On Saturday, 5 Dec 2009, another friend and I with our three teenage sons arranged to go rock climbing and rappelling all day in the hills above Ojai, CA. The event was organized through Santa Barbara Adventure Co and our guide was Matthew Finenup, head of Earthworks Climbing School. We met Matthew at the trailhead parking at 8:45 AM, hiked... more

Hubby and I did the Refugio to El Capitan Kayaging Adventure on Nov 25, during our holiday from Australia, and it was awesome. Ry was such a friendly guide and he was VERY patiens with the whole group. There were 6 in the group. The kayaking was wonderful, it was my first time. The scenery and dolphins and seals lovely... more

The scenery was beautiful, bikes were comfortable, lunch was tasty, they picked us up at our hotel in Santa Barbara, but most of all our guide Jessica was like a family member. She was engaging, entertaining, patient and accomodating, The only thing we would change is the choice of winery's we visited, and I would like to have rode more... more

The tour was great and the guide was amazing! Highly recommended! more

Your guides did a great job of making everyone feel comfortable. I was genuinely concerned I would be cold during the kayak tour, what with the chop and wind. Not a problem. Even the lunch was decent (believe me, many such lunches aren't). The bicyles were in excellent condition and suitable for all sizes. High end adventure with fun guides... more

The trip was great and the weather was wonderful. It was great to see the sea lions, Santa Barbara cliff lines, and rocky beaches. The lunch that was provided was excellent and more than I expected to have on a trip like this. My favorite part of the trip was surfing the waves in our Kayaks! more

A great day: 4 hours + of kayaking and exploring sea caves with a great guide. The day wizzed by! Be prepared to get wet! Highly recommended. more

I just returned from your Sea Coves trip in Channel Islands National Park. My family and I had a great time! Our guide Jennifer was very pleasant and informative, she was also very patient! The trip went very smoothly from the check-in process, the charter boat to the island, and the safety briefing and paddling lesson. Three members of my... more

We did the Channel Island day trip this past weekend with Jenn. She was completely knowledgeable about the Islands and the sea caves we were exploring. I felt completely safe with her and more importantly she is a really sweet person which puts you very much at ease, since I hadn't done any sea kayaking previously (just some canoeing on... more