Things to do in Roanoke Island, North Carolina Coast: The Best Boat Tours & Water Sports

The Downeast Rover is a 55-foot topsail schooner offering sailing tours of the Roanoke Sound in the Outer Banks of North Carolina several times daily including sunset. The ship showcases views including the Jockey’s Ridge sand dunes, leaping dolphins and osprey nests. The ship docks and departs from the beautiful downtown Manteo Waterfront Marina located across from Festival Park. Reasonable prices for individuals, groups, and private charters. BYOB. Come see the Outer Banks from a completely different perspective! Enjoy a beautiful sail and the quaint village of Manteo for a day of fun and sun.

Downtown Manteo Waterfront located on Roanoke Island"Private sail cruises aboard the beautiful 41 ft Sea'scape leave from the Manteo Waterfront and tour the NC Outer Banks on the Roanoke and Albemarle Sounds. Each cruise is a special, private sail taking up to 6 guests. These sails are a wonderful way for families, friends, and couples to enjoy some time together on the water! Visit our website for rates.

Pirate's Life Charters offers a variety of fishing charters to suit any angler: half day inshore trips for spanish mackerel and bluefish, full day gulf stream charters for mahi and wahoo, and anything in between! USCG-licensed Captain Tim Scarborough is ready to share the Outer Banks fishing experience with you on board The Albatross, a 24' McKee Craft center console. Pirate's Life Charters is a fun, affordable option for your fishing adventure!

Eager to channel your inner explorer while visiting Wanchese? Join us aboard the Kokomo for the ocean excursion of a lifetime. With over ten years in the business and a true love of the open water, our captain and crew are here to ensure your safety and provide an exhilarating experience for the whole family. We’ll cruise the Roanoke Sound and keep an eye out for the majestic Bottlenose dolphins that inhabit the waters. There’s no telling what exciting encounters are in store! So climb aboard, and we’ll set sail for adventure -- we can’t wait to share the ocean and all its magic with you.

Experience the best in Outer Banks inshore, sound and near shore Fishing Charters on the Overdrawn with Captain Williams! We offer half day or full day trips!

We offer sound/inlet trips for fishing the mouth of the ocean and back in the flats of the sound for trout, drum, flounder, blues, spanish mackerel, sheepshead, croaker, spot and many more. These trips are casting lures, live bait rigs or bottom rigs to lure the fish to your hook then your dinner table. Also these trips usually provide high numbers of fish. We also offer the ocean/inlet trip for spanish mackerel, king mackerel, amberjack, shark, blues, triggers and more. These trips are usually live bait or trolling lures. And then we have the "The Kids Adventure Trips". The little ones will learn about the different species of fish and have a rod in hand catching fish in no time. These 4 hour trips have plenty of action to keep the little ones interest and also keeps them in calm water. So no worries of any seasickness on this trip. We fish year round and 7 days a week so come on lets go fishing and have a great time on the beautiful waters of the Outer Banks.

Outer Banks Inshore and Offshore fishing charters. We offer half and full day inshore trips were we target Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Cobia, Red Drum, and sharks. The inshore trips are extremely fun for the kids! The Offshore Trips we target Blue and White Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna, Wahoo, and dolphin(Mahi-Mahi). Contact us today to have an experience of a lifetime.

Reel Thang Charters provides reef, near shore, and offshore fishing in Key West December through May, and out of Oregon Inlet, North Carolina June - November.

Sail the Albemarle Sound aboard the 41 foot Movin’ On. She is a beautiful Tartan offshore cruising Ketch that has it all. She’s roomy and comfortable. Whether you want to cruise to relax and sunbathe or participate in the actual sailing, she will treat you to a wonderful adventure.

Blast off in a OBXjetpak !! Learn how to fly a water powered Jet Pack !! Blast off with Kitty Hawk Kites this summer! Our jetpak lessons are about about 45 minutes in duration (plan for 2-2.5 hours if 3 people are booked). Passengers meet for their lessons near the Marshes Light Parking lot just off Shallowbag Bay on Roanoke Island at the Manteo Waterfront. Participants/flyers shall be transported