A luxurious summer vacation surrounded by the magnificent Pacific Ocean can only be found on Catalina Island; a beautiful relaxing island, just an hour away from Long Beach. Immediately you will feel your life slow down to an enjoyable pace. It seems that everything goes by slowly and there’s time for everything. Vacationing on Catalina can be for anyone as you can snorkel in the crystal blue waters that are alive with colorful fish, or discover hiking on the nature trails around the island. Saunter down the coastline and admire all the oceanfront shops. When you’re ready, dine on island cuisine. Catalina has everything that makes a perfect luxurious holiday.

Catalina adventure tours on a glass bottom boat trip to feed and admire the colorful city beneath the waters. Glass bottom boats tours have been going on Catalina Island for many years. The latest glass bottom boats are designed so you can feed the fish straight from your seat! Other Catalina Island tours will take you to the heart of Catalina to explore the wild interior, where you can see wild buffalo and other exciting wildlife in their natural environment.

Dive packages are also available for certified divers to swim with the thriving world beneath the waters. For those not certified, swim with the world underwater by the undersea tour in a semi-submersible vessel. You will be cruising five feet under water and fish will feed from the semi-submersible vessel. The beauty and vastness of the marine life will leave you in awe! You can also take the cruise at night, where a whole other world will emerge.

If history is what you are interested in, there is the El Rancho Escondido, the hidden ranch. Still active, it originally belonged to the Wrigley family and was their Arabian Horse Ranch. The Wrigley’s began a breeding program of Catalina Island’s wild horses which has resulted in famous champion horses that were exhibited all over the U.S. The Wrigley children have taken over the ranch, and though activities at this ranch have changed, it is still a main tourist attraction on Catalina Island.

If you just want to spend your holiday in paradise then make your way to Descanso Beach. The Descanso Beach Club is the perfect place for all the things you would do in paradise. This beautiful stretch of beach is sloped gently upward and makes for a perfect day of relaxing at the beach. On special occasions (such a weddings or feasts) the unique island festivities take over with steel-drum music and true island ambience. Kayaking, snorkeling and swimming in the crystal clear blue waters will be therapeutic and you’ll finally understand what paradise means.

Catalina Island is the place for a perfect vacation. The perfect place without pollution, traffic jams, deadlines, stress or anxiety. Treat yourself to a taste of paradise and give yourself some nature therapy. Immerse yourself in the luxury that is Catalina Island.

Get away and refresh your mind and body and just really enjoy life for a few days. Catalina Island is where you should go.