What’s a trip to the Outer Banks without some time spent on or in the ocean or sound? Outer Banks boat cruises give you a way to explore the beach from a watery view. Boat cruises can vary between a tour, a charter boat at your command for a day, taking a ride at a marina, a sailing lesson or a quick cruise around the coast as you watch the sun set. Depending on how much time you have, boat cruise lengths might be half an hour or a day-long event. On Outer Banks boat tours, you might have the opportunity to search for dolphin frolicking through the waves, watch the sunset at the close of a perfect day or just zip around the coast where you can view the rugged shoreline. Ships’ individual captains and mates, who will take you on idyllic trips where you can lounge in style on the boat, lead Outer Banks charter fishing trips. Whichever way you choose to experience Outer Banks cruises, our listing below can help you find the best activity to suit your plans.
Outer Banks Things To Do by Area
Corolla | Duck & Southern Shores | Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills & Nags Head
Roanoke Island & Manteo | Hatteras Island | Ocracoke Island
Outer Banks Things To Do by Category
Coastal Sols offers private day sails and sunset sails on Pelican, a beautifully restored and well-kept 35-foot Hinckley Custom Pilot built in 1964...read more
Corolla Parasail is proud to partner with Coastal Explorations to bring their newest parasail location to the Historic Corolla Village. They are now the...read more
Downeast Rover is a 55-foot topsail schooner offering sailing tours into the Roanoke Sound daily. The ship’s home berth is right on the Manteo...read more
North Duck Watersports, home to Corolla Parasail’s sister company, Duck Parasail, sits at the north end of the Town of Duck. This peaceful location is a ...read more
Playful dolphins are some of the most intriguing coastal creatures. If you want to see wild dolphins in their natural habitat in the sound, take a tour on...read more
The first kiteboarding school on the Outer Banks, Kite Hatteras teaches kitesurfing off a custom 27’ boat. Captain Ty Luckett separates your lesson into two...read more
Kitty Hawk Kites takes several parasailing trips a day from the Manteo and Duck waterfronts, launching fliers from 400, 600 and 800 feet of line above the...read more
Feeling adventurous? Little Godspeed Charters has so many Hatteras Island adventures that you could have fun doing a different one every day of your...read more
A great place to stroll and pass some time is the boardwalk that winds along most of the Manteo waterfront. One end is quiet, with benches that look out...read more
Miss Hatteras, a 75-foot head boat, makes daily trips in season to the fishing grounds, with individuals paying a per-person fee to go along. All...read more
Coast Guard certified Captain Devin Clark is an Outer Banks native who has been working on the water as a commercial fisherman and charter boat mate since...read more
Enhance your vacation with a dolphin or sunset cruise adventure brought to you by the Nags Head Dolphin Watch. These folks promote Atlantic bottlenose...read more
