Adventure R.I.B. Rides

Valid until: Jan 31, 2011

Price includes taxes

Enjoy a fast, fun and unforgettable tour of San Diego Bay and learn about the area’s rich naval and maritime heritage from our knowledgeable U.S. Coast Guard Licensed Captain. You will see all the great naval and historical sights that San Diego has to offer from the Navy SEAL Amphibious Base at Coronado Island to the old and new Point Loma Lighthouses at the entrance to San Diego Bay. See the Submarine Base along with much of the Navy’s Pacific Fleet.

There are few places where you can see so many amazing sights in such a short period of time. San Diego Bay is the U.S. Navy’s biggest West Coast port and is the home port to three active nuclear aircraft carriers. This exciting and informative tour is great for all ages.

Duration: 2 Hours
Private Charters: Up to 6 Passengers
Public Excursions: Tuesdays: 10-12pm, Wednesdays: 9:30-12pm, Thursdays: 10-12pm and Sundays: 1:30-3:30pm
(Not offered December-March)

Valid until: Mar 31, 2010

Experience a fast paced and thrilling ride out to the Pacific Ocean, visiting a rookery of California Sea Lions along the way. Within a quick 20 minutes of departing from Harbor Island, you will pass Point Loma and enter the Pacific Ocean, where your whale watching adventure will begin. The R.I.B offers an intimate on-the-water experience and its low profile allows you to get up close and personal with the California Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) as they pass by the San Diego's shoreline on their annual migration to the warmer waters of Mexico.
Duration: 3 Hours
Private Charters: Up to 6 Passengers
Public Excursion: Daily from 9am-Noon
Pacific Gray Whale Watching Season: December 19– March 31, 2010

Valid until: Jan 31, 2011

Price includes taxes

Imagine wild dolphins so close you could reach out and touch them. Be prepared to be wowed on this tour, as dolphins play along the bow wave and surf in the stern wake of the Adventure R.I.B. We often encounter herds of Common Dolphin numbering in the hundreds and even the thousands (mega-herds), often within a few miles offshore of San Diego.

All year long we see friendly Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), the extremely gregarious and inquisitive Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) that often surround the boat to play, their close relatives and equally playful Short-beaked Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis), and the always frolicking Pacific White-sided Dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens).

This year we have also seen the return of the mysterious Risso's Dolphins (Grampus griesus) that have taken up residence just offshore. These very graceful dolphins, considered to be small whales by many experts, are typically a more tropical pelagic species so it is unusual to find them at this latitude. This year we have encountered mega-herds of Risso’s dolphins numbering well over a thousand.

Duration: 3-3.5 Hours
Private Charters Up to 6 Passengers
Public ExcursionsWednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9:30am-12:00pm

Valid until: Jan 31, 2011

Price includes taxes

The Coronado Islands never fail to evoke feelings of awe and amazement in our passengers. A chain of four islands located just 15 miles South of San Diego, “Los Coronados” are protected by the Mexican Government as a nature preserve for migratory sea birds, marine mammals and the myriad of marine life found here.

Your Captain will act as guide and naturalist sharing a wealth of information about the thriving marine ecosystem teeming with life around the islands. The Adventure R.I.B.’s low profile and shallow draft allows you to get up-close and personal to the marine life as you explore the islands’ rugged coastline and secluded coves.

Some of the animals you may encounter on and around the Coronado Islands are: 5 Different Species of Dolphin which inhabit these waters, Harbor Seals, California Sea Lions (at times as many as 50,000), Northern Elephant Seals, Brown Pelicans, Oyster Catchers, Rare Birds: Storm Petrels and the Blue Footed & Brown Boobies, Gray Whales, Blue Whales, Sei Whales and Humpback Whales, Mola Mola (Sunfish) .

Duration: 3-3.5 Hours
Private Charters: Up to 6 Passengers
Public Excursions: Sundays from 9:00am-12:30pm (Not offered in December-March)

Valid until: Jan 31, 2011

Price includes taxes

Explore a beautiful and dramatic stretch of California Coastline from Pt. Loma to Mission Bay and/or La Jolla, while enjoying an exhilarating and fast paced ride in the Pacific Ocean, that will give you a thrill of a lifetime, as you leave civilization behind for a short while. Enjoy an intimate on-the-water experience as you get up close and personal to the abundant marine life and natural beauty of this strip of California shoreline.

Duration: 2.5-4 Hours
Private Charters Up to 6 Passengers

Valid until: Jan 31, 2011

Price includes taxes

Explore a beautiful and dramatic stretch of California Coastline from Pt. Loma to Mission Bay and/or La Jolla, while enjoying an exhilarating and fast paced ride in the Pacific Ocean, that will give you a thrill of a lifetime, as you leave civilization behind for a short while. Enjoy an intimate on-the-water experience as you get up close and personal to the abundant marine life and natural beauty of this strip of California shoreline.

Dock for lunch at one of the many excellent restaurants in Mission Bay or drop anchor near the beach and have a relaxing picnic lunch on board the R.I.B. as you soak in the sun’s rays. Enjoy the rugged and dramatic backdrop of La Jolla Cove or La Jolla Shores for lunch.

Duration: 4 Hours
Private Charters Up to 6 Passengers