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CHANNEL COUNTIES, CA - UNIQUE EXPERIENCES

GO TO THE ZOO

FEED AN OSTRICH

Charles Paddock Zoo (Atascadero)

  • Mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and barnyard

  • Special events

  • Educational activities

 

OstrichLand USA (Buellton)

  • Get up close and personal with ostriches and emus

  • Guided or self tours

  • Feed an ostrich

  • Buy Emu Eggs, Feather dusters, and more

RIDE A SEGWAY

Segway Solvang (Solvang)

  • Segway training 

  • Solvang City tours

  • Figuero Mountain tours

  • Segway tours + wine tastings

  • Twilight tours

GO WINE TASTING

Laetitia Vineyard (Arroyo Grande)

  • Wine tasting

  • Trails and Ocean views

  • Bocce ball courts

  • Picnic areas

GO ZIPLINING

Vista Lago Adventure Park (Arroyo Grande)

  • Ziplining for all ages and levels

  • 40' freefall quick jump

  • Adventure courses

LEARN TO SURF

Mama Can Surf (Atascadero)

  • Personalized surfing lessons

  • Specialize in teaching women to surf but teach all genders and ages

EXPLORE A CASTLE

Hearst Castle (Atascadero)

  • Built by William Hurst

  • Over 165 rooms + 127 acres of gardens, walkways, terraces, and pools

  • Over 25, 000 artifacts

  • Several different tour options to choose from  (See website for details)

LEARN TO FLY

Skyrider Ultralights (Camarillo)

  • Discovery flights

    • Hands on instruction, pre-flight briefing, fly the aircraft!

  • Flight school

GO HORSEBACK RIDING

Circle Bar B (Goleta)

  • Rides through the Santa Ynez Mountains

  • 1 hour to half day ride options

  • Private and customized rides

GO KAYAKING

Aquasports (Goleta)

  • Island Kayaking

  • Coastal Kayaking

  • 1 day and multi-day trips

  • Watch for dolphins, whales, sealions, and seals

  • Trips to Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, and Anacapa

RENT AN ATV

BJ's ATV Rentals (Grover Beach)

  • Rent ATV's for Dune Riding!

GO SKYDIVING

Skydive Pismo Beach (Pismo Beach)

  • Freefalls at over 120mph

  • Shoreline and mountain views

  • 20-60 second falls

  • 8000 to 13 000 ft jumps

RIDE THE DUNES

Pacific Adventure Tours (Oceano)

  • Hummer rides over the Dunes

  • Thrills, hills, and backwards climbs!

RIDE IN A BIPLANE

Banner Airways (Oceano)

  • Pier Tours

    • Scenic ride over Pacific Ocean

  • Pier and Dunes Tours

RIDE THE COAST

DG Adventures (Oceano)

  • Rent a Can-Am Spyder or Polaris Slingshot

  • No motorcycle license required

  • Tour California's Central Coast

GO WHALE WATCHING

Virg's Landing (Morro Bay)

  • Whale watching

    • Watch for Grey whales, Humpback whales, and Blue Whales (Depending on season)

  • Sportfishing

  • Private Charters

  • Dinner cruises

GO PAINTBALLING

River Park Paintball (Lompoc)

  • Paintballing

  • Available for private parties

  • Equipment rentals and sales

TAKE A VIP ZOO TOUR

America's Teaching Zoo (Moorpark)

  • Over 130 exotic animals

  • Animal shows and demonstrations

  • Daily animal encounters

  • VIP behind the scenes tours

ATTEMPT AN ESCAPE ROOM

Excido Escape Room (Moorpark)

  • Try to escape your room by using clues and solving puzzles

  • Different rooms to choose from

EXPLORE THE TRAILS

Trails by Potter (Ojai)

  • Biking Tours

  • Hiking Tours

  • Rock Climbing

  • Tennis

RIDE IN A HELICOPTER

Island Air (Oxnard)

  • Helicopter tours of the Island

  • Surf tours

  • Whale Watching tours

  • Plus many other tours

  • Flight training

GO SPORTFISHING

Channel Islands Sportfishing Charters (Oxnard)

  • Sportfishing charters

  • Deep sea fishing charters

  • Luxury cruises

  • Whale watching

RIDE A GONDOLA

Gondola Paradiso (Oxnard)

  • Private Gondolas through the Channel Islands

  • Glide through canals 

RENT A JET SKI

So Cal Jet Skis (Oxnard)

  • Jet Ski Rentals

  • Electric boat rentals

TAKE A JEEP AND WINE TOUR

Paso Robles Wine Tours (Paso Robles)

  • Wine tasting tours

  • Mountain and vineyard tours

  • Off the Grid Tours

  • Build your own tours

  • Personal guide and driver

ENJOY SOME WATER PLAY

Ravine Waterpark (Paso Robles)

  • Waterslides and pools

  • Wave pools

  • Lazy rivers

  • Plus additional water attractions!

