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Live out your *Dirty Dancing* dreams with this kayak tour of the famed Lake Lure. Following your naturalist guide, you’ll explore these blue waters under a blue sky, getting to know the local flora, fauna, and more. When you’re ready, feel free to jump in for a swim—and have the time of your life. This trip begins and ends at 36 Montford Ave, in Asheville, North Carolina. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

• All gear and equipment provided—no kayaking expertise necessary
• Your guide turns Lake Lure from a movie set into a marvelous world of nature
• Hassle-free transfers to/from Lake Lure provided
• Limited to 4 travelers, you’ll get a more personalized Lake Lure experience

Your certified naturalist guide will transport you to Lake Lure for the kayak tour. They will tell you about local flora, fauna and history. When the tour is over they will transport you back to your car. This trip lasts about 4 hours and costs $125.00. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

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Okefenokee & Satilla Expeditions is a local family owned and operated business, based out of our home county, Ware County, Georgia! Okefenokee & Satilla Expeditions is now providing unforgettable guided kayak and camping adventures! For more information or to book your trip, click here.

Experience the wonder of the grand… mysterious… world-renowned Okefenokee Swamp with a local Naturalist as your guide to a fascinating trek across a wilderness that seems suspended in time. As we journey in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, you’ll be immersed into an ecosystem that scientists from around the world have studied and admired. Drift through the vast open prairies, cruise beneath cypress trees laden with moss, and listen for the calls of bird life or alligators bellowing.

Okefenokee & Satilla Expeditions was created out of immense love for the Okefenokee Swamp, the Satilla River, and other beautiful places in Southeast Georgia – and the desire to help get people of all walks of life on the water. There’s nothing quite like hanging out on a white sandbar watching the black water of the river roll by, watching the sunset across the prairies of Okefenokee, or camping under the stars.

This is the place for amazing guided tours in the incredible Okefenokee Swamp and the beautiful Satilla River. They provide Naturalist-guided ecology and history day tours, camping expeditions, rentals, and shuttle service for Okefenokee and the rivers of south Georgia. They want to share the joy of our southern wild places with you!

Explore one of our nation’s wonders, and a wetland that National Geographic lists as one of the top 100 most beautiful places in the world… the famed Okefenokee Swamp. Tours are available nearly every day or the year! A world class expedition guaranteed every time. 4 people max.

One of the world’s greatest and most unique wetlands lies right in our backyard in south Georgia. The famed Okefenokee Swamp is a National Wildlife Refuge, National Wilderness Area, and more.

A guided camping expedition is a great way to experience the wild and beautiful Satilla River. These camping trips are available year round as long as the water levels are safe.  If the Satilla is too high for a trip during your requested dates, they will check with you about changing your trip to another suitable river such as the Alapaha, St. Marys, Ohoopee, or Suwannee if possible.

Your unique guided canoe or kayak adventure includes your boats, camping gear, real food (no freeze dried meals!), your permit fees (swamp trips only, discount given for river trips), instruction, guiding, Naturalist knowledge, and our take on a traditional swamp meal based on preferred expedition food mentioned in a historic book about the Okefenokee Swamp. Your guide will teach you about swamp or river ecology along the way. At Okefenokee & Satilla Expeditions, you’ll experience a trip that you will never forget! For more information or to book your trip, click here.

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For those who want to bypass the crowds in Wilmington, but still want to get an overview of the area, this Eagle Island Narrated Boat Cruise is a great choice. Depending on what time you book, you’ll either cruise along the historic downtown and Eagle Island, or you’ll go under the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. Both options provide live commentary for you to enjoy as you cruise. This trip begins and ends at 212 S Water St, in Wilmington, North Carolina. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

• Cruise the Cape Fear River from Wilmington to Eagle Island
• Live narration about the area’s history and ecology keeps you entertained
• Restrooms are on board your boat for convenience
• Choose from multiple afternoon cruise times to suit your schedule
  

If you book on the even hours we cruise north along the Historic Downtown and Eagles Island, where you see the past come alive. Capture unique views of the Battleship, learn about rice plantations, and view shipwrecks, flora, and fauna on this 50-minute adventure. This trip lasts about an hour and costs $21.00.

If you book on the odd hour, we head south under the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge to the State Ports and learn the history of a WWII Wilmington shipyard along with current facts while watching tug boats, container ships, and pleasure boats. Bring your camera along; there are photo ops in every direction! For more information or to book this activity, click here.

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Deep in the heart of Ouachita National Forest surrounded by rambling creeks, waterfalls and all the natural beauty you can imagine, is an incredible little campground you need to visit! Fancy Hill Cabins and RV Park is well known for it’s Lil’ Rustic Retreat Cabin. However you may not of known, this is also the home to an Award Winning Campground. The campground is located on a a seperate track of land from the Cabin. Fancy Hill Cabins and RV Park is located at 3969 HWY 240 WEST, in Caddo Gap, Arkansas. For more information or to reserve a site, click here.

The RV Park and Tent Sites are situated on approx. 12 acres of privately owned beautiful wooded forest, the sites are spacious and situated with plenty of room for guests!

This campground is an amazing place perfect for getting away from the hustle and bustle of city life.  The grounds has a small pond and several of the sites sit directly off of the Southfork of the Caddo River, and Jack Creek.

Looking for an even more secluded camping location? Guests of Fancy Hill Cabins and RV Park have the option of renting a entire side of the creek over 375 acres of creek frontage!

This is a place to getaway from all the stresses of life, and slip back to simpler times. You and your family can reconnect in your own little paradise. At Fancy Hill Cabins and RV Park  you and your family will disconnect from the outside world and reconnect with each other. Time here is to be spent gathered around the campfire, hiking in the forest, taking pictures, and splashing in the creek!

The area has a plethora of outdoor activities, with so much to see and do you could stay all summer. Nearby attractions include: Crater of Diamonds State Park, Little Missouri Falls, Lake Greeson, Shady Lake Dam, Crooked Creek Falls, and Window Rock Lookout,  As well as incredible hiking in Ouachita National Forest. Numerous fishing opportunities also exist.

Whether you’re looking for a weekend getaway, or a full family vacation, Fancy Hill Cabins and RV Park is the perfect place. This is a trip you and your family will remember and talk about for years to come! For more information or to book the cabin, click here. You can also call (870) 356-5311, with any questions.

If you are a more experienced kayaker, trying to get away from the regular crowds and varying levels of experience and skill that come with them, the 4 hour excursion trip is for you. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

This kayak adventure begins and ends at 740 N Rampart St, in New Orleans, Louisiana. This trip lasts about 6 hours and costs $175.00.

This is a tour for the adventurer, an opportunity to go a little bit further and see a whole lot more. This is one kayak trip you will remember and talk about for years to come.

Spend 4 hours total on the water, guided by an experienced local naturalist, exploring the vast cypress forests and bayous that make up our nation’s 2nd largest bald cypress swamp. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

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