Jekyll Island Eco Tour – Round Trip from Tampa – April 25-27, 2025
Trip Highlights
Round trip Motorcoach Transportation from Tampa
Lady Jane Shrimp Boat Cruise
Astronomy Night (Weather Permitting)
Guided Nature Beach Walk with Picnic Lunch
Tidelands Nature Center
South Dunes Park
Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Okefenokee Swamp Boat Tour with Cookout
Two Nights Lodging
2 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 2 Dinners
All Taxes and Tips on above services
Luggage. Handling (as available)
Motorcoach Driver & Tour Director’s Gratuity included
Description
Travel that brings learning to life! This package is an exciting time that will captivate your mind, engage your spirit, and return you home feeling a sense of discovery. Explore the Beach at Jekyll Island, the beauty of life and nature, and activities unique to Coastal Georgia
$1,499 DOUBLE OCCUPANCY $1,399 TRIPLE...$1,349 QUAD...$1,699 SINGLE
$250 per person deposit due with reservation Final Payment due by March 4, 2025
This morning, board your deluxe motorcoach from Escot Bus Lines. This afternoon, enjoy a cruise on the Lady Jane Shrimp Boat. You will witness an actual net pull and talk about what is brought onboard the ship, and then released back into the coastal waters.
Then check into your Jekyll Island hotel for a two night stay. (Hampton Inn or similar). Dinner is included this evening at a local restaurant. End the day with Astronomy Night. After dinner, meet your docent for an Astronomy Night on the beach. See and learn about the skies above. Weather permitting, you will hear stories about some of the stars and learn how to find true north at anytime of the night. You will also learn how birds and sea turtles use the sky to find their way home. (D)
This morning, enjoy a walk on the beach with your guide from Tidelands Nature Center. Learn about the coastal eco system, maritime forest and more. Enjoy a lunch at the South Dunes Picnic Area in Jekyll Island.
The afternoon, visit the Georgia Sea Turtle Center for a guided tour. The Center specializes in the rehabilitation of injured Sea Turtles. It offers an interactive Exhibit Gallery and Rehabilitation Pavilion with a number of viewable sea turtle patients. Dinner is included this evening at a local restaurant. (B,L,D)
Departing Jekyll Island after breakfast, you drive to the Okefenokee Swamp, the largest, intact and un-fragmented wetland wilderness swamp in North America. Travel along the historic Suwannee Canal through a tangled forest of bay, cypress, pine and shrubs, then out into the open expanse of Chesser Prairie.
Guides will share their knowledge of the swamp’s cultural and natural history, tell interesting swamp stories and identify plants and wildlife along the way. Tours frequently encounter egrets, herons, ibis, sandhill cranes, red-shouldered hawks, and American alligators and more. The swamp scenery is always spectacular.
Once your cruise ends, enjoy a cookout before traveling home. (B,L)
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