Sail, Beachcomb and Explore Caves with 12 New Friends

June 16-21, 2024
6 days / 5 nights

THE BEST BEACHES IN SAN DIEGO

Did you know that San Diego has 70 miles of pristine coastline? Add that to year-round sunshine and mild temperatures, and you have a California coastal city with some of the best beaches in the world. With 70 miles along the Pacific Ocean, San Diego (California’s second largest city) is divided into six beach regions including Coronado, La Jolla, Mission Bay and Beaches, North County Coastal, South Bay and Point Loma, Harbor Island and Shelter Island.

Don’t just tour San Diego and it’s Beach Towns, Experience them with 12 new Friends!  

Every Beatrice Bradley trip is crafted to maximize the experiences had during the trip.
The itineraries are specially made to allow time for engaging in conversation and having belly laughs with a new friend. We hope that the activities and experiences may allow you to come out of your comfort zone and to try new or unique things.
These trips are made to replicate a ‘friends get-away trip’. 

Check out these Highlights

• Our hotel has a private beach and adults-only pool
• Sunset Cliff and Cave Nature Exploration: Spot gray whales
• Lunch, Seals, and Shopping La Jolla: is known for its beautiful beaches, shopping, and seals.
• Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve Walk: Oceanside walk where we will try to spot dolphins and bobcats
• Private Sunset Dinner Cruise on a luxury expansive 58-foot catamaran 
• Go-Car Downtown and Balboa Park we will cruise to most of the greatest sights San Diego has to offer
  
• Best in the world San Diego ZOO Golf Cart Tour!
• Fabulous Dinners Oceanside
• BONUS MAKE 12 NEW LIKE-MINDED FRIENDS!!!

Day One:  Arrival Day and Welcome Dinner and a Dip in the Pool – Kona Kia Resort and Spa

Highlights

• Kona Kia Report and Spa: Check into modern luxury. Get settled into your oversized balcony room looking out over San Diego Bay.  Tour the property’s private beach, sipping specialty drinks from the Tiki Bar or relax after check in the adults-only pool.
• Happy Hour & Welcome Dinner at the Vessel Restaurant, a waterfront dining experience!  Celebrate beginnings with fine food and even finer company.
• Head down to the private beach after dinner for sunset, bonfire and s’mores.  

• The History of Shelter Island, San Diego

  Originally a sandbar that was visible at low tide, Shelter Island wasn’t even accessible from mainland San Diego until 1953. It was only as soil and sand were dumped there from the San Diego River and dredging materials were piled up during World War II that the sandbar-turned-island started to become something of a landmark. In the early 1950s, the city and harbor developed the island—dredging a yacht basin and creating a deep water channel into the bay, raising the land up above high tide, and adding the causeway that connects it to Point Loma.

Day Two Monday: Sunset Cliffs and La Jolla Seals, Shopping and Fabulous Mexican Food

Highlights

• Early-risers coffee island walk followed by a leisurely breakfast at the hotel
• Sunset Cliff and Cave Nature Exploration: Cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. We may see gray whales and the occasional cliff diver
• Lunch, Seals and Shopping La Jolla: known for it’s beautiful beaches, breathtaking views, art and museums, hang gliding, Mexican food, outdoor activities, sea life and culture.  Mexican food for lunch!
• Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve Walk: Oceanside walk where we will try to spot dolphins and bobcats.
• A relaxing later dinner poolside or in your room, if down time is needed.
• Twilight Tranquility: Dip into the pool or share stories around the beach bonfire.
• LA JOLLA Known as “The Jewel” of San Diego, not just luxury homes and upscale shopping, it’s also home to some of the best beaches and reefs in the state including La Jolla Shores and La Jolla Cove. Lawn bowling, hang gliding and surfing – there’s plenty to do oceanside when you’re in La Jolla.

Day Three: Seal Boats, Catamarans and Seaside Village

Highlights

• Elevated Start: Group breakfast at the hotel to fuel your day.
• Seal Boat Tour: We will wind our way through picturesque San Diego streets before splashing down for a cruise waters of the San Diego Bay.  We will learn first-hand of our rich military history and cruise through the waters that are the playground of the California Seals and Sea Lions.
• Lunch in Seaport Village: Group seafood lunch with a view.
• Explore Seaport Village: a lively waterfront destination, where the energy of the sea meets vibrant shops, enticing restaurants and breathtaking views.
• Private Sunset Dinner Cruise on luxury expansive 58-foot catamaran.
• Late night fun at hotel pool or private beach.

Day Four: Go-Car Adventure, Fabulous Food Lunch and Pacific Beach 

Highlights

• Early Risers coffee walk followed by breakfast on the island.
• Some free time at the resort to read a book on the beach or add a spa treatment.
• Lunch in Hillcrest know for some of the best food in the country.
• Go-Car Downtown and Balboa Park we will cruise to most of the greatest sights San Diego has to offer, from the visually stunning Balboa park which is littered with Spanish Renaissance inspired architecture, over a dozen museums, colorful flower gardens and world renowned outdoor organ pavilion all the way to the always happening Hillcrest, which has a great variety of shops and restaurants.   But, best of all we will get to see Downtown San Diego at it’s finest, from the Maritime Museum to the Historic Gaslamp Quarter. 
• Dinner in Pacific Beach followed up a sunset ocean side walk.

• PACIFIC BEACH Travel further south and find this beach, with its funky beach bars and taco stands. Now you’ve arrived in San Diego!  

Day Five: Trolleys, San Diego Zoo and Farewell Oceanside Dinner 

Highlights

• Group Breakfast and coffee at the hotel
• Hop on Hop Off Trolley – Stops include OLD TOWN MARKET FOR LUNCH, MARITIME MUSEUM / STAR OF INDIA, EMBARCADERO MARINA, SEAPORT VILLAGE, GASLAMP QUARTER, CORONADO and a SPECIAL STOP AND TOUR AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO!
• Farewell Oceanside Dinner with the group

• CORONADO’S PERFECT BEACHES 

  Voted as one of America’s best beaches by The Travel Channel, Coronado’s sandy beaches glisten with mica mineral sand.

Day Six: Departure Day

Highlights

• Goodbye Breakfast – a time to say goodbye and share stories and photos
• Depart for the airport

Flexible pay-as-you-go payment plan

How it Works:

Activity Level – Moderate

There will be walking and standing during the tour and also e-biking.  You will need to be able to get in and out of a van.

It is your responsibly to fully read and understand the physical abilities that correlate to this Beatrice Bradley Experience. Difficulty level of activity is subject to individual interpretation so it is extremely important that you read the itinerary and reach out if you have concerns or questions.

If you have questions about the specifics of the physical activity during this trip, please give us a call at 763-784-8291

Role of a Beatrice bradley hostess

Beatrice Bradley is an Experience Company not a Tour Company.  The role of a Beatrice Bradley Host is to be warm and welcoming. To relate and connect. To have attention to details. And to manage the behind-the-scenes magic so your experience is one-of-a-kind. They are not local experts nor are they tour guides. We hire local experts, guides, and historians as each location warrants. They are expert hosts and manage the camaraderie and logistics of the experience. Our goal is that your hostess will make you feel welcomed, comfortable, and that you will walk away with new & lasting friendships made during an unforgettable experience.

Flight Details

Airport Pick Up is included when arriving at the designated airport within the specified pick up window.

Departure Airport: San Diego International (SAN)  
Departure Date:  June 21, 2024
Drop off Time: 11:00 AM (Arrange flights for 1pm or later)