboa park that you might miss - Great experience that brings you up to the sites and gives you a brief history of each areas of the park.
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Jrsn0909
Mar 25, 2024
Fantastic way to see scope and beauty of Balboa Park - Absolutely terrific tour of Balboa park. We only had a few hours and this was the best way to see the park and understand how much it offers everyone. We had a rare rainy, windy day which didn’t faze Jesse at all. He knows the history and loves the park and the city; it was a great use of our few hours.
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677mackenzien
Mar 22, 2024
A Must Do Activity! - My teenage son and I did the Balboa Park tour with Jesse and had the best time! Jesse took us to all the fun spots throughout the park, all while telling us interesting and fun facts about the museums, the shops and even the landscape! He took a ton of photos of my son and I that we wouldn’t have otherwise got! He gave us time off the scooters to wonder around the studios and the cactus/rose gardens. I highly recommend this tour. Well worth the money and the kids in the family will love the E Scooters. Jesse was also super accommodating with our schedule. We had an earlier activity that ended before we thought it would, and Jesse was able to get us on an earlier tour with no problem. His response time is super quick! Next time I’m in town, I definitely want to do the Coronado Island tour. Thanks for making this such a fun activity Jesse!
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David_d
Mar 22, 2024
Amazing - Amazing experience!!! The tour was perfect and i recommend this for ANYBODY! The guy who runs it is A+ thanks!!!
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Amy_s
Mar 1, 2024
So much fun (and informative)! - This tour was an absolute blast! Jesse was knowledgeable and really adjusted to our interests and skill level. It’s worth every penny. Go see Balboa Park in an exciting way. The park is too massive to do on foot in a short amount of time. This tour is perfect in every way.
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Dana_b
Jan 28, 2024
Perfect Introduction to Balboa Park! - We have SO much fun zooming around the park & learning all about it! It's a perfect way to see what it has to offer.
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F6256chsandra
Jan 22, 2024
Great Outing in Balboa Park with San Diego Onewheel Rentals & Tours - We had a wonderful time exploring Balboa Park with Jesse from San Diego Onewheel Rentals. Jesse was extremely easy to work with for this outing and did a great job as our guide. We would highly recommend this trip!
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Z6595kvadamp
Jan 12, 2024
Highly Recommended - Highly recommended. Jesse is a great guide. Great way to get a tour done with kids (ages 14 and 16) who otherwise would have had no interest.
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Jennifer
Sep 27, 2023
Great time at Balboa Park! - The Balboa Park tour with Jesse was amazing. We had a family of four, youngest 11yo and the duration and coverage of the entire park was just as described and what we expected. Jesse was super helpful - trained us on the scooter for those of us less familiar, had helmets for all, and gave a great knowledgeable update for each site of interest. I would highly recommend! Thank you Jesse for a great tour!
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Lloydj515
Aug 17, 2023
Balboa park escootet tour - Jesse made our tour super memorable and fun. His knowledge is great but he's also really engaging for both adults and kids. Highly recommended
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