Since 1995, Cap’n Rod’s Shell Island Lighthouse & Plantation Tours has carried hundreds of tourists up and down our several rivers as well as on Winyah Bay. With a 56-foot pontoon boat that comfortably seats 49 persons, we are the largest tour boat company in Georgetown.
All of our crew members have had First Aid and CPR training, and our captains are Coast Guard qualified. The crew and captains have extensive maritime experience, and they both closely watch the weather for potential storms and other hazardous conditions. The main priority for every traveler is safety with Cap’n Rod’s Shell Island Lighthouse & Plantation Tours. Visitors have a choice between the Lighthouse Shell Island Tour or the Plantation River Tour.
Explore a natural barrier island that can only be reached by boat on the Shell Island Lighthouse Tour. The island is home to numerous unique varieties of flora and fauna in addition to a lighthouse. For instance, cool animals like dolphins, turtles, eagles, and other varieties of Lowcountry wildlife may be photographed.
With each river bend, take a step back in time as you pass rice plantations. Enjoy the Pee Dee Lowcountry’s ominous seas. View magnificent rice plantations, slave cottages, trunk gates, and moss-covered oaks while admiring Mother Nature in her best.
The Plantation River Tour also features interesting facts about the Lowcountry’s old oaks, plantation homes, historic rice fields, and even some eerie ghost stories as it takes passengers on a leisurely boat journey up the river. You won’t have to worry about catching too much sun while riding Cap’n Rod’s tour boat because it has a covered deck!
If you love visiting You can’t go wrong with Cap’n Rod’s Shell Island Lighthouse & Plantation Tours!