San Diego – a great holiday spot on California’s Pacific coast.

The attractions are many – a world-renowned zoo, fabulous beaches, an aircraft-carrier-turned-museum, museums and art galleries galore, terrific public gardens.

Let’s get started.

San Diego Zoo

The zoo is a must see.

World-renowned – it houses more than 12,000 rare and endangered species.

Here is your chance to see penguins, gorillas, polar bears, kolas, among many others.

Here is what awaits you at the zoo in our slideshow.

The Botanic Gardens are out of this world.

So let’s tour it in our slideshow.

San Diego’s beaches are plentiful, stunning, their sunsets spectacular.

Next week, part 2 of our San Diego trip.