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Portsmouth Island Boat Tour, Ocracoke

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Portsmouth Island Boat Tour

Community Docks, Irvin Garrish Highway, Ocracoke, NC 27960
(252) 928-4361
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Ranked #2 of 10 activities in Ocracoke
5.0 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
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“Portsmouth island boat tour”
- 10 Nov 2012
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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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“Portsmouth island boat tour”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2012

Best trip ever! In April ,we took our 4 yr old nephew .The village was interesting,worth seeing for it's historical value despite the Mosquitos .He LOVED the lengthy ATV ride over the dunes out to the widest,most beautiful beach we have ever seen! We found several scotch bonnets,several huge black whelks,big weathered white whelks,a blow fish,giant horse shoe crab,olives.They gave... More

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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“beautiful beach, few shells”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 August 2012

perhaps it was the time of year, but we found very few shells, which was disappointing because it was one of the main reasons for our trip. the beach was certainly beautiful but it was hot and there were many green flies- bring strong bug repellant and beach umbrellas! Did not need the whole 4 hours- 2 would have been... More

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Fort Collins, CO
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“What an amazing place!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

Captain Austin's boat tour to Portsmouth was one of the highlights of my recent trip to the Outer Banks with friends. Eleven of us went out to the island with six of us hiking to the beach. Even in April, the mosquitos were pretty thick! The hike to the beach was delightful with probably the largest beach I have ever... More

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“This was the highlight of our trip to Ocracoke”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 November 2011

Be warned: The mosquitoes were absolutely ferocious there in the summer, as advertised. I would suggest long sleeves and long pants or the strongest repellent you can get. But besides that, the place is amazing. The first part is history, the second part is a long walk down the most beautiful beach I have ever seen. Plus a stop on... More

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