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Santa Barbara Riviera

SIGHTSEEING AND TOURS

  

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A uniformed, knowledgeable IDP guide will accompany your group on all tours and special events. Easily recognized in their teal green jackets, guides will narrate enroute, answer any questions, and help to ensure maximum fun and comfort for all. The following are a sampling of the tours available in the Santa Barbara and Ojai areas.

The American Riviera
A Spanish village of red tile roofs, Andalusian architecture, beautiful beaches, and a breathtaking mountain backdrop all lend to making Santa Barbara one of the prettiest small towns in America. The driving portion of our tour includes a narrated tour past the multi-million dollar estates of Montecito and across the foothills of Santa Barbara. Docents will guide us through the historic Mission Santa Barbara and the beautiful County Courthouse. We can also include lunch overlooking the city and/or shopping in the picturesque downtown area.
Arts of Ojai The Arts of Ojai or Santa Barbara
Ojai and Santa Barbara are home to hundreds of outstanding artists and many private galleries. Tour with our knowledgeable guides as we visit private artist studios and see the artists work. Artists can include potters, glassblowers, painters, and printmakers. An addition to the tour can be a visit to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, one of America's finest regional art museums.
Santa Ynez Wine Trail
Quickly becoming one of the prized growing and producing areas for world class wines, the Santa Ynez Valley is home to 43 outstanding wineries. Guests will have the opportunity to tour several of the wineries and sample the varietals produced here. In addition we will stop at the Danish Village of Solvang to for shopping. A picnic lunch at a winery can also be added.
Historical Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara has a wealth of history dating back to the Chumash Indians through the Spanish and American occupations. Guests will relive this history as they visit the Santa Barbara Historical Museum and two of the original Santa Barbara homes.
Orchids and Roses
Santa Barbara is the largest producer of Cymbidium orchids in the world. Visit an orchid grower and see how these rare and exotic flowers are bred and grown. Acres of commercially grown roses are just minutes away in the hot houses of Carpinteria. Learn the growing secrets of these fragrant flowers at the growing houses and visit the Mission Rose Garden with a member of the Santa Barbara Rose Growers Association.

Whale Watching
Santa Barbara has perhaps the finest whale watching along the California Coast. Some 20,000 animals in the California gray whale herd pass close by Santa Barbara's Coastline in February, March and April as they travel with their newborn calves back to their feeding grounds in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska. Private charters on board a 88' boat or a 65' catamaran give an excellent viewing platform to see these magnificent creatures close-up.


Estates and Gardens
Books are continually written on the fabulous gardens and estates of Santa Barbara - a virtual Eden on the coast of California. Our tour will include select estates and gardens, offering an inside glimpse at this famous lifestyle of the "Rich and Famous".

Hearst Castle
Discover the beauty and opulence of Hearst Castle. Situated in the Santa Lucia Mountains on a hilltop overlooking the Pacific Ocean, craftsman labored nearly 28 years to create this magnificent estate of 165 rooms and 126 acres of gardens, terraces, pools and walkways. Also known as "La Cuesta Encantada", The Enchanted Hill, its rooms are filled with an impressive collection of Spanish and Italian antiques and art. Built by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst, today it is a state Historical
Monument.

Additional Suggested Tours

  • Lotusland Gardens Tours
  • Cooking Classes
  • Polo Brunch
  • Floral Design Demonstration
  • Shopping Shuttles
  • The Getty Center
  • The Reagan Library
  • Universal Studios
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