Harborview Charters

Dolphin watching tour!!! Where do I sign up?
I purchased the groupon for the dolphin tour and after the purchase you have to call to reserve a spot. I would recommend buying the groupon several weeks in advance to ensure that your desired time would be available.
The take off spot was from Shem Creek park (in Mt Pleasant) which was only less than 10 mins from where we staying which worked out great! Please bring Groupon Voucher and all the necessary documents! They are very strict on this. The boat can accommodate up to 8 passengers and we had all 8 spots filled. Our navigator was Captain Bret and is on life guard reserves and has been doing the dolphin tour for several years now. He provided free waters in his cooler which was nice of him and there are also life vests which are not mandatory to wear.
We actually had a difficult time finding dolphins at first… probably for the first 35 minutes (tour is 1.5 hours long). He took us to several surrounding islands including Sullivans island and gave us a brief history lesson on all the big landmarks. Unfortunately, this is never a guarantee of spotting some dolphins/​or how many since this is open waters. We saw some but not as much as I would hope. There were a few that came up close to the boat, within 5 feet but didn’t stay for too long. Spotting the dolphins were sporadic but we did get close to a few.
If you’re in the area visiting I would check this place out because even if you don’t get to see as many dolphin as you would like, you get to see the bridges/​landmarks from views you never would if you drove.

For the price you can’t beat it! We purchased the groupon for the dolphin tour a few weeks before our scheduled vacation. The meeting place at Shem Creek was convenient and scenic. Bret gave great recommendations along the creek from a locals prospective.
The boat was smaller but well maintained and very clean. A perfect fit for ⁴⁄₅ people. We found dolphins almost immediately and when we weren’t chasing a pod Bret would provide brief history on the surrounding islands. Not expected but much appreciated!
The atmosphere was great and relaxed, not at all what you expect of an online boat purchase. We could point out a landmark and Bret was more than willing to troll over to it. We asked to jump off the boat to swim and he had no problem. This was the icing on the cake for us, such a great personal experience.
All in all I would highly recommend taking a trip with Captain Bret through the Charleston Harbor. You are guaranteed to receive a clean, safe, personal experience and are sure to see a pod or two of dolphins! Don’t forget to tip your captain!

Captain Bret is a cool, down-​to-​earth guy, with loads of knowledge regarding marine life and the history of Charleston. It was a very informative, fun and refreshing tour.

This past Saturday my Fiancé surprised me with a birthday outing on this boat along with our best friends who live in Mt. Pleasant, SC. We had an awesome time even though it was a little breezy. Bret was very accommodating — he took us through to the inter coastal waterway to avoid the high winds and even allowed us to make a pit stop at the restrooms half-​way through the trip. Very informative, looking forward to our next outing!