Specializing in Seal Watching
Kayak Tours
on Nauset Marsh and Pleasant Bay
Tours Operate from April - October 2010
both located on the Lower Cape within the Cape Cod National Seashore.
TIME: Two tours daily June, July, and August – 9:00 am or 1:30 pm
WEEKDAYS: Daily June, July, and August
WEEKENDS: Weekends May and September
COST: Solo $49 per person - Tandem $35 per person, sea-touring tandem
Nauset Marsh is one of the most beautiful places for kayaking along the East Coast and arguably in Massachusetts! Protected lands and protected water surround the marsh. It is located within the southern boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore, where kayakers find sweeping vistas of low marsh islands, narrow marsh channels, and abundant shorebird and marine life.
ACCORDING TO TRAIL.COM -
"The area’s beauty more than makes up for its frustrating hydrography" says Trails.com. "The fall of the tides exposes sandbars and raises wide islands of waving cordgrass, making navigation a challenge in this largely unmarked area. It is very easy to get lost in the maze, and a walk is likely at low tide."
That is why for more than 10 years the guides of Explore Cape Cod and Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures have guided over 3000 participants per year through this amazing natural beauty.
FROM CAPE COD LIFE MAGAZINE -
"To step into a kayak on Nauset Marsh is to step into 8,000 years of American Indian history and 400 years of Pilgrim tradition. Located within the boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore, Nauset Marsh is one of the largest salt marshes on the East Coast protected from the Atlantic Ocean by Coast Guard and Nauset Beaches. This very popular scenic estuary tour is perfect for the beginner or intermediate paddlers. Watch seals and shorebirds, peer into shallow waters for horseshoe crabs and sand dollars, glide and relax."
Tour Listings and Tour Dates
1. Nauset Marsh - Main Channel
Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham, Cape Cod Massachusetts
2009 DATES: July 1, July 3, July 15, July 21, July 29
Attractions: Bird-watching, sandbars perfect for swimming, Atlantic Ocean beach walk. Gentle waters with current at tidal change
2. Nauset Marsh – North - Cedar Bank Channel
Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham, Cape Cod Massachusetts
2009 DATES: July 2, July 5, July 16, July 19, July 22, July 27
Attractions: Bird-watching, unspoiled vistas, Cape Cod National Seashore’s Salt Pond Visitor Center and trails.
3. Nauset Marsh – South – Sandbars and Outer Beach
Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham, Cape Cod Massachusetts
DATES: July 6, July 8, July 13, July 24, July 28
Attractions: Bird-watching, majestic old Cape Cod homes line the hillside. Clammers and shellfishermen. Extraordinary bird-watching with oystercatchers and assorted migratory shorebirds.
5. Kayak Seal Tours – Nauset Inlet – Cape Cod National Seashore
DATES: July 17, July 18
Attractions: Seals, if around. Walk along the Atlantic Ocean.
6. Pleasant Bay – The River
Meetinghouse Pond Landing, Orleans, Cape Cod Massachusetts
DATES: July 4, July 11, July 12, July 30
Attractions: Calm waters flow through this glacial outwash plain waterway. Beautiful homes dot the shoreline.
7. Pleasant Bay – The Great Bay
Quanset Road Landing, South Orleans, Cape Cod Massachusetts
DATES: July 20, July 23, July 26
Attractions: Journey to the islands of Pleasant Bay. Wide open blue water and blue sky offer peace and tranquility.
8. Pleasant Bay – Strong Island - Chatham
Jackknife Beach, North Chatham, Cape Cod Massachusetts
DATES: July 7, July 14
Attractions: Head to a private island for some awesome swimming and osprey watching.
Contact Dick Hilmer directly at dhilmer@explorecapecod.com
Because we spend so much time on the water, email correspondences work best.
