The goal at Machapunga Ecotours is to educate people about the ecology of our estuaries in a fun, interactive, hands on way, while promoting the Pungo River/Pamlico Sound region in a sustainable manner. Experience the beauty and natural resources of the area with your personally guided tour. Choi...
The goal at Machapunga Ecotours is to educate people about the ecology of our estuaries in a fun, interactive, hands on way, while promoting the Pungo River/Pamlico Sound region in a sustainable manner. Experience the beauty and natural resources of the area with your personally guided tour. Choices include a variety of ecotours, boat assisted kayaking, and light tackle fishing.
Your Captain will provide:
You’ll need to bring drinks (no glass bottles), snacks, weather appropriate clothing, sunglasses, sunscreen, etc.
Weather cancellations are at your Captain’s discretion, your safety is their number one priority! You will receive a refund for any weather cancellation, or you can choose to reschedule your trip for a different date.
Water Street Belhaven, NC
Birding By Water
Trip Total: $50.00
Price includes up to 2 guests
+$40.00 per additional guest, max 6 guests
An absolute must for the birding fanatic or the beginner. Let Capt Peter put you in the back waters inaccessible on foot and by driving. Sightings can include neotropical songbirds, wading shore birds, birds of prey, wintering waterfowl, and many more in unspoiled habitat. Sun Screen, insect repellent, drinking fluids, binoculars, and a camera are strongly recommended. MIN 2 Guests.
All About Crabs
Trip Total: $175.00
Price includes up to 6 guests
This tour emphasizes the fascinating life cycle of NC’s most prolific seafood product. On this trip you will check crab pots and learn how they work, cruise by water to a crab shedding operation when available, and go crabbing with hand lines on Captain Peter’s private dock. By the end of your tour you will be very knowledgeable about these cranky crustaceans, and will be familiar with crab terminology. On top of all that you can take your catch home for a tasty feast. Sun Screen, insect repellent, drinking fluids, binoculars, and a camera are strongly recommended. Tours are offered late spring through early fall.
Estuarine Overview
Trip Total: $200.00
Price includes up to 6 guests
Learn all about what our estuaries really are, the inter-dependency of the diverse life forms they support, and the amazing productivity and services they provide for us. Activities on this tour may include learning local history and culture, measuring changes in salinity, watching dolphins and sting rays, observing shoreline birds and wildlife, wading in the shallows to pull a seine net and examining the catch, checking eel and crab pots, cast netting for shrimp, and much more. Activities are seasonally dependent. Tours are offered mid-spring through early fall.