San Diego GPS Guided Scooter Tour: Downtown & Balboa Park Sights
Overview
Available languages
2 hours
Mobile ticket
If you want to see almost all of the greatest sights that San Diego has to offer. The Downtown San Diego and Balboa Park tour is THE essential San Diego Tour to do. You will visit Balboa Park up close and personnel with your scooter. Stop at one of a dozen of museums and explore the fragrant flower gardens or outdoor organ pavilion. Head up to Hillcrest which has a variety of shops and restaurants and is known to have some of the best food in the country. See Downtown San Diego’s Maritime Museum or the Historic Gaslamp Quarter. San Diego will be one of the most diverse and visually appealing cities your will ever visit and the Balboa Park scooter tour is one of the best ways to take it all in.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
All renters must be able to read, understand and sign a liability release and waiver form.
Each rider will be charged a 150.00 incidental deposit fee. This will not be charged to your card but an authorization to hold will be placed on the card.
Min weight 100lbs, max. 250lbs
The minimum rider age is 15. If under the age of 18 the rider must be accompanied by an adult. Must possess a major credit card and photo ID.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
What To Expect
Little Italy
Drive through Little Italy.
Gaslamp Quarter
Drive through the heart of downtown.
Options
San Diego GPS Guided Scooter Tour: Downtown & Balboa Park Sights
What‘s Included
Rider orientation
Electric scooter
Helmet
Hotel pickup and drop-off
All Fees and Taxes
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
28 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Bad experience
Marketa W,Jun 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00There is no tour guide. The location is short staffed and it took us 40 mins to get set up. The GPS software is glitchy and doesn’t work. Please do not waste your money on this tour. It unsafe to sent people out on the streets of San Diego to follow a tour without a guide and an unreliable GPS.
Bday trip
Tina C,Oct 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00We decided to upgrade to the buggy and did a he tour. We ran out of time to hear all the historical points and only stopped once. So it goes by quick with traffic.
Best time!!!
Carmell M,Mar 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Consider traveling less distance so you can stop and enjoy some of the landmarks. Dress in layers. Great service and extremely helpful and accommodating.
Great experience
NorthStar718370,Mar 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a tour booked for later in the day and Marlon called to let us know it would likely rain and be less fun. He allowed us to come in as soon as we could. We had originally booked for scooters but had some technical difficulties. We were able to pivot and change our ride without any problems. Marlon and his staff made sure we had a great time! Very friendly and easy to work with!
Fun Way to Tour
Discover712247,Nov 15, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The GPS guided tour was a super fun way to see the city. I was a bit intimidated at first to realize that we would not have an actual tour guide. It was not easy to stay on the tour path but making wrong turns was part of the fun. We also had a physical map and found our way back to the path pretty easily. We were in the go cart-like car with a back seat—so much fun!
Great city tour option
Joan G,Oct 30, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Great customer service. The tour was wonderful. It is guided but you go at your own pace. The goCar was easy to drive and the course was well planned.
Great fun!
Paula D,Oct 11, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Fabulous experience! We had booked scooters but were offered to change to Go Cars if we wanted with no extra cost. We took them up on this and were so glad we did! Great GPS instructions and super helpful person who can be called at any time during the tour. Thoroughly enjoyed!
Self guided
Jeff A,Sep 8, 2024
- Review from Viator
3.00This was not a guided tour.. this is a self-guided with a speaker assisted GPS system. So abit misleading info. I did gave a good time but alone.
Scooter Excitement!!!
28alisonl,Sep 5, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Awesome tour! Lots of fun and excitement on the scooters with our 19 and 20 year olds….a great family memory and lots of laughs (once we figured out how to ride!)
SDSU alum and daughter tour San Diego!
christineoN3277EH,Jul 26, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Gocars are fun fun way to explore , see sights, and have some laughs too!! This is second go car and both times awesome!!!!
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