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Kids can’t resist the excitement and charm of Celebration Cruise’s Lil’ Toot!
Quick Details
Lil’ Toot, Santa Barbara’s original waterfront taxi, provides 25 minute narrated boat rides and sunset boat rides between the Santa Barbara Harbor and Stearns Wharf every hour.
With seating up to 19 passengers per the USCG requirements, our Santa Barbara water taxi rides and harbor tours are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Experience the two exciting sides of the Santa Barbara Waterfront: From Santa Barbara to Stearns Wharf, we take you for souvenir shopping, the Sea Center, whale watching, fishing, and delicious dining at the Shellfish Company, Longboard’s, and Moby Dick Restaurant. There’s always something happening at Stearns Wharf! From the Wharf to the Santa Barbara Harbor, we take you to the must-see destination featuring the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. Check out the world-class restaurants offering the freshest seafood available – like Brophy Brothers, Chomp on the Rocks, and Salty at the Beach. You can also enjoy the incredible scenery by strolling out on the breakwater and taking in a magnificent sunset.
Lil’ Toot offers a first-rate experience and tour of the Santa Barbara waterfront. Our captain and crew will fill the cruise with interesting facts and tidbits about local harbor history, celebrity-owned yachts, wildlife, and more!
With a smile on its bow and bubbles rising from its smokestack, the Lil’ Toot is a Santa Barbara tradition that has delighted over 850,000 guests since 2003.
Lil’ Toot also offers private parties, corporate events, and kids’ birthday parties. You could even get married on the Lil’ Toot by an ordained captain! More information below!
Lil’ Toot’s schedule is weather dependent. Please check this page and our social media for updates. Feel free to call anytime if you have questions or need additional information (805) 465-6676.
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Birthday Parties
Lil’ Toot Water Taxi is a hands-down favorite for birthday parties – for young, old, and every year in between! Kids get decked out with Lil’ Toot Water Taxi sailor hats in the perfect setting for their imaginations. Better than any busy restaurant, our boat is just the right size to carry on conversations and mingle with friends.
Private Charter
If you’re in the mood for an intimate cruise for two or a small group, you can enjoy cold drinks, light bites and a cool sea breeze. Lil’ Toot can be booked by the hour for just your group! Bring whatever food you’d like, purchase local beer and wine from us and cruise around the harbor and surrounding waterfront listening to calm tunes or your favorite party soundtrack. We can make any dream get together a reality!
Proposals, Weddings, Anniversaries
We’re honored to be chosen as a special location for marriage proposals! Let us host a private party for your engagement, wedding ceremony or reception – then make it a tradition to come back for a sunset cruise to toast your anniversary for years to come. Captain Fred is ordained to perform your wedding ceremony and couples will receive a certificate of marriage with latitude and longitude on the sea. We’ll even take care of filing the registered letter confirming your vows.
Business Events
Book Santa Barbara Water Taxi for a private business meeting or event that your colleagues or clients will never forget. You’ll make an impression with this unique, best-kept secret of Santa Barbara.
Memorial Services
Santa Barbara Water Taxi is also licensed for memorial services and scattering ashes. We’re honored to help you remember someone special on a private charter or cruise.
The Santa Barbara waterfront is a beautiful and extraordinary setting for scattering ashes, holding a memorial service, or saying words in remembrance of someone who has passed. Imagine sailing into the sunset and raising a glass in memorial tribute. We can help you pay tribute with honor, class, and in the privacy of our humble vessel, Lil’ Toot Water Taxi. We welcome people who wish to return year after year on a important anniversary of passing.Please contact us for more information regarding our memorial services.
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Directions coming from the south:
- Take Highway 101 North into Santa Barbara.
- Exit Garden Street/Laguna Street and veer to the Garden Street offramp.
- Left on Garden Street, under the freeway.
- Right on Cabrillo Blvd when you reach the waterfront and proceed to Stearns Wharf on your left.
- To Stearns Wharf: You can visit our kiosk at 237 Stearns Wharf by turning left onto the Wharf.
To Harbor: Continue and turn left at Harbor Way intersection entering the Harbor. Paid parking is available in the City lot to your right, or in the Harbor lot to your left.
Directions coming from the north:
- Take Highway 101 South into Santa Barbara.
- Exit Castillo Street, go right on Castillo.
To Stearns Wharf: Left on Castillo and turn right at the Wharf. Our address is 237 Stearns Wharf.
To Harbor: Right on Shoreline Drive (aka Cabrillo Blvd). Left at Harbor Way intersection, entering the Harbor.
Once you turn onto Harbor Way, paid parking is available in the City lot to your immediate right, or in the Harbor lot to your immediate left. More Santa Barbara Waterfront parking information is here.