Tours and Tickets to Experience Coronado

There are plenty of ways to experience Coronado. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• San Diego Harbor Speed Boat Adventure
• Small-Group San Diego Sunset Sailing Excursion
• San Diego Scenic Tour
• Small-Group San Diego Afternoon Sailing Excursion
• San Diego Bay Jet Boat Ride

It is free to visit Coronado, but it can be more exciting to check out the island as part of a tour or cruise from the San Diego Harbor or Mission Bay. Group tours run from around US$55 per person, and private tours of Coronado are around US$200 per group. Boat cruises range from around US$30 to $130 for group tours, depending on what they include, or you can rent a private boat for around US$300.

Beautiful Coronado Island in San Diego is known for its iconic Hotel Del Coronado, navy influence, boutique shops and restaurants, and long sandy beaches. Many people have also heard of Coronado from the film Top Gun, where several scenes of the movie were filmed at the Naval Air Station North Island.

There’s plenty to do in Coronado, from dining and shopping to getting some fresh air and exercise on the beaches or along the Silver Strand. See a performance at Lamb’s Players Theater or spend time at Spreckels Park or Coronado Tidelands Park. It’s also fun to take the ferry from downtown San Diego.

You can get to Coronado, San Diego by boat or car. Boat options are the ferry or a water taxi. By car, you go over the impressive Coronado Bridge. On the island, you can bike, rollerblade, or walk along the 16-mile (25-kilometer) bike path around the island.

No, there is no fee to visit Coronado, San Diego. There used to be a toll to cross the bridge, and the infrastructure of toll booths is still there, but you no longer need to pay. You can also find free parking along the streets if you're lucky.

Coronado Island isn’t lacking in sandy beaches, which sparkle in sunlight most of the year. Coronado Central Beach has Hotel del Coronado next to it, North Beach is great for dogs, Silver Strand has good picnic spots, and some beaches have grassy areas, like Glorietta Bay and Ferry Landing Marketplace.

Yes, visiting Coronado is worth it. Take a walk through the charming downtown for a bite and some shopping, or do more adventurous activities, like cycling along the Silver Strand or boogie boarding in the ocean. You never know—you could catch a movie being filmed there, too.