Santa Barbara Group Tours & Trip Packages

Santa Barbara Group Tours & Trips

17 Santa Barbara trips. Tours from 19 tour companies. 21 reviews. 4.4/5 avg rating.

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On the Road: California’s Pacific Coast Highway and Yosemite
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4.4/5 Great
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Visits

California, Los Angeles, Monterey Peninsula, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Yosemite National Park

Highlights

  • Behold Big Sur’s rugged coastline and encounter the wonders of the ocean at Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Reflect at Santa Barbara’s Mission, savor Santa Ynez wines and marvel at the palatial Hearst Castle
  • With expert naturalists, experience waterfalls and rock formations like Half Dome and El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, and dine at the historic Big Trees Lodge

Themes

50 plus, Education / Learning

What travelers are saying

"Our family of four, including two adult children, took the Bicycling: Day Trips to Paradise in Canada. This trip is entirely outsourced to the owners of the inn, there are no Road Scholar employees involved in the trip. Two of us have taken bicycle trips all over the world and the bicycling component of this trip was disorganized, haphazard and almost unsafe. We all filled out forms giving details regarding our bicycle fitting months before the trip. On the first day, the leader Stephen, went around the room and asked the same questions and said everyone would get fitted in the morning before we began the first ride. The morning brought a rack of bikes, all different types in various levels of readiness. There were road bikes, hybrid bikes, mountain bikes and e-bikes. The rides were all on paved surfaces and the mountain bikes were heavy and the additional suspension added weight. The bike I received had rust on the chain and rear sprocket. When I asked about it, was told they were waiting for another van to show up with tools and equipment. Once it arrived, they gave me the lubricant to spray on the rust. My wife’s bike would not shift into the high gear on the front sprocket. Instead of adjusting the derailleur, they suggested spraying it with lubricant. Our one son is over six feet and needed a larger frame bike, even though he detailed it in the bike form months ago, there was no bike to fit him. One of the guides, then went home and brought a larger bike that was a full suspension mountain bike for him. The bike was very heavy, hard to control on the road and he felt unsafe. After two days, one of the guides convinced Stephen that they could adjust a hybrid bike to fit him. Clearly there was no work done to prepare the bikes for the trip. Many of the bikes needed adjusting and all needed lubricant to function easily. For every day, there was a tray of snacks placed out for us to take along the ride. None of the bikes had any baskets or attached bags, so if you didn’t bring a small day pack, there was no way to carry the snacks. For lunch on the rides, they brought exactly one sandwich for each rider. Since most of us get hungry while doing a day of exercise, it would have been helpful to have a few extras. On one day, they ran out of sandwiches and one of the leaders that were riding with us did not get lunch. Do NOT take this trip if you are expecting it to be a bicycling trip. We have used VBT and Discovery Bicycle Tours many times over the past 25 years and they are excellent bike tour companies. Lastly, after sharing these details with Road Scholar after the trip, their response was weak at best. After doing the full reviews and having to call them, their response was to give us $200 credit after spending $8000 on this trip. Not only was that insulting, they assumed that I would take another trip with their organization."

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Exploring the Pacific Northwest
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4/5 Great
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy

Visits

California, Florence, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Washington

Themes

50 plus, Cultural

What travelers are saying

"We've taken over 10 group tours using Cosmos and Gate1. This trip last month, 9000 was not very good. -During booking, incorrect information was given about airport-hotel transfers -The whispers (listening devices) didn't work from the get-go, so no whispers were used during the 13 day trip. - Porters are no longer hired to bring your luggage to and from your room. (Very elderly had to handle their own luggage. Our friends had to help many of them.) -A few days into the trip one couple left. At the end of the trip we found out they had covid. Cosmos did not let us know; a few people weren't feeling well and two of our friends then tested positive. -One hotel was awful and not even up to "budget" standards -Many of the stops had castles, churches... but were not included, so be sure to count that in when pricing.  don't plan to use Cosmos ever again. Gate1 is the best in my opinion. When my husband's passport was stolen, they assigned someone to go with him to the embassy, translate, etc...It was above and beyond what we expected  "

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Golden West Adventure
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4/5 Great
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Arizona, California, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Yosemite National Park

