We travel throughout Southern California to your client’s destination to deliver these unique experiences. Here are some of our most popular venues in the counties we normally serve:

Orange County

Heisler Park, Laguna Beach

Our walking tour of Heisler Park on Cliff Drive leads guests a little over a mile from Diver’s Cove to Main Beach, along a beautiful path through the park that hugs the bluffs and overlooks spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. Picturesque coves, lush plants, and scenic views are all within a short walk of popular restaurants for dining before or after the tour.

Crystal Cove State Park & Historic Cottages

Crystal Cove State Park offers almost four miles of unobstructed pristine beach, and remains the most natural beach in Orange County. Trails meander along the bluffs through native habitat, and then lead down to the beach. The trails and the charming historic Crystal Cove cottages are easily accessible by coach or van from Newport Coast Drive along Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach.

Newport Back Bay

Upper Newport Bay is one of the most pristine remaining estuaries in Southern California, where fresh and salt water meet and mix, and life begins for many species. Guests delight in the mosaic of native plants, and the variety of birds in one of the finest bird watching sites in North America. Trails are accessible from Newport Dunes Recreation Area on Back Bay Drive, just off Jamboree in Newport Beach.

Roger’s Gardens

Roger’s Gardens is nestled on seven spectacular acres overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Corona Del Mar, and has been called one of “America’s Most Beautiful Garden Centers”. Roger’s Gardens presents arboretum-quality gardens with thousands of hanging baskets and color-filled splashes of flowers year-round, and includes intriguing gift shops. Accessible from Pacific Coast Highway on San Joaquin Hills Road in Corona Del Mar.

Dana Point Harbor

Dana Point Harbor is Southern California’s best year-round whale-watching destination. With migrating Gray Whales seen from November through April, and Blue whales visiting from May through November, in just a few minutes you are out of the beautiful harbor and among whales, dolphins, seals and other marine life. The harbor is located on Dana Point Harbor Drive, off Pacific Coast Hwy just south of Laguna Beach in Dana Point.

Laguna Wilderness

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park lies within some of the last natural coastal canyons in Southern California, where visitors can see California as it has existed for thousands of years. Forty miles of trails wind through oak and sycamore woodlands and up onto ridges with expansive scenic vistas. Convenient trailheads start at Nix Nature Center and Willow Canyon just off of Laguna Canyon Road (Hwy. 133) in Laguna Beach.

San Diego County

Batiquitos Lagoon

Batiquitos Lagoon is one of the last remaining tidal wetlands on the southern coast of the United States. A gentle trail hugs the edge of the tranquil lagoon, winding through groves of eucalyptus trees and native plants that thrive in this 600-acre preserve. Located between Carlsbad and Encinitas, a convenient trailhead starts by the golf clubhouse of the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, accessible from the Poinsettia exit off I-5, just off of Batiquitos Drive.

San Diego Botanic Garden

The San Diego Botanic Garden, formerly Quail Botanical Gardens, has impressive displays of plants from the local environment and all corners of the planet. This garden features a fascinating grove of cork oaks, from which corks are made. Trails pass through rare bamboo groves, a “tropical rain forest”, an African garden, succulent gardens, and more. Located in Encinitas on Quail Gardens Drive, just off Encinitas Blvd. near I-5.

Palm Springs Area

Big Morongo Canyon Preserve

A unique desert oasis known internationally for its birdlife, this 31,000-acre preserve has boardwalks through its lush oasis, marsh, and groves of cottonwood and willow trees, with enjoyable trails that hug canyon bottoms and rise up across scenic desert slopes. Located approximately 15 miles north of Palm Springs, this oasis is just off Hwy 62 on East Drive in Morongo Valley.

Andreas Canyon

Like a walk back in time, this desert oasis offers a tranquil journey along foot trails through shady groves of native palms along a quiet stream, passing beautiful rock formations. Rock ledges have ancient bedrock mortars and metates used by Native American Cahuilla women centuries ago in food preparation. Located on South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs.

On Site Events

We bring the secrets of nature directly to your guests
in their resort hotel or conference center

Besides our many off-site adventures, we are also excited to bring our programs right to your client’s meeting resort or hotel, either indoors or outdoors, with engaging on-site events tailored to your guests’ interests.

For Coastal & Desert Venues

Our “Secrets of the Desert” and “Ancient and Modern Uses of Native Plants” presentations are available in both desert and coastal venues. For an illustration of the richness of information available to your clients through our programs about plants, please visit The Power of Plants at www.PowerofPlants.com.

For Coastal Venues

Our “Secrets of the Sea” presentation is popular in coastal venues, either as a stand-alone event, or included as part of your guests’ dinner program. These programs include both multi-media shows and hands-on display materials, and always get rave reviews from groups and audiences.