TRAVEL BACK IN TIME

Pioneer Museum (Paso Robles)

  • A collection of visual and written history

  • Old jail, old farmhouse, old schoolhouse, and more

RIDE IN A STAGE COACH

Harris Stage Lines (Paso Robles)

  • Unique horsedrawn vehicle rides

  • Learn about history

  • Caters to special events

FEED A WOLF

Whar Wolves (Paso Robles)

  • A Wolf rescue facility

  • Tours available

    • Approximately 50 minutes

    • Feeding tours

    • Dusk tours

CATCH A DRIVE IN MOVIE

Sunset Drive In (San Luis Obispo)

  • Watch a movie from your own vehicle!

  • New movies playing regularly

GO ZIPLINING

Margarita Adventures (Paso Robles)

  • Ziplining

    • 5 ziplines, 4 500 feet high

  • Kayaking

  • Wine tours

  • Combo packages 

GO BEER TASTING

Hop on Beer Tours (San Luis Obispo)

  • Private, custom, or social beer tasting tours

  • Winery stops (if desired)

  • Stops at BarrelHouse Brewing Co, Bristols Cider House, Libertine Pub, and many more 

FEED A GIRAFFE

Santa Barbara Zoo (Santa Barbara)

  • Hundreds of animals

  • Giraffe feeding

  • Learn how meals are prepared for animals

  • Barnyard

  • Behind the scenes experiences

  • Live stage shows

LEARN GLASS BLOWING

Art Glass (Santa Barbara)

  • Learn about the art of glass blowing

  • Glass blowing classes

  • Art glass store

TRY NEW FOODS

Taste Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara)

  • A tasting tour that takes you through Santa Barbara

  • Original Downtown tours

  • Happy hour walking tours

  • Private tours available

TOUR AND GET FIT

Fitness Tours (Santa Barbara)

  • Road, electric, and mountain bike tours

  • SUP and surfing lessons

  • Kayaking tours

  • Hiking tours

  • Rentals

TAKE A TROLLEY TOUR

Trolley Tours (Santa Barbara)

  • 90 minute narrated tours with stops at some of Santa Barbara's hottest spots including:

    • Zoo, Courthouse, Mission, and more

  • Hop on hop off all day!

  • Daily tours, wine tours, and private tours available

TAKE A PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR

Eye See (Santa Barbara)

  • Photography workshops around Santa Barbara

  • Popular photography tours include:

    • Santa Barbara Courthouse, Santa Barbara Pier, Santa Barbara Mission

  • Led by professional photographer

GO SCUBA DIVING

Truth Aquatics (Santa Barbara)

  • Scuba diving

  • Island excursions

  • Kayaking and snorkelling

  • SUP

  • Special occassion charters

LEARN TO PARAGLIDE

Eagle Paragliding (Santa Barbara)

  • Paragliding Lessons

  • Tandem paragliding

  • Solo paragliding

GO BIRDING

Condor Express (Santa Barbara)

  • Pelagic Birding Charters

  • Whale watching charters

  • Kayaking

  • Private party boat charters

OLD MISSION

Old Mission (Santa Barbara)

  • Museum and Mausoleum

  • Mission church and gift shop

  • Mission Treasures tours OR self guided tours

RELAX IN THE SALT CAVES

Salt Caves (Santa Barbara)

  • Soak up the many benefits of salt in these relaxing caves!

  • Himalayan treatments

  • Saltsational massages

  • Detoxifying infrared treatments

  • Cave classes/sessions/private events

TAKE LAZERTAG TO THE EXTREME

Lazertag Extreme

  • 5000 sq ft lazer arena

  • Lazer tag and Lazer maze

  • Escape room

  • Mobile lazer tag + mobile archery tag

  • Arcade

EXPLORE BOTTLE VILLAGE

Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village (Simi Valley)

  • 1/3 of an acre designed completely with glass bottles

  • Glass Wishing wells, shrines, mosaic walks, and other structures

HUG A MINI HORSE

Quicksilver Ranch (Solvang)

  • Get up close and personal with mini horses!

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