Dolphin Kayak Eco-Tour: Experience Chesapeake Bay Wildlife

Experience the thrill of kayaking with Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay. Join our guided kayak tours to get up-close with these magnificent animals in their natural environment.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Virginia Beach - 9:30am & 2pm Dolphin Kayak Tour:
    Enjoy the thrill of kayaking with Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay with a company that’s been specializing in dolphin Eco-tours for 25+ years. These small-group, guided kayak tours last 2 hours and allow you to see these magnificent animals up-close in their natural environment….
What's Included
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Local professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

9:30am & 2pm Dolphin Kayaking Experience:
Partake in a riveting adventure as you kayak alongside Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay, organized by a firm that has over 25 years of experience in dolphinarium Eco-tours. These 2-hour long, intimate group kayak expeditions bring you face to face with these majestic creatures in their unspoiled…

Location
2500 Shore Dr
Shore Drive
The address for your GPS is 2500 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23451. Sometimes GPS will direct you to the Trail Center across the street- DO NOT DO THIS!!! You will need to turn into the CAMPGROUND entrance. Also, walk down to beach as we are on the beach! Tipping is also customary!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(368 Ratings)
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Vacation14686874793
Jun 1, 2026
Inspiring - Brantley our guide was wonderful, very helpful, knowledgeable was a unique experience
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Stephanie_i
Jun 1, 2026
Unique experience! - We saw so many dolphins! We had a great experience on our two-hour kayaking tour. The two guides, Jake and Braden, were knowledgeable and friendly.
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Pamelamq6752be
May 13, 2026
Great fun. - Our guide Nathan was terrific. We had a choppy day and only caught a glimse of a dolphin but it was still totally worth it. Would highly recommend.
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Weicheng_l
Apr 17, 2026
Megan was awesome! We did... - Megan was awesome! We did see some dolphins from far away, but since it was rocky wave, we keep floating away, otherwise I am sure we can get closer to them. I capsized and Megan helped me very quickly!
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Sara_l
Nov 9, 2025
If you want to get on the... - If you want to get on the water on a beautiful day and see lots of dolphins in their natural habitat, then sign up for this experience! The kids and adults loved it! We took double kayaks, so each adult was with one child and the kids could rest when they wanted.
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Mmcculley22
Nov 3, 2025
Great Day in the Bay! - Matt, our tour guide, was very friendly and accommodating. He made sure we knew the basics before we started. We were very lucky to see a good number of dolphins as soon as we started out. Matt shared interesting facts about dolphins and the history of the Chesapeake Bay and marine life that live there. He took photos of what we saw and then of each of us by our kayak on the beach and shared with us so we’d have documentation of the amazing experience we had just had. Highly recommend this tour and Matt!
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323fredak
Oct 6, 2025
Truly Amazing! - What a wonderful day !!! We were able to see lots of dolphins, and Matt was a great tour guide. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience! Thank you for making an incredible memory!
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Timothy_g
May 19, 2026
Life altering adventure!! - Great staff, not as easy as it looks, but if you are in good shape it's fun if you are not the staff are there to help. I speak from experience as a 77 year old who is not in the shape I thought I was.
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Camilo
Jun 4, 2026
The guides never arrived, I moved almost an hour to get there and I lost money and my time - The guides never arrived bad experience
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J2742qkhaleyh
May 18, 2026
Terrible and dangerous tour - This was booked as a small group and they had 3 groups meet for the tour. The guides were not knowledgeable, gave us no initial safety information or facts about local flora or fauna. They took us out in waters dangerous enough to trap a kayak out in the bay. They then did not communicate clearly and had all of us caught in a net. We could not physically get back to the starting point. So we decided to beach ourselves for our safety before they had considered it. One of our group members was cut on her finger in the net and there were no safety supplies. We had no help getting back to the parking lot and were wandering around a campsite with no guide at least a 20 minute walk from where we started. They were busy trying to get the two person kayak still stuck in the bay. We also saw no dolphins
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From $68
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).