Top Long Beach Outdoor Activities

Renting a swan boat is a fun way to exercise and explore the Rainbow Lagoon at the same time. If your rental is on a hot day—no need to worry about the California sunshine, as each boat comes with shaded canopies to protect you from the elements. Choose from a variety of time slots to suit your schedule—you can even go for an atmospheric evening ride with LED lights on your boat.

The Rainbow Harbor is a beautiful place to spend an evening watching the sunset, but it can sometimes be tricky to find a good seating area and avoid crowds at the same time. With this swan pedal boat experience, get out on the water with just your group, and choose where you want to pedal to on the Rainbow Lagoon. Along the way, get great views of local sights such as Downtown Long Beach, and the Pike Ferris Wheel.

Visit sharks, penguins and puffins with admission to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, and explore 19 wildlife habitats from every corner of the world’s largest ocean. Slip beneath a full-sized model of a blue whale, and catch the eye of a fierce leopard shark. Travel from a Sea of Cortez kelp forest to the ice-crusted waters off Northern Japan; watch sea horses play in a tropical lagoon, pet a shark in a kid-friendly touch tank and listen to the eerie melodies of an undersea whale song. Keeping our guests and staff safe is our top priority. We are limiting the number of visitors, requiring advance timed reservations, and managing traffic flow to ensure social distancing, requiring face coverings and temperature checks, providing numerous hand-sanitizing stations, and much more. Please note, the Lorikeet Forest and June Keyes Penguin Habitat are currently closed to protect our animals from avian (bird) flu.

See the L.A. coast from a private helicopter with a 30-minute, narrated flight from Long Beach, and take in California’s most iconic vistas. Watch for surfers as you soar over the breaks at Redondo, Hermosa and Manhattan beaches, then swoop above the exclusive harbor in Marina del Rey. Enjoy a bird's-eye view of the slender Santa Monica Pier, see the Los Angeles airport from above, and return to Long Beach past Hawthorne, Torrance and the Galaxy Stadium while enjoying sweeping western panoramas of the Pacific Ocean.

See the L.A. coast from the sky with an exciting, 15-minute tour from Long Beach on a private helicopter. Swoop above the iconic Queen Mary ocean liner, hover over downtown Long Beach and see the imposing Battleship Iowa that's moored in the city's bustling port. Enjoy seaward views of Catalina Island and the curving Pacific coastline before touching back to Earth at the Long Beach helipad.

Travel to Southern California’s Catalina Island by boat with this round-trip ferry service from Long Beach or San Pedro on the 'Catalina Express.' Enjoy views of the Pacific during the journey, and then spend the day exploring Catalina at your leisure. The ferry drops you in the town of Avalon, the main town on the island, home to shops, restaurants, hotels, activities and more. Select your departure point—Long Beach or San Pedro—when booking. This is a ticket purchase only, not a reservation for travel. To allow guests the flexibility of choosing their own travel time, guests must call in advance to reserve seats on a specific departure and return boat. You may return on the same day or stay overnight. We advise calling to make your reservations as soon as possible as boats often sell out.

This full–day tour of Los Angeles is a popular and convenient choice for cruise ship passengers docked at the Long Beach or San Pedro terminals. After pick–up from the port, your guide brings you to LA’s highlights and hidden gems, from the Hollywood Sign to Marlon Brando’s acting school. The day’s itinerary factors in free time to explore, dine, or shop at your own pace.

Spend the day sightseeing in Los Angeles during this guided tour from Long Beach. With an expert local guide and a small group of 14 people or less, see LA landmarks like the Hollywood Sign, Santa Monica, Venice Beach and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Follow your guide to filming locations of famous movies, explore Hollywood Boulevard and see one of the biggest ports in the US. This tour includes a balanced mix of guided tours and free time and includes round-trip transportation from Long Beach hotels.

Take a thrilling whale-watching excursion off the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Travel along the coast of Los Angeles and experience marine wildlife up close. Enjoy a glass or wine or beer, a light snack, or other beverage from the boat’s galley. Sit either inside or out on our 45-passenger vessel as you search the Pacific for Gray, Humpback, and Sperm whales, sharks, seabirds, dolphins and sea lions on this memorable outing.

Take in Los Angeles’ scenic highlights from the air with a private, 45-minute helicopter tour from Long Beach. Soar over the L.A. harbor and the iconic Queen Mary, and look out towards Catalina Island from the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Fly up the coast past Manhattan Beach and Marina del Rey, bank over Santa Monica pier then head for downtown. See the city’s sports centers and gleaming sky scrapers and take in views of the Hollywood Hills and the San Gabriel Mountains before touching back down in Long Beach.

Let’s Roam is the #1 app-led scavenger hunt company. Walk to all the best landmarks and hidden gems, answering trivia questions and solving challenges. Work with your team or compete against them, as you learn new facts and create memorable experiences. Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunts are great as an everyday activity, or for bachelorette parties, birthday parties, corporate team building events and more! Each player chooses an interactive role, with challenges varying by person.

Shoreline Village is located right on the edge of Rainbow Harbor, where you’re guaranteed to roll past a crowd of extravagant commercial and recreational ships before hitting the Pike, one of the most unique waterfront shopping centers in Southern California. After weaving through Pike and its surrounding points of interest, take off along the five-mile long Shoreline Pedestrian Bikeway. This paved bikeway takes you up the coast to Naples, a beautifully unique neighborhood of Long Beach appropriately named after its Italian roots.

