Sapelo Island Tours
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Visitors may tour this Georgia barrier island with the National Estuarine Research Reserve, with island native Maurice Bailey or on their own from the seat of a rental bike from Comyam’s Campground.
Sapelo native Maurice Bailey provides tours of Sapelo Island, including the beaches and historical ruins. Each tour is three hours but may be extended upon request. Ogeechee Tours or Groups as well as individuals are welcomed.
The Sapelo Island National Estuarine Reserve provides tours for the public, featuring the natural and cultural history of Sapelo on Wednesdays and Saturdays and on Fridays from June 1 through Labor Day. Special programs and activities are scheduled throughout the year. Reservations are required for these tours. For more information on these tours, contact the Sapelo Island Visitor Center (link below).
Comyam’s Campground has rental bikes so you can tour the island on your own. Comyam’s Campground is located in historic Hog Hammock Community on Sapelo, a community owned by descendants of slaves that dates back to the late 1800s. The campground has a marshside view, showers and restrooms. Comyam’s also provides tours to campers for $8 per person.
A public ferry to Sapelo runs 7 days a week, but space is limited and arrangements must be made in advance. The ferry schedule is available on the Sapelo Ferry website, and the phone number for reservations is 912-437-3224.
Links and contacts numbers:
- Tour Sapelo with Maurice Bailey or 912-485-2170.
- Rent a bike from Comyam’s Campground.
- Schedule a tour of Sapelo through the Sapelo Island Visitors Center.
- Reserve space on the Sapelo Ferry.
- Stay on Sapelo at Cornelila and Julius Bailey’s The Wallow or 912-485-2206.
- Camp on Sapelo at Comyam’s Campground.
- Read more about the natural environment and history of Sapelo Island.
- See Roger Bansemer’s drawings and paintings of the Sapelo lighthouse and Hog Hammock, among other Sapelo scenes.
- See a Google map showing Sapelo and Georgia’s other major barrier islands.