NC Coast
The Wilmington and Cape Fear area beaches offer an unlimited variety of field trip opportunities. North Carolina History, Marine Sciences, Biology and Ocean Studies become your classrooms as we visit Fort Fisher, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, and Masonboro Island.
One and two day Itineraries are available.
NC Aquarium
Fort Fisher Recreation Area
Fort Fisher Historic Site
USSNC Battleship
Dinner Dance Cruise
Carolina Ocean Studies
Our goal is to provide you with the itinerary that meets your goals and expectations for a trouble free and enjoyable field trip. Our staff of tour planners and guides will direct your activities.
One Day Trip
North Carolina Aquarium
Self guided exhibits and hands-on critters in the touch tank
See over 2,500 sea creatures from live sharks, alligators,
baby sea turtles, horseshoe crabs, moray eels and stingrays
Staff-led programs available
USS North Carolina Battleship
Tour of the famous and the most decorated WW ll Battleship
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
Staff-led activities: barefoot beachcombing, shell collecting,
scavenger hunt, games, and a sandcastle competition with prizes
Park Ranger programs on Sea Turtle Nesting
Add these activities for two and three-day trips
Dinner and Dance Cruise
Cruise down the Cape Fear River on the Royal Princess Party Boat
for an evening of dining and dancing
UNC-Wilmington
Eat a meal at Wagoner Dining Hall, followed by a staff-led tour of the campus
Masonboro Island Adventure
Boat across Masonboro inlet for a three-hour COS staff-led, hands-on
day of crabbing, specimen collection and identification
Kure Beach Fishing Pier
A two hour staff-led pier fishing lesson and fossil hunt
Fort Caswell Coastal Environmental Program
A four-hour coastal activity, including programs that can include:
Crabbing, pulling seine net and identification of specimens,
Pulling plankton nets for Lab study, and other
ocean and environmental related activities
Fort Fisher Historic Civil War Park
The last Civil War Fort to fall, that led to the end of the war,
closing Wilmington as the last port available to the Confederates
Poplar Grove Plantation
Programs demonstrate the Colonial life in 18th century,
with hands-on activities at this former peanut plantation
Opened as a museum in 1980.
Other Possible extended-day activities
Tryon Palace , Historic Beaufort, Maritime Museum, Fort Macon ,
Lunch at Sanitary Seafood Restaurant
UNC-Chapel Hill
Morehead Planetarium and Museum,
UNC Basketball Museum
Lunch and Scavenger hunt on campus
Myrtle Beach
Wonder Works, Medieval Times Theater,
Alligator Adventure, Ripley’s Aquarium
SkyWheel
Contact us to customize an itinerary that meets your interest, goals and budget