About Santa Barbara Adventure Company
Santa Barbara Adventure Company runs guided outdoor trips across Santa Barbara County and out to the Channel Islands from a base on East Haley Street. The company built its business around all-inclusive day trips, handling transport, permits, gear and food so guests turn up with nothing and spend the day on the water or in the hills.
Their Channel Islands program takes small groups by boat to Santa Cruz Island for sea kayaking through the island's sea caves, snorkeling in the kelp, and coastal hiking. Closer to town they run Santa Barbara harbor and coastline kayak trips, surf and stand up paddle lessons, and wine country tours through the Santa Ynez Valley. They also handle team building programs, school and youth outdoor education, and private group charters for family reunions and corporate offsites.
Where they differ from a straight rental shop is the logistics. A Channel Islands sea cave paddle involves a boat crossing, a National Park landing and a guide rated for ocean caves, and few operators package that into a single booking. Guides are trained in wilderness first response and the groups stay small, which matters when you are threading a double kayak through a cave mouth with swell running.
