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Original La Jolla Sea Cave Kayak Tour for Two
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Original La Jolla Sea Cave Kayak Tour for Two
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Cancellation policy
Free cancellation
- 24 hours prior100% refund
- Within 24 hoursNo refund
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Learn more about cancellations
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What you can expect during your visit
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Safety precautions are provided by the tour operator and are not checked by Viator for accuracy
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(888) 651-9785
1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
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Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore La Jolla Ecological Reserve's sea caves during a 90-minute kayaking tour. Follow your experienced guide through several diverse ecological habitats, home to one of the highest concentrations of sea life in California. Paddle toward the Seven Sea Caves, where you can get stunning views from inside Emerald Cave, the only north-facing cave in the state (conditions permitting). Explore a giant kelp forest inhabited by wildlife like otters, harbor seals and sea lions. Use of all kayaking equipment is included; no kayaking experience is necessary.
- Explore La Jolla Ecological Reserve's sea caves during a kayaking tour
- Follow your experienced guide through several diverse ecological habitats, home to one of the highest concentrations of sea life in California
- Paddle toward the Seven Sea Caves and enjoy stunning views from inside Emerald Cave
- Explore a giant kelp forest inhabited by wildlife like otters, harbor seals and sea lions
- Use of all kayaking equipment is included; no kayaking experience is necessary
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What's Included
Professional guide
2 person kayak with all required equipment
Gratuities
City tax (12%)
Hotel pickup
Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)
Transportation to/from attractions
Departure & Return
2261 Avenida De La Playa , 2261 Avenida De La Playa, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
This activity will end right where it started.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.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Children must be at least 5 years old and accompanied by an adult
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of guests
- Dress code is swim wear or beach attire (anything that can get wet)
- Kayak weight limit is 425 lbs
- Once you have purchased your voucher, please contact suppliers booking office directly at the number on your voucher to confirm the reservation. Failure to do so may result in not being able to participate in activity
- Reservations, recommended two weeks in advanced, subject to availability
- Please arrive 30 minutes prior to schedule tour time for check in
- A maximum of 6 people
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 2 travelers
- OPERATED BY Everyday California
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Learn more about cancellations.
Frequently Asked Questions
The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Q:
What is the policy on sanitization during Original La Jolla Sea Cave Kayak Tour for Two?
A:The policies on sanitization are:
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
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What is the social distancing policy during Original La Jolla Sea Cave Kayak Tour for Two?
A:The policy on social distancing is:
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
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What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Original La Jolla Sea Cave Kayak Tour for Two?
A:The policy on staff health & safety is:
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
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Traveler Tips
- "Please if you get seasick do not eat or drink anything heavy before you go kayaking!!" See review
- "Difficult to hear information once out at sea, maybe an idea to group together and hold kayak as a group when talking." See review
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So much fun!
Remy_B
, Jul 2022
When surf is rough you will not get to see the caves
Christopher_P
, May 2022
Rough surf all day, known to the rental operators, kept each tour from going into the caves. The operators must know this in advance but only tell you when you are on the water. People returning from the trip before ours told us that the waves were too high to get into the caves, even challenging to get the kayak into ocean past the waves. By all means, rent the wetsuits as we did, you will be wet!
Great tour!
John_P
, Apr 2022
Exciting, but here is how it would be better.
Caroline_A
, Apr 2022
As an industry, these are the improvements that need to be made:
Better organization during fitting, example. Inform customer how to put on wetsuit-zipper in the back, etc.,better orientation at beach, specifically safety and expectations from guides, too much kayak congestion out on water(multiple companies), tour ran over time. Most important, difficulty level is misleading.
1 traveler found this review helpful
bad experience
Mirna_C
, Apr 2022
Wouldn’t recommend
Logan_R
, Apr 2022
I accidentally booked this for the wrong date and I tried reaching out for a refund, as it states refunds are offered, but obviously that’s not true because I was never offered a refund and now I’m out $100.00 for accidentally reserving something for the wrong date. They should offer customers free refunds before a certain date and refunds in general when these circumstances occur. I ended up reserving through a different vendor that offers free refunds anytime. I feel like this vendor stole my money.
1 traveler found this review helpful
Enjoyable trip
Randy_H
, Apr 2022
So enjoyable
Amanda_P
, Apr 2022
We had a great time! It was so fun to be out on the water. We weren’t able to get into the cage due to high waves/conditions but the views and lessons were incredible. Luke and McKenna were out guides. I live in the area and will absolutely be bringing more of my friends/family visiting town on this!
Challenging surf - no refund if you can't leave the beach
LAUREN_C
, Mar 2022
Buyer be warned - there is an inflexible no refund policy at any point within 48 hours. My husband and I were excited to participate in our kayak tour experience. We have both kayaked before and I had even participated in this exact tour years ago. For some reason on the day of our tour, we were unable to navigate the surf in the tandem kayak and kept flipping as we tried to leave the beach. We tried to get out a few times but ultimately were unable to participate in the tour. The guides on the beach said that this was a common occurrence. We submitted a request for a partial refund as we understand we took a spot from another potential participant but as we couldn't participate, we thought that reasonable. It eventually became clear (I'll spare you the gory details of the bumbling customer service) that their hard policy is no refund unless you touch sand. TLDR: Over 3 phone calls they 1) they directed me to submit a claim to viator, only to reject it 2) directed me to send an email, to ignore it for 2 weeks (even with reminders). They will provide a voucher for 1 year but if you are out of state, as we were, that is not helpful.
Advice to the owner:
1) advise your customer service to be straightforward with your no return policy - feet touch sand, no returns. Don't waste peoples time
2) Remove your "I can't refund you since your funds are with Viator" from your script - you are going to reject the Viator claim anyway so why waste peoples time
3) revisit your refund exception policy for out of state participants. You can give guests in a similar situation the option of a partial refund or full voucher
We went as a group of 10...
Stacy_L
, Mar 2022
Josh was fabulous-we...
David_C
, Mar 2022
Don't Book with Viator!
Michelle_R
, Mar 2022
We will never book an experience with Viator Again. Here's why:
1. They did not give us the address for the tour, which wasted precious minutes before we finally made it to the ocean. This meant we had to go door to door among tour locations in town to find out where we were booked. By the time we arrived, the tour was already underway at the beach, which was a 10 minute walk from the Everyday California store.
2. Poor communication: we weren't told how early to arrive, what to wear, what supplies we could (or shouldn't!) bring, how to protect our glasses and phones from the waves.
3. Booking directly with the tour operator might have given us better directions and advice. Viator as a middle man made this an unnecessarily disappointing experience.
4. This is not about the tour provider. Their staff made their best effort to make it enjoyable and next time I'd go directly with the tour company, which was called Everyday California.
Amazing
Sabah_K
, Nov 2021
Amazing tour. See the sea...
Tracy_M
, Oct 2021
Great experience
Ricky_R
, Sep 2021
Fact filled fun
PruettOly
, Sep 2021
Best experience ever
Simonie_A
, Sep 2021
The staff was the most amazing people, our tour guide was amazing, fun, professional. Our experience was absolutely perfect. The scene was totally worth it. We’ll be back to over and over again. Other rentals around were rude and careless so, this place treated us so well. 5 star 5.000 times.
Kayak tour
Brittany_M
, Sep 2021
Disorganized
Meenu_K
, Aug 2021
Very disorganized. Charged extra tax since booked through viator. Wouldn't give extra locker even though booked 4 people - 2 couples. Only Bathroom was not clean. Tour leaders were nice but the whole arrangement was very subpar. The red boats, their competitor, seemed better organized.
1 traveler found this review helpful
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