Guided barnstable harbor tour
Join Capt. Avery for a Guided Barnstable Harbor Tour aboard “Gravy”.
Bird Watchers, Nature Lovers and Tourists enjoy the chance sit under an Osprey Nest, visit a Common Tern Nursery, watch Great Blue Herons flying low across the marsh, see Gannets dive-bomb their prey, or the local Oyster Catchers with their orange bills skimming across the water.
Barnstable Harbor’s 10′-12′ tidal range make a trip around the harbor an adventure. Bring your binoculars, lunch, sunglasses, and a wide-brimmed hat. Let Capt. Avery share with you her local knowledge and love for Barnstable Harbor. Learn about Sandy Neck’s shifting sands, coastal processes, and some of the history of Barnstable Harbor. See where the famous Barnstable Harbor oysters are grown. Learn about the natural shellfish as well as those that are farmed.
2026 Rates:
2 Hour Guided tour $300
Guided Barnstable Harbor Tour
View the Sandy Neck Lighthouse “up close” (sorry, we can’t enter and climb the steep winding stairs of this privately owned lighthouse) Enjoy the picturesque beauty of Barnstable Harbor with Salty Fly Cape Cod’s Harbor Tour and travel up into the marshes, as well as almost walk on water.
You will have a safe and comfortable ride on “Gravy” a 20′ Jones Brothers center console. “Gravy” is well designed to handle Barnstable Harbor’s shallow waters. Her “modified deep v hull” provides a comfortable ride if those harbor waters do kick up.
Don’t miss this opportunity for an intimate exploration of one of Cape Cod’s largest north side estuaries.
