Tag: Whale Watching

Island Packers Whale Watching and Island Excursions Now Offered Through April, 2024 To The Channel Islands National Park and National Marine Sanctuary

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VENTURA — A winter Whale Watch trip is a perfect way to gather with family and friends to view Pacific Gray Whales migrating through the Santa Barbara Channel from their feeding grounds in Alaska to  their breeding grounds in Baja. 

Pacific Gray Whales are normally sighted in the SB Channel near Anacapa and Santa Cruz Island, and whale watching excursions to witness the whales are offered, now available through April, 2024, by  Island Packers, a family-owned and founded in 1969, and the official concessionaire to the Channel Island National Parks.  For more information, visit www.Island Packers.com.  The mammoth migration of more than 20,000 whales and 6,000 miles twice a year remains a major attraction in Southern California. 

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Give A Holiday Gift of Whale Watching & Excursions To The Channel Islands With Island Packers Gift Certificates

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Island Packers, the official boat concessionaire to the Channel Islands National Park, now makes it easy to shop for the upcoming holidays by offering seasonal whale watching holiday gift certificates that can be purchased via phone.  The family owned and operated company provides shoppers with the convenience of having gift certificates mailed or emailed to friends and family.

The company suggests a gift of an Island Packers excursion for the nature enthusiast on their list, and gives shoppers a myriad of options in which to choose that include everything from half-day Whale Watching trips to an all-day excursions to Anacapa or Santa Cruz islands.  The company offers daily departures from Ventura Harbor Village in Ventura, California. Visit www.islandpackers.com.

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Whale Watching Season Has Begun at Channel Islands Harbor

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OXNARD — Channel Islands Harbor celebrates the migration of the Pacific Gray Whale with its Annual Celebration of the Whales. Each winter, these enchanting whales migrate through the Santa Barbara Channel on their way to the lagoons of Mexico, where…

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