Meet, Eat and Retreat for Less
Santa Clarita is one of Southern California’s top event and entertainment destinations offering the best value in Los Angeles. Our hotels cover the gamut of popular brands offering the best amenities that are located within minutes of the area’s most sought-after attractions, business centers and banquet facilities. Santa Clarita offers more than 1,800 hotel rooms with a combined 40,000 square feet of meeting space. The City offers a unique blend of urban sophistication & small town charm, coupled with historic elements, destination dining, signature shopping and a variety of events & attractions.
309 Palm Street
Newport Beach
CA
92661
Head out on a whale and dolphin-watching cruise from Newport Beach. The waters surrounding Newport Harbor offer deep nutrient-rich waters that attract all types of marine creatures. With a 96% success rate, almost every trip has the opportunity to see whales or dolphins.
Look out for giant blue whales (during the summer and fall months), finback whales, gray whales (winter and spring months), minke whales, humpback whales, several types of dolphin (including giant rizzo dolphin over 14 feet in length), seals, and all sorts of other marine life.
Most whale-watching cruises take in the scenic backdrops of Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, and Newport Beach while viewing the gentle giants just a few hundred yards from shore. Due to the geography of the Orange County coastline that surrounds Newport Harbor, ocean conditions are incredibly calm.
The captain and crew have backgrounds in marine biology and can provide details about the marine creatures, environment, and ecosystems.
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