I was a little nervous booking this trip without getting any personal recommendations, but I was immediately put at ease. The guides were soooo friendly and laid back as we arrived for our trip. They immediately let me know that they were there to show me a good time. Once in the water, the guides not only made me feel... More

Fantastic Course. The instructors were very knowledgeable, stayed on-agenda, managed time brilliantly, covered all of the material, and were excellent teachers. I am not sure what more I could ask for from an instructional experience!

I took my two teens, 15 and 14, on an all day Painted Cave kayaking tour with Channel Islands Outfitters over Memorial Day Weekend. We had a blast! The boat, Concepcion, departed Santa Barbara Harbor at 8:00 am for the 2 and 1/2 hour trip to the island. Seas were a bit rough and several people on the boat got... More

I am a Vison Quest guide who has the specific need of a first aid class that is also focused on wilderness scenarios. This was the best course of this type that I have ever taken. The instructors were experts in their field - able to answer any and all questions. The course was set up in a very helpful... More

What an amazing day trip adventure! We were blessed with calm seas and were able to explore many caves in the vicinity of Scorpion Harbor. We had 3-4 seal pups swimming around the boats and saw a couple sea lions. One of the sea lions had just caught a fish and was tearing it up in front of us. Our... More

We camped on Santa Cruz Island and met up with our kayaking guide on our second day for the Caves and Coves tour. It was absolutely amazing! A yound harbor seal came out to play with us, the caves are beautiful and the guide was very good and informative. This was my first time kayaking, and the only thing I... More

My family and I recently did the sea kayaking trip on Santa Cruz. The weather was perfect, our guide (Mike) was awesome and we got to see some amazing wildlife and scenery. We saw huge pods of dolphins on the way out to the island and we had baby seals swimming around our kayaks. Mike was a fantastic guide -... More

We had a fabulous kayaking tour with J.D. at Scorpion cove - saw lots of dolphins, six grey whales, loads of seals and the little foxes on the island. Felt like we really got the Full Monte - a beautiful sunny day with no wind plus a great kayak tour. Everything about the tour was great - Clay handled the... More

I went camping to Santa Cruz island with my two children (ages 6 and 14) and booked a kayaking trip with Channel Island Outfitters. We had never been kayaking before, so we had no idea what to expect, but this trip surpassed our expectations. Our guide for the day, J.D., explained all the kayaking basics with great clarity. He was... More