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!

A delightful real life experience of the famous Chincoteague Island and ponies. Storybook boat ride…read morearound the island at 6am spoiled us with ponies right off dock. Ours tour was chock-a-block full of personal stories from our husband and wife Captain and tour guide duo extraordinaire. Our eye candy consisted of a sting ray enjoying a clam breakfast, flopping around in the shallow waters like a happy kid in the candy shop. It was topped by a crane slurping down an eel then a bald eagle. We spied a few more ponies then made our way around the other side of the island for a full grand tour. Appreciated the excellent service and comfortable boat.

The best part of our trip! The sunset tour was perfect for our ten year anniversary! The staff was…read morevery great from start to finish. Our tour guide, Aiden was awesome. He was very knowledgable about the ponies and history of the island. We got a great view of the ponies and dolphins, as well as a great tour of the island.

To say this was our daughters favorite part of our vacation may be an understatement!!…read more My wife and daughter squeezed into a last minute opening for the time of their lives!! Our daughter learned so much, had a blast, and carried some fish! Captain Barry really made them feel important and special! I'm sure he makes every trip the best ever; but we really enjoyed the time/effort he put into pointing wildlife out and explaining marine life!! Our nature obsessed kid wanted to go again as soon as they docked! If you're looking for a fun adventure (not pony watching) then this is the place for you!!! Captain Barry also has the coolest Jeep in the parking lot! We forgot our water bottle and saw him the next morning getting gas and he hopped out to return the water bottle (we didn't even know we left behind!)

Captain Barry's has become our family tradition with all the generations in our family. We never…read morestop learning something new with Captain Barry and we could not imagine our family vacation without this experience.

BEST.TOUR.EVER. Captain Shane was at the helm of the boat and when I tell you he was fantastic, he…read morewas that and more! Kind, funny and the kids loved him because he was so patient with them and answered their 865468 questions without getting annoyed once. Captain Shane brought us to the dolphins and they put on a show. There were dolphins everywhere and it was a sight to see. We wanted to extend our tour as we had only booked a one hour tour and Captain Shane was able to get us booked for another hour in order to see the wild ponies. We not only saw wild ponies, but a bald eagle as well and so many pelicans. Captain Shane took us around the whole island and was just an overall great tour guide. 100% book this tour!

We did a 2-hr 5pm tour this evening, and it was fantastic! Even my tour-skeptical husband who has…read morevisited Chincoteague several times enjoyed seeing the islands - CHQ and Assateague- from a different perspective. The boat was comfortable, the tour info interesting (great storytellers!), and we loved the natural beauty all around. Plus lots of ponies. Definitely recommend!

Fantastic boat tour. Captain Randy is a true born and bred Teague islander! The stories, knowledge…read moreand historical information he shared were priceless. We loved it so much we booked a second trip the same week. Saw Dolphins, ponies up close, eagles nesting, so many other birds! Learned a lot about the island and waterways and the bygone eras. Fun, engaging, informative trip. 10 out of 10.

We had a wonderful boat ride with Randy as he gave a lot of information about the island, the…read moreponies and how the area has changed over the years. Very personable. A worthwhile tour.

Fantastic tour with Bailey and Captain Rob. Tons of knowledge about the area and we saw ponies,…read moreeagles and dolphins! Highly recommended

We had a lovely time with Lacy and Brian. We went on a Saturday morning at 9 AM. The weather was…read moreperfect and we were able to see every band of horses! Brian and Lacy provided amazing commentary during our ride and made the tour very enjoyable. We definitely recommend this tour!

If you want to go on a tour to look for ponies and other wildlife, this is the tour group you…read moreshould book. Captain Mike was great. He not only got us so close to the ponies, he pointed out bald eagles, the different birds that were flying around. I was amazed at how he could recognize what horse was there by sight. From hundreds of meters away while in the middle of the bay. He also had some fantastic and funny stories about Chincoteague (wait for the Sugar Shack story) what is was like growing up in the area. You can tell he loves his home very much. The pontoons were brand new and stable and very comfortable. It was windy when we went out but I never felt nervous because the pontoon was so sturdy and stable. We got some great photos. And Captain Mike was awesome. I would go again.

Saw many cool things. And the guide was fun and full of information! I will totally go againread more

Saw the horses! Had a safe and fun time! Thanks Captain Mark!! Thanks for weaving in a lot of cool…read morefamily history into the tour

CPT Mark entertaining…read more Saw the ponies, see. the Mare and other ponies. Able to capture great photo. Going to see Dolphins now We are enjoying the tour.

We have taken this tour at least 4 times previously, each time we enjoy seeing the ponies close up…read more The bus is nice an clean, the tour guide was very informative and knowledgeable. Only drawback was the other tourists, from the time we got on grown adults had sprawled their belongings all over the bus to save seats for their friends who had not arrived yet. Our family of four had to split up, even though we arrived early. We looked past the seating issue only to have others push you out of the way to take pictures, shame the wildlife outside of the bus acted better then the individuals inside the bus! Maybe in the future the tour operators could make sure that families are not separated. We took a boat tour also during our trip and it was much more civilized!