Catalina Island Day Trip from LAX area hotels with Discover Avalon Scenic Tour

It was very expensive for what ended up being a 40 minute tour of the island. We didn’t know we were given classes of seats on the way there and back so we waited in the wrong line in the rain. And our return driver was stoned. Would not recommend for the price.

It was a great trip totally worth it. Just wish we had more time. Didn't get enough time to spend on the island. Want to expand the time on the island to make the trip worth it.

The transportation from our hotel was fine. He came early and we had to rush, then got to the terminal very early. The ferry ride was nice. The town of Avalon was beautiful. The tour around town was nice but it was scheduled for the middle of the day. We would prefer to take the tour as soon as we arrived so we knew where we wanted to go. We also were told that we would be leaving around 5:30 when I booked the tour, but ended up having to take the 3:55 ferry and didn’t have enough time in Avalon. When I tried to call for information during the day, the operators didn’t understand what I was asking or have information about the trip I was on. Overall not the best experience.

Ferry ride to a near-magical island. So rich in history and just breathtaking. My adult son and I had a wonderful tour of the beautiful Avalon and then toured the rest of the island with a golf cart we rented. So much to do there!

SUMMARY - This tour is just shuttle service from hotel to ferry port . Ferry tickets can be easily purchased online or onsite at ticket counter. I paid 210$ for something that could be done in 100$ . I gave feedback to them and after lot of back and forth, they gave me partial credit to be used for next purchase( to use that I will have to spent another 50$) MORE DETAILS - The title of this trip is misleading - its not a day trip they are selling, instead what is up for purchase is shuttle service, ferry tickets (75$) and one hour discover avalon ride (20$). I took sometime for me understanding the structure and by the time I understood it was too late. I think this trip is for those people who need shuttle from hotel to ferry stop since rest of tickets can be bought directly from website. I realized this after I was done with the trip, since I was I am a local travelling by self who was looking for 'daycation' hotel pick up for was not applicable for me. But I had ended up paying for the shuttle service which I did not use and not for one person but for 2 people. The package is minimum for 2 people but website allows it to be bought for one person. Since it cant isolate items you end up paying for everything. While on the tour, as I mentioned you are on your own as they just buy ferry tickets for you and for avalon tour there are no clear directions on pick up point well. It took me some asking around to figure out where the tour stop was and the tour operator was not helpful with the ticket checkin ( that's another story).

Everything was so smooth as far as instruction and direction. And it was so beautiful ! I loved it, an will be returning!

Positive: The Catalina island is breathtaking! The Avalon scenic tour was beautiful. The ferry ride was amazing. The pick-up and drop-off is included in the package which makes it very convenient. Very efficient drivers. Negative: The company did not provide correct address for pick-up location to the driver. As a result, we had to wait 1 hour on the street with an infant. It was inconvenient for us and for the driver as well. Regardless, the driver was really nice and helpful.

Overall experience was enjoyable. Once we arrived on Catalina, it was unclear where we needed to go for the tours mentioned. So we ended up just exploring the island (the shops and restaurants were so cute!) and laying out on the beach (the water was a little colder than we're used to, but it was so clear!)

Our tour guide Cindy was incredible. Catalina has great views. I’m glad we had this experience and look forward to another one.

It was an amazing experience. everything about it was just amazingly. Will surely visit soon if possible .