Travel Zoo – Orange County Local Deals

Versai earns a 5-star rating on Citysearch and has been a Yorba Linda fave for years, placing among the Top Five Wine Bars on CityVoter’s OC Hot List twice.

TripAdvisor users rate Zoomars 4 stars. Travelzoo subscribers can now mingle with its 20-plus animal species and try to strike it rich while panning for gemstones.

Travelzoo subscribers can save 20% on tickets to select performances of the critically acclaimed Cirque du Soleil big top show “Totem” when it arrives in Irvine next month.

Retreat to the 5-star Island Hotel Newport Beach, “a suitably stylish hotel in a very chic neighborhood, [that] caters to luxury seekers” (Fodor’s) for $169 nightly.

Follow the culinary lead of Jenny Ross: health food pioneer, cookbook author, and owner/executive chef of Costa Mesa’s top-rated organic eatery 118 Degrees.

Cool down from the summer heat with an afternoon kayak excursion from Newport Fun Tours, which has a 90% positive rating from Travelzoo subscribers.

Spend the day at Estrella Spa at the Viceroy Palm Springs — ranked among Conde Nast Traveler’s top U.S. resort spas — for 45% off.

Travelzoo subscribers can “feel like a movie star while dining poolside under chic striped umbrellas” (Zagat) at Citron at the Viceroy Palm Springs.

Sail along the coast and toast the sunset with this deal from Cruise Newport Beach.

Named the Best Spa of 2013 by Riviera magazine, Pacific Waters Spa invites Travelzoo subscribers to unwind with a massage or facial for 50% off.

For less than $13 a person, two can sit down to an afternoon tea with desserts at this “Costa Mesa hidden gem” (Orange County Register).

Ranked the Best California Winery by the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association, South Coast Winery Resort and Spa also boasts a 4-star rating from TripAdvisor.

The Spa at the AAA 5-Diamond Island Hotel Newport Beach “understands the nuances of real hospitality,” raves the LA Times.

Save $80 on a five-course dinner for two with Bellinis at Brio Tuscany Grille, where “Italian flavors are given a California twist” (Orange County Register).

Get up-close views of whales, dolphins and other sea creatures on a whale-watching adventure off the Gold Coast with Newport Landing.

Robb Report hails Spa del Rey as a “new oasis in Marina del Rey.” For under $90, treat yourself to a massage or facial at this luxurious spa.

Save 50% on Sunday brunch for two with drinks at Christy’s on Broadway, owned by Sonny Bono’s daughter Christy Bono.

This Temecula winery tour and tasting at earns rave reviews from subscribers, who praise the “gorgeous surroundings” and “knowledgeable” guides.

Recent Travelzoo users praise Suphattra’s Retreat in Orange, calling the spa experience “awesome … [from] start to finish” with a “warm, inviting and exotic” ambiance.

For 55% off, Travelzoo subscribers can coast through Newport Bay with up to eight friends and a bottle of bubbly during a 90-minute electric boat cruise.

The Queen Mary “has become a hot spot for paranormal activity,” reports the L.A. Times. For half off, two can explore this historic ship’s haunted locations.

For 50% off, a group of up to six people can cruise along the Long Beach Harbor with a two-hour private speedboat rental.

Two can enjoy the morning sun together or toast to the night with a choice of a two-hour brunch or sunset cruise for more than 60% off.

Reel in a range of in-season fish with a ten-hour deep sea fishing excursion in coastal waters off Catalina Island with Freelance Newport Beach.

For $29 per person or $55 for 2, spend three hours paddleboarding in Newport Bay and receive an organic, fresh juice.