Our excusion with Dr Joe passed much to quickly. What Dr Joe showed us made us realize that we have spent many years walking beaches without ever knowing the array of animals living under our feet. This beach tour is an easy walk even for someone with mobility issues. We recommend this for children as well as adults. If we... More

Dr. Joe Richardson loves what he does and loves teaching others, too. We had a fun two hours on the beach searching for all sorts of life. It was great that we were able to go out exploring with Joe close to the beginning of our trip, because the rest of the week we kept noticing so much more on... More

My husband and I were visiting from Texas for a couple of days, and saw this on Tripadvisor. After swapping emails with him to set up the date/time/location, Dr. Joe met us and several other families at low tide on Tybee Island, Together we explored the beach for "critters". Dr. Joe had a net and with one of us seined... More

Dr. Joe Richardson was very friendly and welcoming, and made for a relaxing, fun informative 2 hours on the beach. We had kids of all ages on this tour and they all enjoyed it extensively, as did us adults. The tour cost was reasonable for the family and well worth it. There are public restrooms nearby, convenient parking on the... More

We went with Dr. Joe on this tour during our stay on Tybee Island. We had an 8 year old, teenagers, parents and a grandparent in our party and all members enjoyed this tour. The only negative comment I heard, when polling all of my family members, was that they wished they could have walked the beach a little more.... More

Dr. Joe was a great guide and teacher. He did a great job with our kids and kept the adult interested and entertained. Dr. Joe taught us about the living beach and seas was able to show us hands on and up close and personal. Thank Joe for a great afternoon!!! ps bring swim suits or a change of clothes... More

This ecology trip was such a fun thing to do! My parents came down from PA and this was an excellent way to enjoy some time on the beach. It's amazing how different this beach is from day to day. I'm looking forward to my next trip already scheduled for next week when more family comes to visit us. More

Dr. Joe was our charming and expert guide, with a 30 year background as a professor of Marine Biology. The trip was all "hands on." We combed the beach for interesting native species (and even found a beautiful purple invasive barnacle species.) We created our own "touch tank" from what we gathered in tide pools and by just walking along... More

I have lived on Tybee for over 40 years and took my first beach ecology tour last weekend. What an incredibly enlightening experience, not to mention great fun, thanks to Dr. Joe Richardson's exuberant presentation and hands-on teaching of all the sea life right at our toes. Any local or visitor will gain so much from Dr. Joe's indepth knowledge... More