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May River Excursions

4.8 (79 reviews)
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We had an amazing experience with May River Excursions and Captain Alan! From booking to drop-off, everything was professional and smooth. We traveled with two dogs on August 5 and appreciated Captain Alan's top priority--safety--when thunderstorms rolled in. He waited for clear skies, kept us comfortable, and informed. We were thrilled on our departure day that Alan was our Captain again. He even spotted dolphins for us on the way back!! Book your water taxi to Daufuskie with May River Excursions!! Prompt, friendly, and careful--ask for Captain Alan!

May River fishing excursion!!!
TJ B.

Overall great experience and fun morning fishing on the May River. Great customer service and our fisherman was knowledgeable and engaging. Wish it could have lasted longer but the 3-hour excursion was great and plenty for our kids.

Fred never fails to find dolphins!! He's an awesome tour guide and is very knowledgeable and fun to interact with. Highly recommend!

Branson was our guide and was great! Put us on trout, reds and a bonnet head shark. Took the time to answer our questions and explain how tide affects the fishing.

We had such a great time doing the shark tooth tour and seeing dolphins! my kids loved it and they were flexible with the length of the tour given my kids were younger. We will definitely use May River excursions again.

6 year old grandson

This was our second time going out with Captain Chris. He's so knowledgeable about the area, history etc... I picked this excursion because we wanted to bring the kids with us! Also you can bring your own snacks and drinks as well. If it's a hot day I would choose the 7 pm cruise because it's much more tolerable. My family really enjoyed this over a booze cruise because it was so intimate. You will see dolphins!!! I can't say enough about this excursion except give it a try! 5 stars!!!!!

Exterior. Conveniently located about a block from the river in Old Town Bluffton.
Ray G.

May River Excursions was great from start to finish! I arranged a trip to Daufuskie Island with them, and was able to reserve water taxi service and golf cart rentals for the day via their website. On the day of the trip, the weather for the Daufuskie Island called for a thirty percent chance of rain that morning. A representative called and asked if I wanted to cancel and have the money for the trip refunded, or reschedule the trip at no extra charge. I really appreciated that gesture from May River Excursions. For the trips to and from the island, Captain Austin and Captain Buddy were on time and kept the trip interesting by talking about local points of interest while traveling. They even slowed the boat down a couple of times when we wanted to take pictures. Once on the island, the gold cart rental was painless, as another representative provided us with a map of the island along with advice on how to best utilize our time there. Overall, May River Excursions provided a great example of superior customer service. They are highly recommended for fishing or touring excursions.

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Allen the boat captain expertly navigated and Anna our tour guide was superb. Highly recommend the eco tour.

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Wonderful! Freddy provided a wonderful, informative, and comfortable cruise! Such a great day for 4 generations of moms on Mother's Day!!

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We had an awesome day and thank Captain Freddy and Captain Chris for taking good care of us on our crossings!

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