



by Cross Island Cruises
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$289This 90-minute private boat tour begins with your group boarding a vessel designed for up to six passengers. The licensed captain, who is also a Lowcountry Master Naturalist, guides the tour while sharing detailed information about the local ecology of Hilton Head Island. The boat travels through Calibogue Sound, a favored area where dolphins spend their days feeding, playing, and socializing. The tour includes a close approach to the Harbourtown Lighthouse, offering a chance to stop briefly for photos. The boat then crosses the Sound toward Daufuskie Island, where dolphin sightings continue. Besides dolphins, the captain points out other wildlife such as mobula rays jumping, occasional sharks and manatees, sea turtles surfacing for air, and various bird species migrating through the Lowcountry. All permits, fees, and taxes are covered in the price, and the tour provides a private setting with narration tailored to your group. Gratuities are not included. This tour allows time to observe the animals without the crowds of larger boats.
Harbour Town Lighthouse and Museum
The tour may include a stop at Harbourtown Lighthouse where passengers can take photographs of the landmark from the boat.
Daufuskie Island
The boat crosses Calibogue Sound toward Daufuskie Island while searching for dolphins, including travel along the Cooper River.
Enter the parking lot of Cross Island Boat Landing, just under the Cross Island Parkway. Plenty of parking available. Walk down to the docks to meet your Captain.
End point
Enter the parking lot of Cross Island Boat Landing, just under the Cross Island Parkway. Plenty of parking available. Walk down to the docks to meet your Captain.




by Cross Island Cruises
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$289This 90-minute private boat tour begins with your group boarding a vessel designed for up to six passengers. The licensed captain, who is also a Lowcountry Master Naturalist, guides the tour while sharing detailed information about the local ecology of Hilton Head Island. The boat travels through Calibogue Sound, a favored area where dolphins spend their days feeding, playing, and socializing. The tour includes a close approach to the Harbourtown Lighthouse, offering a chance to stop briefly for photos. The boat then crosses the Sound toward Daufuskie Island, where dolphin sightings continue. Besides dolphins, the captain points out other wildlife such as mobula rays jumping, occasional sharks and manatees, sea turtles surfacing for air, and various bird species migrating through the Lowcountry. All permits, fees, and taxes are covered in the price, and the tour provides a private setting with narration tailored to your group. Gratuities are not included. This tour allows time to observe the animals without the crowds of larger boats.
Harbour Town Lighthouse and Museum
The tour may include a stop at Harbourtown Lighthouse where passengers can take photographs of the landmark from the boat.
Daufuskie Island
The boat crosses Calibogue Sound toward Daufuskie Island while searching for dolphins, including travel along the Cooper River.
Enter the parking lot of Cross Island Boat Landing, just under the Cross Island Parkway. Plenty of parking available. Walk down to the docks to meet your Captain.
End point
Enter the parking lot of Cross Island Boat Landing, just under the Cross Island Parkway. Plenty of parking available. Walk down to the docks to meet your Captain.