Newport Cliff Walk: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Savor the secrets and scandals from the Gilded Age that linger along Newport’s captivating coastline with this affordable walking tour. • View the impressive stately mansions like the Breakers, Rosecliff, Belmont Estate and Rough Point, which were all once home to ‘The 400’, from Newport’s Cliff Walk • Hear from producer Gregg Squeglia, a travel writer and tour guide based in Massachusetts • Do it all in 90 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

Learn about Tampa’s history on a cruise
Listen to live on-board commentary while you sail
Multiple departure times make it easy to fit into any schedule
Light refreshment are provided

What To Expect

Cliff Walk

On this 90-minute stroll along the Cliff Walk, you’ll hear about all the mansions you pass by, and the families who lived within them.
• Admission Ticket Free

Forty Steps

Starting at 40 Steps, you’ll wind your way along the Cliff Walk, taking in mansions like the Breakers, Rosecliff, Belmont Estate and Rough Point.
• Admission Ticket Free

Ochre Court

On this walking tour, you’ll see one of New England’s most breathtaking coastlines from a new perspective, as you step back into the Gilded Age.
• Admission Ticket Free

Salve Regina University

Find out how Salve Regina University, located along the Cliff Walk, got its beautiful campus here.
• Admission Ticket Free

The Breakers

Starting at 40 Steps, you’ll wind your way along the Cliff Walk, taking in mansions like the Breakers, Rosecliff, Belmont Estate and Rough Point.
• Admission Ticket Free

Ochre Point

’ll point out the Chinese Tea House at Marble House and Ochre Point lookout.
• Admission Ticket Free

Anglesea

Home by home, you’ll discover how these estates were built, and why so many of them were merely abandoned at the end of the Gilded Age, when they weren’t donated or sold off as museums for a small fraction of the cost to build them.
• Admission Ticket Free

Rosecliff

Starting at 40 Steps, you’ll wind your way along the Cliff Walk, taking in mansions like the Breakers, Rosecliff, Belmont Estate and Rough Point.
• Admission Ticket Free

Marble House

The tour passes by Marble House. You’ll hear its history while you walk.
• Admission Ticket Free

Chinese Tea House at Marble House

I’ll point out the Chinese Tea House at Marble House and Ochre Point lookout.
• Admission Ticket Free

Rough Point

Starting at 40 Steps, you’ll wind your way along the Cliff Walk, taking in mansions like the Breakers, Rosecliff, Belmont Estate and Rough Point.
• Admission Ticket Free

Highlight

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Include

Lifetime access to this tour in English
VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Exclude

Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and drink

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