| Everyone knows California beach vacations offer | | | | stroll the beach, collecting shells and enjoying |
| plenty of sun, surf, and celebrities. They also provide | | | | spectacular sunsets, then head indoors for a succulent |
| every opportunity for food, fun, and a break from the | | | | repast before heading out for a night on the town. |
| winter doldrums. Instead of shoveling snow from your | | | | Dining and dancing are only two of the many |
| driveway, you can be dancing the night away, dining on | | | | entertainment venues available. Known around the |
| exquisite seafood dishes, and strolling along Venice | | | | world for its amusement parks, live music, star-studded |
| Beach in a matter of only days. Marina del Rey offers | | | | live theater performances, and more attractions that |
| all this and much more. | | | | you could visit in a lifetime, Marina del Rey has |
| Only minutes from LAX, Marina del Rey is a beautiful | | | | something for everyone. From cerebral museums to |
| setting for your California winter vacation. You can | | | | kooky bohemian cafes, there is no end to the |
| explore the coastline by boat, take in a play, visit a | | | | entertainment possibilities. |
| museum, tantalize your taste buds, or enjoy a luxurious | | | | Marina Del Rey In December |
| spa treatment. You are sure to return home from your | | | | Your winter vacation can include live music at |
| California beach vacation feeling rested, relaxed, and | | | | Fisherman's Village, which features live jazz, Latin, |
| warm all over. | | | | R&B, pop and blues concerts every Saturday and |
| All Aboard! | | | | Sunday. The Marina del Rey Annual Holiday Boat |
| No California beach vacation would be complete | | | | Parade is not to be missed. The marina is filled with |
| without a boat trip. You can rent a sailboat, powerboat, | | | | boats of every size, decked out in colorful lights and |
| kayak, jet ski, or even an electric boat and explore the | | | | decorations that will take your breath away. Equally |
| waters of the Pacific to your heart's content. Your | | | | enjoyable is the raucous Venice Canals Holiday Boat |
| California winter vacation can include a day trip to | | | | Parade with its collection of decorated kayaks, |
| Catalina Island, a dining or cocktail cruise, a gondola ride, | | | | canoes, and other small boats, often captained by |
| or a harbor tour. The gondola ride includes appetizers, | | | | costumed individuals. |
| drinks, pillows, lamps, music and, of course, a gondolier! | | | | For the environmentally minded, your California beach |
| Far more accessible than Italy, your romantic California | | | | vacation can include a free guided tour of the local |
| winter vacation will leave you pleasantly surprised with | | | | flora and fauna found in the freshwater and saltwater |
| all Marina del Rey has to offer. | | | | marshes and the local sand dunes. If you want to help |
| If you enjoy fishing, you must try your hand at catching | | | | protect the area, you can volunteer at the December |
| halibut, yellowtail, sea bass, and many other species of | | | | Ballona Dunes Restoration Party by helping like-minded |
| sport fish on your California beach vacation. Chartered | | | | individuals plant native species and remove invasive |
| and unchartered boats are available for your boating | | | | species. |
| and fishing pleasure, complete with all the amenities. | | | | These winter vacations are unlike any other. There are |
| A Night On The Town | | | | simply so many things to do and see that you will |
| Marina del Rey offers a wide range of dining and | | | | probably want to extend your California beach |
| entertainment opportunities. Elegant, 5-star restaurants | | | | vacation a few extra days, or you can start planning |
| sit side-by-side with ethnic bistros, delicious dessert and | | | | next year's California winter vacation. |
| coffee houses, and everything in between. You can | | | | |