activities for groups in san diego
Catch Up on Downtime
Make the most of your time together with an exciting program of activities for groups in San Diego. Whether it’s enjoying our resort’s stand-out cuisine, our ongoing on-site events, planning a dedicated activity, or heading out to visit San Diego’s fantastic attractions, your guests will delight in the experience.
Beaches
Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solano Beach Cardiff, Del Mar, and more!
Shopping
North San Diego County has a diverse shopping scene with a variety of options for both locals and visitors. The area features several shopping centers, including the Carlsbad Premium Outlets and Westfield North County, which offer a mix of department stores, specialty shops, and restaurants.
Kayaking
OCEANSIDE HARBOR KAYAK TOUR
Tour duration: 2 hours
The Oceanside harbor offers the best and easiest access to ocean kayaking. After a brief dry land orientation, it’s a short paddle through the quaint harbor to the open water. This tour heads North, offering a unique perspective of the rugged natural environment of Camp Pendleton.
Breweries North County
North San Diego County is a top destination for craft beer enthusiasts, with over 150 breweries, including well-known names like Stone Brewing and Ballast Point. Visitors can enjoy tasting rooms, beer gardens, and brewery tours in the area.
Wineries North County
Open Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday & Sunday 9am to 6pm
The Bernardo Winery, family owned for three generations and over 125 years old, is still fully functional and producing wine in San Diego, with San Diego grapes. After your wine tasting, explore the centuries-old buildings and wine-making equipment, new and old, beautiful gardens, unique studios, galleries and shopping. Farmers market on Fridays.
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
General Park Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm (closure time varies throughout the year)
Discover unforgettable adventure at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Take a ride on the Africa Tram, a 25-minute journey through sweeping savanna habitats where you can spot giraffes, rhinos, and more.
For an even closer experience, explore safari excursions—from feeding animals and ziplining to spending the night near lions and getting face-to-face with giraffes. It’s a wild escape you won’t forget.
Garden Mixology Bar
Mix & Mingle with our Resident Mixologist. Same fresh and flavorful cocktails made fresh from our Garden. Guests will enjoy two creations. Non-alcoholic cocktails may be included.
2-hour station, minimum 40 guests
$75 per guest
$500 consultant fee; $200 bartender fee
Whiskies of the World
Sample whiskies from Scotland, Ireland, United States, Japan and Canada; exploring the differences between the regions and styles.
2-hour station, minimum 10 guests
$75 per guest
$500 consultant fee
Private Barrel Tasting Experience
Guests will enjoy tastings from our hand-selected private barrels. Current barrels includes Whistle Pig Rye, Miestro Dobel Tequilla, Herradura Tequilla and Woodford Reserve Bourbon.
Select one barrel to include in your event.
2-hour station, minimum 10 guests
$75 per guest
$500 consultant fee; plus $200 bartender fee
Sparkling Wine & Champagne
Join our Cellar Master for an in-depth look in to the world of bubbles. Learn about the‘Traditional Method’, ‘Blanc de Blancs’, Sparkling Rosé, and more!
1 hour station, minimum 30 guests
$75 per guest$
500 consultant fee
Taste Of California
Explore the vast array of varietals grown right here in our back yard while learning the unique characteristics that define California wine county.
1 hour station, minimum 30 guests
$75 per guest
$500 consultant fee
Glow Chipping Contest
Watch your shots fly through the night sky. Experience and compete with a 50 yard chip to our 18th green from our raised putting green.
$1,000 for 2 hours, includes staff and scoring with 1 hour of putting and 1 hour of chipping.
Putting Contest
Putt through a custom built miniature golf course. We score it and find your best putter!
$750 includes 1 hour of putting, staff and scoring included.
Chair Massage Experience
Enhance your break time, registration or opening reception with a relaxing massage.
$230 per hour, per chair
Get Fit & Network
Get your guests moving by offering a fun fitness experience. Select a 5K Fun Run or relaxing yoga class in a tranquil area.
