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The girls and I just got back from another adventure!
This time we decided to stay a little closer to home and explore the San Diego Harbor. We saw Navy Seals practicing, ships being built and some of California’s most beautiful shore lines! In an effort to make our life easier and more streamlined with all these family adventures I’ve got a system I use now when planning our fun trips to theme parks and attractions. Undercover Tourist is my secret weapon when planning our adventures. They just recently started selling tickets to Southern California theme parks and attractions and that is super exciting!
Here are my 5 top planning tips with Undercover Tourist.
1. Purchase your tickets online, ahead of time. Undercover Tourist makes it easy to purchase your tickets ahead of time so that you don’t have to worry about the attraction selling out or waiting in long lines to buy them. They have the available attractions and theme parks separated by area for easier planning, this is San Diego’s.
2. Don’t pay full price for your tickets. Buy your tickets at a discount through Undercover Tourist. Here is a link to purchase San Diego Discount Attraction Tickets.
3. Do your research. Undercover Tourist has more info in one place than I’ve ever seen before. You can learn about when the busy season is with their crowd calendar and other useful information that will make your visit even better. They even have a skip the lines section.
4. Create a budget. Include money for travel and food too! And since you saved money buying your tickets you will have more to spend on your adventure.
5. Have fun! You’ve planned for this day! Enjoy it!
I really enjoyed reading through the Undercover Tourist Blog for even more tips. Be sure to sign up for an Undercover Tourist account, which allows you to “favorite” and save attractions, videos, blog posts, tickets and more for later reference. Plus, an Undercover Tourist account allows you to track your order history and download your E-Tickets for easy reference.
It’s great to do travel while getting the best deals. It leaves you more to spend during the trip.
I like the tip of not paying too much for your tickets. That way you can spend that money on other things during your trip!
Wow! Very cool! I wish I had time to plan a vacay! This definitely looks like the way to go 🙂
Thanks for sharing these tips. Having a budget is so important when planning a vacation. It is so easy to go overboard.
An adventure like this would be a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing these great tips.
I definitely ditto the buying ticket sin advance tip. It is such a huge s=time saver guys!
Thank you for the tips. I’ve actually never heard of Undercover Tourist until now. It’s great to know of another site where I can get travel discounts.
Those are 5 great tips for planning a vacay. I would love to go on a girls only trip.
Sign me up! I am definitely in need of a vacation right about now 😉
Great tips,We always try to buy our tickets in advance to going the earlier the better.
I never had the chance to fully explore San Diego but when I go back to the US. I would definitely ask my sister to explore it with me.
It’s great to research not only by asking travel agencies and friends but also by visiting online blogs. For sure, there are numerous tips they can offer.
Thanks for the great tips! I always research the heck out of everything before I do it!
I’ve never heard of this site. Thanks for sharing!
We love to travel and I have never heard of UCT before! Thank you for the tips and their information because I am going to check them out now!
Great tips! I like to buy my tickets online as well. Waiting in lines is not my style.
Budgeting is definitely important! I see so many folks end up going into debt after a vacation
These sound like fantastic tips! We are about to go to the beach – I dread packing. 🙂
I am all for not paying full price for tickets. I hate it when you pay full price for things that either have coupons or hidden deals somewhere. I want more for my money.
I’d love to go to San Diego. I love cities on the water, they always have so much to offer
I’ve never heard about undercover tourist before, what a great resource!
Great tips! We are done with vacations for this year. Tapped out! But I will keep these tips in mind for the future!
Never heard of undercover tourist, how cool. Great tips too!
These are such smart tips. It’s a great idea to travel when the best deals are on that way you have more money to spend on other aspects of the holiday.
Oh wow, this looks like a great service! I hope Undercover Tourist has more cities available soon, being able to access discounted tickets is wonderful.
It’s always important to buy the tickets early.
I need to look into this! I never plan like I should before.
Creating a budget is definitely a good idea. You can way over spend if you don’t.
Hadn’t heard about them but sounds like a great savings resource for travel! I will have to take a look next time we are planning.
A budget is key! It’s so easy to go overboard while traveling.
I have a friend out in SD and hes always sending me these beautiful pics of all the fun things he gets to go do. I believe I have seen this fun tour before.
Thanks for the great tips! Creating a budget is so important.
Thank you for the tips! I can’t wait to get our next trip planned. I pinned these tips so I won’t forget!
These are great tips. I love the first picture.
I am always trying to plan new adventures for my family and I. These are great tips, thanks for the helpful advice!
I’ve never heard of Undercover Tourist! I’ll have to keep this in mind for my next trip!
Great tips. We love playing tourist in our own backyard. And these are awesome tips, especially buying tickets online, no one wants to wait in a que.
Thanks for sharing such great tips! They can be useful for other trips too I think!
Thanks for sharing these tips. I am looking to do more traveling this upcoming year.
These are some great tips. I love to travel and see new places.
Thanks for sharing the info about Undercover Tourist. I’ve bookmarked the site for future reference.
These are really great tips. I love the photos.
Great tips! I’m glad you and your girls had a great time!
Sounds like fun! Doing research is key to staying in budget and not paying more than you have to.
Creating a budget is very important. I didn’t and I ended up spending a lot of money!
i’ll be checking out undercover tourist next time we’re traveling. always like to keep my money in my pocket!
What great tips. I will have to look into Undercover tourist in I ever get to travel. Thanks for sharing.
These are fantastic tips! I have heard of Undercover Tourist before, but haven’t visited the site.
Great tips! These would be very useful for traveling.
Wow I’ve never heard of Undercover Tourist before but I’m looking at it now – and it looks great! Thanks for sharing 🙂