Beaufort Historical Tour: Bus and Dolphin Cruise

Explore Beaufort’s history and wildlife on a combined bus and dolphin cruise. Discover Native American tales, colonial stories, and playful dolphins.

Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kelly Tours Beaufort - Kelly Tours is the Land portion of this combo ticket with a 75 minute guided Historic Tour by bus.
    Experience over three hundred years of history in Beaufort, South Carolina’s second oldest city. This charming city boasts a fascinating history of exploration by the Spanish, the French and the English. Explore the National…
What's Included
  • Boat portion available only on Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays
What's Not Included
  • Gratuity
  • Cost of Parking
Additional Information

Combine Coastal Expedition’s 90-minute Dolphin & History Boat Cruise with a Historic Bus Tour of the City of Beaufort.
Departing from the downtown Beaufort Marina at the Waterfront Park (1006 Bay St), this Land & Sea tour offers a delightful and family-friendly adventure. Enjoy an air-conditioned bus ride on a Historic Tour of the City of Beaufort at…

Location
928 Bay St
Bay Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Delilah_r
Jul 18, 2025
21025 Vacation To Beaufort S.C. - The Land and Sea tour was very informative. It is a good way to find out information about the area. The Guide Karen and the Driver Jim made the tripe very interesting and informative. My wife and daughter and myself had a wonderful time on the boat tour, It was very relaxing and informative tour. Thornton and Josie did a wonderful job of making it a wonderful tour.
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Christopher
Jun 20, 2025
Great experience. - Enjoyable and well informative tour. Our guides for both tours were very good at explaining Beaufort and it's history.
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John_b
Jun 1, 2025
Both the Bus and Boat... - Both the Bus and Boat Tours were informative and thorough. We learned a lot about the area and there were thoughtful sites shared. Saw some dolphins too. Great weather helped.
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Tourist690808
Apr 29, 2025
Heather is a great tour guide who really knows her subject matter. - Went on the bus tour this past Saturday and Heather was the guide. I highly recommend this tour for both locals and tourists. I am from Charleston and have been on many tours with out-of-state visitors and rarely learn anything new, but Heather taught me many aspects of Beaufort history I did now know. Her passion for Beaufort and history was apparent and made the tour fun and interesting, even from us locals who mistakenly thought we knew everything already about local history. Heather's tour was well worth the time and money!
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Sunder114
Aug 12, 2024
Do it - The guides were great at adapting! The history was fascinating the dolphins put on a show. We would recommend it to anyone visiting the area. It was a wonder experience.
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O2787kdaustinh
May 17, 2024
WELL WORTH TIME AND COST - The bus part of the tour was outstanding. Heather gave an in-depth history of Beaufort from the Spanish arrival through the occupation by Union troops. We actually ran over by a half hour which was fine. She was spirited and articular. We were pleasantly surprised and would recommend the tour for anyone. The boat part was also Informative about history and wildlife. We ere able to witness several dolphin pods. Totally excellent.
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619vernaf
May 6, 2024
great bus tour - Very informative and interesting history and sights. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and fun. Everyone was able to see everything from the bus.
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650davidaf
Jul 17, 2023
Beautiful Beaufort Boat and Bus tours - We learned so much on both of these tours! Please take a day (or two) to take both of the tours. First of all - make note that if you book these tours and decide to do them on the same day, the boat tour would be first at 11AM Eastern time and the bus tour will be at 2 PM, which means that you have time to walk some place to get lunch and come back for the second tour. Now, with that said, the boat tour not only gives you information on the ecosystem of the area (yes, you'll probably see some birds and dolphins), but also delves into some historical information of the area, from the Native Americans who inhabited the area to the Europeans who tried and ultimately succeeded in colonizing the area and to the enslaved people who were brought to the area by the colonizers and what happened here during the Civil War. The bus tour, with Dean as tour guide, provided more in depth information. He is a wonderful storyteller should probably be an actor. Without giving anything away, he discussed life in Beaufort during the antebellum period, during the Civil War, Reconstruction and the Civil Rights movement 100 years later. Beaufort and the Sea Islands have done a really good job of preserving their historical homes and buildings so you can actually see the places being discussed and makes their place in history more tangible. Beaufort's history is American history.
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Alanhj2225eu
May 30, 2023
Anniversary weekend tour - The boat ride was really great. Some history in with fun. The captain was really good at maneuvering near the dolphins and even though the weather was gloomy the atmosphere on the boat was not. We highly recommend Gray Lines tours!
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573jodik
Apr 16, 2023
Falsely Advertised - Do not book! The reservation was for a tours at 3pm but the boat only goes out at 11am. We were notified that we wouldn’t be able to take the boat tour on the same day as our bus tour. We were unable to move the tour to the same day and not refunded - falsely advertised.
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From $67
up to 13 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).