Daily Tours and Rentals
Charleston South Carolina offers a wonderful variety of outdoor attractions and areas to explore that are perfect for both kayaking and canoeing. Nature Adventures is the closest outfitter to downtown Charleston, but we also offer tours in the creeks of the Francis Marion National forest and waters surrounding the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.
Kayak or Canoe rentals are available for those who want to explore on their own while tours are just right for a memorable family vacation. Beginners and ages 4 and up are always welcome.
Daily tours of 2 hour, 3 hour or full day as well as overnight expeditions are available. Expedition style and day touring sea kayaks available - with or without rudders - your choice! Canoes are fine on calm days in the marshes or anytime in the blackwater creeks and swamps.
Blackwater Tours
Explore The Blackwater Tours Here
Just 35-50 minutes from Charleston you can explore cool and shaded blackwater swamps, rivers and historic rice plantations. Paddle through a flooded forest in a protected wilderness area in the National Forest and see 1,000 year old cypress trees or see a 300 year old church overlooking thousands of acres of rice fields where eagles nest, full of wetland wildflowers. Wildlife includes the shy and elusive alligator, turtles, wetland wading birds, woodpeckers and sometimes river otters!
Saltwater Tours
Explore the Saltwater Tours Here
Just 3 minutes to 35 minutes surrounding Charleston, the saltwater tours include a variety of habitats that include shallow bays with historic harbor views, sandy beaches with barrier islands, or saltwater marsh creeks. Paddle to 4,000 year old Indian ruins in the National Forest and journey back in time! Wildlife includes dolphin and nesting colonies of thousands of Eastern Shorebirds. Manatees and Sea Turtles are seasonal and are seen about 10-20% of the time during summer months. Our Shem Creek & Crab Bank Island tour has the most wildlife and chance for seeing dolphin, but you’re welcome to also explore the waters surrounding the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge just up the coast.
Rentals & Equipment
We have Carbon Infused Paddles and High End kayaks & Canoes! No other outfitter compares! We have over 100 kayaks and canoes to choose from!
We rent sea and recreation kayaks, canoes and paddleboards.
Rentals are available at Shem Creek Saltwater location 8 am to 7 pm, 7 days a week!
Walk up Rentals are welcomed at our Shem Creek location any time if they are available, however, advance reservations will guarantee your kayaks for you.Walk up Tours may be available, but it’s best to call ahead of time for a reservation.
At our Blackwater Locations a 24 hour advance reservation for both Rentals and Tours is required.
Upcoming Special Events
March 24th, 2011 – 10 a.m.
Native American Shell Ring Saltwater Marsh Paddle!
Celebrate National Forest Trails Day!
Sponsored by Nature Adventure Outfitters. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Sewee Visitors Center (located 15 miles north of Mount Pleasant, on the east side of Highway 17 North, in Awendaw, SC); then, only a 7-minute drive to the launch site. Come paddle with us to sacred and mysterious ceremonial rings built by the Coastal Plain Indians over 4,000 years ago in the National Forest! The Indians used dug-out canoes for travel and we'll journey "up the creek" the same way in our kayaks and canoes! Once we arrive, we'll embark on a 1/2 mile hike between a Clam Shell mound and Oyster Shell Ring with interpretation of all the flora and fauna by our Professional Naturalist guides! This is a real treat to arrive by kayak!
A percentage of the proceeds will benefit an environmental cause! Phone: 843-568-3222 or visit us online at www.NatureAdventuresOutfitters.com or www.KayakCharlestonSC.com to reserve or for more information.
Round trip paddle: 3 - 4 miles, 10 AM- 2 PM. Reservations Required. $39/ ages 13 and up, $29/ ages 12 and under!
Why Choose Us?
Nature Adventures Outfitters gives proceeds back to environmental organizations and causes. Environmental organizations ask us to lead their tours. When you paddle with us you are helping to save the land and animals around us. See the list of organizations Nature Adventures Outfitters supports.
Our Mission
Nature Adventures Outfitters is dedicated to providing quality experiences to all of our customers which includes excellent customer care. Our Professional Master Naturalist guides are also personable and friendly and many are certified ACA Coastal Kayak Instructors. We strive to make each customer leave with a lasting memory of an amazing experience Nature Adventures mission is to provide tours for the preservation of the environment.
Environmental organizations ask us to lead their tours. Our testimonials from clients are wonderful and we have been quoted as having "Outstanding Guide Services” by Canoe and Kayak Magazine and we are the “Recommended Area Outfitter” by National Geographic Adventure Magazine! We are also dedicated naturalist who care deeply for the environment and we contribute time, energy and money to environmental causes in an effort to help protect these precious resources. To see more of what we are doing please visit our Awareness Counts! page
Video Blog
These videos were filmed and edited by one of our guides, Dakota Walker. Sharing her love of the water and the animals, she brings them here to the video screen to be enjoyed by all. To watch more of her videos, please visit her channel at You Tube.
Where To?
Quick Info
Open 7 Days a Week
Seasonal Hours
9 am - 6 pm November thru April
9 am - 7 pm May thru October
2 hour tours now offered at
10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
3 hour tour offered at 10 a.m.
Walk Ups are accepted: however, for confimed tours please make a reservation by calling us at:
843-568-3222
or
800-673-0679
or contact us online at nao@att.net
Or book online now!
Please Note: There is a 50% cancelation fee charged if you cancel the same day of your reservation.
In the News
NAO helps raise thousands of dollars each year by providing benefit kayak and canoe paddles for non profit organizations.2010 organizations included The Mount Pleasant Land Conservancy, Keeper of the Wild and for Kayak for the Kure for MS. Giving back to environmental and humanitarian causes is our mission.
Paddle for free with us!
NAO has started the first ever Women’s kayaking group in Charleston Come join us one and all on our once a month adventures!
Charleston Kayak Adventure Women’s Meetup Group
Groupon Coupon
Valid for our Shem Creek and Crab Bank Island location!
NAO Gold Level
Recognization for Sustainable Tourism
Nature Adventures receives a "Gold Level" Recognition by the South Carolina Nature-Based Tourism Association by implementing a variety of sustainable practices in helping preserve, promote and protect South Carolina’s Heritage and Environment in the Nature Based Tourism Industry.
BBB Rating
Nature Adventures has an A+ rating with the BBB!
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