2-Hour GoCar Tour: Downtown San Diego and Old Town or Beaches
Description
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 way. *If booking more than 2 people please submit separate orders!
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Itinerary
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.
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 interests, gardens, and the outdoor pavilion make it a great place to explore in your GoCar.
Make your way into the Gaslamp Quarter which was once San Diego’s red-light district and see how it has been re-imagined into the social scene it is today
Old Town San Diego is where you can see how San Diego looked in the old west where its Spanish and American residents formed a thriving community
Drive by the San Diego Zoo, one of the most renowned zoos in the world and is home to over 12,000 rare and endangered animals.
Your jump into history will take you past Historic Fort Stockton, into Presidio Park where the old Spanish Mission used to stand.
As you leave modern San Diego you'll begin your trip into history as you make your way through beautiful Mission Hills. Pass by many houses and businesses, most being at least 50 years or older
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Driver's License Required and be 21+ to Drive
- Optional Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) is available upon request at check-in and costs approximately $19
Reviews(178)
We loved this excursion. There were things we got to see in San Diego that we have not experienced before and we have been here a lot. The GoCar is a unique vehicle that is fun and lets you experience sites with no blocked view!
Had a lot of fun seeing all of the surrounding areas, and learning about the rich history. The GPS kept us on track.
A lot of fun but count not hear the GPS. Did the downtown route and passed by all the sites we wanted to see but knew we couldn’t get to without this experience.
Don’t waste your time renting these go cars they are not worth it. They are not maintained well and are very small. If you are tall like myself then it is tough to fit into them and due to lack of maintenance it was a horrible experience. My son drove his own with no issues and the girl setting us up with the cars had to bring the first vehicle back to give us another one and this next vehicle looked even more weathered than the first. I made it down the street about 1/8th of a mile and it stalled under the freeway with a Mack truck behind us honking its horn at us as I struggled to get it to start again. We were stuck there for at least 10 mins and I would get it to start and it stalled several times. When it was finally running it would stall every time we stopped to take pictures or look at a point of interest. After some time my wife felt so unsure if it would start up if we stopped at another point of interest that she elected to not stop at all for the rest of the tour. The experience was garbage and the manager said he couldn’t refund us for the one car due to it being booked with viator and said he couldn’t refund us refund our insurance as compensation which he did not. So life lesson for everyone is don’t use Viator and don’t use go car tours. It was a novel idea but definitely not worth it.
This was one of our most fun things we have done!! Got to see things in our own way and enjoy the outdoors!! Will do again if we have the chance!
We loved it. I booked it as a father's day gift for my partner. He had a blast driving the tour, thinking and waving at people. Plus we learned so much about San Diego. We got photos and video as we of different monuments and historical item. The employee was knowledgeable and helpful. Plus super friendly especially since we were running a bit behind. The vehicle was clean. Im Plus sized and we still fit comfortably. So that was amazing. The virtual navigator was on point and even made a few a jokes. He did get distracted a couple of times and went off course but getting back on was easy I recommend this tour 100000%. Rather its your first time or your a repeat visitor..there are shops and restaurants that we would have never learned about without the tour. We are going to do the Point Loma one next time.
This was a fun experience to see down town San Diego that we otherwise wouldn't have thought of doing. It was fun to just cruise around in the little cars! Check in and instructions were easy!
This was so much more fun than we thought it was going to be! We upgraded to the GoCar E-Sport when we got there, this was definitely a lot more comfortable if you are a taller person. The folks there treated us well and were super helpful. The navigation on these things was great, even including things you might normally miss. All around great time and highly recommend to anyone looking to check out the area.
Go carts are very small. There are 3 choices of vehicles you can use. Each one has a different style of helmet. Our computer was a little off from where we were. Really slow down or pull over when the computer starts talking and telling you about the history. We absolutely loved this. My husband was so skeptical about it but wants to do it again.
Awesome!! Slingshot was great. People were phenomenal! Experience was amazing. Touring Coronado was beautiful