Our very unique, immersive adventures are the only ones of their kind. We, unlike other companies, provide your very own remote, interactive, live host to assist and encourage you along through your phone. We are an Austin, TX-based global custom event design company offering scavenger hunts and other events in 300+ cities in North America and beyond. Our specially hand-crafted adventures are equal parts tour, creative challenge, detective hunt, and social experiment! Guests get to discover in an alternate reality our favorite hidden gems off the beaten trail and creatively interpret fun art, history, and culture clues - for points! They get to enjoy fame and glory while appearing on our website’s international leaderboard, no matter what their score. They get to essentially race other teams in other cities, even if they don’t have competitors who have signed up in their city that day. Get ready to discover unusual oddities, laugh out loud, and make the experience your own!

An excellent pick for travelers who want to leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind—this sailing lesson is guided by a certified instructor, and no experience is required. The route sets off from the Rainbow Harbor Marina and ventures into the beautiful Pacific Ocean. To ensure you get the most out of the lesson—it's completely private, which means you can ask plenty of questions throughout.

4-Wheel Surrey cycles are as fun as they are unique! The flagship cycle of the Wheel Fun Rentals fleet, this modern day carriage is perfect for some one-on-one time with your significant other, or a fun outing with small children! Millions and millions of people have enjoyed our 4-wheeled cycles for over twenty years. Our four wheel Surreys create a memory that will last a lifetime.

Explore Long Beach with your friends, family, or colleagues by taking this app-led scavenger hunt highlighting the architecture of the city. It’s around a 2-hour experience, but you can go at your own pace, start when you like, because you have no live guide. It is up to you and your team to solve clues and solve riddles while learning about this town.

This is a regular meet up to stay fit, strong and create community. Join us with your own bike for free, we take gratuities and love gifts.

4-Wheel Surrey cycles are as fun as they are unique! The flagship cycle of the Wheel Fun Rentals fleet, this modern day carriage is perfect for some one-on-one time with your significant other, or a fun outing with small children! Millions and millions of people have enjoyed our 4-wheeled cycles for over twenty years. Our four wheel Surreys create a memory that will last a lifetime.

Take flight above Long Beach and Los Angeles on this helicopter tour. Starting at Long Beach Airport, you’ll fly toward Santa Monica and the Hollywood sign, traveling along the coastline of Long Beach, around San Pedro, and past the beaches of Los Angeles. This is the best way to experience the grand scale of LA.

-Discover Catalina Island- 1 DAY (8 Hour Island Cruise) with up to 6 Passengers MAX is 6 Passengers (no exceptions) Price Includes- *Continental Breakfast *4 Bottles of wine (up to 8 choices) *Afternoon Appetizer before we head back to the Mainland *Sea Life / Dolphin Watching WET DREAMSis a Brand New 1/4 Million Dollar Luxury Yacht and Some of the amenities include but not limited to 2 Staterooms (restrictions apply) Bathroom Gally Marine BBQ Lounge area Open Bow for Sun Bathing Access to Life Jackets LUXURY AT IT'S FINEST. Once we arrive on to the Island, you can shop, swim, have lunch, or take a Nap.

Imagine celebrating special moments with friends and family on a Catamaran in Long Beach, California! Book the Lagoon 380 Sailing Catamaran for up to 10 person. minimum booking of 2 hours. Young, experienced and very dynamic captain, who is also very party friendly :) As having much experience in sailing, he can set up the sails and even give you some tips for sailing! The boat is fully equipped with a stove, a oven, a fridge, and a bbq, if you want to cook your cuisine on board. Number of participants limited to 10, but possibility to extend to 12. We can cruise from 2 hours to the whole day and even a full weekend in Catalina with a night on board! Let us know your project and we will adapt to the boat to make you having an amazing memory of this time on sea!

In you like fun and games, and fancy yourself an amateur-detective or wannabe treasure-hunter, this 2-hour walking adventure around Long Beach is for you. With your smartphone acting as a guide, wander around Long Beach at whatever pace you wish, solving clues and completing challenges at the same time as enjoying all of the sights, sounds and tastes this vibrant LA borough has to offer.

Our very unique, immersive adventures are the only ones of their kind. We, unlike other companies, provide your very own remote, interactive, live host to assist and encourage you along through your phone. We are an Austin, TX-based global custom event design company offering scavenger hunts and other events in 300+ cities in North America and beyond. Our specially hand-crafted adventures are equal parts tour, creative challenge, detective hunt, and social experiment! Guests get to discover in an alternate reality our favorite hidden gems off the beaten trail and creatively interpret fun art, history, and culture clues - for points! They get to enjoy fame and glory while appearing on our website’s international leaderboard, no matter what their score. They get to essentially race other teams in other cities, even if they don’t have competitors who have signed up in their city that day. Get ready to discover unusual oddities, laugh out loud, and make the experience your own!

All of the flight time you accumulate on your demo flight will count toward your helicopter license requirements. After the flight, our knowledgeable staff will offer you more information on how to go about your future helicopter flight training.