Catalina Island 2-Hour Inside Adventure Tour
Description
Spectacular canyons, a scenic coastline, and an unspoiled countryside alive with native plants and wildlife will take your breath away on this two-hour guided eco-land excursion. As you venture ten miles into the rugged interior, you will view the protected side of Catalina Island seldom seen by most visitors. Naturalist onboard enriches experience with wildlife and inside knowledge of the areas visiting during the tour.
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As you venture ten miles into the rugged interior, you will view the protected side of Catalina Island seldom seen by most visitors. Have the chance to encounter wildlife such as bison, deer, bald eagles, ravens, or even the Catalina Island fox. There is a photo opportunity around every turn as we climb to the Airport-in-the-Sky. At this stop, visit the Nature Center and peer down at one of Catalina’s original Native American gathering sites. The fee to the Catalina Island Conservancy directly supports the preservation of the animals, endangered species, and endemic plants on Catalina Island. Tours leave from The Cabrillo Mole. **we highly suggest you secure transportation to Catalina island prior to booking tour to confirm you can get to the tour as the boat to the island sells out quickly. Catalina Express or Newport Flyer for your transportation needs.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You MUST arrive 15 minutes prior to boarding to check in. We leave promptly at the scheduled time and cannot wait. When booking travel to the island please make sure to give enough time from arrival to island to get to tour departure location.
- We are located on Catalina Island, You must secure transportation to the island to take the tour. There are no refunds if you miss the tour.
- TRAVEL TO CATALINA IS NOT INCLUDED. Transportation needed by Ferry to Island.
- Children Under 5 will not be able to participate in the tour.
- We cannot store or hold wheelchairs, strollers or luggage.
Reviews(485)
The conservancy area we enter requires permit so golf carts cannot enter. It is a bit of a bumpy ride to get to the airport in the sky but that also gives a good perspective how big and hilly Catalina island is. We are lucky to see some bisons nearby. Our guide Carly keeps us entertained and very informative. Get to learn a lot about history of this island
Sergio was an amazing tour guide - funny, knowledgeable and professional! It was wonderful to explore the island and see wildlife, including bison!
Very informative guide was also entertaining good views as well it was a beautiful day even saw some bison
The lack of Bison was disappointing. The driver and the guide were great but we were there to see Bison. We did see a few distant silhouettes on the horizon. The story of there past and future was sad and cruel. The cookie was OK.
Be prepared for an extremely bumpy ride filled with Amazingggggg views. Not for anyone that has back or neck issues or gets easily car sick !!!!!!
It was a great “get to know the island” tour which covers area most vehicles can’t enter. Thankfully we saw a male Bison or my nephew would have been disappointed 😅 Perhaps if we went on an a.m time slot, more animals would have appeared. We did the 2pm tour. Perfect weather so the views were amazing. Our tour guide Sergio and driver Timothy were fun and entertaining which helps for the learning factor.
You are on a winding road, so take anti motion sickness meds if you need them! But the views are worth it!
Ok don’t get me wrong, the activity itself was great- but it was a nightmare trying to get to the activity. Viator sent me an email that had the address of where we were supposed to meet for the tour. I entered the address to Google Maps, my boyfriend and I waited at the location to see some sort of tour guide, but the time of the tour came and there still was no tour guide. Then, I received a phone call from the tour guide asking where we were. I was very frazzled and upset because we put in the exact address that Viator had emailed us- but apparently that was the wrong address and we were a 10 minute walk from where we were supposed to be. Luckily, we were able to reschedule, and find the correct location. We had a great time on the tour, but we also learned to never trust any addresses that Viator gives and to look up the address through the website of the company offering the tours. Yes, I would recommend this activity to a friend- but definitely not through Viator.
The tour guide was fantastic and the driver was great also.
$100 per person to drive up a hill then back down. Took pictures at the lil airport and bought a cookie. Love my kid, loved hanging out w her no matter what. But would never recommend this waste of time and money.
