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Santa Barbara Highlights Private 2-Hour Driving Tour

Santa Barbara, USA
  • 1 to 2 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Enjoy a world class private tour with narration by Laure Spiers, a legendary tour guide specializing in the American West. You'll use the Pintours app to control the tour to play exactly on your schedule. If you want to skip, or need more time at a location, you have control. You'll visit Santa Barbara's County Courthouse, Old Mission, Funk Zone, and East Beach, with informative commentary at every stop along the way.
  • Check out the wineries, art galleries, shops, and restaurants of the Funk Zone
  • Explore the celebrity enclave of Montecito
  • See the Old Mission Santa Barbara
  • Visit East Beach, known for stately palm trees, volleyball, and mellow waves

What's Included

  • Free navigation and Smartphone Guide
  • Pintours App Guide

    Meeting and Pickup

    You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

    Pickup points

    Select a pickup point

    Pickup details

    We offer 4 types of transportation. 1. Private Luxury Driver, who will pick you up in a luxury car. 2. Unlimited Uber Pass. We will provide you with an unlimited Uber pass for rides between each of the stops. 3. Car Rental, you can rent a car from our partners, and drive yourself. 4. You can drive your own car.

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    Meeting point

    • Old Mission Santa Barbara
      2201 Laguna St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA

      Depending on how you booked, your driver can meet you here, right outside the Old Mission. We will text you all the details. If you are driving yourself, you can drive from this starting point.

    End point

    • Coral Casino Beach & Cabana Club
      1281 Channel Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, USA

      This will be the last stop, at the Coral Casino. We highly encourage you to explore this area, but if you would like to head back to your hotel or another area, you can ask your driver to take you back or you can drive yourself.

    Arranged start time

    Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
    Select your preferred tour option to see hours.

    Itinerary

    Old Mission Santa Barbara (Pass By)

    1

    Santa Barbara County Courthouse

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    2

    El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park

    25 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    3

    Paseo Nuevo

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    4

    Funk Zone

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    5

    Stearns Wharf

    25 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    6

    Leadbetter Beach

    25 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    7

    East Beach

    25 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    8

    Montecito

    10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Infants must sit on laps
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Most travelers can participate
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

    Reviews

    3.3
    based on 7 reviews
    Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

    Fun trip

    Betsy_S, Nov 2024
    Tour was fine, the commentary was interesting and the locations were fun. Recommend starting around 1

    Not worth it

    Jegadisan_S, Oct 2024
    Buggy app and narration wasn’t anything to write home about. Got to the location and the app wouldn’t play the narration. And had to keep exiting the tour and restarting it to make any kind of progress. Self drive option is not great as well since it does not play well with car play for directions

    Horrible. Never once did...

    Barbara_W, Nov 2023
    Horrible. Never once did anyone tell me you needed a car for this tour!!! They took my money without explaining that. Am on vacation and do not have a car!!!!

    Difficult To Navigate the Audio.

    Carlos_M, Oct 2023
    I am not sure if it was Pintours or myself. It was challenging to navigate the Audio tour, so we decided to explore the city on our own by visiting the popular attractions and more. If we had known this earlier, we would have saved the money we spent on the Audio tour and invested it in something else. I am not an IT expert, but I am competent. When it comes to tasks like following audio, I know how to handle it. Karl Vögeler-Suegart / Ontario / Canada

    From $45.00

    per group (up to 5)

    up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

    Book ahead!
    On average, this is booked 13 days in advance.

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