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Whalewatch Trips and Voyages

    Take a whalewatch trip in search of Pacific gray whales to observe these magnificent giants as they migrate along the Pacific coast. Groups please call 310-548-7770 to make reservations. Individuals please contact the boat landings directly. Click on the link below for more information.

Let's Go Whale Watching!
Gray Whale Facts


Click here to see photos from past whale watching trips!

Want to hear a gray whale singing? (.mp3)

Learn more about gray whales.
     
 

Upcoming Voyages


Channel Islands Adventure: Anacapa Island
Discover the wonders of the Channel Islands as you join CMA educators on an adventure to Anacapa Island, part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. During the crossing we'll watch for marine birds and mammals, then join a guided walk and check out nesting gulls and their chicks as you greet spring on Anacapa Island. This trip leaves from Oxnard.

**To get from the boat to Anacapa Island, participants will need to climb a vertical ladder of approximately ten rungs then climb up a stairwell of 153 steps to reach the top of the island.**

Reservations are required: 310-548-7562
Fee: $70 per person, $61 FRIENDS members

Member Price:  $61, Non-Member Price:  $70

• Sunday, June 2, 2024 • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Channel Islands Adventure: Santa Cruz Island
Discover the wonder of California’s Channel Islands as you join CMA Educators on a birding and photography adventure to Channel Islands National Park. We’ll cruise along the island coast; then go ashore on a naturalist-led hike. Our focus will be to find and photograph the endemic Island Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma insularis) and experience Santa Cruz Island in full bloom! In addition to island wildlife, we will keep our eyes peeled on the crossing for marine mammals and birds!

This trip leaves from Ventura harbor.

**To get from the boat to the pier on Santa Cruz Island, participants will need to climb a vertical ladder of approximately ten rungs.**

Reservations required: 310-548-7562
Fee: $70 Adults, $61 Friends members


Member Price:  $61, Non-Member Price:  $70

• Sunday, April 14, 2024 • 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM

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Channel Islands Adventure: Santa Rosa Island
Journey with CMA’s Education staff on an adventure to Santa Rosa Island, part of the Channel Islands National Park Marine Sanctuary.

Hailed by scientists as the "California Galapagos,” trips to the coastal Channel Islands offer impressive glimpses into California’s rich human and natural history in addition to the amazing endemic animal and plant species found nowhere else on earth.

Leaving from Ventura, we’ll keep an eye out for birds, pinnipeds, dolphins and whales as we make our way to and from the island. On the island, participants will follow along on a naturalist-led hike to a small forest of one of the rarest pines in the world - the Torrey Pine. During this quick paced 7 mile out and back hike we will learn about past human occupation and observe the diverse coastal habitats, amazing geologic formations and panoramic views that this unique island has to offer.

Participants will board a boat in Ventura at 7:00am and return approximately at 7:00pm

Fee: $90 Adult, ($81 Friends members). Reservations are required. Please call 310-548-7562.
Be sure to register early, as spaces fill up quickly for this popular excursion.


PLEASE NOTE: Island activities are very strenuous. Moderate physical agility is required of all passengers to climb a short ladder off of the boat to the pier. Once on the island, the hikes will take place on loose sand and gravel along cliffs and canyons with various elevation changes. Please judge your ability and fitness accordingly.




Member Price:  $81, Non-Member Price:  $90

• Saturday, October 5, 2024 • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

 


 
   
 
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