Santa Barbara highlights self-guided 2-Hour driving tour

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Place: Santa Barbara

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Language: English

Mobile voucher accepted

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Private group

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Discover Santa Barbara at your own pace on a self-guided tour available on your smartphone
Choose to pause the tour, spend more time at a location or skip a stop
Visit the landmark Old Mission Santa Barbara from 1786 with period art and gardens with ocean views
See the historical site housing remnants of a 1782 Spanish fortress
Take a walk along the wooden wharf and sandy city beach

What to expect

Discover the highlights of Santa Barbara at your own pace, on a self-guided driving tour available on your smartphone. Learn the history of the city and see its best sights as you follow a navigated route in the app and listen to commentary.

Begin at the landmark Old Mission Santa Barbara 1786, housing period art and artifacts, as well as gardens with ocean views. Admire the 1929 tile-roof courthouse - known for a mural room and Spanish Colonial Revival embellishments. Then, see the historical site housing remnants of a 1782 Spanish fortress, including 2 original adobe buildings

Visit the Funk Zone, a unique arts, culture and business district that holds a history in manufacturing, lumber, citrus, produce and fishing. This amalgamation of historical marine structures, industrial lots, and houses has been transformed by artists who have found creative freedom in the area, opening studio spaces wineries, restaurants and shops.

Travel towards the beach to the Stearns Wharf with a small aquarium. Take a walk along the broad white sand beaches, stop to watch a volleyball game and relax watching the sunset.

Don't worry about other people - With the app, you can pause the tour, and check out the locations as long as you want. Choose to skip a stop and have all the best information about each stop at your fingertips.

The tour has a fixed price for groups from 1-5 people, you are requested to pay the full price regardless of the number of participants
Note, this is a self-guided driving tour : You will need to arrange your own means of transportation
24 hours before your tour starts - you will receive an email or text from the tour operator with a link to the app and a unique password to access the tour - within the app
App is available for iOS and Android/Web users on the Apple App Store or Google Play
From there, you can start your self-guided tour at anytime (recommended during daylight hours), simply follow the audio instructions and the route
With the app, you can pause the tour, spend more time at a location or skip a stop, while having all the best information about each stop at your fingertips
Bring a fully charged phone and headphones
Unfortunately, this experience is not wheelchair or stroller accessible