Field Trip Pricing
Ocean Institute Field Trip Pricing
All programs are for 45 participants unless otherwise noted. Participants include Teachers, Chaperones, Parents, and Students.
Click the program name for more information on each offering.
Fall Pricing: September through January
Spring Pricing: February through May
Science Overnight Programs – $3,755 Fall | $4,630 Spring
- Life in the Abyss
- Watershed
- Sea Floor Explorer
- Engineers Wanted: Renewable Energy
- California Coastal Ecology Overnight – $10,890 Fall | $11,900 Spring
- Catalina Island Ecology Safari Overnight (35 person max) – $12,520 Fall | $13,920 Spring
- Sahm Naturalist Academy – $15,975 Fall | $16,490 Spring
Science Day Programs
One Hour Labs – $530 Fall | $615 Spring
- Undersea ABCs (25 student max) – $300 Fall | $370 Spring
- Tidepool Junior Naturalist (25 student max) – $300 Fall | $370 Spring
- A House for Hermit Crab
- Smiley the Shark
- Big Al in the Lab
- Hark! A Shark!
- Marine Mammal Lab
Two Hour Labs – $945 Fall | $1,080 Spring
- Junior Scientist Lab
- Watershed Lab
- Living Systems Lab
- Advanced Living Systems Lab
- Sea Floor Explorer Lab
- Human Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems Lab
Two Hour Cruises – $1,200 Fall | $1,470 Spring
- Big Al Goes to Sea
- Junior Scientist Cruise
- Watershed Cruise
- Marine Mammal Cruise
- Living Systems Cruise
- Advanced Living Systems Cruise
- Sea Floor Explorer Cruise
- Human Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems Cruise
Lab and Cruise Combos (4 hours) – $2,100 Fall | $2,490 Spring
- Junior Scientist Lab and Cruise
- Watershed Lab and Cruise
- Living Systems Lab and Cruise
- Advanced Living Systems Lab and Cruise
- Sea Floor Explorer Lab and Cruise
- Human Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems Lab and Cruise
- Big Al Lab and Cruise (3 hours) – $1,680 Fall | $1,995 Spring
Specialty Programs
- Tidepool Exploration – $915 Fall | $1,045 Spring
- Advanced Floating Lab – $2,210 Fall | $2,750 Spring
- Catalina Island Ecology Safari Day Trip – $6,900 Fall | $7,710 Spring
Large Group Options
- Ocean Adventure OR Sustainability Adventure
- 90-130 participants – $2,995 Fall | $3,540 Spring
- 131-180 participants – $4,250 Fall | $4,920 Spring
- 181-240 participants – $5,490 Fall | $6,280 Spring
Maritime History Overnight Programs – $3,790 Fall | $4,185 Spring
Maritime Day Programs
Sailing
- Patriots, Pirates, and Privateers – $3,000 Fall | $3,155 Spring
- Helm’s Alee – $1,550 Fall | $1,705 Spring
- Sailor’s Life/Helm’s Alee Combo – $2,570 Fall | $3,015 Spring
- Maritime Leadership Academy – $2,695 Fall | $3,145 Spring
- Revenue Cutter – $1,550 Fall | $1,705 Spring
Dockside*
- Round the Horn – $1,910 Fall | $2,100 Spring
- Revolutionary Voyage – $1,910 Fall | $2,100 Spring
- Gold Digger’s Express – $1,910 Fall | $2,100 Spring
- Sailor’s Life – $1,440 Fall | $1,585 Spring
*Dockside programs do not include sailing on the Spirit of Dana Point
Virtual Learning – $360 for one, $310 each for multiple