Tours/Virginia Beach/Small Group Dolphin Kayak Eco-Tour
Viator · group up to 12 pax

Small Group Dolphin Kayak Eco-Tour

4.8(363)Virginia Beach1 hour
VIATOR4.8(132)TRIPADVISOR4.8(231)

Description

9:30am & 2pm Dolphin Kayak Tour: Enjoy the thrill of kayaking with Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay with a company that’s been specializing in dolphin Eco-tours for 25+ years. These small-group, guided kayak tours last 2 hours and allow you to see these magnificent animals up-close in their natural environment. Little or no experience is necessary to use Chesapean’s sit-on-top kayaks to explore the coastal waters of Virginia Beach and get closer to wild dolphins than you have ever been before. Guides will help you launch and navigate along the coast while you partake in breathtaking scenery and unforgettable experiences with wild Bottlenose Dolphins. May 1st-Oct. 1st/Daily: 9:30am & 2pm We reserve the right to change the location of this tour due to ocean conditions, winds, current and tides.

Tour Options

9:30aam Dolphin Kayak Eco-Tour
  • 9:30 am Dolphin Kayak Eco-Tour: 2-hr Guided Ocean Kayak Dolphin Sightseeing Eco-Tour. Get up-close and personal with these magnificent creatures. Depart from the North End Beach at am.

Itinerary

120 min

9:30am & 2pm Dolphin Kayak Tour: Enjoy the thrill of kayaking with Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay with a company that’s been specializing in dolphin Eco-tours for 25+ years. These small-group, guided kayak tours last 2 hours and allow you to see these magnificent animals up-close in their natural environment. Little or no experience is necessary to use Chesapean’s sit-on-top kayaks to explore the coastal waters of Virginia Beach and get closer to wild dolphins than you have ever been before. Guides will help you launch and navigate along the coast while you partake in breathtaking scenery and unforgettable experiences with wild Bottlenose Dolphins. May 1st-Oct. 1st/Daily: 9:30am & 2pm We reserve the right to change the location of this tour due to ocean conditions, winds, current and tides.

Highlights

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Local professional guide

What's included

Included
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Local professional guide
Not included
Gratuities

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Operates in a variety of weather conditions; please dress appropriately for your tour date's weather forecast
  • For customers whose weight exceeds 250 lbs, please call us directly before booking to speak with a representative.

Reviews(363)

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Tara_W
June 27, 2026
Dolphins not guaranteed!

Overall the experience was great... it was a nice, peaceful day kayaking in the waters with an AMAZING guide, Sam. However, that's not what we were there for. My boyfriend loves interacting with animals and I booked this the morning of his birthday as a surprise, thinking he would be overjoyed to have dolphins swim right up to him when he thought we were just going kayaking. In the past, whenever I booked these types of tours, they consistently feed the wild animals in those areas to ensure they always come around, therefore the animal appearances are guaranteed. Well that's not the case with this tour. We were on the water for 2 hours and didn't see a single dolphin, not even in the distance. I just wish it would have been mentioned there was a chance no dolphins would appear.... we could have spent his birthday morning doing something else.

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elizabethsH6821CW
June 26, 2026
Great experience

This was such a fun experience and the instructor was awesome! Would definitely do this again.

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Passport46945676156
June 23, 2026
Fun Outing

Will and Liam were great! We were fortunate to be able to see a few dolphins, including one pretty close by. Both guides shared historical and environmental facts about that area of the Bay, further enhancing the experience. Will and Liam also made sure our group stayed safely on course when the wind picked up!

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MHallaj
June 23, 2026
Morning kayak

Had a lovely morning kayaking and drifting in the waves. Saw a few dolphins as we were heading back. Winds had picked up so we ended up coming ashore a little early. Other team members meet us same took the kayaks back for us! It was really fun!

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Morgan C
June 22, 2026
Dolphin Kayak Tour

The tour guides were very educated and nice. They answered any questions we had and helped us with the kayaks. We got to see three pods of dolphins up close. I would definitely recommend this to anyone going to Virginia Beach for vacation!

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camilo m
June 4, 2026
The guides never arrived, I moved almost an hour to get there and I lost money and my time

The guides never arrived bad experience

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Vacation14686874793
June 1, 2026
Inspiring

Brantley our guide was wonderful, very helpful, knowledgeable was a unique experience

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Stephanie_I
June 1, 2026
Unique experience!

We saw so many dolphins! We had a great experience on our two-hour kayaking tour. The two guides, Jake and Braden, were knowledgeable and friendly.

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Timothy_G
May 19, 2026
Life altering adventure!!

Great staff, not as easy as it looks, but if you are in good shape it's fun if you are not the staff are there to help. I speak from experience as a 77 year old who is not in the shape I thought I was.

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J2742QKhaleyh
May 18, 2026
Terrible and dangerous tour

This was booked as a small group and they had 3 groups meet for the tour. The guides were not knowledgeable, gave us no initial safety information or facts about local flora or fauna. They took us out in waters dangerous enough to trap a kayak out in the bay. They then did not communicate clearly and had all of us caught in a net. We could not physically get back to the starting point. So we decided to beach ourselves for our safety before they had considered it. One of our group members was cut on her finger in the net and there were no safety supplies. We had no help getting back to the parking lot and were wandering around a campsite with no guide at least a 20 minute walk from where we started. They were busy trying to get the two person kayak still stuck in the bay. We also saw no dolphins

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