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    Assateague Explorer

    4.1 (177 reviews)
    Open • 8:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Daniel L.

    Captain Mark was great. It was great learning about the area through his family history. I appreciated the perspective.

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    Liz T.

    Captain lefty was so great! He waited for us and gave us a great sunset tour. He was so funny and informative. We saw so many dolphins swimming. Thanks for a great time! Highly recommend!

    Captain Mark

    Captain Mark told us lots of great stories. We saw dolphins and the wild horses on the beach. They showed us where the ponies swim from Assateague to Chincoteague and back. Told us what the lighthouse is in the middle of the island and saw brown pelicans and ducks. Lots of fun!

    Steve G.

    This is a great tour! We got to see the ponies up close and personal. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and she took us on a great tour of the island and the marshes. We had the pleasure of seeing all kinds of wildlife and a ton of horses. I highly recommend this tour

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    Brian B.

    Saw awesome dolphins and eagles We are still looking for the horses it's a pretty ride guys are very knowledgeable

    Ponies

    Great tour with Captain Lefty! He took us to great spots to see dolphins, ponies and even a bald eagle!

    Hazel H.

    2-hour Kayaking is great! The guide is very friendly and kind. We saw ponies swimming! Such a beautiful day!

    Capt. Lefty was a great guide and got us in close to see the horses! He has a wealth of information about local lore and science.

    Amazing! Saw over 10 ponies super close and probably 30 minutes of dolphins surrounding us. This was the best ever! Captain lefty was incredible!!!!! Highly recommend!!!!

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    9 days ago

    Captain Lefty is The Bomb! The Pics I have of the ponies and Knowledge of the island will last a LIFETIME!

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    wonderful experience. J was very informative. We saw bald and we're about 5 feet away from the .

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    8 days ago

    Captain Lefty was a terrific tour guide! Friendly and knowledgeable! We had a great time!

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    9 days ago

    Brian was a hoot! Just an overall great time kayaking and seeing the ponies and bald eagles. Would definitely go again!

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    We appreciate your thoughtful review and hope to see you again.

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    2 months ago

    Go see some horses! Great view from the boat and friendly tour guide made the experience worthwhile.

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    2 months ago

    Captain Mark was great, very knowledgeable. Super friendly. Worked around the weather to make sure we got in to see the ponies.

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    mary j.

    Thank you for sharing your positive experience and for being so kind.

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    2 months ago

    Love the tour. Capt.. Mark. F****** on the area and was quite entertaining. Love seeing the ponies and the Dolphins and the bird. Great trip

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    Wonderful experience!! Very knowledgeable tour guide and we saw so many dolphins up close

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    2 months ago

    Thank you captain mark for the amazing time. We saw a lot of ponies. :) thank you for letting us join as a walk on.

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    We appreciate your review. You are amazing.

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    Captain Lefty was wonderful! He was finny as well as informative. I would go again just to see the dolphins

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    Thank you for your wonderful review! We truly appreciate your support.

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    Captain Mark was excellent! We saw the ponies (3 babies) and a bald eagle! Highly recommend

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    Captain Lefty was awesome. Made sure we experienced everything we came for. Saw horses, Dolphins, and lots of sites

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    Captain Mark is a good guide and can communicate with people pretty good and give me a good position to sit at.

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    We’re thrilled you had a memorable outing.

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    Capt Mark is an excellent guide to the waters and culture of the history. Wonderful way to get the most out of your Chincoteague experience.

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    Captain Dan's Around the Island Tours

