All Ferry Trips

Enjoy a relaxing and fun 25-minute ferry ride to Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Be on the lookout for dolphins and horses along the way.

FREE PARKING AT HARKERS ISLAND VISITOR CENTER

Enjoy a fun ferry ride to the east end of Shackleford Banks, home of fabulous shelling and the famous Shackleford Banks horses.

FREE PARKING AT HARKERS ISLAND VISITOR CENTER

Spend time on both islands in one day! Depart from Harkers Island to your first stop, Shackleford Banks. Choose your pick-up time and then continue on to Cape Lookout Lighthouse.

FREE PARKING AT HARKERS ISLAND VISITOR CENTER

Take a scenic ferry ride to Shackleford Banks and enjoy great shelling, explore and look for the famous Shackleford Banks horses, bird watch, swim and/or sunbathe.

Enjoy a narrated round-trip sunset cruise from Beaufort to West Shackleford Banks, plus an hour of free time on Shackleford Banks. Look for wild horses and dolphins!

Ferry to Cape Lookout as you hear stories about the Harkers Island natives, then enjoy an hour of free time to explore the island before your return trip.

This special five-hour trip includes a 45-minute narrated scenic cruise each way with approximately three hours on Cape Lookout to enjoy as you wish.

Learn about the Cape’s history and ecology as you ride in comfort. Jump off at the Point and explore, then return when you’re ready, or just take the narrated, scenic round-trip tour.

This is First Come, First Serve – You will need to buy tickets in the Visitor Center on Cape Lookout.

Come join us and see Cape Lookout lit up at night! All trips depart at 5pm and return at 7pm with 1 hour on Cape Lookout. It’s a great opportunity to take photos, and the lighthouse will have special accent lighting for an even more stunning view!

Enjoy a relaxing evening cruise as you go past Shackleford Banks Departing from Harkers island you will spend an hour at Cape Lookout lighthouse.

Step aboard the adventure of a lifetime with our upcoming Cape Lookout Lighthouse Starlight Cruise on April 25th & 26th ! This unforgettable experience is available exclusively by reservation and spots sell out fast. Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to join forces with NASA’s Solar System Ambassadors for an evening of discovery and delight.

Join a park ranger for a starry night beside the Cape Lookout Lighthouse. The park ranger will give a program about different constellations, stories about using the stars for navigation, and more.

What better way to enjoy the scenic landscape of Cape Lookout than by renting one of our new Kubota UTVs?