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Want to see marine life up close in SD? See here!

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Want to see marine life up close in SD? See here!

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The La Jolla Cove & Caves area offers the best San Diego snorkeling. Our professional snorkel guides will lead you through the San Diego protected ocean sanctuary. Snorkeling tours along the majestic sea cliffs in La Jolla offer amazing marine life encounters and a chance to explore the giant ocean caves.

Many consider La Jolla Cove to be the best sea life experience in San Diego. A once in a lifetime snorkeling opportunity!

See schools of colorful of fish. Possibly swim with a sea lion. Check out the octopus, lobster and a variety of crabs hiding among the rocky reefs. Some days there may be pods of dolphins passing in the distance.

What is the tour Price?

Price per participant: $70

Price includes: guided group snorkeling tour & use of all gear, even wetsuits!

What are the snorkeling tours like?

All snorkel tours take place in the La Jolla Cove area of the ecological reserve. First, we provide you with easy fitting snorkel gear. Then, after some simple instructions from our guides, the tours enter the Pacific. Entry is from a small beach at the base of the stunning cliffs. Our tour leaders will then guide the groups on an amazing snorkeling adventure. Filled with life, stunning views of the rugged coastline and lots of fun!

Snorkeling is a fantastic opportunity to explore this special marine area. Here is where the sea lions love to swim and play. Often these beautiful creatures will jump in the water and swim near participants. The babies are especially curious. The cliffs offer everyone a chance to snorkel along the famous seven sea caves. A legendary area of San Diego.

What type of critters will we see?

San Diego has an incredible variety of marine life. Huge schools of fish, green turtles, and seals make their home near La Jolla Cove. Look close and you may find a stingray. The cliffs lead the way to the stunning ocean caverns. On calm days snorkeling groups even explore one of the giant caves! Seasonal migrations can bring a various sharks, jellyfish and even dolphins. Gray and blue whales are often seen breaching close to the San Diego shoreline.

What time of year is best to snorkel in San Diego?

We offer snorkeling tours all year round. Wetsuits are always provided, with thicker wetsuits offered during the cooler winter months.

Leopard Sharks Experience

How often will you get the chance to swim with sharks? San Diego offers is a great opportunity to try snorkeling with these beauties. These creatures have a beautiful leopard print. They are quite docile and are usually found close to the water's edge. There is quite a bit of shallow water in the area. This activity is great for the whole family. Sharing the ocean with this beautiful species is the highlight of many vacations.

Private Group Snorkel Tour

If something more private is on the agenda? Each of our events is available for private groups. A special excursion for your family. Corporate team building. Our professional guides are available to lead your unique snorkeling tour.

All events take place in the San Diego. There are two events from which to choose. First, is our world famous Cove trips in La Jolla. Second, are the more laid back leopard sharks excursions. Both are exciting for the whole family. Participants can hope to see turtles, rays and lots of schooling fish.

Call with group size.

Are you certified? We offer guided scuba diving each morning!

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San Diego Snorkeling Tours | La Jolla Cove & Caves

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The La Jolla Cove & Caves area offers the best San Diego snorkeling. Our professional snorkel guides will lead you through the San Diego protected ocean sanctuary. Snorkeling tours along the majestic sea cliffs in La Jolla offer amazing marine life encounters and a chance to explore the giant ocean caves.

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Residents of Imperial Beach and Coronado say they have seen a spike in deceased marine life on local beaches since the recent unprecedented sewage spills from Tijuana amounting to hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage flowing into the ocean.

"I am not a marine biologist, but I have certainly observed an uptick in deceased marine animals," says Coronado Cays resident and surfer Daron Case. "The timing coincides with the sewage spill."

There have been reports of pelicans, sea lions, and dolphins, and fish washed up on the shore line and floating lifelessly in the water.

Most recently, on June 5, 2017, a dead baby dolphin washed ashore at Elder Street in Imperial Beach. Residents notified the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of their findings, in hopes of having a necropsy performed.

After seeing the aesthetic and life-threatening effects of the spills, local surfers are weary of catching waves along the coast.

"I have no doubt surfed fewer days in 2017 than any other year in recent memory," says Case. "This is a direct result of the sewage spills and related beach closures."

A recent Coronado City Manager's Weekly Update cites two beach closures due to high levels of contamination, for a total of 11 days, for the City of Coronado beach in 2017. According to the Beach Report Card though, Silver Strand is listed as a separate entity from the main Coronado beach, and the Silver Strand beach has had six closures, spanning 32 days in 2017 (data through 5/12/17).

Case says he monitors the ocean's conditions daily, including water quality testing by the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health (DEH) and the Tijuana River plume tracker.

"The plume tracker is one of many 'indicators' that we have to rely on," Case adds. "Unlike a water quality lab test, it is not determinative, but we do use the plume tracker in conjunction with other factors, such as water color and smell, before making a determination whether to paddle."

As reported in May, DEH water quality testing is infrequent and at least one day behind (as their tests take minimum 18 hours for "preliminary results"). Case, alongside other local residents, is pressing the Coronado City Council to cooperate with the City of Imperial Beach to implement and fund a program for "rapid results water quality testing" that would provide same day water quality results when several "indicators" (e.g., plume tracker, recent rains and/or sewage spills, water color & smell, etc.) suggest possible contamination.

According to Councilwoman Carrie Downey, who addressed the issue during a council meeting on June 6, 2017, water quality testing is not the city of Coronado's responsibility, it's the Department of Environmental Health (DEH), which falls on the county's shoulders. Downey mentioned the DEH is working on a quicker test that won't take several days to complete.

The Environmental Protection Agengy (EPA) recently estimated that it could cost upwards of $400M to fix the problem and put a stop to the sewage spills.

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Marine Life Mortality and Pollution Levels in Oceans | Coronado Times

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Residents of Imperial Beach and Coronado say they have seen a spike in deceased marine life on local beaches since the recent unprecedented sewage spills from Tijuana amounting to hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage flowing into the ocean. "I am not a marine biologist, but I have certainly observed an uptick in deceased ...

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The San Diego Zoo now has an aquatic exhibit with penguins and leopard sharks!

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The San Diego Zoo now has an aquatic exhibit with penguins and leopard sharks!

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Whale Watching Capital of the Oregon Coast

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Whale Watching Capital of the Oregon Coast

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This is the fluke of a whale tale in Depoe Bay, OR, that Celyn saw in August

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I took a marine ecology class in high school and I can name the genus and species of all of the algae that is commonly found on the southern California coast!

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In the fall of 2015, my brother and I were surfing in San Clemente, CA and a baby blue whale swam underneath us in the lineup. 

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In the fall of 2015, my brother and I were surfing in San Clemente, CA and a baby blue whale swam underneath us in the lineup. 

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Otters are my favorite animal so here is a link about otters!!

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Feeding, habitat, anatomy, reproduction, distribution, communication, predators and all the information about otters.

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Interested in local marine life? See the link below!

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Friends of La Jolla Shores | Marine Life of La Jolla

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Friends of La Jolla Shores | Marine Life of La Jolla