New Package: FREE Activities

New Vacation Package Offers Unlimited Free Activities For Families on Catalina Island

Santa Catalina Island has gotten more exciting with the unprecedented addition of the new Unlimited Activities Package ideal for families.  For the price of a room and boat transportation, families receive admission to tours and activities offered by the Santa Catalina Island Company, free of charge. The offer is effective through November 1, 2009.

This stunning bargain package begins at $133 per person per night midweek and $185 per person per night on weekends, with a two night minimum based on double occupancy.  Kids aged 2 – 11 stay free in parents’ room, get fabulous family-friendly activities free and their only cost is the Catalina Express boat ride at $47.00 round trip.  Unlimited family friendly activities include miniature golf, Undersea Tour, Flying Fish Tour, Seal Rocks Tour, Avalon Scenic Tour, first run movies in the Avalon Theatre and access to Descanso Beach Club.

In addition, the package includes lodging at Pavilion Lodge or Hotel Atwater and round trip transportation aboard the Catalina Express or Catalina Flyer. The handsomely appointed Pavilion Lodge is just 14 steps from the beach and the historic Hotel Atwater is conveniently located in the center of town. Boats depart frequently from Long Beach, San Pedro, and Dana Point.
 
Guests have unlimited free access to the following activities, space available:

·    All Discovery Tours Offerings. (Each normally priced between $17 and $80!) The Cape Canyon Tour and Sundown Isthmus Cruise are excluded but may be purchased separately.

o    Behind The Scenes Casino Tour – New! Get an unprecedented look at the off-limits rooms and backstage areas of this history rich building and feel what it was like during Avalon’s Golden Age.
o    Avalon Scenic Tour – Our highest customer rated tour takes you through the heart of Avalon and into the surrounding hillsides where our knowledgeable guides tell you the stories of Avalon’s past and present.
o    Skyline Drive – A scenic 2-hour tour into the island’s interior along impressive vistas to the Nature Center at Catalina’s Airport-in-the-Sky.
o    Classic Inland Motor Tour – Journey deep into the island’s rugged interior to see native plants and wildlife, incredible scenery, and the Wrigley’s Rancho Escondido Arabian Horse Ranch.
o    Flying Fish Boat Trip – Take an unbelievable night-time cruise aboard the “Blanche W” to see Catalina Island’s famous flying fish leap and glide above the water.
o    Glass Bottom Boat – Visit the Lover’s Cove Marine Preserve, where colorful fish and marine plants thrive among the kelp forests.
o    Undersea Tour – Cruise five feet below the surface of the ocean in our spacious semi-submersible to get up close and personal with the aquatic wildlife in Lover’s Cove.
o    Night-time Glass Bottom Boat and Undersea Tours – Experience the ocean world in a new light as nocturnal sea creatures come out from hiding.
o    Seal Rocks Cruise – Cruise to the east end of the island to get a first-hand look at a California Sea Lion colony and watch them play, feed and sun in their natural habitat.
o    Casino Tour – Tour the world-famous Casino Ballroom and Theater with its fabulous murals and art-deco elegance.
o    GPS Ranger Walking Tour – Beginning mid-summer. Stroll through the streets of Avalon at your own pace with your own handheld multimedia guide.

·    Unlimited rounds of golf at the historic 9-hole Catalina Island Golf Course located in Avalon Canyon. (Club and cart rental additional)

·    Unlimited hourly tennis court rental at the Catalina Country Club.

·    Unlimited rounds of miniature golf at the newly renovated Golf Gardens miniature golf course in the heart of Avalon.

·    Unlimited admission to the Descanso Beach Club, Avalon’s only beachside restaurant and bar, located just past the Casino Building. “Put a drink in your hand and your feet in the sand.”

·    Unlimited admission to nightly showings of first run movies at the beautiful Avalon Theatre located in the Avalon Casino, as well as weekend organ recitals on the antique Page Theater Organ.

This exclusive package gives visitors the opportunity to save hundreds off of regular admission prices. With the Santa Catalina Island Company’s Unlimited Activities Package, you can now make your summer something special without emptying your wallet.

Tours or activities are booked space-available, and reservations must be made at the hotel front desk on the same day or no earlier than 6:00 PM of the day prior to the tour or activity. Hotel and transportation reservations are subject to availability. Blackout dates and additional restrictions apply. To book this package or for details call 800-322-3434 or visit online www.VisitCatalinaIsland.com.