Hilton Head Island Tours by Air, Segway and Bus
Helicopter flights, Segway rides, history and Gullah tours, and where the ghost tours really are.
Kinds of Tour
Book Hilton Head Helicopter Tours: beach, lighthouse, eco and Bluffton flights from the island airport, with live dates and ratings.
Guided Segway tours on Hilton Head from Honey Horn and Mitchelville: lengths, starting prices, ages and how to book.
Hilton Head Island history from 4,000-year-old shell rings and Captain William Hilton to the Civil War, Gullah Geechee communities and Sea Pines.
Every Hilton Head boat tour in one place: dolphin tours, sunset cruises, dinner cruises, skiff and sandbar trips, and the companies that run them.
Daufuskie Island tours from Hilton Head: guided boat and golf-cart trips to the Gullah church, Mary Field School and art studios, plus tours on the island.
The free Sea Pines trolley: the 2026 schedule, the Blue, Green and Red routes and every stop, holiday service dates, rules and live tracking.
Book a Hilton Head Tour
Sightseeing tours, flights and ferries with live availability. Booking opens here on HHI.com, with the operator’s own booking system.
Booked through FareHarbor, the island operators’ own booking system. HHI.com may earn a commission.
Hilton Head Tour Companies
Helicopter flights over the beaches, marsh and lighthouse from Hilton Head Island Airport, with the booking calendar on the page.
Guided Segway rides on the Honey Horn trails and to Historic Mitchelville, from one hour, with a lesson first.
Bus tours of Gullah history on Hilton Head, led by guides who grew up here, from the Coastal Discovery Museum.
H2O Sports runs parasailing, jet skis, dolphin tours and an alligator and wildlife tour from the Harbour Town marina in Sea Pines.
History and Gullah Tours
Most of the best-regarded Hilton Head island tours are about the people who were here first. Gullah Heritage Trail Tours runs a guided bus tour of Gullah history and neighborhoods, leaving from the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn. Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park marks the first self-governed town of freed people in the country and is the other essential stop; the Segway tours include a two-hour ride out to it. The Daufuskie Island tours cross by boat to an island with Gullah churches, artisans and a lighthouse. For the full story, start with Hilton Head history.
Wildlife and Alligator Tours
For an alligator tour, H2O Sports runs a one-hour alligator and wildlife trip in a covered electric boat on the freshwater lakes in Sea Pines, with a naturalist guide. See the alligator guide for where you will see them on your own. The dolphin trips are boat tours, on the dolphin tours page, and shark trips are fishing charters, on the fishing charters page.
Ghost Tours
Hilton Head Island does not have a walking ghost tour we could confirm. The Hilton Head ghost tours that come up in searches are walks in Beaufort and Savannah, both a drive off the island, so book those as a day trip. On the island, the nearest thing is an evening history tour: the Gullah and Mitchelville stories above are the ones with the most to tell after dark. If a company starts running ghost tours here, it will be on this page.
Boat Tours Are on Their Own Page
Anything that floats, from dolphin cruises to sunset sails, is on Hilton Head boat tours. This page is for tours by air, Segway, bus and on foot. Looking for a free ride rather than a tour? The Sea Pines trolley is a free community shuttle, not a narrated tour, but it takes you past the sights inside the gates.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best tours on Hilton Head Island?
The ones people book most are a helicopter flight, a guided Segway ride, the Gullah Heritage Trail bus tour and a dolphin cruise. Air and Segway tours are on this page; the dolphin cruises are on the boat tours page.
Are there ghost tours on Hilton Head?
Not that we could confirm on the island. The ghost walking tours people find under Hilton Head are in Beaufort and Savannah, and you would drive to them.
Is there an alligator tour on Hilton Head?
Yes. H2O Sports runs a one-hour alligator and wildlife tour in an electric boat on the freshwater lakes in Sea Pines.
Is there a history tour on Hilton Head?
Yes. Gullah Heritage Trail Tours runs a bus tour of Gullah history, and the Segway tours include a ride to Historic Mitchelville. Daufuskie Island tours cross by boat.
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