Channel Islands also known as the Santa Barbara Channel Islands are a chain consisting of eight islands namely, Anacapa, Santa Miguel, Santa Catalina, San Clemente, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara and San Nicolas. Out of the above, San Miguel, Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara and Santa Rosa were the five, which were converted into Channel Islands National Park in the year 1980. Even though Channel Islands wear a beautiful look with abundant wildlife, they are the least known to many. This can be proved by the fact that only eighty thousand persons make it to the islands each year and very few to the outer islands such as the Santa Barbara, San Miguel and Santa Rosa due to their unpredictable ocean and weather conditions and less boat frequency services.

This makes it a perfect honeymoon destination for the honeymooners. Even though the approachability to the Channel Islands is a bit difficult, it is considered as worth taking the effort. If the travelers or honeymooners are bent towards snorkeling, kayaking and deep sea diving, the Channel Islands offer the best view as the waters are crystal clear and anyone can view myriad sea life including bright orange Garibaldis, octopuses and the Californian state fish. They can even go hiking to the golden terraced arid hills, beaches with white sand and to the wind swept cliffs. Some of the beaches are over populated with the seals that the sands of the beaches look like they are black brown in color. Honeymooners who are nature lovers and water lovers will love to be in the Channel Islands.

Channel Islands are said to be a habitat for many endangered species like the northern elephant seals, which were once thought to be extinct. They thrive only on the San Miguel Island. Apart from it, nearly four species of sea lions and seals can be seen because of the fact that they are breed far from the contact of humans. San Miguel offers a significant nesting place for nearly 90 percent of the Southern California’s seabirds including the species of the black oystercatchers, cormorants, snowy plovers, Cassin’s auklets and western gulls. The most endangered brown pelican of the California can also be seen here.

The Channel Islands can be reached either by air or by boat. A public boat service is found which works all around the year from two harbors. It is advised by them to book in advance, say before two weeks time minimum, during the summer and the spring as during these seasons only, the Channel Islands see some human visitors. There are no restaurants or hotels in the islands and hence they are meant for travelers only as a picnic spot and a place to enjoy Mother Nature at her best. Hiking is considered as the most famous activities in the Channel Islands and water sports being next to it. Since there are no lifeguards, it might be a little dangerous. Apart from this swimming, kayaking, fishing, snorkeling and surfing are some of the few other activities that can be carried out in the Channel Islands.