ABOUT US
(Click here for a comic strip history of Canyon Dave Tours)

If you are wondering about fun things to do in San Diego, be sure you include an oceanography tour of the coastline.

Your tour includes admission to the Scripps Institution’s Birch Aquarium in La Jolla.

Among San Diego’s popular beach attractions, your tour will leave you feeling well informed about the local seascape. Your Scripps-educated guide is a professional oceanographer who will open your eyes to the marine life and motion of the ocean: tides, currents and waves. You will learn about marine mammals like the friendly sea otter, and tide pool creatures from starfish to sand crab. You will visit a rocky headland, a sandy beach, a quiet lagoon, and a tide pool area. Numerous fun activities will keep the kids wanting more. A whole new ocean world awaits you and your family and friends.

In May, 2002, Canyon Dave Tours was founded by Dave Thayer, a former professor of geology and oceanography.

TOUR DETAILS

Imagine your own oceanographer leading you and your family and friends to the most fascinating seashores.

PRIVATE TOURS

San Diego Tide Pools

Sign up for a private tour for just you and your guests.

Understanding the Deep Blue Sea

Garibaldi fish

Creatures of the Tide Pools - Waves, Tides, and Currents — the Motion of the Ocean - See and learn it all!

BOOK A TOUR

Let our expert, fun-loving guides take your imagination below the waves and into the octopus’s garden. Join us for an in-depth look at the junction of sea and shore. We are the South Coast’s educational oceanography tour.

Seasonal tours start
June 1.

For reservations, call
Chris day or night:
877-845-3283.

One call to us and your tour is set, and you can change your plans or cancel 24 hours in advance. From outside the USA, you may call
1-928-606-1448.

We will pick you up in your hotel lobby at approx. 9:00 AM. (Call for your time).