Captain Mark's Dolphin Cruise

My wife and I moved to Hilton Head Island in 1979 and raised our three daughters here. We opened Captain Mark's Dolphin Cruises in 1983 and in the years since, I've captained more than 20,000 cruises for more than 500,000 tourists. I love showing people Hilton Head's waterways and sharing a bit about our history and wildlife.

Enjoy a relaxing, scenic, and informative excursion as you cruise through the calm inland waterways of Hilton Head Island. Narrated live by your experienced captain, our cruise takes you down Broad Creek and into Calibogue Sound, a 13-mile stretch of curving waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Port Royal Sound.

Enjoy all the sights of Hilton Head's waterways and marshes as we cruise down Broad Creek into Calibogue Sound, connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Port Royal Sound. You can expect to see all sorts of local wildlife including Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and various seabirds flying overhead as we cruise past private plantations, marshes, coastal homes, and more.

Our Sport Crabbing Adventure aboard the Crabber J just might be the most exciting, exhilarating, and entertaining thing you could possibly do on your Hilton Head vacation! After a short cruise from Shelter Cove Harbour narrated by your experienced captain so you don't miss any sights along the way, the Crabber J anchors up in the shallow saltwater marshes of Hilton Head.

Harbourfest is jam-packed with fun activities, from live music, food vendors, face painting, and, of course, a dazzling fireworks display. And the best way to see this awesome light show is on Captain Mark's cruise!

We'll cruise through Hilton Head Island's inland waterways, and show you all the sights including Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, seabirds, private plantations and large mansions, the southernmost inhabited island, Daufuskie, and the famous Harbour Town lighthouse (with live narration from your captain, of course).