Catalina Island Kayak Expeditions

Spectacular! This excursion was the highlight of our vacation. The company is family run and everything is done really well.
First they give you a little tour of the island, telling you about its history. Then they give you instructions about how to use your kayak and outfit you. They have water shoes, water pants, jackets, waterproof pouches for your stuff, and life jackets – in short, everything you need. They also give you a bottle of water to sip as you go.
The guide led us into the ocean and told us all about the island and its wildlife. We rowed for a bit more than a mile until we reached Frog Rock, a beach that is only accessible by kayak. There we explored the beach, collected shells, and enjoyed a yummy cookie.
Then we headed back to the base, enjoying the clear water, spectacular views, and the warm December sun.
It was a wonderful trip and we give them our highest recommendation.

I came to Catalina for a friends birthday and we decided to book the willow cove kayak tour for nine people.
Reasons why I believe this was totally worth the $ 104 dollars.
1) they provide all the gear from wetsuits, snorkel gear, flippers, water shoes and even water and food!
2) you kayak for about 2.5 hours which is a pretty decent amount of time
3) you get to snorkel for about 30 mins ~ 1 hour so worth it
4) they even prepare for you a nice lunch which was absolutely delicious!
5) our tour guide Bryan was the absolute best! He is a really awesome tour guide I would totally recommend him if you can !!
Overall great experience! Just make sure you get enough sunblock on because you will burn.

Loved doing this in the island!
Will definitely come back soon!
Everyone is always very friendly. And accommodating.

This tour is AWESOME!!! I live in Santa Cruz and kayak with the fam, but this was the best experience ever! They take the time to give you history throughout the trip in a way as though we are their 1^st group ever — not contrived, very sincere. Our guide Levi (spelling?) was the best, laid back and very calm. We saw ocean life galore — You can tell this team of family and employees love what they do and it shows through. Def going to book again!!! Thanks to all!!!

Had a great tour going around Catalina Island. Very informative and stopped enough for some breaks and photo ops.

I love it! it was my first time kayaking and the people that work there were really friendly! super cheap!

This place was absolutely awesome. Three months later, I’m still talking to everybody about how this was the BEST part of the State side portion of my trip to Mexico.
First, I paid maybe $ 50 (if that) for a three hour expedition. The whole place is family run and they couldn’t be more friendly people. Randy was the owner, and the guide who picked me up from the dock and gave a little historical tour on the way to the beach. He’s super funny and friendly! Randy’s daughter works the cash register and tells you that with the expedition you get equipment for free. We were given the use of dry bags and wet suits (separates, not one big suit) to wear while out on the ocean. You also get your certificate of completion from her when the tour is over.
The tour guides were AMAZING. I had never been kayaking before, and I left my vacation partner back at the docks. I’m SO glad I got a single person kayak. It is so thrilling to be out on the ocean, and to look over the side and see fish swimming underneath you. I wish I could have stayed on the ocean all day.
Kayaking is an excellent workout, and we took a cookie break (also included) on turtle rock. Our guides gave us a history of the island while we were out on the ocean — it’s like a historical walking tour, but in a kayak. Hands down, best experience I’ve had in a long time. I want to go back so badly.
Don’t worry about being a novice — it’s really easy. There was even an 8 year old girl and her dad in one of the two person kayaks (granted, her dad did a lot of paddling when she got too tired.)
I would 10 000% recommend going out on any number of kayaking expeditions with this company. I had a great experience that I can’t wait to do again!