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Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$26 per traveller

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 365d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

    • Embark on a scenic cliff walk beside the ocean.
    • Admire the architectural beauty of lavish seaside mansions.
    • Uncover secrets of 19th-century America’s richest families.
    • Get up close looks at The Breakers, Rosecliff, and more.
    • Learn all about the wild, Gatsby-esque Gilded Age.

Activity location

  • Newport Cliff
    • Newport County
    • 02840, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Easton's Beach
    • 175 Memorial Boulevard
    • 02840, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Newport Cliff Walk Self-Guided Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 365 days365d
    365d
  • English

Explore the highlights of Newport Cliff Walk at your own pace with our self-guided walking audio tour. The tour is valid forever, so you can use it anytime, skip the crowds, and delve deeper into the experience.

Note: This 4+ mile-long tour covers the essentials of Cliff Walk in 1-2 hours.

New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$25.51 x 1 TravellerNZ$25.51
Total
Price is NZ$25.51

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Self-guided audio tour through our easy-to-use mobile app.
  • Inclusions
    Just bring your phone and headphones; the app guides your walk.
  • Inclusions
    Works offline with GPS route guidance and automatic audio stories.
  • Inclusions
    Flexible tour: start, stop, and pause anytime during your trip.
  • Inclusions
    Planning tools, route maps, scenic stops, and area previews included.
  • Inclusions
    Hidden gems and local stories included along the route.
  • Inclusions
    Lifetime access: use the tour anytime and keep it for future trips.
  • Inclusions
    Support is available via chat, email, or phone if you need help.
  • Inclusions
    Private walking tour experience for your family or group.
  • Exclusions
    Self-guided tour — no live guide. Entrance fees, parking, food, and transport are separate.

Know before you book

    • Enjoy a flexible, self-guided experience with the Action Tour Guide app—your audio narrator, GPS-enabled map, and tour guide all in one, so you can explore at your own pace.
    • This is a self-guided walking tour. Please purchase one tour per person for the best experience. Couples may share a device using headphones, so be sure to bring your own headphones or earbuds for comfortable listening along the way.
    • After booking, you’ll receive an email with instructions to download the Action Tour Guide app and a unique password to access your tour. Download the tour in advance for the best experience.
    • Explore with stories created by local experts, professional writers, and experienced narrators that bring each destination’s history, culture, and landmarks to life.
    • Discover more with animated videos at select stops, helping you visualise historic events, hidden interiors, changing landscapes, and other details that may not be visible today.
    • Enjoy lifetime access with no expiry. Once unlocked, your tour is yours to use anytime, on future trips, and as many times as you like.

What you can expect

  • Newport's Cliff Walk features the raw, untamed, crashing waves of the Atlantic to one side and lavish, man-made Gilded Age mansions to the other. This juxtaposition creates one of the most beautiful scenic walks in the world.

    Get the most out of the Cliff Walk with this self-guided audio tour, which dives into the Gilded Age and explores the stories behind the Vanderbilts, Astors, and other American millionaires behind mansions like The Breakers, Marble House, Rosecliff, and others.

    After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Action Tour Guide app, enter the password, and download the tour while you have WiFi or cell service. Once downloaded, the tour works offline, allowing you to enjoy the experience without an internet connection. Simply follow the audio instructions and the route from there.

    New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.

    This is not an entrance ticket to attractions along the route. Check opening hours before your visit.

    Key Stops of Cliff Walk:-

    • Easton's Beach
    • Forty Steps
    • Ochre Court
    • Mcauley Hall
    • The Breakers
    • Rosecliff
    • Beechwood (Astor Mansion)
    • Marble House
    • Rough Point
    • Land's End
    • Bailey's Beach

    Benefits Over Live Guides and Group Tours:

    • This is a flexible and self-led tour that uses location-sensing technology as you drive.
    • The tour features in-depth audio narration that plays as you drive.
    • You can purchase just one tour for the entire car and use it as many times as you wish.
    • New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.
    • Once downloaded, the tour works completely offline, and you can tour your way by choosing when to start, stop, fast-forward, or rewind.
    • If you need any help, you can always reach out to a real person via call, chat, or email.

Location

Activity location

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    Newport Cliff
    • Newport County
    • 02840, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Easton's Beach
    • 175 Memorial Boulevard
    • 02840, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Forty Steps
    • Narragansett Avenue
    • 02840, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America