Santa Catalina Island is situated at the off shores of Los Angeles, CA. The island is thirty-five miles long and eight kilometers in width, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. Every year over two million visitors are recorded who visit this place either they take air or bus tour, the reason is simple of the vast number of people visiting because there are so many things to do in Santa Catalina Island, the fun is never ending and the beauty of it is spectacular. Visitors can reach this place by means air and water.
Top places to visit in Santa Catalina Island.
- Catalina Island Casino
It is also known as the main house of Catalina Island. As the Catalina Island Casino doesn’t only have a Casino and bar but this also have a theater to watch movies and a small auditorium to watch cultural talent performances.
- Aficionados Gallery Store
It is located at the beach area of island. The store has art related to water wildlife creatures but mostly fishes, depicting previous culture in the Island. Visitors visit this store for interesting items of art relating to fishes such as bone structures of extinct water species.
- Catalina Island Museum
It is the 3rd oldest building in Catalina Island, constructed in year 1953. There was great need of museum as the cultural heritage was getting lost, the Island’s organization built a museum to keep its cultural heritage safe. The museum contains all the information about previous settlements depicting their culture. It’s one of the recommended visiting place in CatalinaIsland.
Things to do in Santa Catalina Island.
Exploring the island
- Hiking:
As the island is quite enormous and half of the island is cover in wild. Exploring the island is quite adventurous because the flora and faunas is quite unique and fascinating. Hiking is adventurous and fun to explore the island while climbing those steep clips. Visitors can do camping, out the island.
- Biking:
There are few rental biking agencies to hire mud bikes to explore the island of cliffs and amazing view of the sea lying all around it. Biking tracks are there in the wild to be followed. Biking agencies charge hourly and visitors can easily hire the bikes.
Fun Water Activities:
- Snorkeling
Water coveringCatalinaIsland off the coasts is crystal clear, and you can dive in the water while wearing a mask to watch the surroundings beneath the water with visibility, in a the daylight.
- Scuba Diving
Majority of the visitors recorded who just simply come to this island to scuba dive in the sea water covering this Island, visitors can rent an oxygen cylinder from the island organization and scuba dive into the water. However, the sea is teamed up with octopus, lobsters, horn sharks, bet rays and several other wildlife creatures, but the diving is completely safe to scuba dive in the nearest areas of shores.
- Boating
Boating is quite common in this island, there are hundreds of yachts and boats. The famous thing around this place is Glass bottom boating, where the visitors watch the wildlife under the water in a glass boat.
Summary:
Catalina Island is a big island, there are many things to do and places to visit. As you can go to the island casino, museum and gallery store to completely satisfy the island itself. Boating, hiking shouldn’t be missed out in this island.
Blushing traveler 