If you’re looking for a rental or tour of Santa Barbara or just something fun to do, you’ve found the right place! Cal Coast Adventures offers 10 different types of bike tours from electric bike tours of the city to leisurely mountain bike tours to downhill bike tours. We have a bike shop right downtown where you can rent beach cruisers, electric bikes, and hybrids for cruising the city. For the more adventurous we also have full suspension mountain bikes and carbon road bikes. For those looking for water activities our staff favorite for a good thrill is surfing lessons. We have daily private surf lesson as well as group surf lessons; group surf lessons just take place during summer months while private lessons are available year-round. We offer kayaking and paddleboarding rentals and tours at West Beach year-round via reservation. Our van will shuttle you to the best places and viewpoints in town.
City Bike Tours You will meet up with your Santa Barbara Bike Tour guide(s) at our shop and we’ll show you the highlights of Santa Barbara’s beauty on a 2-hour leisurely ride. Our bike guides each provide their own fascinating insights into Santa Barbara’s history, claims to fame, and hidden gems that they will be excited to share with you! We run our 2-hour city bike tours daily at 9 am, 10 am, and 1 pm at $75 pp.
Electric Bike Tours Our Ebike tour is great for persons young and old alike – an excellent option if you’re bringing the whole family. You’ll be able to cover a bit more ground on these bikes and this tour will provide you a glimpse of the best the city has to offer. We run our private Ebike tours daily at 10 am, and our group tours daily at 2 pm. The private electric bike tour costs $95 pp. The group ebike costs $85 pp.
Bike Rentals Our bike shop is open 7 days a week from 9 am to 5 pm at 736 Carpinteria Street in Santa Barabara, CA. We have a large inventory including beach cruiser rentals as low as $10 per hour and $35 for the day, as well as hybrid bikes, electric bikes, mountain bikes, and carbon road bikes.
Mountain Bike Tours We run daily mountain bike tours for beginners to advanced riders ranging from $105 – $155pp including an alloy or carbon full suspension mountain bike. We carry Specialized and Santa Cruz mountain bikes. If you’d like an easy family ride and want to test out some nice mountain bikes with a guide this is a great chance, or if you’re an intermediate to advanced rider and want a great bike with a guide to take you into some nice single track we can help.
Surf Lessons Surf lessons run daily 9 am, 11am, 1 pm, and 3pm and range from $65 – $95 depending on the group size. The lessons typically take place 20 minutes south of town to provide more consistent knee to waist high waves. We teach at a nice gentle break that is great for learning. In the winter we can often teach in Santa Barbara as there is typically enough surf to teach; summer we move south as it’s typically too small in town.
Kayak Tours We run private kayak tours at 11am for $60 pp and have a group tour at 1pm for $50 pp. The tours are 1.5 hours and we’ll take you through the proper paddling technique and some safety instructions before venturing out into the water. We’ll paddle along the coast of Santa Barbara looking for sea life, while your guide. The view from the water looking back at Santa Barbara is beautiful and really lets you see all of SB and its mountains. Our hourly kayak and SUP rentals are set up April-Sept at West Beach. We can also deliver to any beach in town for a full day stand up paddleboard rental. We have one of the largest surf schools in Santa Barbara and offer lessons year-round. Our company was started to show locals and visitors a great time; in order to do so we’ve hired the best instructors and have an unparalleled level of top notch equipment. You won’t be able to find better bike rentals in Santa Barbara or higher quality surf instructors. We’d love to help you with your adventure and ensure you have a great time!