Crossing Borders: Tijuana Day Trip from San Diego
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San Diego, USA
- 6 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore Tijuana, Mexico, without getting lost on this day trip from San Diego, a great choice for first-time visitors. Visit cultural attractions, sample authentic Mexican street food at a sidewalk taco stand, and do some shopping and sightseeing. Opt to walk or take public transportation and experience the city like a local. Your guide can suggest stops and adapt the itinerary to fit the needs of the group.
- Explore San Diego’s sister city, Tijuana, without getting lost with a guide
- See more of Tijuana in less time—ideal for first-time visitors
- A small group tour for a personalized experience
- Lunch and bottled water included on this San Diego tour
What's Included
- Food tasting
- Lunch
- Local guide
- Food and drinks
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 727 E San Ysidro Blvd, San Diego, CA 92173, USA
Front Doors of McDonald's *Border Regulations it may change the meeting point (customer will be advice)*
End point
- Retorno SentriRtno Sentri, Cuauhtemoc, 22010 Tijuana, B.C., Mexico
Just near to the Border in the Side of Mexico so you can just cross the Border to US.
Itinerary
Start this Tijuana full-day tour by meeting up with your guide and small group in San Diego. Your tour group is limited to just 12 people to provide an intimate journey through the city, which is ideal for first-time visitors who want to travel through Mexico safely with a guide.
Once you meet up, your guide helps your group with border crossing into Mexico before you set off exploring Tijuana by foot. During your full-day tour, do some sightseeing with your guide to see cultural attractions and learn about them, too. A traditional Mexican lunch, as well as food samples are included, so you can get a peek into the culinary side of the city.
This Tijuana experience ends once your guide gets you safely back across the border back into the US.
Once you meet up, your guide helps your group with border crossing into Mexico before you set off exploring Tijuana by foot. During your full-day tour, do some sightseeing with your guide to see cultural attractions and learn about them, too. A traditional Mexican lunch, as well as food samples are included, so you can get a peek into the culinary side of the city.
This Tijuana experience ends once your guide gets you safely back across the border back into the US.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Passport is required
- Border Regulations it may change the meeting point (Customer will be advice)
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 531 reviews
Julie_B, Mar 2026
Well finding parking and where to meet our guide was a nightmare!!! I almost went home and said forget it!!! At the border you might wanna tell ppl where to park and to meet the guide in front of Mc Donalds!!!!!
Lili_B, Mar 2026
Carlos and Andres were great and helpful. I learned a lot and had tasty food. Definitely recommend. Crossing the border was easy and not stressful. The lines were also not that long!!
Jakob_T, Mar 2026
A great tequila and taco tasting wine tour around Downtown Tijuana! Our guide Tadeo was super knowledgeable and helpful, especially at the border. It’s a lot of walking but there’s ample time for breaks and pit stops.
Crystal_K, Mar 2026
It made the day enjoyable with less stress. We could have not done it without the tour guide. We got to see everything and even enjoyed a taco.
Kenya_L, Mar 2026
We had an amazing time on the Crossing Borders: Tijuana Day Trip from San Diego! Everything felt authentic, and fun. It was such a great experience getting to explore Tijuana and see things for ourselves instead of just hearing about it.
Our tour guide, Tabitha, was absolutely wonderful. She was incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and made everyone feel comfortable right away. You can tell she genuinely enjoys what she does, and that energy made the whole trip even better.
This was actually my first time crossing the border, and I even brought my 16-year-old son along. It turned out to be one of the best days and such a great memory for us to share together.
If you’re thinking about taking this tour, I highly recommend it. Great experience, great guide, and a really fun way to explore Tijuana!
Jessica_M, Mar 2026
Tadeo was our tour guide and he was the best we've ever had! Extremely knowledgeable about the city and the area. He kept a great pace and we enjoyed every minute of it. It was like Tadeo breathed with the city and knew every spot to take us! This was my first time and Mexico and I felt very safe even with the recent unrest. I would highly recommend this tour and Tadeo in particular!
Joycelyn_B, Feb 2026
I'm so happy we booked this tour!!!! Our tour guides were informative and accommodating. We enjoyed the food, coffee, the museum, the conversations and the overall experience. It was a day well spent.
Jody_K, Feb 2026
Loved this tour of Tijuana. The food and tequila were great. Our guide was very knowledgeable! Definitely recommend especially for people that have never been. The lines to cross can be veryyyy long so be patient crossing!
Laura_R, Feb 2026
Tadeo was a wonderful, knowledgeable and easy-going guide. He did a great job catering to the many personalities in our group and kept everyone happy. It was a busy day at the crossing but he communicated well and everyone got where they needed to be in a timely fashion. The trip back into the states took us an hour from dropoff to our ride back to SD. Not bad!
Teresa_L, Feb 2026
There seemed to be a few hiccups in the details. We received a call about 30 minutes before from our tour guide who was supposed to arrive on the US side to escort us to Tijuana; she let us know she was in line for 2 hours and not near the US side so we had to cross the border ourselves. It wasn't difficult but because of that, it took people who were coming on the tour longer to get to the Mexico side and we ended up having to stand in the HOT sun for about 30 minutes which wasn't fun. It seems this is a common issue based on other reviews and I think the company should plan better for this and change how the tour is described. Once we got going it was then going smoothly. Our first stop was a tequila tasting. I'm not a fan of this but however I was fine to do the tasting, we seemed to take a long time doing that and a few other members agreed we were there too long. We kind of felt it lagged because they wanted us to buy more alcohol. I would have rather seen more shops where we were. After that we went to a candy shop which was nice and we tasted a chili mango which was really good. Then we went for lunch. we had 2 blue corn tacos. The beef tacos were very good, the chicken did not taste like much. After that we had free time and then the tour went back for another tequila tasting. I really wanted to see more of the local markets. When the tour was over we went back and had to stand in line for 2 hours to get to the US side. I think the company should make it clear that this is normal to stay in line that long when they advertise it. My husband and i have taken many tours with Viator and never was disappointed before.
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