Ship Island Excursions

Ship Island Excursions is one of the best keep secrets in Mississippi. Come discover the finest beaches in MS and enjoy a ferry boat ride to Ship Island, Part of Gulf Islands National Seashore. Located 12 miles off the MS Gulf Coast, come swim and shell in the gulf clear surf.

The excursion boats arrive at the end of a 400-foot pier near the fort on the Mississippi Sound side or north shore of West Ship Island. In addition to history, the unspoiled island provides visitors excellent birding, shelling, and hiking opportunities. Fishing for flounder, red drum, speckled trout and sheepshead, or cast netting for mullet are also favorite island pastimes.

Visitors commonly view pods of dolphin feeding on mullet or schools of menhaden, usually around the boat dock and near the island beaches. But, the most popular activity on the island is swimming. Island visitors are bestowed with miles of high quality sand beaches and pristine gulf water for swimming and surf bathing. In summer, water temperatures can reach as high as 85 degrees!