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Newport Landing Whale Watching

309 Palm Street Suite A, Newport Harbour, CA 92661
949-675-0551
Ranked #10 of 22 tours in Newport Beach
3.5 of 5 stars 34 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Newport Landing provides multiple whale watching trips daily departing from Newport Beach. Whale watching trips are also referred to as whale watching... more » Owner description: Newport Landing provides multiple whale watching trips daily departing from Newport Beach. Whale watching trips are also referred to as whale watching tours or whale watching cruises. Newport Landing offers whale watching tours from December 17th through April 30th. Along with viewing Grey Whales you can expect to see dolphins, sea lions, and marine birds. Join Newport Landing on one of our open to the general public cruises or privately charter a whale watching boat. « less
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Oakland, California
2 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

To be honest, this was a pretty cool experience; the crew and employees were all mellow and friendly guys. Plus the boat wasn't as crowded and they have concessions on Western Pride, which is the boat we were on.

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New York City, New York
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
66 helpful votes 66 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012
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Had a pleasant experience with the boat ride. We only saw 2 whales from a far, just for a few minutes and they were gone. We saw a lot of dolphines and sea lions. The boat was of decent size. Staff were very nice and accomodating. Because there was not really a close encounter with a whale, they gave us... More

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San Clemente, California
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012
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I was not impressed by this operation in the least. ...The staff was very disorganized. It appeared to me that the Captain was merely following other boats around and had no plan in place to locate whales . To add insult to injury, we went back to the dock early with no explanation..the bar staff was flat out rude...we saw... More

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Las Vegas, Nevada
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2012
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Booked the 1pm trip for Tuesday 2/7 with Newport Landing Whale Watching. The day before was beautiful weather but on this day it was cold and cloudy, out on the water was freezing so if you may have inclement weather, wear a jacket, socks, hat and gloves! We drove out into the ocean, not very far from land and it... More

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Huntington Beach, California
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2012

We went whale watching on the Nautilus. We saw a grey whale and several sea lions. The boat only had seating for about half of the guests; the other half was forced to stand for the entire trip. My 4 year old was extremely tired from the motion sickness medication I gave him and wanted to sleep. Luckily, we boarded... More

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Newport Beach, CA
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012
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I seen so many magnificent creatures of the sea! I loved seeing the whales and sea lions. The dolphins I could care less, I see them all the time HaHa. Overall great tour.

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Delta, Utah
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2012
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We had a great time on this whale watching trip. Even though we didn't see any whales, we were still able to have fun and my kids loved it. We did see quite a few dolphins and the boat was able to "swim" along with them for a while which my kids found very exciting. The crew was professional as... More

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Newport Beach, California
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2011
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On October 28th, at 3 p.m., I enjoyed a whale watching trip with you. My friends from Australia were visiting California and we had a great time. As the captain pointed out to us, our particular trip had some of the BEST sightings ever. He was excited about it. I hope to come down and take another trip with you... More

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San Diego, California
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Reviews in 25 cities Reviews in 25 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2011
6
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The lady who schedules appointments was VERY rude on the phone. I called to verify my trip and was met with extreme hostility. What happened to customer service? What happened to just being civil? I have mixed feelings about this trip. We were charged an extra $10/ea for fuel fees, which would have been OK, if the voucher stated that... More

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Orange County, CA
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 October 2011
3
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Don't believe anything these people tell you. They are there to grab your money, that's it. We left without going on the tour.

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