by Frank Sabatini Jr.

Taking guests to favorite local destinations and beyond, Another Side of San Diego Tours uses nearly every form of transportation. The company’s Downtown Segway Tour, for instance, scissors through the Gaslamp District, Balboa Park and areas along the bay on individual scooter-like transporters called Segways. There are also walking, hiking and helicopter excursions available, plus dune buggy tours through scenic deserts and jaunts to Catalina aboard various ocean vessels. All public tours begin from the company’s Gaslamp District office. And private tours include roundtrip limousine service from the guests’ point of origins.
739 Fourth Ave. • 866-373-0221 • asosdt.com

Traipse through the hidden trails of Torrey Pines State Park or behold the stylish businesses sprouting in Pacific Beach’s commercial district during two-hour walking excursions led by Where You Want to Be Tours. The company, operated by former KSWB-TV reporter Darlynne Menkin and husband Marc, conducts the walking tours daily through neighborhoods that also include the Gaslamp District and Bankers Hill. The tours are “part historical, part hysterical,” say the owners, who take an irreverent approach replete with trivia games and prizes along the way. The cost is $20 per person. Double-decker bus tours and team-building scavenger hunts for corporate groups are also available.
619-917-6037 • wheretours.com