Tour of The Islands
Exclusive for 2026!
A premium five day diving experience!
Due to popular demand, an additional departure date has been added!
Additional Departure aDDED
November 9-13 2026
adventure Tour of the Islands
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Join us aboard the Peace for a five-day relaxing, family-friendly liveaboard adventure exploring the very best of California's Channel Islands. This trip is designed around providing divers the best experience the ocean has to offer during the tour. Memorable adventures are had by diver who remain flexible, enjoy the journey, and appreciate each destination for its own unique character. Priority of site selections will be based on weather, sea conditions, visibility, and the best diving opportunities available.
The Adventure Tour may visit any of the eight Channel Islands and can include cultural sites, historic shipwrecks, offshore pinnacles, sea lion rookeries, rare marine life habitats, and remarkable geologic formations. Divers may experience spectacular kelp forests, offshore pinnacles, abundant marine life, sites known for rarely seen species, opportunities to interact with sea lions and seals, marine sanctuaries, and areas where the legal harvest of game is permitted.
Gathering game such as scallops and lobsters is welcome on the Adventure Tour, but spearfishing will not be permitted.
To provide a more comfortable and enjoyable experience, this trip is limited to just 18 divers, giving everyone additional space aboard while allowing the flexibility to enjoy each destination at a relaxed pace.
Tour of the Islands Trips may include night dives, conditions permitting. See below for additional information.
SOLD OUT - September 12 -16 2026
Traditional Tour Of the islands
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The Traditional Tour of the Islands is designed to be relaxing and family friendly experience. Sightseeing and photography are the focus of these trips which will explore the pristine marine protected areas, marine sanctuaries, marine mammal habitats, geological wonders, and have dive site selection guided by the best available dive conditions. Diving protected areas means no gathering of game is allowed on these trips. This allows additional space to be dedicated to cameras and sightseeing equipment. Destinations can include any of the eight Channel Islands, offshore rocks and pinnacles, or the undersea mounts of Cortes Banks and Tanner Banks. Dive sites will be selected based on the best available diving conditions at the time of the trip. Tour of the Islands have a slower pace than typical trips, allowing time to process and share photos, share time with others, and enjoy the Peaceful marine environment. Tour of the Islands Trips may include night dives, conditions permitting.
Tour of the Islands Trips are Premium Limited Load Trip
Tour of the Islands Trips are intended to be premium trips. The Peace normally carries up to 24 passengers for multi-day trips, and 32 passengers for single day trips. These premium experience trips are limited to 18 passengers or less. This ensures everyone has plenty of space to spread out. Tour of the Islands trips also include upgraded amenities and services.
Where you will be diving
The Channel Islands includes Channel Islands National Park, as well as multiple California marine protected areas and marine sanctuaries. Most of these areas do not allow commercial or recreational take of some or all game. The island environments are critical habitat to numerous sea mammals and birds, providing food, shelter, and breeding grounds. Many plant and animal species in the islands are found only there. The marine environment is rich and diverse, with each island having its own unique ecosystem and dominant species.
The Islands also have a rich and historic human culture with historic native peoples sites, lighthouses, research stations, camping areas, beautiful beaches, historic farms, and current military use areas. The Peace team highly recommends you schedule your trip with time to visit the Channel Islands National Park Visitor’s Center. The visitors center is in Ventura Harbor, about a 10 minute walk from the Peace’s dock.
Dive sites may include historical sites, wrecks, reefs, hydrocoral reefs, sea mammal rookery, kelp forests, off-shore pinnacles, marine protected areas, marine sanctuaries, and natural wonders such as sea caves or arches.
What kinds of life are common
Common sights include varieties of sea mammals, sharks, eels, rays, reef fish, rock fish, pelagic fish, garibaldi, lobsters, crabs, nudibranchs, mollusks, giant black sea bass (up to almost 1000lbs), and the many unique residents of the beautiful kelp forests.
What is included
All meals, snacks, soft drinks, air fills, and use of on-board amenities is included. On board amenities include a salt water hot tub, sun deck, showers, charging station, and freshwater rinse for cameras.
Number of Dives
Typically Tour of the Islands Trips will offer between 4 and 5 dives per day. More dives may be offered depending on locations, conditions, if night dives are appropriate, and input from the group. This allows for passengers who want to dive more, to do so. It also means if you would like to take a dive (or two) off for a rest, spend time in the hot tub, enjoy the fabulous scenery, or process photography, there will likely be another dive opportunity later.