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Kayak Onancock Creek

Take a Historic Onancock Creek Kayak Tour with SouthEast Expeditions guides and authors, Bill and Mary Burnham. Onancock Creek is a four-mile tidal waterway that connects the Chesapeake Bay to Onancock Wharf. Along the way is a nature's wonderland with osprey nests and other wildlife. Call 757-787-2933 or 305-240-3298 to reserve your spot.

Two-hour Historic Onancock Creek Tour: $45 per person. To truly understand life on the Eastern Shore, you have to see it from the water. A kayak trip on Historic Onancock Creek is the perfect way to take in the sights of this colonial port, and to see it the way Captain John Smith did in 1608. Launch from Onancock Wharf where schooners and steamboats once moored. No experience necessary; experienced paddlers welcome. Sunset and Full Moon trips also available. Kayak tours leave every Saturday at 10 am, or other times by request.

Schooner Bay Beach Adventure: Half day ($85 per person) or full day ($125 per person, includes lunch). Launch just north of Onancock onto remote Chesconessex Creek where Capt. John Smith spent a stormy night in 1608. Meander through pristine saltmarsh islands to land on a Chesapeake Bay beach within sight of Tangier Island.

Paddle Your Glass Off! $85 Winery Tour (includes a bottle of winer per couple to take home.) How could you possibly improve a paddling trip on the scenic shores of the Chesapeake Bay? How about a stop along the way for a winery tour and a glass of wine on a secluded island beach? We've teamed up with Chatham Vineyards to offer the only Kayak Winery Tour in the country just a short drive south of Onancock on historic Church Creek.

Paddle with Authors: Mary and Bill Burnham, travel writers and experienced kayak guides live in Onancock and often lead the Onancock tours. They are the authors of Hiking Virginia and other Virginia travel guides.


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