Kayaking in San Diego near La Jolla Cove is easy and makes exploring the treasured seacliffs and caves along the shores a memory that will last a lifetime. Call (858) 454-1010 or feel free to reserve your Kayak Rental online. Click Here!

See Lots of Cool Fish like the Guitar Fish on our Kayaks!
A long, pointed snout and a guitar-shaped body give the shovelnose guitarfish its unique name. Compressed from belly to back, guitarfish bodies are attuned to life on the sand. These guitarfish have body colors that range from olive to sandy brown on their upper body and white on their underside to help shovelnose guitarfish blend into their sandy seafloor habitat. They live on sandy seafloors in bays, seagrass beds and estuaries, and usually in less than 40 feet of water.

While taking our La Jolla kayak tours, you'll see these amazing Shovelnose Guitarfish from atop your kayak! Our kayak tours in San Diego make seeing these Guitarfish easy and you won't have to get wet because you can see these from atop your kayak! Our San Diego kayak tours will paddle over the area known as the "Marine Room" where you'll spot dozens of these Guitarfish during the Summer months, when the visiblity is usually at its best. If you want you can get a little bit closer with our Kayak and Snorkel Tour.

The shovelnose guitarfish is actually a ray that ranges from central California down to the Sea of Cortez. Guitarfish are generally considered harmless. Just don't interupt them during mating season, the only time they will get aggressive! The Guitarfish has a mouth located on the bottomside of their body, which is well placed for eating bottom dwelling prey. Guitarfish "breath" by pumping water in through holes (spiracles) on top of their heads, over the gills, and out through gill openings on the bottom of their disc. Guitarfish lie in the sand, ready to ambush their prey, with only their eyes sticking out, since their bodies are the same color as the sandy ocean floor. Guitarfish will erupt out of the sand to gulp down a crab, worm or clam that crosses its path. At night, they leave the sand to actively cruise the seafloor to feed on crabs, worms, clams and, even small fish.

Witness these amazing Shovelnose Guitarfish by kayaking above them and enjoying all the marine life in La Jolla from a-top our Ocean kayaks. Most of the marine life that is visible in La Jolla Cove can be seen with ease from on top a kayak. Kayaking in San Diego is made easy and fun with our San Diego kayak tours. The tour is truly a unique experience because of the wide array of marine life throughout La Jolla Shores. Our kayak tours to the 7 Caves and kelp beds in La Jolla make your vacation easy. We deliver the kayaks to the beach for you, and give you a paddling lesson before your kayak tour, so you don't need any previous kayak experience.

(We cannot advise you to enter the Caves without an instructor)
Please join our Guided Kayak Tour in to explore the Caves!

La Jolla Shores: Swim with the Leopard Sharks

Kayak in shallow waters at La Jolla Shores during breeding season (June-Nov.), to view the harmless leopard sharks! They swim around in just a few feet of water and venture into the shallow waters by the Marine Room each year to spawn. These leopard sharks are visible from atop your kayak. Truly one of the top 10 things to do in San Diego while on your vacation! Reserve your spot on our La Jolla Kayak and Snorkel Tour today!
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