The Ultimate SAN DIEGO Travel Guide

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Everything you need to know to visit San Diego California. San Diego is known for its beaches, parks and warm (but not HOT) climate. A really great destination for those who enjoy outdoor activities. Animal lovers come to visit the San Diego Zoo, parents who love their kids visit Legoland theme park, and history and military buffs will appreciate that San Diego is home to the nation's largest concentration of military in the world.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 San Diego Travel Guide
01:20 2. Orientation
05:26 3. Getting In to San Diego
08:06 4. Getting Around San Diego
10:26 5. Weather in San Diego
12:31 6. Beaches in San DIego
15:18 7. Food in San Diego
17:19 8. Beer & Nightlife
18:09 9. Hotels in San Diego
19:34 10. Things to Do in San Diego
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@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

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@andreavaughn854 Жыл бұрын

I just took my first trip to San Diego last week. I was solo, and stayed in Little Italy. I loved it! I walked about 12 miles a day, ate a lot of great food, did the zoo, and a baseball game. I just didn't get to do my harbor cruise, so I need to go back. My friend has been wanting to golf Torrey Pines, for years, so I guess we need to plan that next!

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

12 miles a day.. impressive!

@hardshell9236 9 ай бұрын

I am staying here right now, so many homeless people I am shocked, streets smell like urine, it definitely became worse since 2018

@subjecttochrist 9 ай бұрын

@@hardshell9236Covid caused downtown to become a 3rd world country

@Brick_BuiltProductions Ай бұрын

Nice, also a wonderful place there is the hotel del its a amazingbeach resort (though its very expensive), it has a beautiful beach that is perfect for a beach day or for surfing.

@timdrake200 Жыл бұрын

Love these videos! San Diego is one of the best places to live in!!!

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim!

@samuelpreciado1336 11 ай бұрын

Mission Beach is also my favorite. I always recommend it! 😄

@virtualtour4u85 Ай бұрын

thank you yellow productions going over all things to do in san diego. It is one of my favorite city.

@YellowProductions Ай бұрын

You bet! My pleasure!

@rexonmontefalcon 8 ай бұрын

This may sound odd to say but you speak very well! No stuttering, pauses, and continuous facts being said about SD! 🙌💯

@YellowProductions 8 ай бұрын

Thanks falcon!

@darrylk808 Жыл бұрын

You do such a thorough job. Everytime I think you missed something you cover it later! 👍

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Right on Darryl!

@Weinertobbagan Жыл бұрын

This video is edited very well. The pace is perfect. I think this is the best video I have ever watched on San Diego.

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Right on. Thanks Troy!

@nataliecatherine6279 11 ай бұрын

I swear I have tried to watch so many KZfaq videos about what to do in San Diego and this has been the only helpful and watchable one. So well produced, edited, concise. Appreciate this type of content, so glad to find my new favorite travel KZfaqr :)

@YellowProductions 11 ай бұрын

Awww. Thanks Natalie!

@henningdamberg2206 10 ай бұрын

this was a very instructive and friendly introducation to san diego. I also appreciate your friendly and likeable way of talking to your audience. Great work!

@edvaira6891 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for covering our respective hometown yet again! Always nice to see!

@mooveegal Жыл бұрын

Chris, What I appreciate of your videos are how you quickly get me oriented geographically, with some background sprinkled in for what makes it special (w/o going long and deep into history and such), and shared your personal recommendations.

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks gal! I appreciate the kind words!

@bevvyloo7952 Жыл бұрын

We’re just back from our California road trip & San Diego was our last stop before flying back to the uk. We loved it, especially my husband who loves Top Gun. His favourite day was visiting the USS Midway museum & then going to the Top Gun Bar (Kansas City BBQ) We also went to Little Italy, Gaslamp & Balboa Park which has some beautiful buildings. We definitely want to return as 3 nights definitely wasn’t long enough! You are also spot on about it being grey May as it was cloudy for the whole time we were there. Will definitely try & return in September. Thanks for the tip! ☺️

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Awesome BevvyLoo!

