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Year round, Santa Barbara is a great weekend destination with kids. On whale watching cruises, look for gray whales in winter, humpback and blue whales in summer. Museums and the sea center are a great introduction to marine life and the Chumash people. And there are miles of sandy beaches, from Carpinteria to El Capitan, for boogie boarding, sand castle making, and just playing in the waves. |
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Learn to surf – California beaches are fun for kids to learn to surf, and Santa Barbara has great beaches to ride the waves. Lessons include wet suits and surf boards. Kids need to be 6 or 7 and up, and good swimmers in the ocean. | ||
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Horseback riding – Explore the Santa Ynez Mountains behind Santa Barbara on horseback, riding through sycamore canyons up to viewpoints with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean. Take a short one and a half hour ride or half day ride with lunch (for kids 7 and up). |
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| Travel
for Kids has so many fun things to do with kids in Santa Barbara, but you'll
need a fun place to stay.
Here's our own Travel for Kids hand-picked list of family hotels in and around Santa Barbara, all styles and price ranges, in neighborhoods convenient for families, and near to places you'll want to explore: |
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