San Diego Insider Tours

Surfing has shaped San Diego's popular culture and it helps to drive the local economy. Our Surf Culture safari introduces participants to the best of local beach life - without getting them wet.

• Get acquainted with some of the most sublime beaches in California.
• Hear amazing surf stories that few locals know.
• From the longest pier in California, get a surfer's view of the beach where people first began riding San Diego's wave almost 100 years ago.
• Visit the world's first engineered surfing park, where the "Bruticus Maximus" creates a churning wave so huge it challenges the skills of expert surfers.
• Check out a taco shop/surfboard museum (and sample a fish taco)
• Experience San Diego's four wildly diverse beach communities
• Learn to read surf patterns and see how surfers pick their waves.
• Visit the first surfing park ever established in the United States, where awesome athletic performances unfold daily.
• Explore one of the city's hottest surf shops and pick up swim wear, equipment and beach culture memorabilia at a 20% discount!
• Get a gourmet snack, bottled water, and a glossary of surfing terms.