- Most Popular!
- available during peak season-spring and summer
- Max of 12 Capacity Max of 12
- 1 Hour Duration 1 Hour
- Ages 4+ Ages Ages 4+
Our most popular dolphin ecotour focuses on bottlenose dolphins and their amazing life history!
Exploring Edisto's natural and cultural history
Privately guided ecotours available March-November
Public Ecotours available Spring and Summer
Beachcombing Walks and Sea Island Cooking Lessons are available all year round. Boat ecotours offered March-October.
Check the calendar below for availability.
10% of our profits are donated to the local community!
Our most popular dolphin ecotour focuses on bottlenose dolphins and their amazing life history!
If you enjoy fresh, local food and want to be a part of a traditional Sea Island meal, let Marvelous Meals by Marvetta come to your kitchen and demonstrate how to create delicious meals in the Gullah tradition.
Unreel and unwind while your captain takes you on a sunset cruise from Edisto Beach that is the perfect ending to any day at Botany Bay, South Carolina.
Private and Public options available.
Enjoy a private getaway on a relaxing Sunset Cruise. Watch the birds heading for their roosts, the dolphins feeding and feel your cares slip away.
Follow the waterway routes traveled by people who were active participants in gaining their freedom and learn about their amazing journeys.
Private tour only.
Experience one of the best dolphin tours in South Carolina watching for our only resident marine mammal and learn about their amazing life.
Explore the unspoiled beauty and wonder of the world renowned ACE Basin estuary.
Explore Edisto Beach near Botany Bay with new eyes on this guided tour.
Botany Bay Ecotours is owned and operated by a local biologist, so our ecotours are crafted to help people enjoy and understand the amazing plants and animals that make the Botany Bay area their home.
Our programs combine cultural history and natural history because they have been inextricably linked since humans first arrived on our Edisto Island coast.
Whether you’re a long-time resident or just visiting for vacation, after a tour with us you’ll come away with a better understanding of this wild area of our coast.
Tours depart from two separate locations, so be sure you check your departure location. Dock Slip D 2 at Edisto Marina OR the Edisto Beach State Park Environmental Learning Center (ELC) dock at Live Oak Landing. Check your tour confirmation to determine which location you need. September and October boat ecotours are opened the week prior, so check back then to book.
Yes, we welcome well-behaved dogs and owners!
Meg was pleasant, informative, very knowledgeable. The boat was comfortable and well suited to touring. The information about the marina, how long the walk was very helpful. We were able to take one of our party that is severely mobility limited and made it work.
– Mark | TripadvisorWe had a great time on the tour and it's definitely a must do on Edisto Island. The biodiversity on the island is incredible and absolutely worth seeing from the water. Definitely a dog friendly activity!
– SuzyLey | TripadvisorOur extended family of 14 enjoyed an amazing meal with Marvetta Hutchinson!! Don't miss the chance to meet her, learn about Gullah culture, and have a delicious meal! We go to Edisto every year and are adding "Cooking with Marvetta" to the list of annual traditions. Thanks Captain Meg and Marvetta for a wonderful experience.
– Ellen M. | TripadvisorLoved our beach walk with Catherine she was so informative. Usually you go to the beach pick up a few shells swim in the ocean. We got great context on our beach, sea turtles,area history. I can’t recommend this more
– Tipmoran | Tripadvisor