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Channel Islands Adventures: Seasonal Highlights

Santa Barbara is a magical place; we have over 300 days of sunshine, experience a Mediterranean climate, and are lucky enough to be only a short boat ride away from the beautiful Channel Islands. Here at Santa Barbara Adventure Company, we often get asked when the best time of year is to visit the Channel…

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The Seasons of Channel Islands National Park

Seasons. Weather. These factors will all influence when you decide to visit the Channel Islands National Park. Here’s a great look at when it is the best time to kayak, hike, snorkel, and camp.

How to Plan a Kayak Trip to Painted Cave

If you are trying to plan a trip to Painted Cave on Santa Cruz Island, unfortunately due to transportation logistics, increased costs and guest interest we will not be scheduling regular tours to Painted Cave at this time. However, you can book kayaking and snorkeling tours on Santa Cruz Island year around by taking the…

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Channel Islands Snorkeling Trip

Santa Barbara Island Snorkeling Photos

Santa Barbara Island is located 55 miles from Ventura County and is a great location for a few day visit to enjoy island kayaking, snorkeling and camping with friends. Santa Barbara Island is the smallest of the eight California Channel Islands. The island is home to a large sea lion rookery and several seabird nesting…

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California Island Excursion, A New 3 Day Trip

***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…

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Snorkeling with My Kids

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…

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Ralph Clevenger: Photos from the Channel Islands

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…

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4th of July Island Kayak & Camping Special

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…

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