Themes

50 plus, Cultural

What travelers are saying

"We've taken over 10 group tours using Cosmos and Gate1. This trip last month, 9000 was not very good. -During booking, incorrect information was given about airport-hotel transfers -The whispers (listening devices) didn't work from the get-go, so no whispers were used during the 13 day trip. - Porters are no longer hired to bring your luggage to and from your room. (Very elderly had to handle their own luggage. Our friends had to help many of them.) -A few days into the trip one couple left. At the end of the trip we found out they had covid. Cosmos did not let us know; a few people weren't feeling well and two of our friends then tested positive. -One hotel was awful and not even up to "budget" standards -Many of the stops had castles, churches... but were not included, so be sure to count that in when pricing.  don't plan to use Cosmos ever again. Gate1 is the best in my opinion. When my husband's passport was stolen, they assigned someone to go with him to the embassy, translate, etc...It was above and beyond what we expected  "

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Canyons + Coast
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4.7/5 Excellent
88 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

California, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Yosemite National Park

Highlights

  • Cruise The Strip in a Las Vegas party bus
  • Urban Adventures tour of San Francisco
  • Santa Barbara sunset sail cruise
  • All-you-can-eat-buffet in Vegas
  • Tour of Hollywood Los Angeles
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Themes

Hiking & Walking, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife

What travelers are saying

"my 3 favorite holidays where all with Trek America! loved the trips... the groups, the trekleaders and ofcourse the beautiful nature! I can recommend this for everybody!"

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California Classics with San Diego
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4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

California, Lake Tahoe, Los Angeles, Napa, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Yosemite National Park

Highlights

  • San francisco: Sightseeing; Japanese Tea Garden
  • Napa valley: Tour and tasting at a winery
  • Yosemite national park: Yosemite Valley floor tram tour
  • Carmel: Visit the resort town
  • Monterey: 17-Mile Drive; behind-the-scenes tour at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
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Themes

50 plus, Cultural

What travelers are saying

"Just returned from Italy. Guides were very informative. Hotels went downhill with each city. Dinners which were included were absolutely horrible - vegetable lasagna in Italy really? Worst part was our guide Alessandro did not wait for us when the group met for the taxi to the airport - we were 5 minutes late. He lied about calling our room - front desk said he had not. Our friends reminded him we were missing but he left anyway - could have been a costly disaster if we didn't run to catch up. Never again!"

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California Classics
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4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

California, Lake Tahoe, Los Angeles, Napa, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Yosemite National Park

Highlights

  • San francisco: Sightseeing; Japanese Tea Garden
  • Napa valley: Tour and tasting at a winery
  • Yosemite national park: Yosemite Valley floor tram tour
  • Carmel: Visit the resort town
  • Monterey: 17-Mile Drive; behind-the-scenes tour at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
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Themes

50 plus, Cultural

What travelers are saying

"Just returned from Italy. Guides were very informative. Hotels went downhill with each city. Dinners which were included were absolutely horrible - vegetable lasagna in Italy really? Worst part was our guide Alessandro did not wait for us when the group met for the taxi to the airport - we were 5 minutes late. He lied about calling our room - front desk said he had not. Our friends reminded him we were missing but he left anyway - could have been a costly disaster if we didn't run to catch up. Never again!"

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Grand Tour of California: San Francisco to Los Angeles
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4.9/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

California, Golden Gate Bridge, Los Angeles, Monterey Peninsula, San Francisco

Highlights

  • The Golden Gate Bridge, an engineering marvel
  • Half Dome and El Capitan, icons of the Yosemite Valley
  • The world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Stunning scenery in Big Sur and the glamorous Hearst Castle
  • Spanish history in Santa Barbara
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Themes

Culinary & Wine, Cultural, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife, Religious

