Channel Islands Adventure Company

Our family took a guided kayaking trip on Santa Cruz Island in the Channel Islands. Cullen was our guide and was excellent at providing guidance, leading us efficiently and enjoyably through various features, and pointing out various wildlife and geologic features. He was knowledgeable about history, local wildlife, geography, and kayaking and we greatly appreciated his guidance and the information he shared on the tour. We debated between renting kayaks for the day and going on the guided tour and are glad we went with the guided tour. I’m sure we would not have felt safe or confident in exploring the places he showed us without his experience and knowledge to guide us. While there was much about our four day trip we enjoyed, this was a highlight for our family. A great experience, creating treasured memories.

Loved our trip to Channel Islands. The guides are friendly and helpful and try to give you the best experience possible! They gave us time to take a quick hike before our kayak tour. We loved kayaking with Dalton and seeing the caves and sea lions. We even got to see an island fox! On the way back, our ferry driver Joe was nice enough to stop and loop back to let us spend more time with a large group of jumping dolphins!

My husband and I had a great time! I was really impressed with how smooth the entire trip was from booking our tickets, to checking in, and transportation there and back. No confusion, no hidden small print. It was wonderful! The Seawag waterproof phone cases that are sold at the gift shop work marvelously! Lol we did end up falling into the ocean during our kayak tour, but our guide, Arty, took good care of us and made sure we were safe. That little swim in the ocean is now one of my favorite parts of the trip! 😆 The hiking was excellent also!

We had an amazing experience on our kayak adventure! Everyone we interacted with was amazing! Friendly, helpful and fun ! Our guide Adam was so awesome ! We are beginning kayakers and had never kayaked in the ocean, he made sure we had a wonderful time and made us feel very confident about our ability. We learned so much from him about the islands and got to explore this beautiful National Park. Highly recommend this tour !!

My husband and I went on a kayak tour and it was a great experience. Our tour guide Lisa was incredible. She had such a passion for the islands and the wildlife. I love how she paused throughout the tour to teach us and educate us about the kelp, the fish, the seals, the history of the park, and much more. It really enriched the experience. The kayaking was a fun way to see a different side of the island versus just walking or hiking. I would have loved to snorkel too but we went in April, which was too early in the season. I'd recommend it for sure!

Amazing and full day. The weather was perfect and I needed to apply sunscreen more than once! We had Steve as our tour guide and he was funny and informative. And loving his work during his retirement! Would definitely suggest to a friend

Great experience kayaking with our tour guide Cullen! It was very easy and straightforward booking a reservation with channel Islands adventure Company, and getting the ferry ticket through them as well. From Ventura Harbor, we obtained our ferry ticket at the check-in table, and on arrival at the island we were welcomed by our guide. Cullen was very knowledgeable of the wildlife, sea caves, prioritizing safety, and helped us have a safe, fun adventure. We were a small group of six and had a great time exploring. Thank you thank you Cullen! I would recommend this experience again.

We took a day out of our PCH road trip vacation to do the Adventure kayak tour around Santa Cruz Island, and we're so glad we did. The ferry ride itself is great because the captain will slow down or even circle to spot wildlife. We saw a pod of dolphins up close. The kayak tour guides are also very informative, helpful, and protective, accommodating all levels of kayakers. Most of the paddling is easy, and you are carefully guided through the sea cave passages (and you can skip them if you prefer). We had a little unplanned excitement when we saw a basking shark! We also encountered a friendly sea lion and were able to view a cave beach where harbor seals give birth. After the tour, there's several hours to enjoy hiking the island. Definitely a highlight of our trip, and run by friendly and professional staff.