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   At Rancho Valencia:BOCCI BALLPlayed on the Croquet Lawn. Use of equipment is complimentary. Tennis shoes required. CROQUETUse of equipment is complimentary. Flat soled shoes are required and white clothing is requested. DININGChildren's menus are available in The Restaurant and In-room Dining. FAMILY TENNISThe family that plays together, stays together. Call the Pro Shop and reserve court time for you and your family. Personalize the lesson any way you like. Add music! Play games! Have your lesson taped or have lunch delivered courtside. Advanced notice is required. GAMESSan Diego Monopoly, Jeopardy, Trivial Pursuit - Family Edition, Sequence, decks of cards, puzzles, and crayons are all available for your enjoyment. JUNIOR TENNIS DROP-INSDirected by Dan Irvine and Mark Davis. Monday through Friday 3pm - 5pm. Call for verification of class schedule. MOVIESWe have a wide variety of family friendly titles to choose from. A DVD player and available movie list is in each suite. SPORT COURTBasketball, ping pong, volleyball. SWIMMINGHeated to 82 degrees, Rancho Valencia's pool is available for year-round enjoyment. You can also enjoy the pleasure of steaming Jacuzzis. Nearby:BEACHESIn San Diego, the beach is a way of life, a source of pride and joy, a defining influence in people's lives. For some, the mere memory of a mid-summer sunset melting into the Pacific is reward enough. Others have a more intimate relationship with the sea: surfing and sailing, biking and running, swimming and diving along San Diego's many coastal beaches and bays. As if just hanging out at the beach isn't fun enough, people have invented all kinds of ingenious ways to enjoy it even more - surfing, windsurfing, bodysurfing, bodyboarding, skimboarding, kiteboarding, wakeboarding, skateboarding, rollerskating, rollerblading, rollercoastering, sailing, boating, jetskiing, waterskiing, fishing, snorkelling, scuba diving, volleyball and a myriad of other activities. Whether you are an accomplished expert or taking up a new sport for the first time, you'll find everything you need to do it right in San Diego, from equipment and rentals to charters and instruction. BALBOA PARKThe nation's largest urban cultural park of over 1,200 acres and dubbed "The Smithsonian of the West," Balboa Park is home to 15 major museums, beautiful gardens and the San Diego Zoo. View the Dead Sea Scrolls, an exhibition of some of the world's greatest archaeological treasures including parchment and papyrus scrolls authored around 250 BCE to 68 CE. In addition, guests can now observe the park with a fascinating one-and-a-half-hour audio tour, available at the Park's Visitor's Center. 1549 El Prado, San Diego 92101 BIRCH AQUARIUM AT SCRIPPSTravel through the Hall of Fishes and see more than sixty habitats featuring life from the cold waters of the Northern Pacific coast down to the Caribbean. Don't miss the 13,000 gallon Shark Reef tank, admire vibrant colorful coral reefs, and discover the Tide Pool Plaza, where a variety of animals including hermit crabs and sea anemones make their home. Finally, at the newest exhibit "Feeling the Heat, The Climate Challenge," fast-forward to the year 2050 for a broadcast of California's weather report and view stunning images from around the planet that offer insight into the staggering environmental changes. 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla 92037 LEGOLAND CALIFORNIAAt Legoland, an interactive family theme park of 128 acres filled with rides, shows and attractions, "everyone becomes a hero." Perfect for youngsters ages 3-11, sail the seas as a pirate aboard the galleon, man the fire trucks at Fun Town Fire Academy, or become an ace driver at the Volvo Driving School. The fabulous Las Vegas Miniland development, the largest and most recent expansion, includes ten different Las Vegas hotel properties chosen for their unique architectural style. "The Strip," also features a miniature wedding chapel, monorails and real live sounds recorded in Las Vegas. One Lego Drive, Carlsbad 92008 SAN DIEGO WILD ANIMAL PARKSet foot inside the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, located in North San Diego, and be transported to one of the most exotic places on earth. The 1800 acre wildlife park is home to thousands of animals roaming together on the vast open plains. You can hand-feed a gentle giraffe, traipse through a Congo Fishing Village, get face-to-face with big cats at Lion Camp and walk a 2 mile back-country path on the Kilimanjaro Safari Walk. Throughout Journey into Africa, the most recently added attraction, glimpse the amazing variety of animals living on earth's largest continent and develop a new appreciation for just how huge a rhinoceros or Cape buffalo is. 15500 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido 92027 SAN DIEGO ZOOThe world-famous zoo features over 4,000 animals representing more than 800 species and subspecies of rare and endangered birds, mammals and reptiles. Observe exotic plants and explore the Ituri Forest, Giant Panda Research Station and the Polar Bear Plunge. The newest exhibit, Monkey Trails and Forest Tails, is a habitat home to over 30 species of African and Asian birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. You can enjoy a three-dimensional journey into the depths of the tropical forest by either an elevated walkway or an Asian forest path. Park Blvd. & Zoo Place, San Diego 92112 SEAWORLD SAN DIEGOEnjoy Killer whales, dolphins, manatees and more at the water themed adventure park located near Mission Bay. Experience the innovative Shamu Rocks show, set to a background of rock 'n' roll music, the grand-reopening of Penguin Encounter, and the new Brewmaster's Club for 30 minutes of food pairings with Anheuser-Busch products. 500 Sea World Drive, San Diego 92109 |
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