Captain Dan's Around the Island Tours

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4161 Main St
Chincoteague, VA 23336
Specializing in Wild Ponies since 2006! Family friendly nature tours of Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. Our trip combines a sight-seeing and guided tour together. We search for wild ponies, dolphin, bald eagles, sea turtles, sting rays, all manner of wild fowl, and local creatures. Our signature “Around the Island Tour” covers over 25 miles of coastline, in about 2 hours. Local family owned and operated, eight generations of our family have lived on Chincoteague Island since 1780.

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Eric T. C.
11/8/2025

The entire time was visually beautiful and Captain Dan was a wealth of information. We would highly recommend this tour.

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Rick R.
8/30/2024

Great company. Scheduling was excellent, as were very close professional communications before boarding. The boat was comfortable, and the narration was perfect. We all really enjoyed the...

H. Kevin M.
9/2/2025

We had Captain Doug take us around the island with three other couples and a local woman who apparently helped to spot wildlife. We got off to a good start seeing an osprey and a bald eagle....

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Paula U.
4/25/2024

From the minute you stepped aboard you knew you were in good hands with Captain Dan. Safety procedures first... then off to explore the island, in search of ponies but also learning the island's...

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Cathy R.
6/18/2024

This is the 2nd year we have taken a tour with Captain Dan! We love that groups are small so we can really enjoy the trip. Being longtime visitors we still enjoy hearing all the Chincoteague lore...

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