Crystal Coast Ecotours
Arts And Entertainment
Why pick this one
Crystal Coast Ecotours provides customized two- to six-hour Crystal Coast trips led by a U.S. Coast Guard licensed master captain and marine biologist.
Best for
- families seeking hands-on shelling, clamming, crabbing, seining, or shallow-water exploration
- dolphin and wild-horse viewing near Morehead City, Beaufort, Harkers Island, and Cape Lookout
- visitors wanting a customized Cape Lookout National Seashore or Lighthouse boat excursion
- school groups seeking guided coastal ecology education
- groups of up to six guests wanting a private nature tour
Look elsewhere if
- groups needing transportation for more than six passengers
- travelers seeking a large-group sightseeing vessel
- customers looking for an emergency marine service rather than a scheduled ecotour
Specialties
- customized ecotours
- dolphin watching
- wild horse watching
- shelling and sand-dollar searching
- clamming and crabbing
- birding
- snorkeling
- fishing
- seining and cast netting
- Cape Lookout Lighthouse tours
- school-group educational field trips
Certifications
- U.S. Coast Guard licensed master captain
- CPR and first-aid certification
- authorization for special activities in the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve
- authorization for ecotours within Cape Lookout National Seashore
What makes them different
- Captain Jess Hawkins has a 30-year career as a North Carolina marine biologist
- Captain Jess Hawkins received the North Carolina Governor's Award for Wildlife Conservationist of the Year
- Tours are customized in advance for up to six guests
- The company operates a 20-foot shallow-draft center-console vessel and a 24-foot cuddy-cabin vessel
- The 24-foot vessel includes a private bathroom and shelter for young children or changing conditions
- Serves
- Morehead City, Beaufort, Harkers Island
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- Wwwcrystalcoastecotourscom, Morehead City, NC 28557
- Phone
- +12528083354
- Website
- http://www.crystalcoastecotours.com/
- crystalcoastecotours@gmail.com
Services
- guided boat tours
- ecology tours
- wildlife viewing
- barrier-island exploration
- historical and scenic coastal tours