@boomertuber8878 Жыл бұрын

ALWAYS GREAT INFO Chris!

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks Boomer!

@gilbertocarmona6295 Жыл бұрын

We visited San Diego after one of your videos! Wonderful! We will always be grateful to you.

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gilberto and super great to hear from you!

@grownupgaming Жыл бұрын

Editing is SO good! You are perfecting your craft

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks GrownUp Gaming!

@PoGoJoel Жыл бұрын

Right on Time Chris!! I'm leaving tomorrow and staying until next weekend! Appreciate you!

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Enjoy San Diego Joel!

@ramonpolorealestate23 9 ай бұрын

I ❤ living in San Diego. I explore new places almost daily!

@1eurolatefee Жыл бұрын

I only recently discovered your channel and I already enjoyed every single video I‘ve watched so far. It‘s better than going to the movies! In this video, it is so amazing to get detailed and very useful information from someone who lives around the area. Thank you so much! I also like that you always seem to be happy and smiling (not sure about off camera) when talking about traveling.

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Aww . Thanks Verena!

@goddess131 Жыл бұрын

perfect timing! I knew for sure that I will go to the Botanical Garden, and I know of some restaurants, and was thinking about other places to go, thank you for putting up this video now!

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Perfect!

@elizabethhirst9419 Жыл бұрын

San Diego is one of my favorite places! Thank you for making this video!

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Elizabeth!

@cottagefulloflove4090 Жыл бұрын

This was such a fun video! So much information! Also your fuzzy microphone is so cute it looks like it needs googley eyes 👀😆 Thanks for the content, Chris!

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Hah! Thanks CottageFullOfLove!

@damianwalsh879 7 ай бұрын

I love beer 🍺 and beaches and bars and clubs

@kathi78 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris, can't wait to go 😊

@YellowProductions 4 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@kathi78 4 ай бұрын

@@YellowProductions 💯😎

@alexwallace6120 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for covering San Diego. I lived there over 30 yrs go and have so many fond memories. I loved going to Old town and having frozen Margaritas and Mexican food. I also loved hanging out at mission Beach, and Belmont park was fun, especially that old Rollercoaster. It was not as built up. I like the La Jolla beaches ,and walking around town. They have a good theater there. I like Coranado especially walking around that old Hotel. You done some interesting, fun, and informative videos on SA Diego. I still have one good friend there, he lives in La mesa. I must visit soon.

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex! San Diego is ready to welcome you back!

@RobbertKeller-zk4fs 15 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂I stayed in Chula Vista I would like to go back

@PinoyFamilyinCalifornia Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this video. We are from Los Angeles and we always love to drive in San Diego. We always go to La Jolla Shores. Will definitely check Mission Beach. We haven’t been there. 😊

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks Pinoy Family!

@markcummings3146 11 ай бұрын

Would love to visit San Diego some day! Thanks for your recent stuff on San Francisco Chris, we visited a couple of weeks back and you VLOGs were invaluable for us.

@YellowProductions 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark!

@shiannkwon6046 7 ай бұрын

SO HELPFUL thank you so much!

@heidi1897 10 күн бұрын

Brilliant video. Great information. Thank you

@YellowProductions 5 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful Heidi!

@rickywalker3154 Ай бұрын

I was stationed in the San Diego area during the 1990's and enjoyed my stay there.

@toddryan0108 Жыл бұрын

Great video Chris! Me and my wife live up in Fresno and have been visiting San Diego quite frequently, all your content has been amazingly helpful and informative.

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Right on... thanks Todd!

@kobe2bynum 2 ай бұрын

Awesome review 🎉

@stuartmiller9648 25 күн бұрын

Looking to visit here in 2025....looks amazing!! Great video!

@markallen8226 3 ай бұрын

Looks amazing Chris, thank you.

@YellowProductions 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark!

@amyyates8273 Жыл бұрын

Yay, a new SD Travel Guide! My son and I ate at Mike’s Red Tacos today after the Rock n Roll 1/2, thanks to you (and others) recommendations. Combo #1 is instant favorite!

