May River Excursions is the #1 TripAdvisor Tour in Bluffton, South Carolina, offering fishing excursions, river excursions, and water taxi service to Daufuskie Island out of Old Town Bluffton. With a fleet of experienced local captains, the business gives visitors a wide range of ways to explore the waters of Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, and beyond.

Fishing excursions include Inshore Fishing (the most popular option, targeting redfish, speckled trout, and sharks), Fishing for 6 or More People, Crabbing, and Shrimping trips. River excursions cover a Dolphin Excursion, Historic River Excursion, May River Ecology Excursion, Sunset Excursion, a Shelling, Shark Tooth, & Dolphin Excursion, and a Backwater Adventure Day, letting guests spot bottlenose dolphins, egrets, and bald eagles while learning about the area’s maritime history. For those wanting to explore further, the Daufuskie Island Daytrip Water Taxi and Palmetto Bluff Water Taxi ferry guests to Daufuskie’s Gullah culture and maritime forests, with golf cart rentals available once on the island.

Inshore Fishing runs from $375, suited to all ages, running 2-5 hours for up to 6 people. Guest reviews are overwhelmingly glowing across TripAdvisor, with 396 reviews at a 4.9 average, consistently praising captains by name — including Steve, Matt, and Chris — for local knowledge, friendly service, and genuine enthusiasm, with several reviewers specifically mentioning captains’ dogs joining the trips as an added bonus.

For anyone visiting Bluffton or Hilton Head Island looking for fishing, crabbing, shrimping, a dolphin or sunset river tour, or a water taxi to Daufuskie Island, May River Excursions offers a top-rated, highly reviewed operation right on the May River.