What travelers are saying

"I made a reservation last Thursday (11/16/2023) for a trip to Iceland from 12/02/2023-12/07/2023 and then I was told that I can’t have my refund back. When I called on last Thursday (11/16/2023) to place my reservation, the agent (Kathy) I talked to stressed about she "cannot" guarantee that I will be able to go on the trip. Before I provided the payment information, I specifically asked if I will be able to get the refund because the trip is coming up so soon. The agent ensured that I will be able to get a full refund back within 60 days if I decided to cancel the trip. I was also told that I am basically on a wait list and someone will contact me once I can go on the trip. No one contacted me about whether the agency was able to process my information at all, so I've been left in the dark about this trip since the beginning. I called the help line this morning (11/20/2023) around 9:00 Eastern Standard Time to cancel my reservation. I was informed by the agent that I will not be able to get my full refund back since it's too close to the trip date. Basically I was told that Kathy gave me the wrong information, so I will have to pay the cancellation fee. The only reason I provided my payment information is because Kathy specifically stated that I will be able to cancel the trip and receive a full refund. I've never been so frustrated with a traveling agency. I made sure to ask this agent regarding the refund policy twice before giving her my payment information, and she still couldn't provide me with the correct information. It's unbelievable that such a big traveling agency cannot uniformly train their employees with the correct set of information."

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California Coast and Yosemite Park
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4.6/5 Excellent
39 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

California, Los Angeles, Monterey Peninsula, Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Yosemite National Park

Highlights

  • Explore Yosemite National Park.
  • See the Monterey's famous Seventeen Mile Drive
  • Visit the Getty Villa which is a world famous museum
  • Get an Opportunity to cruise on San Francisco Bay
  • Discover California

Themes

Culinary & Wine, Cultural, Local Immersion & Homestays

What travelers are saying

"Fantastic tour!! I cannot recommend it more highly. Everything was great. We had a good group, our tour director Jose was wonderful and our driver Viktor was great. All the accommodations were good, the destinations were all interesting. Jose's narrative was informative, he is very knowledgeable. The only thing I will say is DO NOT USE CARAVAN TRAVEL INSURANCE! Get your own insurance. Make sure you get insurance but don't buy it through them. Roam Right who they use are dreadful. I buy Allianz which is cheaper and excellent. But to end I'll say - DO THIS TOUR!!! Incredible value for money and a wonderful experience."

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Walking the Corfu Trail (South)
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4.4/5 Great
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Why we love them
They explore a place beyond the typical tourist traps and offer exciting activities that bring the “wow factor” intrepid travelers want.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Extreme

Visits

Bar, Corfu , Santa Barbara

Highlights

  • Visit ancient villages, monasteries, coastal scenery and golden beach
  • Take in the highlights of the south part of 220km-long 'Corfu Trail'
  • Ascend the second highest peak in Corfu - Agli Deka

Themes

Trekking & Expeditions

What travelers are saying

"This tour was virtually perfect, due largely to the curating skill, personality, regional knowledge & appreciation, dining choices, guiding & FUN capability of our marvelous guide Rocio! And of course, the eye-popping scenery of the western Algarve, Portugal!"

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Corfu Trail Walking - North and South
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4.4/5 Great
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Why we love them
They explore a place beyond the typical tourist traps and offer exciting activities that bring the “wow factor” intrepid travelers want.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Extreme

Visits

Bar, Corfu , Santa Barbara

Highlights

  • Hike the classic Corfu Trail from Kavos to Agios Spyridon
  • Discover authentic Corfu from coastal to mountain terrain, exploring inland villages
  • Enjoy fresh food in local tavernas mingling with locals

Themes

Trekking & Expeditions

What travelers are saying

"This tour was virtually perfect, due largely to the curating skill, personality, regional knowledge & appreciation, dining choices, guiding & FUN capability of our marvelous guide Rocio! And of course, the eye-popping scenery of the western Algarve, Portugal!"

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Walking the Corfu Trail (South)

Completing the entire Corfu Trail, with a great mountain guide and in excellent company

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Jacqueline

Sep 2023

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Walking the Corfu Trail (South)

Hard to say - delicious food! Good company and enjoyable walks. Great walk/tour leader.

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Jun 2023

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Walking the Corfu Trail (South)

The flora and fauna was exceptional at the end of May as a result of an unusual amount of rain in April and early May. The wild flowers, butterflies and the lush cou...

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May 2023

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Walking the Corfu Trail (South)

meeting new people the challenge of the walk

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