Nature Tours
"Three Hour Cruise"
Relax as we travel out the Ogeechee River to
the Intracoastal Waterway and Ossabaw
Sound. Explore the magnificent marshes as
we wind through them via saltwater creeks
teeming with life . We'll see a variety of
periwinkle snails, brown fiddler crabs,
stingrays, dolphins and seabirds. Have
your camera ready for photo-ops. We'll cruise
the same waters as the Guale Indians, Spanish
missionaries, explorers, colonists, patriots,
slaves and settlers. Learn about the wildlife,
ecology and history that makes this coast so
special.
Relax as we travel out the Ogeechee River to
the Intracoastal Waterway and Ossabaw
Sound. Explore the magnificent marshes as
we wind through them via saltwater creeks
teeming with life . We'll see a variety of
periwinkle snails, brown fiddler crabs,
stingrays, dolphins and seabirds. Have
your camera ready for photo-ops. We'll cruise
the same waters as the Guale Indians, Spanish
missionaries, explorers, colonists, patriots,
slaves and settlers. Learn about the wildlife,
ecology and history that makes this coast so
special.
Island Cruise
Over the course of the day on the water, you'll experience the wonders of
Coastal Georgia's tides. Low tide brings out more shore birds foraging
for food along the mudflats. Enjoy
the journey out to Ossabaw Sound,
past Raccoon Key, through the in-
famous 'Hell Gate' to Wassaw Island.
Camera buffs will delight in the variety
of birds along the marshes.
Cormorants, pelicans and a variety
of gulls often accompany us on our
cruise. If the dolphin are agreeable,
we'll listen to their chatter with our
hydrophone. Peach will offer amazing information about these wonderful
animals. On beautiful Wassaw beach enjoy a picnic lunch customized just for you. Tour the south end of the island and collect some seashell treasures. Learn about the creatures that live within the sand and the surf. Drag a seine net for variety of marine life. Learn the skill of throwing a cast net. On our return to the Ogeechee RIver, we'll pull a crab trap and explain the life cycle of the blue crab. We'll pass historical Fort McAllister and imagine ourselves as a Yankee ironclad under fire from the earthen fort's cannons.
Lunch is included in the price of this tour. Time: 5+ hrs
Over the course of the day on the water, you'll experience the wonders of
Coastal Georgia's tides. Low tide brings out more shore birds foraging
for food along the mudflats. Enjoy
the journey out to Ossabaw Sound,
past Raccoon Key, through the in-
famous 'Hell Gate' to Wassaw Island.
Camera buffs will delight in the variety
of birds along the marshes.
Cormorants, pelicans and a variety
of gulls often accompany us on our
cruise. If the dolphin are agreeable,
we'll listen to their chatter with our
hydrophone. Peach will offer amazing information about these wonderful
animals. On beautiful Wassaw beach enjoy a picnic lunch customized just for you. Tour the south end of the island and collect some seashell treasures. Learn about the creatures that live within the sand and the surf. Drag a seine net for variety of marine life. Learn the skill of throwing a cast net. On our return to the Ogeechee RIver, we'll pull a crab trap and explain the life cycle of the blue crab. We'll pass historical Fort McAllister and imagine ourselves as a Yankee ironclad under fire from the earthen fort's cannons.
Lunch is included in the price of this tour. Time: 5+ hrs
Ossabaw Tour
Cruise to the dock at Torrey Landing on
Ossabaw Island's north end. We'll be met by
Jim Bitler, Ossabaw Foundation Education
Coordinator. A short stroll along the palisade of
palms will lead to the Clubhouse, a restored
1880’s hunting lodge. After a brief restroom
break Jim will give an informative and entertaining
overview of the island’s history.
Following, we will venture back in time as we walk along Cane Patch Road past vestiges of centuries old activities on this island spanning the colonial, antebellum and 20th century periods. The Ossabaw Island Foundation’s ongoing $1.3 million preservation and archeological exploration of the island’s tabby slave settlement, which has received national attention, will come to life as the rich Colonial and Antebellum history is revealed.
A $15 donation for this land tour is payable to the Ossabaw Island Foundation.
You may bring your lunch and enjoy it on the porch of the Clubhouse. Following the tour (and lunch) the SaltyDawg will depart for Fort McAllister Marina.
Time: 3 - 4 hours
Cruise to the dock at Torrey Landing on
Ossabaw Island's north end. We'll be met by
Jim Bitler, Ossabaw Foundation Education
Coordinator. A short stroll along the palisade of
palms will lead to the Clubhouse, a restored
1880’s hunting lodge. After a brief restroom
break Jim will give an informative and entertaining
overview of the island’s history.
Following, we will venture back in time as we walk along Cane Patch Road past vestiges of centuries old activities on this island spanning the colonial, antebellum and 20th century periods. The Ossabaw Island Foundation’s ongoing $1.3 million preservation and archeological exploration of the island’s tabby slave settlement, which has received national attention, will come to life as the rich Colonial and Antebellum history is revealed.
A $15 donation for this land tour is payable to the Ossabaw Island Foundation.
You may bring your lunch and enjoy it on the porch of the Clubhouse. Following the tour (and lunch) the SaltyDawg will depart for Fort McAllister Marina.
Time: 3 - 4 hours
OPTION 1~ Wassaw Hike:
A hike thru the maritime forest of Wassaw may be substituted
for the beach picnic and shell collecting. A lunch will be provided
for the hike.
A hike thru the maritime forest of Wassaw may be substituted
for the beach picnic and shell collecting. A lunch will be provided
for the hike.
OPTION 2~ Ossabaw Tabby:
The SaltyDawg can take you to the beach at the north end of Ossabaw Island where you can explore the 'boneyard' of fallen trees and sands that hold seashell and marine life treasures. Then take a land tour of the north end of Ossabaw conducted by Jim Bitler (see Ossabaw Tour description below) A $15 donation for this land tour is payable to the Ossabaw Island Foundation. A lunch will be provided and served on the porch of the historic Clubhouse.
The SaltyDawg can take you to the beach at the north end of Ossabaw Island where you can explore the 'boneyard' of fallen trees and sands that hold seashell and marine life treasures. Then take a land tour of the north end of Ossabaw conducted by Jim Bitler (see Ossabaw Tour description below) A $15 donation for this land tour is payable to the Ossabaw Island Foundation. A lunch will be provided and served on the porch of the historic Clubhouse.
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Sunset Cruise
Same as the 'Three Hour Cruise', but scheduled
later in he day so you can enjoy the sunset.
On this cruise you may bring your beverage
of choice to enjoy.
Same as the 'Three Hour Cruise', but scheduled
later in he day so you can enjoy the sunset.
On this cruise you may bring your beverage
of choice to enjoy.
SaltyDawg can customize a trip just for you. Below we have described basic trip choices to give you some ideas. Click on the titles below to learn more about what can be available for your SaltyDawg Adventure...
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