Why You Should Visit San Diego Over Los Angeles

Next time you’re planning a Southern California vacation, rethink your decision to head straight for the City of Angels. Just a couple hours south of Los Angeles sits the more charming, less crowded city of San Diego. Read on to discover why San Diego is topping SoCal vacation lists.

Better Beaches

Although non-natives tend to associate beachy stereotypes with Los Angeles, San Diego definitely takes the cake on beach quality in Southern California. The beaches in San Diego are cleaner and less crowded than those in Los Angeles, offering you a more intimate and comfortable experience. Plus, the conditions are better for water sports, making this city a hotspot for surfers. Some of the best beaches in the city include Mission Beach, Coronado Beach, La Jolla Cove, Pacific Beach, Imperial Beach, Silver Strand, and Ocean Beach.

Less Traffic

Authentic Mexican Food

While Los Angeles may have a strong foodie culture, no city in California can match San Diego’s high quality Mexican food. With such close proximity to Mexico, the city is guaranteed to provide you with the most authentic Mexican food possible. The only drawback? It may make it impossible for you to enjoy any other city’s Mexican food ever again.

Great Breweries

Aside from the mythical Mexican food in San Diego, the city is filled with craft beer lovers. The city has become known as home to some of the best breweries in the country, many of which you can visit for tours and tastings. Some local favorites include Alpine Beer Company, Ballast Point Brewing Company, Green Flash Brewing Company, Stone Brewing Company, and Societe Brewing Company.

Professional Football

Once upon a time, Los Angeles was home to the Rams and the Raiders, but today the city has lost its NFL teams to other cities. Angelenos may try to claim that they aren’t missing out since the city is home to great college football programs like the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans, but it’s just not the same. San Diego, on the other hand, has a thriving football culture supporting the Chargers.

Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.

Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.