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Kayak Onancock CreekSouthEast Expeditions' newest on-water location is open at Onancock Wharf offering tours, rentals and paddling gear right on historic Onancock Creek at 2 King St. (next to Mallards restaurant). We're open April through October, but we offer tours and rentals the rest of the year by appointment (weather permitting!) Hours (April-October) Kayak rentals (includes paddle and life jacket) The historic Steamboat Ticket Office is an ideal spot for SouthEast Expedition's Onancock-area tours. It sits right next to the historic Hopkins Bros Store housing Mallards at the Wharf restaurant. In addition to indoor and outdoor dining, Mallards offers box lunches for our kayak tours and rental customers. Both buildings are owned by the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society and figure prominently in Onancock's nautical history as well as our signature two-hour Historic Onancock Creek Kayak Tour.
On tours, children under 12 are half price when they go in tandem with an adult. 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. 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 two award-winning waterfront wineries, Chatham and Holly Grove, both a short drive south of Onancock. Barrier Island Adventure: full-day, includes lunch on the beach $125 per person. As the waters of Folly Creek flow from the center of the Eastern Shore they meander past a number of our most treasured ecosystems. Brackish Marshes give way to a deep-water tidal creek. The Creek flows out through acres of salt marsh sheltered by 2 uninhabited barrier islands that guard it all from the powerful Atlantic Ocean. The tour includes time to walk the deserted stretch of sand and take a dip in the ocean. Access Saxis: half or full day. Just a short drive north of Onancock, Saxis shows you another side of the Shore that reflects the working heritage of our watermen as well as the natural beauty of our vast coastal marshes. And if they're not too busy, we may get an impromptu tour of a crab sheds by one of the watermen. Great Machipongo River Float: half-day, $85 per person. We'll use either the in-coming or out-going tide to assist us on a 6-mile kayak trip between the watermen's village of Willis Wharf and the crab houses of Quinby. Actually a tidal creek freshened twice daily by Atlantic waters, the 'river' serpentines through the serene saltmarsh environment alive with critters and shorebirds. Bring your fishing pole for some trolling! Paddle with Authors: Local authors and kayak guides Bill and Mary Burnham run the Onancock shop and tours. They are the authors of Knack Kayaking for Everyone, The Florida Keys Paddling Atlas, and other books for sale at the Onancock shop or online. |
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