Top California Unique Experiences

Get wet while learning to surf in Santa Cruz, a picturesque coastal California town popular with surfers. Your 3-hour lesson starts with the basics of how to paddle out, pop up, balance, and catch a wave, along with surfing etiquette and understanding the ocean. Your instructor has you practice on the beach before accompanying you into a spot with small waves that are ideal for beginners. Includes all necessary equipment and instruction.

Experience the spine-chilling history of San Diego on this immersive ghost tour that takes you inside haunted locations. Travel aboard the Ghost Coach, a “coffin on wheels,” and visit eerie sites like the Gaslamp Museum, Horton Grand Hotel, and El Campo Santo Cemetery, guided by professional storytellers in costume. With authentic tales, haunted hotspots, and dark humor, this tour offers a thrilling blend of history and the supernatural.

Set out on a spectacular off-roading adventure on the sands near Pismo Beach, CA—the only public beach in the state where driving is allowed. Whip across the dunes and zoom alongside the coastline in your choice of a 2-seat or 4-seat rental. Choose between driving a dune buggy, UTV, or ATV. Instruction is included, so no need to worry if you've never ridden one before.

Go beyond the movies and gain a deeper understanding of the man behind some of the world’s most beloved animated characters at The Walt Disney Family Museum. Located in San Francisco’s historic Presidio, the museum brings Walt Disney’s life and creative legacy into focus through early cartoons, films, personal stories, and recordings in his own voice. Before you leave, take in sweeping views of San Francisco Bay from the museum’s glass-walled galleries.

Stroll the narrow streets and back alleys of San Francisco's Chinatown on this small-group walking tour. Explore local markets and savor tastings that add up to a full lunch, including tea, fortune cookies, dim sum, crispy Peking duck, and other specialties. Listen to guided commentary and ask questions as you discover the neighborhood's rich culture and flavors.

Explore the practice of yoga or extend your practice with a yoga class in Corte Madera. Choose from a variety of energized and soulful flow classes based on Vinyasa yoga, with a focus on breath work and dynamic sequence of poses to strengthen the body. Modifications available to adjust for all levels of experience.

Hop on a '70s-era VW bus and get to know the hippie past and hipster vibe that make up San Francisco today. Starting and ending at Fisherman's Wharf, this sightseeing tour takes you around the city, including Chinatown, North Beach, the Castro, the Mission, downtown and more. See the homes of The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, while listening to '60s classics. So settle into a neon-blue seat and dig your shoes into groovy shag carpet. Each bus accommodates up to just six people.

Whether you have a passion for wine or just want a day to relax, enjoy driving through Napa Valley with a professional guide. Stop at several of the major vineyards in this world-famous wine country. Take time to enjoy tastings and purchase new bottles for your collection. Kick back with friends or family, and let your guide do the designated driving.

Zombie Scavengers in San Diego will help prove you can survive a zombie apocalypse! Use an app to find a list of items needed to survive. Find them in any order you'd like and get points for each found survival item. Get points also by doing crazy zombie themed tasks. Survey the area and figure out how to get the most points in order to survive the apocalypse. Should you have any questions along the way, a remote host will chat with you throughout the game. Prove to the world you can survive an apocalypse in San Diego today!

Taking memorable photos of your trip can be challenging, even for professional photographers. This private photo walk goes the extra mile to ensure you take home beautiful photos of your trip, offering a professional photographer and color stylist to portray you as a “personality.” Choose the location, topic, colors, and mood of your photo shoot and take home 50 professionally edited photos plus hundreds of originals.

Skip the traditional walking tours and make San Diego your own personal game board with a smartphone scavenger hunt that leads you through the city’s scenic waterfront, historic sites, and atmospheric downtown neighborhoods. Solve a series of exciting puzzles and challenges, compare your scores to other teams, and enjoy the freedom to explore San Diego at your own pace, with plenty of time to eat, drink, and sightsee.