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Awesome Amy!

@Keith_Aerotrunk Жыл бұрын

Great info in this video. Thanks for sharing, Chris!

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith!

@Keith_Aerotrunk Жыл бұрын

@@YellowProductions ❤

@lasvegassmoke4866 Жыл бұрын

youre one of a kind mr.yellow. love your videos!

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks Las Vegas Smoke!

@MariaKnows 9 ай бұрын

Hi Chris! This is my nth time taking your recommendations in different places, and this time in San Diego which we’ll be visiting in Thanksgiving. Please don’t stop making videos giving us cheap yet memorable activities in great places. Thank you so much!

@YellowProductions 9 ай бұрын

Awesome Maria! I hope you enjoy San Diego!

@jameshiga8077 Жыл бұрын

Hi Chris. Thanks for the great video. San Diego is a great place to visit with many attractions and activities for all types of people to enjoy. Take care.

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks James!

@per-ericjonzon9979 Жыл бұрын

We just love San Diego! We are from Sweden! We was there 2018 & 2019

@RNDBros Жыл бұрын

Great Video I live in San Diego county in the city of Chula Vista Ca

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks RamenGoated!

@damianwalsh879 7 ай бұрын

Great content

@marblehillpjs 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video, I think you convinced me to come

@YellowProductions 10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that!

@sweeney0558 Жыл бұрын

GREAT VIDEO THANKS

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks Linda!

@jennifuzz3316 11 ай бұрын

Chris I have watched a ton of your videos but never about your home town. You can really see your love for this city . I think I'll watch them all. :)

@YellowProductions 11 ай бұрын

Right on Jennifuzz 😀

@kamlakabduwal6665 Жыл бұрын

Nice video.

@buhwheat1000 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support Lazer!

@TheLT704 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for this

@YellowProductions 3 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@martind6115 Жыл бұрын

Hello Hello Hope your havin a Great Day !

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Definitely Martin!

@blessedormessy6336 Жыл бұрын

Just left San Diego. When I return ▪︎ I'm putting some of you recommendations on my list 🎉

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@erickfgty Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris, always helpful, I’m actually visiting San Diego this weekend ! And yes my amtrak to LA got cancelled :/

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Enjoy San Diego! Bummer on the Amtrak!

@mocrg Жыл бұрын

Three comments . Great Italian food- not necessarily in little Italy. The trolley is great and you should take it to see the river. Don’t go during comic con unless you’re going to comic con. It’s the largest event of the year and prices go up triple.

@gumerzambrano Жыл бұрын

Something great to do while in San Diego is to visit Tijuana! It's so close to the border to spend an afternoon eating great food. If you're feeling ambitious you can even get world class Chinese food at Hong Kong 😃

@samuelpreciado1336 11 ай бұрын

Yeah and wait 5 hours in the line.

@malcorub Ай бұрын

Hey now!!! This is a family friendly channel. I don't think Yellow will be reviewing the HK anytime soon. lol

@jamesbeech1291 10 ай бұрын

Just completed a solo trip to San Diego, took a train to LA for the day very hot and allot of fun. Didn’t get to do everything in the city, but got allot especially mission beach and downtown

@YellowProductions 10 ай бұрын

Awesome James!

@stevenr560 9 ай бұрын

Coming from Scotland to visit San Diego in October. Your videos are always so helpful

@YellowProductions 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve! I hope you enjoy SD!

@roddyrod583 Жыл бұрын

I went to USD Law. My favorite thing to do is a hike at Torrey Pines and lunch in La Jolla or Del Mar.

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@scottman895 Жыл бұрын

San Diego is such a fun city! I went last year for the very first time, and I loved it very much! Watching this brought back some great memories from last year. I'll need to go back again someday!

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Sorry we didn't get a chance to catch up on that trip!

@scottman895 Жыл бұрын

@@YellowProductions No worries! I can see me coming back soon. I'll let you know when I do!

