Experience the best of the Santa Barbara coastline during an introductory surfing lesson at Mondo's Beach. Learn the basics with an instructor who focuses on the fundamentals of reading water, paddling, popping up, and riding as well as surf etiquette during your 2-hour lesson.
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $225.
Larger groups pay less per person.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 7.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Surfing Lesson in Santa Barbara (2 Hours) lasts about 2 hours.
Prices start at $125 per person for this Santa Barbara experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $225. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
Children aged 7–12 pay from $125, adults from $125.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Look for an Adventure Company van and park anywhere in this area. Your guide will be set up with boards and a Santa Barbara Adventure Company umbrella on the beach. If you cannot find your guide within a few minutes - PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 6 participants.
Children must be at least 7 years old, comfortable swimming in the ocean and ducking under waves
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 11 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Santa Barbara Adventure Company.
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Andrey was an awesome teacher! Beginners, first time, and he made us feel comfortable in the water and feel like we knew what to do. Super fun! We are pretty athletic but had never surfed before. Andrey has been surfing for decades and has a passion for teaching.
Beau did a terrific job. He was very friendly, informative and patient with us. We really got up on the boards and enjoyed the waves!!! We will book this activity again when we go back to this area.
Very happy with the experience! The company was friendly and helpful. Our sea cave kayaking around the islands was cancelled due to weather, but we were able to coordinate a surfing lesson on the same day through calling the company. The surfing lesson was amazing...wet suit, booties, and board included. Our instructor, Sean, was super knowledgeable, positive, and encouraging. Great instructor for 1st timers!
We were visiting Santa Barbara from the UK with our 7 and 8 year old children. We had a surf lesson with Marc and everyone loved it. My youngest was standing on his surf board straight away and my daughter pretty soon afterwards. A great success- thank you!
I came with our 17 year old daughter, we stayed at Hotel Milo and drove to Mondo’s Beach for the surfing lesson. We had a great time!! Instructors were very helpful with all of the gear and were very friendly and patient. Our daughter had an awesome time surfing and would love to do it again!!
We actually did two activities with this company and both were great fun with awesome guides. We had done a surfing lesson with another firm the day before near Venice Beach and the Santa Barbara Adventure Company was way better. Pablo and Piers were excellent instructors and were fully engaged with helping us learn how to surf. We even managed to stand up a few times towards the end of the lesson. Shay and Paige were our guides for the Sea Kayaking and there were brilliant also. It was really cool going up the coast. Not sure both my kids enjoyed it as much as the surfing but my wife and I enjoyed it. Maybe it was because we had done single kayaks rather than doing twin ones. If we are back again we would certainly book with them again.
My wife set up a father-son trip to Santa Barbara and signed us up for surfing lessons. Pablo and Rachel were fun and helpful teachers. They kept us focused and we had some success by the end of the class. Great memories for us both.
Really good experience surfing in Santa Barbara with great instructor's. We came by car and changed location during the session, but that just gave us the opportunity to see more of the great beaches.
Absolutely AMAZING time!! Highly recommended! Marc and Pablo were the absolute best instructors!! They got me standing up and surfing in no time at all! I couldn’t have ask for anything better! Extremely friendly instructors and very knowledgeable in their sport! Thank you so much guys! I could now check that off my bucket list!
The guide was fantastic. He was very detailed in providing instruction both on the shore and in the water. He was very good in pointing out safety items to be aware of. The experience was very enjoyable and one that I will remember forever.
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