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Daufuskie Island Ferry: Authentic Lowcountry Experience

4.3

60 Ratings

Hilton Head Island

Experience the authentic charm of Daufuskie Island on a 30-minute ferry ride from Hilton Head. Explore the island on a self-guided golf cart tour and enjoy a delicious lunch at the Daufuskie Island Crab Company.

Duration: 30 minutes

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

This Ferry Service to Daufuskie Island departs from Harbour Town Yacht Basin inside of the Sea Pines Resort. It takes us roughly 30-minutes each way allowing 3-hours on Daufuskie Island. We dock at Free Port Marina home of the famous Daufuskie Island Crab Company for lunch.

Departing Harbour Town: 9AM
Arriving Daufuskie: 9:30AM

Explore Daufuskie Island by renting a golf cart! Golf cart rentals are available upon arrival to the island. Choose from 3-hour rentals for a 4-seater golf cart.

Departing Daufuskie: 12:30PM
Arriving Harbour Town: 1PM

Points of Interest

Vagabond Cruise

What's Included

Narration by the Captain
3 hours on Daufuskie Island
Snack bar with adult beverages for purchase
On-board restrooms
Guests can bring bikes aboard at no additional cost

What's Not Included

Price is only for the round trip ferry
Golf cart rentals on Daufuskie are at additional cost
$9 cash Sea Pines Gate Pass

Additional Information

For a genuine lowcountry experience, your next visit to Hilton Head should include a stop at Daufuskie Island. Just a short 30 minute ferry trip from Harbour Town, stepping onto the island will feel like stepping into a bygone era.

Your journey to Daufuskie Island will be accompanied by stories of the island’s history from your knowledgeable captain. The visit includes a 3-hour stay on the island, with a popular activity being the self-driven golf cart tour.

Upon your arrival, 3-hour golf rentals will be accessible for purchase, with options for both 4-seater and 6-seater golf carts.

Before your departure, ensure you pay a visit to the Daufuskie Island Crab Company to enjoy a meal.

This tour is pet friendly.

Location

Vagabond Cruise

Lighthouse Road

We are located just to the right of the lighthouse in Harbour Town. You will check-in at the reservation office first prior to heading down to the boat on the pier. Boarding begins 30 minutes prior to departure time.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Frequenttraveller51

Jul 1, 2024

Good way for a quick trip to Daufuskie Island & see Marsh Tacky horses - The ferry service was great. Staff was friendly, informative and very helpful. The 3 hour trip is just enough to get partially around the island with a golf cart. If we had the time we would have liked at least 2 more hours. But in 3 hours you get a feel for life on Daufuskie Island. The Marsh Tacky Society on the island is devoted to expanding the endangered Marsh Tacky horse population and is a quick visit, relatively close to the ferry landing (still need a golf cart). Leave lots of time on the Hilton Head side to get to Harbor Town and find parking!

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Georgecg6747ah

May 25, 2024

Wonderful Daufuski Cruise Experience - We had targeted a trip to Daufuski Island wile on vacation in Hilton Head. Vagabond Cruise offered very convenient departure and return times as well as an appropriate allotted time to visit the entire island. This island, just a short boat trip from Harbour Town, is steeped in a rich and fascinating history. The crew were all fantastic and all quite professional and very personable making the visit much more enjoyable. Vagabond offers several trip options (e.g. Savannah. Evening Cruise, etc.). I'm sure they are all quite pleasant and fun filled trips. I do highly recommend you consider them the next time you plan an adventure.

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Becca_w

Apr 1, 2024

Loved it in general! - Things to note: 3 hours to me was just shy of enough time to explore the island- kind of feels rushed. Also the tour should really just include the $90 cost for the golf cart rental- without it the visit would be a waste! The island is too big to be able to effectively explore on foot! Anywho- otherwise loved it! Also it is alarming when the booze cruise boaters roll in, so beware!

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Renee

Dec 30, 2023

After holiday visit - The boat ride was very nice. Very informative along the way. Same on the way back. Very friendly staff. The island experience was a little less than anticipated. The map of the island was a little off. Had to rent a golf cart or you won’t be able to see much of the island

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Jwgmd13

Oct 15, 2023

We took our rental bikes - Very friendly and helpful Captain and crew. They took our rental bikes from Seapines over for free. The ride from the Freeport Dock/General Store area over to the Beach and back was about 10 miles round trip. Some of that was on Sand roads most was on asphalt. It was a pretty good workout. We were a little pressed for time trying to do a good tour of the sites on bikes in 3 hours.

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P3114kedanm

Jun 6, 2024

Daufuskie - Boat ride was great. Saw dolphins as well! Daufuskie Island was interesting, but hard to navigate to all the sights. Markers and more signs directing to important places to see would help out tremendously. Staff at both kiosk and on board boat were top notch!

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A8669pwalbertc

May 3, 2024

Island tour. - Ok. Trip was o short with less than 3 hours to tour the island. Golf carts were VERY expensive for such a short time. Poor Signage on the island caused the majority of carts to become lost thus seeing only trees and dirt roads.

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K8064owmaryh

Mar 27, 2024

Nothing to do on Dafauskie Island - The ferry service was really nice! I will say there is not much to do on dafauskie island. We had a three hour golf cart but only used it for 2 hours because there was literally nothing to do. About half of the residence are very run down. Think walking dead scenes and you’re there. We will not return.

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Andrew_k

Mar 24, 2024

Disappointing to say the least - The only positive was the bar on the dock with music…the rest of the visit was not as promised. No winery…no lighthouse. Terrible map. Poor directional signs. I would not recommend for anyone

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