    Captain Dan's Around the Island Tours

    4.9(102 reviews)
    1.2 mi

    Our boat tour with Captain Dan's Around the Island Tours was absolutely terrific!! This was easily…read moreTHE highlight of our day on Chincoteague. Captain Dan took us all around Chincoteague and Assateague, including up into the shallow marshes where the smaller boat could get us wonderfully close to the wildlife and scenery. We saw bald eagles, the Chincoteague ponies, Assateague Lighthouse, and some absolutely beautiful parts of the islands that you just can't appreciate from the road. You can normally see dolphins, but they didn't make an appearance for us. What really made the trip special, though, was Captain Dan himself. He was incredibly knowledgeable, personable, and clearly loves the area. We must have asked him a billion questions about everything under the sun--wildlife, fisheries, the ponies, the islands, local history, the marshes, even county sewage issues -- and he happily answered every one of them in depth. It felt much more like spending a couple of hours exploring Chincoteague with a very knowledgeable local (he's 7th generation on Chincoteague!!) friend than taking a standard tourist boat ride. The two hours flew by, and we came away knowing that we had seen and learned so much more about Chincoteague and Assateague than we ever had before. We can't recommend Captain Dan highly enough. If you're visiting Chincoteague, put this tour on your must-do list!

    EXCEPTIONAL TOUR-- I took the 1/2 pony 1/2 dolphin tour!…read moreCapitain Doug was experienced and had a need for speed so hold on! what a thrilling ride!!! ;) First we saw the wild ponies -- the capitain found all their hiding places and we were up close and personal with the ponies. Then we sped out to the ocean to see the dolphins! The ocean is chopping so hold on!! Again, he found the dolphins near the shore and gave us every angle to get a great picture! On the way back he spotted a young pelican and we stopped to check it out! Yes, you need to take this tour!

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    Chincoteague Boat Tours

    5.0(5 reviews)
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    What an amazing trip! My mom waited 70 years for this! We booked our trip for a Saturday 2pm and…read morethere were only 2 others on the boat. We went in with the idea that we will have a great trip on the water and learn a little about the area. Fingers crossed to see the horses, that is what mom waited all these years for! We saw part of the heard on the way out from a distance and were happy with that. Then we saw a pair of eagles and dolphins and a group of pelicans and leaned about wallops island. On the way back the heard was closer and we got the experience of a lifetime. They came closer and closer and we were in awe. Captain John was great and the rest of the staff were very friendly and the boat was very clean. We also got a special shell from a little entrepreneur!

    We took an early Sunday morning boat tour around the Chincoteague Wildlife refuge with Captain…read moreJohn. Although it was cloudy and raining, John reassured us that we would have better chance of seeing wildlife in such a weather. He took us to interesting places around the island including the lighthouse, oyster beds, mariner's cross, and popular bird nesting grounds (egrets, pelicans, laughing gulls, black backed gulls, ducks). We also saw the ponies from afar. Overall, this was a great memorable exprience! P.S. only suggestion: could rain coats be provided to customers in a rainy weather?

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    Assateague Tours

    4.0(10 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    We did the afternoon kayak tour. Our guide Brody was there right on time and wasted no time…read moregetting us in the water. I was nervous as it has been 25 years since I have been on a kayak and I have a bum knee. We opted for a tandem kayak and I am glad. Brody knew all about the marsh and really enjoyed sharing his knowledge. Not only did we see ponies, we saw a variety of other wildlife like various birds and turtles. This was a 2 hour experience and we traveled about 3 miles into the marsh. We were the only ones on the tour and to their credit, they did not cancel it. But, like Brody said, it is not a job!

    Do NOT use this your company, or any tour company for pony swim week. It is price gouging to an…read moreextreme and they take advantage of people who have never been there before. They wanted us to pay $95 to park at a little gravel road and also wanted to charge us $75 per kayak to put our OWN kayaks in at a PUBLIC boat ramp. They use fear and intimidation to try to get you to pay it, claiming the water is dangerous. It is not at all. Then on swim day, they were using the public boat launch for their own customers when they should have their own. We also witnessed the tour guide leave a member of the group back at the ramp while she sat there sobbing because she had no clue what to do and wasn't even holding the paddles correctly. Other people helped her out and they told the tour guide but he said she could just go on the next group. But what if she had friends in that group? Absolutely horrendous way to treat your customers when they pay $250 per kayak. We also witnessed a tour guide trying to cross the channel on Friday and the coast guard yelled at him multiple times to get back. He stated he 'knew someone over there' but they continued to yell at him and he finally got back. These people only care about the money, not their customers and clearly do not know what they're doing. Do not recommend. You can easily park at East Side public boat launch ramp with a $20 launch permit from the town hall. Don't be intimidated by these people.

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