WHALE, WILDLIFE, & BIRDING CRUISES

VENTURA WINTER WHALE WATCH

Join us for a winter whale watching excursion looking for Gray Whales! Cruise and search for Gray Whales and other local marine life on this winter whale watching cruise.

Fares:

• Adult (13-54): $47
• Senior (55 and up): $43
• Military (Active): $43
• Child (3-12): $34
• Infant (under 3): $0.00

1/2 DAY ISLAND WILDLIFE CRUISE

Cruise out to the Channel Islands in search of local marine life! Please Note: This wildlife cruise will stop briefly at Anacapa Island to offload passengers who booked the island landing trip.

Fares:

• Adult (13-54): $45
• Senior (55 and up): $41
• Military (Active): $41
• Child (3-12): $32
• Infant (under 3): $0.00

OUTER ISLAND WILDLIFE CRUISE

These trips focus on finding wildlife in the Marine Sanctuary and along the shorelines of the outer islands of the Park. Visitors stop to view secluded beaches often filled with pinnipeds (seal/sea lions) and travel over waters typically teeming with wildlife, including whales, dolphins and dozens of pelagic and migratory bird species. These trips also visit Painted Cave on Santa Cruz Island.

As part of their route, vessels stop at Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz islands to drop off / pick up passengers visiting the National Park.

Fares:

• $100 per person

VENTURA PELAGIC BIRD TRIP

Look for a variety of seasonal pelagic species including the newly named species Townsend’s Storm-Petrel. Heading south of Channel Islands, we will search deep waters and warm currents for this range restricted Storm-Petrel. Other possibilities are tube-noses: Black-footed Albatross, Northern Fulmar, Leach’s Storm-Petrel; Pink-footed, Flesh-footed (rare), Sooty, & Buller’s Shearwater.

Fares:

• $223 per person

SCI SCRUB-JAY & PELAGIC BIRDS

View Scrub-Jays on Santa Cruz Island and cruise the Santa Barbara channel for pelagic birds! Although primarily a non-landing trip, this trip allows approx. 1 hour on Santa Cruz Island to observe the endemic Island Scrub-Jay and other terrestrial birds. After reboarding, there will be ample time to explore the SB channel for more wildlife and birds, then allowing us to motor along the coast of Anacapa Island and look at the groups of seabirds congregating for the nesting season.

Fares:

• $138 per person

Summer Whale Watch

Fares:

• Adult (13-54): $84
• Senior (55 and up): $79
• Military (Active): $79
• Child (3-12): $69
• Infant (under 3): $0.00

The perfect way to experience whales in the Santa Barbara Channel!

This 5-hour trip is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and search for the incredible whales and dolphins that migrate through or call our waters home in the summer months. From the comfort of our vessels, passengers traverse the Santa Barbara Channel, take in sweeping island views, and receive narration from a professional naturalist. While sightings are never guaranteed, your crew makes every effort to locate and visit with these animals. Summer often brings encounters with humpback whales, blue whales, fin whales, and large pods of dolphins and sealions

These trips are great choices especially for:
• Wildlife enthusiasts eager to see the largest animals on earth
• Families with children
• Visitors who want a unique and memorable experience on the water
• Passengers who prefer to stay aboard the boat instead of going ashore
• Photographers and nature lovers of all kinds

! Please Note: Summer Whale Watching trips do not land on any of the islands.