My husband and I just returned from our own private dolphin cruise with Capt. Dave. We were scheduled to go out yesterday, but they called us in the morning to say they didn't have enough people, so we rescheduled for today, not realizing there was no one else signed up for today either. In any case, they didn't want to... More

We had a blast on this tour. There were 12 of us in our group and everyone really enjoyed themselves. We were able to see pods of dolphins the whole ride amongst so much other wildlife. Captain Dave was super friendly and informative. I would reccomend this tour to anyone. It was relaxing, entertaining and simply fun for everybody of... More

Capty Dave took our family of 2 adults and 4 kids (8,8,8,10) to Vanishing Island. He is very knowledgeable and personable. Laid back and fun, but also safe. He told us a great deal about the local flora and fauna, the ecosystem, Broad River and Calibogue Sound while on our way. He let kids 'steer' the boat under his watchful... More

An excellent trip to see dolphins and the vanishing island. Captain Dave was extremely knowledgable about the history of the area and the wildlife (i.e. dolphins, birds, fish etc). It was great fun. Our daughter got to drive the boat twice and she loved it. Plus, it was a great photo op. We were the only group on the vanishing... More

I was on vacation with my 16 year old son who is interested in Photography. The 3 hour tour with Captain John Bracket was the highlight of his trip. We started at 7AM with a magnificent sunrise and then spent the next few hours taking awesome pictures of the scenery, wildlife, and seeing the dolphins within feet of the boat... More

While on vacation, we decided to take a one hour boat tour. The tour was a lot offun and we were able to see a lot of dolphins. Our tour guide was very informative, which also added to our great experience. I would definitely recommend this to others. More

This was our second time doing a tour with island explorer. We did the three hour vanishing island tour with our 2 kids and it was well worth it. We got to see dolphin and exploring the vanishing island was a fun experience. Highly recommend and bring your sunscreen. More

The Three Hour Beach Combing Tour to Vanishing Island was our favorite activity in Hilton Head! Captain Jimmy was obviously an experienced guide and extremely knowledgable, which made the excursion even more interesting! A local since 1972, he is very passionate about the local eco-system. We saw too many dolphins to count, and Captain Jimmy never hesitated to personalize his... More

We had a wonderful - virtually private tour with Captain Jim of the Island Explorer on the 11th of March. We booked the 3 1/2 hour zodiac tour out to Vanishing Island and the Captain took his time to explain the local flora and fauna as well as the heritage of the area to us. We really enjoyed stepping off... More