FRIDAY GROUP OUTING

NEWPORT HARBOR CRUISE

Private 2 Hour Tour and Balboa Area Exploring-Attendees and Guests

Location:  The Balboa Funzone

Fun Zone Boat Company

700 E. Edgewater

Balboa Ca.92661

Time:  10am Departure from the Hotel (11am Cruise) & 3pm pick up

TRANSPORTATION TO THE HARBOR WILL BE PROVIDED BY A PRIVATE BUS SERVICE.

Cost:  $25.00 per person (includes tour and round-trip transportation)

This is a 2 hour private charter harbor cruise-11am to 1pm-within the harbor only (no open ocean).

Food and Drinks are welcome on board (alcohol is ok).

The ship holds 50 passengers.

We will cruise out to the harbor entrance to spot California Sea Lions (and passing migrating Gray Whales in season) in their natural environment.  This tour will narrate celebrity homes and yachts featuring Newport Bays’ majestic homes and their celebrity owners.  This tour will view the whole harbor, all of the sights and sounds, including the Seven Islands of Newport Bay.  The Fun Zone Boat Company was the first, and still the most experienced harbor cruise and charter boat company providing live narrated tours of Newport Bay.” –www.FunZoneBoats.com

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*Please Email Vicki.ewalt@yahoo.com for Reservations*

The bus will pick us up at the drop-off location at 3pm.  We will have 2 hours to explore the Fun Zone, peninsula, and island area-have lunch, walk on the pier, or relax on the beach.

The Balboa Fun Zone is one of Southern California’s oldest and last great coastal amusement areas and a popular family-friendly attraction for visitors to Newport Beach. Visitors can enjoy rides on the waterfront Ferris wheel, play games in the arcade or tour the nautical museum while enjoying their favorite beach treats at the harbor. 

A short walk down Main Street from the Fun Zone:  Locals know the three-mile-long stretch with the harbor on one side and broad, sandy California beaches on the other as The Peninsula. The Balboa Peninsula features shops, bars, restaurants, the original Ruby’s Diner on the pier, bike rentals, and a view of the shoreline, surfers, and sunbathers spanning for miles. 

Located in the Fun Zone is the Balboa Island Ferry.  The Ferry will take you across the harbor (on a barge) to Balboa Island ($1 each way).  Balboa Island’s Marine Avenue is home to chic coastal shops and restaurants.  There may be nothing more iconic than Balboa Island’s two famous desserts (also available at the Fun Zone), the Balboa Bar and Frozen Banana. The local sweet-tooth treasures have been mainstays for nearly 75 years, and have been imitated and replicated, including on the hit TV show “Arrested Development.”

For more information on Balboa and the things to do on the island, harbor, or peninsula please visit:  www.visitnewportbeach.com