@leonardgarcia5320 3 ай бұрын

Pacific Beach...Garnet ave....can't go wrong

@michaelaronson7253 8 ай бұрын

Do you have any videos specifically about Coronado? Trying to decide if I want to stay there or not the next time I go to San Diego.

@RTPatYYZ Жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, great video about San Diego - I would love to visit, but when I visit CA to see family it's always about LA. Just a correction (again with the pandemic I'm sure stats are a little distorted) but it is London Gatwick that is the busiest single runway airport in the world.

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks RT. London Gatwick has 2 runways. Though only 1 can be used at a time. Or so says Wikipedia 😀

@PhotowalksTV Жыл бұрын

Nice thumbnail! Video too.

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Double thanks Jeff!

@nicholase.9195 Ай бұрын

Fidel’s Solana Beach. You’re welcome.

@pdxaviation Жыл бұрын

Spaghetti with mizithra and and browned butter 🤤

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Nom nom nom

@marklawrence909 9 ай бұрын

Watching this is torture right now because I am in the UK and it's been one of the wettest and miserable 'summers' ever. Thanks to your video I am planning to visit San Diego in a few months, got to get of the overcrowded grey island that is Great Britain.

@YellowProductions 9 ай бұрын

I hope you enjoy San Diego when you get to visit!

@marklawrence909 9 ай бұрын

@@YellowProductions Thank you, I'm sure it can't be as bad as the UK right now ;0)

@rocketsteel 11 ай бұрын

I love LJ blacks beach.

@malcorub 2 ай бұрын

3:55 I always thought it was funny that the Mexican Consulate is located on India Street in heart of Little Italy. You see flag after flag of green, white and red then all of the sudden its the same flag only with an eagle/snake in the center.

@YellowProductions Ай бұрын

Totally!

@JuanMartinez-cu7xn 11 ай бұрын

Going this weekend where is the best place for discount on Lego land and Padre tickets

@adamwelsch7308 11 ай бұрын

Hi Chris, do you recommend taking the greyhound bus from Long Beach to SD and what do you think of the 4 points by Sheraton in Little Italy is it a decent hotel we are trying to go to a budget hotel without a rental car for the 2 days we are going to be there in early December (thanks for the video)

@YellowProductions 11 ай бұрын

Greyhound isn't the best. But it's probably the cheapest way to get from Long Beach to SD. And I think Little Italy is a good central neighborhood to stay in without a car

@mollydemarco3374 Ай бұрын

you cannot say you're a foodie and then reccomend The Old Spaghetti Factory

@YellowProductions Ай бұрын

I sure can. I have a 4 year old daughter... it's perfect for her where the high end sushi restaurant isn't

@maryrichardson3422 Ай бұрын

❤❤

@northerngnome8580 Жыл бұрын

Good video Chris but we’re confused, do you want us to drive to Vegas if we want to eat at Shake Shack or IN-N-OUT? Hahaha, for moment there, we thought there was an Aria hotel in San Diego.

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

It's what I had b-roll from 😉

@tony.9363 11 ай бұрын

Whats the average cost of living? Thinking of moving there from Northern California mainly due to the warm weather and atmosphere!

@igorcrystal1523 14 күн бұрын

Hey Chris, have been watching your videos for a while :) would you have recommendations for a day by day itinerary in San Diego (and surroundings) for a family with a 4-year old for about 4-5 days? First time in San Diego. Also, where to stay. Looking for something 3-4 stars. Thanks!

@YellowProductions 14 күн бұрын

Hi Igor -- you might enjoy watching my more detailed San Diego planning gjide.. I get alot more in to Hotel locations in that one: kzfaq.infoPJ_VeGVlTaI?si=qlqotokIY4EXZlum

@igorcrystal1523 14 күн бұрын

@@YellowProductions Thanks Chris, planning to go somewhere around September-November. Which month would you recommend for the best weather, lesser hotel costs?

