Central Coast California bike, hike, kayak & eco tours in San Luis Obispo - Romance and Family Tours, Central Coast Outdoors wildlife tours

Trip Finder

Looking for something specific in a trip with us? Let this page help you narrow down your choices. We've selected the elements of our trips that people ask about and created this guide based on those common questions.

Best Trips for Wildlife

Virtually any of our kayak trips on Morro Bay are great for wildlife. There are countless birds and lots harbor seals as well as chances to see sea otters. Tours in summer and early fall often see sea lions.

The best biking trips for wildlife are the coastal trips. All of our Pacific Coast bike trips visit the elephant seal colony near Hearst Castle. The Avila Beach Wineries trip takes in sea lions and other sea life at Harford Pier.

Many of our walking and hiking tours have great wildlife viewing. Our Walking Wildlife Tour is specifically focused on all the wonderful coastal birds and mammals we have here. In Big Sur you have chances to see California condors and we usually see sea otters on the Estero Bluffs hike.

Best Trips for Families

Please see our Family Vacations page.

“Rhett, Jillian, Patti and I had a wonderful experience on our Moonlight Kayak trip. Sometimes teenagers are a little tough to entertain and I will say they both had a ball. Your guide, Virginia, did a great job for us. She was knowledgeable and took the time to answer all our questions. She answered questions ranging from local topology, flora and fauna, to oyster farming and leases. We had a great time. The three hour tour seemed like 20 minutes. We will recommend your tour over and over again.”

Jeff Bond
Trabuco Canyon, CA

Best Trips for Romance

Any of the late afternoon/evening kayak tours are a great choice for couples celebrating a special event or just looking to have a romantic experience. We've even had a couple get engaged on one of our sunset paddles!

Any and all of our biking, hiking and walking tours are great for couples as they are all guaranteed private exclusive departures. Just you (and the guide) for the duration of the tour!

Trips in Wine Country

The following tours are exclusively in local wine country areas and ride between wineries with multiple opportunities to taste award winning wines from Edna Valley or Paso Robles.

Coast and Wine

One of the great things about California's Central Coast is that coast and wine are in such close proximity. Several of our tours have both elements. On our Avila Beach tour you can literally ride between the coast and several wineries just inland. On our other tours our company vehicle will shuttle you from your coastal adventure to the wineries.

Spectacular Scenery

While all of our tours pass through scenic areas, many of our coastal tours feature incredible scenery. These are our favorites for spectacular coastal vistas.

Easiest Trips

All of our kayak trips on Morro Bay are designed for people of all levels of fitness.

Our easiest tours on foot are along the coast.

Our easiest bike trip is in Avila Beach and spends a lot of time on a virtually level creek side bike path.

Biking: Avila Beach Wineries Half Day

Most Challenging Tours

Want to push yourself? The following trips have plenty of hills to get the heart pumping.