To tell the story of your Los Angeles vacation on social media, don't share the same old selfies on Instagram—book this private photo tour, complete with professionally-edited images. Explore one of six neighborhoods, and capture the colorful details that make LA so stunning—from palm trees to street art—and come home with the perfect shareable content. When you're done, be ready to post 20 retouched photos, and about 100 original shots, included in the price.

Tear your way through the Californian mountains on this exciting mountain biking course that’s suitable for beginners and experienced riders alike. Hop on an electric mountain bike with all the gear you need provided and take to a rugged mountain course that’s tailored to your experience level. Ride down mountain tracks and fire roads with the Triunfo Park countryside whipping past around you. If you’re feeling adventurous, even try a few jumps and berms!

Survive an apocalypse in Huntington Beach today with Zombie Scavengers! An app will provide you with a list of items needed to survive the zombies. Find these items in any order you'd like and perform fun zombie themed challenges for points. Come up with a system to get the most points in order to survive the zombie apocalypse. Your friendly remote host will help you throughout the game via chat. Get enough points to survive the zombie apocalypse in Huntington Beach today!

Walk around San Francisco while completing the Crazy Dash scavenger hunt! Use an app to find a list of objects around the city in any order you choose and participate in fun challenges for points. Collect points and take a look at your score compared to others around the country! All scavenger hunts have a remote host via chat to help along the way. Crazy Dash is our most relaxed scavenger hunt. Come spend your afternoon with us in San Francisco!

Zombie Scavengers in San Jose challenges your team to survive a zombie apocalypse! The game instructs you to find a variety of items to survive the apocalypse anywhere in the city you'd like via an app. Get points for finding survival items (in any order you want) and participating in exciting zombie themed tasks. Plan your survival adventure carefully in order to get the most points to survive! A remote host will be following along (virtually) and help if you need it via chat. Come survive with us in San Jose today!

Don’t rely on your own photo-taking skills—trust a local photographer while in LA with this Los Angeles Private Vacation Photography Session. A photographer will take your photos at a desired location and provide you with the digital images within just five days. When booking, choose from different photo packages based on your budget.

Turn UCSD into a game while partaking on a 2-hour Walking Adventure. Your smartphone will act as your guide, while you solve clues and complete challenges around the city. Entry price is per team.

Survive an apocalypse in Temecula today with Zombie Scavengers! An app will provide you with a list of items needed to survive the zombies. Find these items in any order you'd like and perform fun zombie themed challenges for points. Come up with a system to get the most points in order to survive the zombie apocalypse. Your friendly remote host will help you throughout the game via chat. Get enough points to survive the zombie apocalypse in Temecula today!

While standard tours reveal San Francisco’s sights, they can’t deliver the same meaningful experience that a local friend can. Step forward this private walking tour: hosted by a local passionate about their city. Tell them your travel wish-list before meeting for a walk tuned to your interests and enriched by their knowledge. Gain cultural insight, get transport, neighborhood, and restaurant tips; and find less-obvious sights—just as with a friend.

3Quest Challenge of Fresno is a great way to see the city in a fun way! You'll use an app on your phone to submit photos of items you find around the city. The items will be given to you in riddle form. Get points for finding the items, as well as completing fun challenges as well! The items and challenges will be arranged in 3 different quests. Complete the quests, in order, to finish 3Quest Challenge! Try setting a time limit of 2 hours for yourself to make the game even more intense and see if you can do all 3 quests in the given time! During the game, you'll have a remote guide that will chat with you during the game in case you need anything! Let's see if you can do all 3 quests in Fresno today!

If you’re going to do a sightseeing tour of San Francisco by bus, make it a memorable one. Book a 1970s-era Volkswagen bus for your private party of six and wind through the city’s top attractions with a personalized guide on a 4-hour tour. Travel into streets that larger vehicles cannot pass through as you explore Chinatown, North Beach, the Castro, the Mission, downtown and more. See the homes of The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, while listening to ‘60s classics. Hotel transport included.

Skip the selfies and ensure that you leave San Francisco with high-quality photographs to remember your trip by. This private photography experience captures your most memorable moments in San Francisco's best locations to create your best souvenir. Receive your high-resolution digital vacation photographs within five days of your shoot.