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If you are new to Santa Barbara or just a local looking for great spots you haven’t found yet, you should check out Santa Barbara’s Dining and Destinations. This wonderful magazine is a Santa Barbara Restaurant and Lifestyle Guide. It is a great source for Santa Barbara restaurants, home decor, fashion, art, things to do,…
***This tour is not running at this time — Review a listing of all our current islands tours here*** Are you ready for an amazing adventure? We have been working hard all Winter to develop a new epic California Island Adventure for you. This multi-day trip departs from Santa Barbara harbor and cruises to 3…
As we head in Spring at SBACo, guides will start to journey back to Santa Barbara for the Summer work. During the off season several of them have traveled to Baja, Costa Rica, even Thailand – looking for good surf and adventure. But one guy has stayed behind all Winter to take care of guests, prepare for the…
It isn’t every day that a dad gets to take his kids out of their first snorkeling trip. This winter my family did just that. After a 5 hour flight to Hawaii and several days of “practice” in the hotel pool, we headed out on a half day excursion on a catamaran to explore the…
TRIP POSTPONED: STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS AND NEW DATE Celebrate Underwater Parks Day with a tour of Santa Barbara’s new protected waters! On January 21st, Santa Barbarans will join ocean lovers across the state to celebrate California’s third annual Underwater Parks Day. Santa Barbara Channelkeeper is organizing a celebratory guided kayak tour led by Santa…
Santa Barbara Adventure Company is excited to introduce our new Outdoor Education promotional video. Created by local photographer Erin Feinblatt this incredible film features photography and video from several Outdoor Education trips, footage from Channel Islands National Park and underwater video from California’s central coast. Students share the impact of their outdoor experience in incredible video…
Many organizations in Santa Barbara County are committed to identifying and marking historic sites and structures with signs or plaques. These groups do an outstanding community service at their own expense over many years and county-wide. The Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West have placed 39 plaques, E Clampus Vitus has placed 34…
We are so excited to feature Justin Ruhge on our Adventure Blog. Mr. Ruhge is an incredible historian, who has written several wonderful books about Santa Barbara’s maritime tragedies, historical structures, and pioneer families. If you want to hear some amazing tales of central California, pick up one of Mr. Ruhge’s books or check one…
Recently Ralph Clevenger came by the warehouse and needed some equipment for a photography class he was instructing. Always up for an adventure, we agreed to help Ralph out with some Adventure Company kayaking gear for the trip. And then this week a disk of amazing photos arrived at our office. We were happy to see the…
Book a day of Sea Cave Kayaking July 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th and enjoy camping in Channel Islands National Park on us! Come explore the sea caves with us, but don’t go home. Stay the night and enjoy a 2nd day of island life! Go on a self-guided hike, do some tide pooling or…