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About this activity

Whale watching & dolphin cruises depart from the famous Balboa Boardwalk on Newport Harbor in Newport Beach. Check in about 40 minutes before your departure time and receive your boarding passes. Once on-board it is only a quick 15 minute cruise through Newport Bay before exiting and immediately entering the marine sanctuary where whale and dolphin sightings begin.

Whales and/or dolphin maybe found immediately or make take longer to locate depending on the mammals. During your whale watching cruise the whale watching captain & on-board naturalist will provide neat details about the mammals being seen as well as the marine habitat and lots of other neat details. The giant marine park just outside Newport Bay also happens to have some of the most scenic coastline in California traveling along the Newport Beach and Laguna Beach coastlines.

While on your whale watching cruise refreshments of all types are available in the larger indoor salon for purchase at any point of your cruise. Photos and drone video of your trip/mammals sighted are also available for purchase as you return to Newport Bay from your whale watching cruise.

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Included

Landing and facility fees

Not included

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Food and drinks

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infant seats available
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum drinking age is 21 years
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
A maximum of 10 people per booking

Features

Original

100%

Tourism

90%

Aquatic

65%

Adrenaline

50%

Reviews

4.6

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Farid A

5 | 2019-08-19

it was perfect. we saw the waves and lion sea. the service was good too. and the food in the boat not expensive.

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mcdc903

5 | 2019-07-03

The boat had enough seats for everyone and, although people bunch up when an animal is spotted, didnt get crowded up. Guides gave us fun facts and genuinely cared about our experiences, chasing after whales and bringing ua back a tad later so we could have an outstanding experience. Saw hundreds of dolphins and some blue whales!! Highlight of my Cali trip!

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Joanna H

5 | 2018-07-10

Everyone was great! I was treated with great respect. The staff was awesome, they were focused on providing excellent customer service.

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Beate W

5 | 2018-02-23

Loved the tour, we didnt see much animal life but the guides talked about the whales, the weather was great and the sea was calm. Lovely way to spend a couple of hours.

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Tracey R

5 | 2018-01-02

It was a great experience for my 12 year old daughter. The only downside was we didn't see any whales but lots of dolphins.

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PuLp FiCTioN

3 | 2018-01-01

There were no whales that day but we enjoyed watching a big pod of dolphins swimming alongside the boat. If you there for only the whales then you might be disappointed

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Pascal S

5 | 2017-09-20

Great and very nice crew, proper boat, saw a lots of dolphins and one fin whale...thanks a lot!

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