Category: Explore

Island Packers visits all five of the islands that make up the Channel Islands National Park and National Marine Sanctuary and is the park’s official […]

Single & multi-day scuba diving trips to Channel Islands. Food available. 3000lb. air fills & hot tubs.

Fast, comfortable and spacious, the Raptor is only 40 minutes from Ventura Harbor to spectacular Channel Island dive sites. The Raptor is built from the […]

Scuba boat in Ventura Harbor at Ventura Harbor Village Marina, offering single day and multi day trips to all eight Channel Islands, as well as […]

The Channel Islands National Park, referred to as “The American Galapagos,” encompasses five remarkable and remote islands right off the Ventura coast: Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel and Santa Barbara. The Channel Islands and encircling waters are home to over 2,000 plants and animals, of which 145 are found nowhere else in the world including the Island Fox. Established as a National Park in 1980, each of the islands is a fascinating world unto itself. World class diving, hiking, kayaking, sea cave exploration, photography, snorkeling, camping, wildlife and wildflower viewing, the Channel Islands offers uninterrupted time with family and friends while relaxing to the soothing sounds of the natural world.