San Diego Zoo
 

I'm planning a West Coast Pacific cruise in October. I want to visit the San Diego Zoo, the ship excursion is $75 for a 7 hour tour. I don't know if I want to spend that many hours there, if I get tired I would have to wait until the end, like it or not. I think the price of admission is around $40-$45. Would it be a problem finding a taxi going there and back? This way we could leave whenever we want to and do other things after. I think it would also be cheaper that way. Shouldn't cost $60 in taxi or would it?

Won't cost you $60 for taxi and there are lots of other things to see there. The zoo is located at Balboa Park and there are many museums, all clustered in the same area (an old World Expo Site). You can spend 2 to 3 days there and not see everything. There will be something there that will interest you. I will be surprised if there isn't. Go check out information on Balboa Park (http://www.balboapark.org/) and see what else is there for you to visit. And by all means, take a taxi. It would be cheaper.

There is also a San Diego Wild Life Park which is quite a bit further away. make sure you don't confuse the two.

Thanks Eschew. I'm checking this right now. It seems you've been everywhere. By the way, I enjoyed snorkling with my son last December in St. Thomas. This year it was either going back to the Caribbean on the new Royal Princess or the West Coast on the Sapphire Princess. The West Coast will be something new for us to visit.

Hi Eschew! whiteowl I highly recommend taking the trolley tour. You see all the highlights and it is hop on hop off so you can spend some time at any of the spots and catch the next trolley. http://www.trolleytours.com/san-diego

Whiteowlmtlca, while in San Diego, go visit the Stars of India and the Midway Musuem. Both are right at the harbor. From where the cruise ship is docked, you can see the naval base and if you are lucky, you will see an Aircraft Carrier or two.

For the zoo, when you buy your tickets at the gate, can you use a credit card or you have to pay cash? It would be a good thing to know before getting there and having not enough cash :(