@YellowProductions 11 күн бұрын

If you like the beach September has the best weather. Usually pretty uncrowded then too

@star_platinum2821 Жыл бұрын

doest the county include the city in the 3 millon or is it over 4 millon all together

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

County includes the city... so 3 million total

@thaerenglish84 24 күн бұрын

Hello...what is comfortable salary to live in San Diego??

@kathi78 4 ай бұрын

I'm about planing a trip to SD in early September. Would you recommend an Uber from LAX? Greetings from Germany

@YellowProductions 4 ай бұрын

Hi Kathi -- personally I'd rent a car from LAX and drive to San Diego. Might be hard to get an Uber to take you that far as it's a 2-4 hour drive depending upon traffic

@ilford6x6 Жыл бұрын

Dat thumbnail tho 😂😂😂

@rutiyahalom9993 8 ай бұрын

Hello Chris. I am coming to LA area from Australia and my son from Vancouver. He will be working first week so we want a really nice environment where it will be nice to stay and work in the room or hotel. You mentioned a resort in San Diego? Can you tell me pls what's the name? Very high prices? The Trump hotel in Las Vegas is so nice and much cheaper. Any really nice place under $A 400 a night?

@YellowProductions 8 ай бұрын

Hi Rutiya -- a great resort hotel in San Diego is the Hotel Del Coronado. Right on the beach. I think it would be a great work cation spot.

@hardshell9236 9 ай бұрын

I am here right now in August, it’s gloomy in the mornings and water is ice cold🥶

@YellowProductions 9 ай бұрын

August gloom is real too! 😀

@nastehaqalib7659 11 ай бұрын

I was born in San Diego and I’m 10!

@dantrim3937 3 ай бұрын

The water is warm? The water is cold in SD. And a "dry climate" is relative. Maybe it's dry compared to Florida, but it's humid compared to the Rocky Mtn States (unless you're in the eastern part of SD county.) Also, from Top Gun, that was the house that Charlie lived in, not Maverick. Skip the greasy "_bertos" restaurants if you're just visiting. Some of them are decent but the sit down restaurants offer the best Mexican food in the U.S.

@geedubbya4432 11 ай бұрын

Pacific Beach?

@edvaira6891 Жыл бұрын

6:52…Irony rears it’s head! I’m guessing you recorded this right before that awful landslide completely shut everything train-related down for MONTHS! (Not actually sure if it’s even reopened, yet, to be honest…)

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

It reopened. And then closed again after another land slide. Doh!

@michaelhoran407 11 ай бұрын

Like the $1 billion USD U.S Navy USS Bonhommie Richard amphibious landing ship which was totally destroyed by fire while moored at a dock at San Diego Naval Base, burned for 5 days.

@valerianthemackiii5896 Жыл бұрын

💕🌈*🥰🫶*🌈💕

@mastermamad Жыл бұрын

@TrangleC Жыл бұрын

Interesting thumbnail. I'm jealous, especially about the food. Where I live the restaurant scene is abysmal. I recently was in a supposedly Mexican restaurant and the food was just awful. The tacos were basically only filled with red cabbage and traces of minced meat and the chili was clearly mass produced garbage straight out of the can and barely heated up. Well, at least I saw a flamboyant openly gay person (the waiter) for the first time in my 45 years of living in Germany. So I can cross that off the list of things to see, hehe. Just mentioning that because Germany has this reputation as this weird, over-sexualized, perverted place full of sexual deviants, but that stuff is basically limited to a hand full of neighborhoods in 3 cities (Berlin, Munich and Cologne) and the rest of the country is basically 1950s style buttoned-up picket fence "being a pariah if you don't wash your car every Saturday"-territory, where you can literally spend your whole life without ever running into a openly gay person. It was just the only interesting thing about that restaurant, besides how insultingly awful and overpriced the food was. Anywaaaaays.... Thanks for the interesting and comprehensive overview. I'll try to include Sand Diego if I ever manage to finally do my bucket list trip to the USA.

@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын

Thanks TrangleC.. and yeah. I haven't eaten Mexican food in Germany. But every restaurant I've seen the serves it just looks like they're making something really wrong 😉