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We pride ourselves on carrying Santa Barbara's easiest kayak and paddleboard experience as the only rental and tour company on West Beach. We also prioritize keeping our inventory up to date with the highest-end kayak and paddleboard gear you can find. Most importantly, our friendly tour guides and beach staff will be happy to answer any questions as they help assist you and the family into your ocean adventure!
Santa Barbara Kayak or Stand Up Paddle Rental lasts about 1 hour.
Prices start at $30 per person for this Santa Barbara experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 6 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Our Kayaks and Paddleboards are at the heart of Santa Barbara. We're just to the right of the Pier/Stearn's Warf on the sand of West Beach. You'll see our gear next to some blue flags and a blue tent.. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 29 verified reviews; it is run by Cal Coast Adventures. Most-mentioned highlights: Kayak, SUP, Paddle, Life Vest or PFD.
This activity was so much fun! The person in charge gave a brief explanation to my kids (16yr and 12yr) on how to paddle board and then they were off! The area where they paddle board and kayak, the water is very calm.
Thank you for the great review! We’re so glad your kids had a fun paddleboard rental and that our team could help get them comfortable before heading out. We hope to see you all again!
Josh was great, really awesome experience beautiful views and a really great way to have fun at the beach on a 90° day or any day!
Amazing! Happy to hear that you had an enjoyable time on the water with Josh and that you had amazing weather while you were here!
Our guide Carson was amazing—fun, knowledgeable and reassuring to those of us in the group who were nervous. Beautiful tour of the harbor, it really was the highlight of our trip.
I'm stoked to hear you had a beautiful kayak tour throughout the Santa Barbara harbor! Such a great adventure to add to your list while here in town
Kenzie was our guide for the Kayak tour. Knowledgeable and experienced in Kayaking and in the area of Santa Barbara/Pier.
Glad you enjoyed your kayak tour with Makenzie! Kayak tours are a great way to explore the coast of Santa Barbara with a local!
Justin did a great job. Was tons of fun and very informative. Highly recommended. Good idea for afternoon rise. 5 stars!!!
Glad you enjoyed your kayak tour with Justin! Kayak tours are a great and fun way to explore the coastline of Santa Barbara!
Great way to explore with family! I really enjoyed looking under the wharf. Rachel was the best kayak I’ve ever rented!
Staff was very understanding. Had a great time talking with Rachel and learning more about the area!
Glad you enjoyed your kayak rental with us! Kayaks are a great way to explore the coast of Santa Barbara!
We did the Harbor kayak when we were in town for 24 hours on our trip down the coast. It was a nice change up from all of the walking that we had done in other places we had visited. Our guide, Cole, was awesome! He immediately connected with our two sons who are 12 and 14 and was super friendly and talkative with all of us throughout our trip. He took us to see the sea lions and seals and under the pier and around the harbor and he gave us lots of facts about the harbor as well as anecdotes about his own experiences. He also gave restaurant suggestions as well as other things to do in the area. We had a really great time and having him as our guide made the experience even better. We'd definitely do this again if we returned and would recommend it to anyone going to Santa Barbara. Also, I had a question the day before our trip and when I called I actually got a human to answer the phone, rare these days!! An extra bonus was a very playful baby seal who was interacting with us, pics below :)
Wow sounds like an epic tour out on the water with Cole! Cole showed me some of the pictures of the baby seal interactions and it looked awesome! Thanks for the review!
The double kayaks were great, I loved the paddle attachment, they were so handy. Launching in where the water was flat made coming in and out of the water super easy. Plenty of flat water to explore in the harbor, and lots more beyond. Taylor made our experience so enjoyable. He drug the kayak to the water for us and gave us tips on where to go. He even highlighted some areas where people had seen a whale and a seal pup that day so we were able to see them too! When we came back in, he was helping another group down to the water, but as soon as he had them launched he RAN back up the sand to keep us from having to wait. I highly recommend Cal Coast Adventures for your SB kayaking experience!
Glad you enjoyed your kayak experience with us! Taylor is a great employee and glad he can be so helpful to you guys! Thank you for coming in! We hope to see you again soon!
What a lovely day! We saw a baby grey whale. It was just 5 feet away from our paddle board. Carson helped us out and was committed to the safety of my children. We will definitely be back, and maybe surf lessons next time!
Hi Sheila! Thank you so much for your review! We are glad you had a great paddle board experience and that's pretty amazing that you got to see a whale! We hope to see you in the future for some surf lessons :)
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| Santa Barbara Kayak or Stand Up Paddle Rental | 1 hour | 5.0 (29) | $30 | |
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