Little Tybee Tours

Yellow-crowned night heron with a little crab in its beak.

Of Georgia’s undeveloped barrier islands, Little Tybee offers the widest range of options for guided kayak and paddleboard tours and boat excursions, due to its close proximity to the oceanfront town of Tybee Island.

Little Tybee Island offers a peaceful and unspoiled nature preserve and secluded beaches only a short distance from Tybee and Savannah, and is one of the easiest way to experience the varied environments of a barrier island ecosystem, with marshes, tidal creeks, ridged dunes and wooded hammocks.

Most kayak and paddleboard tours of Little Tybee are suitable for beginners.

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!Please check all details with the company or guide before planning your trip. Availability may vary by season and tours may be withdrawn or changed without notice.

Little Tybee Island Boat Tours

All of the following tours are for parties of up to 6 people unless otherwise stated. Availability may depend upon the tides.

Little Tybee Boat Trip, 3hrs. With Sundial Charters. Call 912-786-9470 or book online. Private Little Tybee tours with beach landing. For each boat (3 available): $290 for 1-2, plus $20 for each additional adult and $10 for each additional child (0-16) up to a maximum of 6 per boat. More details

Little Tybee Hop, 2hrs. With Sundial Charters. Call 912-786-9470 or book online. Early morning dolphin tours landing on north Little Tybee Island. $195 for 1-2, plus $20 for each additional adult and $10 for each additional child (0-16) up to a maximum of 6 per boat (3 boats available). More details

Dolphin Nature Tour, 2hrs+. With Tybee Island Charters. Dolphin and wildlife-watching boat tours of Little Tybee Island’s creeks with optional beach landing. 2-hour tour $200, longer tours $100 extra per additional hour. Call 912-786-4801 for reservations. More details

Little Tybee Sunset Picnic, 4hrs. With Tybee Island Charters. Evening boat ride to Little Tybee, with picnic dinner on the beach. $600 for 6, additional participants $75 per person. Call 912-786-4801 for reservations. More details

Little Tybee Boat Trip, 3hrs. With Crab Creek Charters. Boat ride to Little Tybee Island from Tybee, with around 2 hours to spend on the beach at Little Tybee. Available Monday-Saturday. Call 912-507-4832 for information and reservations. More details

Little Tybee Island Kayak Tours

Several local tour companies offer kayak excursions to Little Tybee Island. Most paddling tours to Little Tybee are appropriate for beginners, and this is a great place to see wildlife as well as get an introduction to a new activity. Longer tours will often include time on the island itself to explore the beaches and hammocks.

Please note that advance reservations are usually required.

Shorter Tours (3 Hours Or Less)

Tybee Jet Ski and Watersports provides the shortest tour, a 90-minute paddle to Back River and Little Tybee. Tours are $38 per adult and $28 per child aged 12 and under. Call 912-786-8062 for reservations or book online. More details

North Island Surf and Kayak offers a 3-hour kayak excursion to Little Tybee, adults $50 and children (10 and under) $35. Call 912-786-4000 for reservations. More details

Sea Kayak Georgia has several 3-hour tours of Little Tybee, taking different routes there and through the island’s creeks, including a low-tide tour. Adults $65, children (17 and under) $55. Call 912-786-8732 for reservations. More details

Savannah Canoe and Kayak offers one 3-hour kayak tour of Little Tybee, for $65 per person. Call 912-341-9502 for reservations. More details

Longer Tours (More Than 3 Hours)

In addition to its shorter tours, Sea Kayak Georgia offers several 4- and 5-hour tours to Little Tybee, with different routes to the island and through its creeks, with maximum-high-tide and ocean paddling tours available. 4-hour tours are $75 for adults and $65 for children (17 and under). 5-hour tours are $85 for adults, $75 for children. Call 912-786-8732 for reservations. More details

Savannah Canoe and Kayak also offers several 4- and 5-hour tours of Little Tybee Island, catering to different experience and activity levels. Options including a beginner-level excursion to the island with time on shore, an ocean paddling tour, and high-tide tours of Little Tybee’s interior saltwater creeks. 4-hour tours are $75 per person, 5-hour tours are $85. Call 912-341-9502 for reservations. More details of 4-hour or 5-hour tours.

North Island Surf and Kayak’s longer tours of Little Tybee Island take six hours and include lunch. Adults $100, children (10 and under) $85. Call 912-786-4000 for reservations. More details

Savannah Coastal EcoTours offers a 5-7 hour kayak trip to Little Tybee Island customised to your group’s interests and skill level. $250 for up to 2 people, plus $125 for each additional person to a maximum of 6. Call 404-512-0040 for reservations. More details

Sunrise & Sunset Tours

Sunrise kayak tours to Little Tybee Island are available with North Island Surf and Kayak (912-786-4000). Full moon (maximum high tide) tours are offered by Savannah Canoe and Kayak (3 hours, $65 per person, 912-341-9502).

Both companies also offer sunset tours of Little Tybee, as does Sea Kayak Georgia (2 hours, 912-786-8732). Contact the respective companies for further details and availability.

Little Tybee Island Paddleboard Tours

Sea Kayak Georgia offers half day (2-3 hours) and full day (5-6 hours) paddleboard tours to Little Tybee Island. Tours are suitable for beginners, and can include an introduction to paddleboarding basics.

Group tours: adult half day tour $65, full day $85; children (under 18) half day $55/full day $75. Private tours: adult half day tour $90, full day $110; children (under 18) half day $80/full day $100. Reservations required, call 912-786-8732. More details

More Outdoors Activities Near Tybee Island, GA

– Paddle boarding at Tybee Island
– Skidaway Island State Park
– Ebenezer Creek blackwater swamp
– Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
– Dolphin and other boat tours from Tybee Island

See also:
– Savannah events
– Things to do in Savannah
– Tybee Island events
– Wormsloe Historic Site
– Food festivals near Savannah in spring/summer and fall