Outdoor and Eco-Adventures
The coastal environment here rolls out a big welcome, and invites exploration like no other terrain.
These adventures give you a new appreciation for nature’s secrets.
Suggested Itineraries:
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Explore an undiscovered world in Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge on an Eco-Wildlife Safari. Travel by tram five miles into the scenic wild to look for signs of bobcat, fox, deer, coyotes and more. History will unfold through stories of shipwrecks in the Atlantic and life as it used to be in early Virginia. You’ll collect seashells and see marsh birds and ghost crabs on this unique adventure.
False Cape State Park 4001 Sandpiper Rd. • 757-426-7128 • dcr.virginia.gov • Tour Price: $8 per person • Tour Length: 3-4 hours • Participants: minimum 10, maximum 20 • Availability: year round
Hone your BeachCombing skills to find the pearls of nature’s landscape as you explore the wilds of our coastline. This truly green-focused view of the environment takes you on a hike along the beach to dip your feet in the water, collect seashells and take in the beautiful wildlife.
False Cape State Park 4001 Sandpiper Rd. • 757-426-7128 • ddcr.virginia.gov
• Tour Price: $10 per person • Tour Length: 3 hours • Participants: minimum 10, maximum 20 • Availability: year round
Taste, touch and smell the seasonal bounty with the area’s expert naturalists on a journey into False Cape State Park. Seasonal Harvest Tours explore fruits, nuts and berries, then let you participate in creating tasty treats to sample and enjoy. You’ll discover an abundance of wild foods provided by the earth, just waiting to be picked. Seasonal experiences include Edible Flowers and Greens, Blueberry Blues, Fall Harvest and Roots and Winter Greens.
False Cape State Park 4001 Sandpiper Rd. • 757-426-7128 • dcr.virginia.gov • Tour Price: $10 per person • Tour Length: 3-4 hours • Participants: minimum 10, maximum 20 • Availability: year round
Come nose-to-nose with Komodo dragons, hedgehogs and more as the Conservation Quest takes you into the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center’s newest exhibit, Restless Planet. You’ll go behind the scenes of the bay and ocean Pavilion and into feeding areas for a closer look at sea turtles and sharks. Discover the red sea tunnel and its 100,000-gallon aquarium and be eye-to-eye with six-foot eagle rays as they swim with some of the most beautiful exotic fish in the world.
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center 717 General booth blvd. • 757-385-0300 virginiaAquarium.com • tour Price: $19 per person • Tour Length: 2 hours Participants: minimum 10, maximum 40 • Availability: year round