EVERY MILE’S A SMILE!

  The buggies were such fun. What really made our experience is the customer service here. Not only did they not try to sell us on getting two buggies for the... read more 4 of us, but they actually only charged us for 1 hour when we returned in 75 minutes (we had intended to pay for the 2 hours). Honestly such nice people and a perfect way to explore Santa Barbra with the breeze in your face. Would recommend anyone to come check this place out and have some fun!

  Rented a couple of buggies with our adult children and followed the blue route (hour long), which takes you through some beautiful areas of Santa Barbara.  Had a blast!  Recommend... read more to anyone.

  Took a trip up to Santa Barbara for LDW & SB Buggie was a highly suggested activity on TikTok (of course, lol). I must say, my bf & I had... read more the time of our lives on these little scooters. We called ahead of time to make sure there was one available for when we arrived and thankfully it wasn't as busy as we expected. Also, make sure to ask for any promotions going on prior to booking online because we got a $10 discount which turned out to be $85 for 2 hours. There's 4 buggies with built in bluetooth on a first come first serve basis & trust me, you will LOVE roaming freely/blasting music on beautiful afternoons. The owner, Phil, informed us of the "blue route" he personally mapped out of the must sees/popular tourist spots that's easily accessible for any riders on the SB buggie website - this takes approximately 1 hour but with pictures and whatnot, it does go by pretty quickly. Do be aware though that some of the stops aren't necessarily stops but more so about the scenic drives to and from there. Highly recommend for anyone's first time in Santa Barbara and/or you're finding something extremely fun to do!

  TL;DR: Definitely a must when visiting SB. Recommend early afternoon for 2-3 hours, minimum 2, or more.

We chose to rent our buggies for 1 hour but we wish we... read more rented it for at least 2 or even 3 hours. 1 hour goes by fast. Especially if you chose to the blue route, which is the longest route on the website. We barely drove the blue route too. We made our 1st stop on a hill with a very nice sunset view on Shoreline Drive. We decided to stop here and take nice photos. And by the time we finished, we only had 20 minutes left! We decided to go back in time because it was also getting dark.

With daylights savings time ending, the sun started setting at around 4:30 and it gets really dark at 5pm, so Billy wanted us to be back by then, 5:15pm the latest. I recommend booking probably around 2-3pm so you can take your time on the blue route. We also had reservations on a Thursday which was perfect because there were not too many cars in downtown, however Friday and the weekends it gets really busy. I guess that's not too bad because the buggies aren't too fast anyways, they're just as fast as moped probably.

Lastly, NECESSARY CLOTHING: Bring a Face Mask, sunglasses, and long sleeve shirt/pants. We went early November and we're so glad we had a facemask and long sleeve. It got really cold fast and the face mask and sunglasses help because of all the wind going in your face. Face mask is not only good for covid, but also so you don't get bugs in your mouth.

  Definitely recommend anyone who visits Santa Barbara to go for a Buggie ride - a highlight of our trip! Easy to book a reservation online. Staff are super friendly and... read more accommodating. They even moved a couple of the buggies on the street so we could park our car while we Buggie'd and let us go for an extra 30 minutes as long as we were back by closing time.

There are three routes but you're free to go wherever you choose as long as you don't get on the freeway. Their routes bring you to some beautiful parts of Santa Barbara with great ocean views, up and down the hills of SB and through some pretty greenery. We rented a Buggie for 2 hours, which was more than enough time to do the blue route with stops to enjoy the view and take pictures. The route directions load on your phone to make it easy to follow while you ride. You can even connect your phone to the Buggie's bluetooth speaker so you can listen to your music while you ride.

They give you a short tutorial on how to drive the Buggie before heading off on your adventure. There is no reverse so be prepared to hop out and push if you need to make a U-turn. They provide helmets in multiple sizes. I have a small head and the S fit just fine.

Bring a light jacket even if the weather is nice. It can get pretty chilly in the evening zipping around in an uncovered Buggie.

Book a Buggie for your next trip to SB! You won't be disappointed.

  A group of friends and I went out on these buggies and had a blast we specially liked the Bluetooth speakers we will be doing this again for sure!