Dolphin Discovery Sunset Cruise
Description
Join us on a 2.5-hour evening adventure to discover bottlenose dolphins and loggerhead sea turtles in their natural habitat! Cruise through scenic salt marshes and inlets behind the barrier islands, where your knowledgeable naturalist guides share insights into dolphin behavior, feeding patterns, and the protected life of loggerhead sea turtles—frequently spotted in summer. Enjoy up-close wildlife encounters and a serene sunset voyage. Midway, explore the unique “Bone-yard Beach” on Capers Island, where ancient tree remains wash ashore. Trips run Sunday–Friday, 6:00–8:30 PM, Memorial Day to Labor Day; off-season trips are Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings timed with sunset. Perfect for nature lovers of all ages!
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- What to bring:
- You are welcome to bring your own refreshments and small cooler for the trip. Beer and wine is welcome for passengers ages 21 and over.
- Wear comfortable and weather-appropriate clothing and shoes or sandals.
- Bathing suits are optional since you are welcome to get in the water during this excursion.
- Please feel free to bring a bag with sunscreen, towels, cameras, binoculars, bug spray, or anything else that will make your trip more enjoyable.
- Credit card to pay for parking. Text to pay system located in parking lot
Reviews(12)
We enjoyed the dolphin tour, the captain and our guide were awesome. We seen dolphins and the kids on the tour helped pull up a crab pot, there were crabs inside. The tour was fun and educational. We would love to go again.
Very good tour. Saw lots of dolphins and other wildlife. Jessum was very knowledgeable and entertaining.
Very knowledgeable guide and beautiful views! It was so fun to see several pods of dolphins! Our guide taught us about snails, grabs, different dolphins and even birds.
Great for the family to see what South Carolina is really about the beautiful wildlife! There was kids on our cruise that were not related to us, but they had a great time. We also had a great time learned a lot about the wildlife here and goat Island… Fascinating.! Robert and Megan were amazing!
What a lovely afternoon for an excursion! Our naturalist and driver were fun and informative. The boat is wheelchair accessible, but the island is not so plan to stay on the boat for that part of the tour if you are a wheelchair user. If you take a snack this would be a good time to eat it. Also if you sit on the outside on the right (starboard) side be prepared to get lots of salt spray in your face and hair on the return trip!
Robert and Justin were great and informative. Really fun with our two kids, a great way to start our trip!
Richard the captain is amazing- knows so much and makes it interesting and fun. He is so good with children!! What a fun trip to Capers island. We saw several pods of dolphins coming and going. The trip to the bone yard was fun and the sunset coming back was beautiful! Don’t think twice- take this trip - FUN
This is an INCREDIBLE tour and the value is amazing. My family of 8 (two small kids) went on a dolphin sunset eco tour and had so much fun. The kids were very entertained throughout, the stop on the island was so unique and the guide Mike was so informative and funny. Cannot recommend this tour enough!
We brought 4 out-of-state friends along and everyone loved it.
The evening dolphin trip was a highlight of our vacation in Charleston. It was a beautiful evening - saw lots of dolphins and sea birds. Enjoyed the walk on the beach and especially the crew who were a pleasure.