Golf Clinic
All guests will meet at the Pro Shop. Group will be divided into 2 groups (each group will spend 1 hour on the putting green and 1 hour on the driving range).
2 hours, minimum 4 guests, maximum 20 guests, $50 per guest per hour (includes instructors and club rentals).
Play With a Pro
Play nine holes of golf with a PGA staff member to learn some tips andtricks to lowering your scores.
Up to 3 guests
$200 per guest plus greens fees
Tuna Poke Chef Demonstration
Long celebrated as one of the West Coast's premier commercial fishing hubs, San Diego's tuna docks at Seaport Village have supplied some of the freshest, highest-quality albacore and ahi to chefs and fish lovers for generations. This demonstration provides a special connection to the local fishing community and a great way to showcase the authentic flavors and story of San Diego fishing.
Join our chef for a hands-on immersion into the vibrant world of creative, modern poke. Over 90 engaging minutes, guests will explore poke as a refined art form — mastering the interplay of bold flavor combinations, celebrating unexpected ingredients, and embracing the culinary creativity behind every chef-driven expression. Expect an experience that is as much about innovation as it is about taste. Demonstration includes precise knife techniques, building poke, and cocktails & wine pairings. Recipes of Four Poke Variations will be shared.
90-minute experience, minimum 10 guests, maximum 20 guests
Location: Chef Demonstration Kitchen (Avant Table 65)
$125 per guest
$500 consultant fee
Component Wine Tasting
Host an interactive, educational class where guests are led through a component table, experiencing various scents that are found in wine (ex: grapefruit, berry, oak). Our sommelier will then guide your guests through the tasting of 4 different wines so they can begin to detect the various components.
A Gift For Teaching Hunt
Almost half the students in America can’t afford lunch, let alone school supplies. With school budget’s being slashed across the country, teachers are being asked to do more with even less. In many cases, devoted teachers spend between $500-$1,000 of their own money every semester to buy school supplies for students and classrooms. Now is your chance to help! For this rewarding project, your group will be divided into teams and given color-coded team ID for spirit. Their challenge: solve clues to and the needed supplies to assemble school and toiletry kits to support our local teachers. To add some fun to an ordinary event, teams will get clues that lead them to various locations where they’ll find various supplies - personal hygiene items or school supplies.
Team Olympics
Just like the Olympics, your group is divided into "countries" (teams) and compete against each other in a series of challenges. The team with the most points at the end of the Team Olympics program stands proud with their "gold" medals. Challenges include Hula Hoop-A-Looza, Success Code, Blind Maze, Pipeline, and more!
Scavenger Hunt
Bring your team together for an activity that requires a collaborative effort and lots of energy! Our Scavenger Hunt is an exciting and active way for your group to focus on their problem solving and time management abilities. Groups will be divided in to teams and will have to use their decisionmaking skills to race against the clock, taking pictures, completing trivia and random acts of kindness around The Rancho Bernardo Inn. Teams will be given maps of the area as well as clues. Our scavenger hunts can be customized to implement whatever current strategies your team is working on or perhaps a simple goal of the day. Get ready to get super competitive and have a ton of fun!
Amazing Race
Just like on the television show “Amazing Race”, teams must decipher clues to reach their destination and the successfully maneuver through a series of roadblocks and detours. In addition to nding the next challenge station, they will have a Passport booklets full of activities. Teams must use quick and effective communication and work together to determine the best person for each task so that they nish rst!
Military Care Connections
This fun event is designed to encourage your guests to get to know their colleagues in a whole new light, leading to ongoing relationships that last long beyond the duration of the meeting! While your group builds connections and plays games among each other, they are also collecting “cash” to exchange for snack packs, educational items and toys for a deployed families’ children in our local community. These care packages support children and family time in homes where often single parents are struggling while their spouse is deployed.