Santa Barbara Harbor features multiple charter businesses offering whale watching, private boat charters, sunset cruises, and scenic excursions on vessels like the Condor Express (up to 127 passengers), Whisper (up to 6 passengers, all-electric), Lil’ Toot (up to 19 guests), and others for various events and marine tours.

Channel Islands Adventure Company, founded by Michael Cohen in 1998, is a family-owned business offering guided sea cave kayak tours, snorkeling excursions, and outdoor education in Channel Islands National Park on Santa Cruz Island. They emphasize exceptional guided experiences, environmental stewardship, customer service, safety, and inspiring love for nature with highly trained guides knowledgeable about the island's ecosystems and history.

Channel Islands Expeditions is a guide-owned and family-operated charter business since 1991, offering private charters and vessel-supported expeditions to Channel Islands National Park from Oxnard. They provide custom itineraries for groups, including kayaking, snorkeling, sea cave exploration, SCUBA diving, team building, and catering, using boats like the 49-passenger USCG-inspected M/V Sunfish.

Celebration Cruises of Santa Barbara offers public and private boat cruises including sunset cruises, coastal cruises, whale watching, narrated water taxi rides on Lil’ Toot, and private charters on vessels like the 70-foot luxury yacht Azure Seas (up to 46 guests), electric boat Whisper (up to 6 passengers), Lil’ Toot (up to 19 guests), and Voyager (up to 12 guests), along with parasailing. Locally owned by Captain Fred and Kathy Hershman, they provide event planning, catering coordination, full bar service, and operate from Santa Barbara Harbor and Stearns Wharf.

H & L Charter Co., Inc. has been providing quality transportation services throughout Southern California and the Western United States since 1985. Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, with a fleet of twelve coaches, the 30 employees are dedicated to the success of each charter.

Santa Barbara Sportfishing Charters offers fantastic half day coastal fishing charters and full day 10 hour island excursions aboard the custom-built 36′ fishing boat 'Loose Cannon'. Captain Tony, a professional fisherman with thousands of trips in Santa Barbara waters, customizes trips for families and friends, targeting the best fishing spots and sharing his passion with kids and adults. Additional custom charters include island kayaking trips, small bachelor parties, free diving on the kelp forest, sightseeing, ashes at sea, and more.

Santa Barbara Channel Charters offers scenic sailing charters out of Santa Barbara Harbor aboard the 31-foot sailboat Star Jasmine, providing morning, afternoon, and sunset cruises with views of the coastline, mountain ranges, Channel Islands, and marine wildlife such as sea birds, seals, dolphins, and whales.

Join seasoned angler Jeff for a fishing adventure targeting crappie, panfish, trout, and catfish on custom species trips including 8-hour ($300) and 6-hour options.