What to do and see in Santa Barbara, California (CA): The Best Walking Tours

Enjoy cocktails and history while walking through downtown Santa Barbara with a knowledgeable local guide. On this three hour tour, you'll learn the history, architecture and pop culture facts of the area, all while enjoying unique watering holes for drinks and happy hour nibbles.This tour includes three fun cocktail "A La Carte" cocktail and beer/wine stops in unique and historically significant local bars and restaurants. You'll also see several "must-see" Santa Barbara historical sites while walking around downtown. This tour is a great way for locals or visitors to see the authentic side of historic downtown Santa Barbara in a leisurely way. A minimum of four guests are required for this tour to run. Drinks and food may be ordered at your discretion, and are not included in the price of this tour. Your guide will be happy to make food and drink recommendations at each location.

Inclusions: Includes a fully guided historical tour with a fun and professional local guide, who can recommend excellent food and drink options throughout the tour.

Exclusions: Does not include the cost of cocktails or any food and drink.

Skip the tourist traps and head out with a local foodie for a fun-filled, behind-the-scenes cultural food tour in the unique Danish village nestled in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley (30 miles north of downtown Santa Barbara). Our Solvang food tour starts along Mission Drive and will walk you through the the downtown neighborhood streets where you will taste traditional Danish and local artisan food and drink unique to Solvang and the Central Coast. Indulge in bites of traditional Danish comfort fare and freshly baked goods as well as craft beer, local wine, & artisan eats. Along the way, you’ll get immersed in the local culture and hear interesting stories about each place you’ll visit. You’ll also learn easy-to-shoot food photo tips from your pro tour guide on this foodie photography tour and take your photo skills to the next level using your smartphone’s camera app. By the end of your 3-4 hour tour, you’ll be eating like a local and shooting like a pro!

Inclusions: Food tasting, Beverages, Wine tasting, Beer tasting, Local guide, Snacks, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transportation to/from attractions

This is a special 21 age and over wine, snack and a ghost tour pairing for Viator. The tour includes snacks and an amazing tasting of the famous wine of the Grassini family. Additionally, a specially made protection gift to take on your tour and home with you (items included are mentioned on the Travel Chanel in the programs "Paranormal Caught on Tape" and "A Haunting." The first hour is oral ghost storytelling over wine tasting with Professor Julie Ann Brown. The second hour consists of the walking tour around the historical locations of our downtown ghosts in Santa Barbara. If the winery is booked and a tour cannot be conducted, a bottle of "high end Grassini wine" will be given along with your sweet and savory gift bag and protection gift. The ghost tour consists of your experienced guide talking you on a historical and mystical ghost tour of the historic Spanish Presidio area including Chinatown and the Wild West areas of Santa Barbara.

Inclusions: Alcoholic Beverages, Snacks, Spiritual items recognized on Paranormal 911, Paranormal Caught on Tape

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WINE TOURS ONE offers the best tours that Santa Barbara and County has to offer . When planning a visit to California, never miss an opportunity to explore Santa Barbara County. Apart from its amazing vineyards and wineries, the County is also home to balmy beaches, Riviera views, and thrilling outdoor activities that are definitely a magnet for locals and tourist alike We will take you to these hot spots and more and all you have to do is call . Here’s to an unforgettable wine tasting experience ! We look forward to giving you a warm welcome as you explore what, Santa Barbara and County is all about.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Picnic Lunch, Snacks, Photographer , Experiencing, Meandering, Enjoying and Exploring ., Tour Guide and Driver

Exclusions: Wine Tastings .A bottle, One Glass or Two .We leave that to you .

Eat delicious lunch food, drink great drinks and learn about downtown Santa Barbara on this 3.5ish-hour walking tour. Indulge your palate for a few hours with sipping, sampling, and savoring. You will enjoy food from 6+ local eateries, 1-2 wine tastings or a cocktail. Go where locals like to go. This fun, informative and local walking lunch tour is sure to pleasantly fill you up and entertain the whole family. Great for a daytime activity and awesome way to learn about other places to eat and drink on your visit! TOURS CAN EASILY BE MADE PRIVATE - please email, call or text us.

Inclusions: Local taxes, Beverages, Food and wine tasting, Additional alcohol tasting (including wine or beer), Local guide, Guaranteed to skip the long lines, Restaurant gratuities

Exclusions: Gratuities to tour guide (recommended), Hotel pickup and drop-off

Welcome to the city of Friendly Ghosts! A perfect way to end your evening is with a docent-led ghost tour. Our 1 hour and 30-minute walking tours have curated content from first-hand accounts. You'll hear stories from as far back as the Old Spanish Days and from the different cultures that have called Santa Barbara home. This tour is a traditional history and ghost/legend walking tour. Your guide has a diverse background as being once a tour guide on the Queen Mary and now a docent Old Mission Santa Barbara. This tour is organic and enchanted and not script-based. Each tour is unique and filled with imagination and at times encounters with visiting ghosts. Our ghosts do not come to stay...they return (many times during your tour) for a sentimental holiday. Are you ready to see a side of Santa Barbara that most visitors miss?

Inclusions: Experienced guide

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Welcome to the city of Friendly Ghosts! A perfect way to end your evening is with a docent-led ghost tour. Our 1 hour and 30 minute walking tours have curated content from first hand accounts. You'll hear stories from as far back as the Old Spanish Days and from the different cultures that have called Santa Barbara home. This is an "outdoor" walking tour only. This tour is a traditional history and ghost/legend walking tour. Your guide has a diverse background as being once a tour guide on the Queen Mary and now a docent Old Mission Santa Barbara. This tour is organic and enchanted and not script based. Each tour is unique and filled with imagination and at times encounters with visiting ghosts. Our ghosts do not come to stay...they return (many times during your tour) for a sentimental holiday. Are you ready to see a side of Santa Barbara that most visitors miss?

Inclusions: Experienced guide

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A tour that highlights the most excellent wines to be found in Santa Barbara. This 3 Hour Wine Tasting & History Tour Includes: -(2)Boutique Wine tastings at the region's best wine tasting rooms -Artisanal chocolate tasting of delicious handmade local chocolates -Insider information on the area's wine industry and it's incredible wines -An in-depth historical tour and sightseeing as you walk through downtown, including the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, La Arcada and State Street Duration of Tour: Approximately 3 Hours Book Online Now! Start Time: 12:00 PM * Meets in front of Casa de la Guerra: 15 East De la Guerra Street, Santa Barbara

Inclusions: Tour Includes (2) Boutique Wine Tastings and Chocolate Tasting

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This authentic walking tour of the Funk Zone allows you to step into our hippest neighborhood with a local guide, to explore our hidden gem tasting rooms, as well as Santa Barbara's rich history which includes winemaking and art. This 2.5 hour tour includes: (2) Wine tastings at local winery tasting rooms that capture the spirit of this eclectic part of Santa Barbara (1) Gourmet Ice Cream tasting....made from scratch in Santa Barbara at our most famous ice cream shop and creamery -Fascinating historical insights about the artsy Funk Zone (full of murals and galleries), as well as our waterfront, wharf, the Channel Islands, and Santa Barbara's unique architecture *Tour meeting point is the Santa Barbara Amtrak Station 209 State Street, parking lot side of the ticket office.

Inclusions: This tour includes all wine & drink tastings for (1) wine tasting, (1)spirits tasting and (1) chocolate tasting

Exclusions: Does not include any additional food or drink guests may order in addition to the tour tastings.