Guided Tours
From fossil-finding on a sandy beach to pulling in a bushel of blue crabs on the bay, Calvert County, Maryland hosts several interesting water and land-based guided tours. With all the best bits of information, history and trivia picked out and compiled into a fully curated itinerary, all you need to do is choose your topic, choose your tour and get ready for a stress-free day of facts and fun!
ACLT Guided Canoe Tours
American Chestnut Land Trust, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-414-3400 Email American Chestnut Land Trust
Paddle up beautiful Parkers Creek with the American Chestnut Land Trust (ACLT). ACLT provides friendly, expert guides to make your trip fun, informative and safe! Option to use our canoes (two person) or you are welcome to bring your own canoe/kayak. Registration required.
American Chestnut Land Trust Website
Calvert County Heritage Driving Tours
Two driving tours featuring heritage stories that have shaped Calvert County, Maryland including "Part I: The Mackall Road Route Map" and "Part II: The Lower Marlboro Route Map."
Visit the link below for online videos and images with interactive driving maps.
Calvert County Heritage Driving Tours Website
Chesapeake Bay Charters
255 Lore Road, Solomons, MD 20688
Phone: 1-443-963-9463 Email Chesapeake Bay Charters
Come experience the splendor of the Chesapeake Bay on board a 40 foot sailboat. Private sailing adventures for the whole family. Enjoy a dinner cruise to local restaurants, see nearby lighthouses, sunset cruises and night sailing.
Chesapeake Bay Charters Website
Chesapeake Bay Outdoors Water Cruises
225 Alexander St., Solomons, MD 20688
Phone: 410-474-9858 Email Chesapeake Bay Outdoors Water Cruises
Offering guided lighthouse cruises, river cruises, bar cruises, harbor cruises and fundraising events aboard various charter boats on the Chesapeake Bay.
Chesapeake Bay Outdoors Water Cruises Website
Chesapeake Heritage and Paleontology Tours
1550 Flag Harbor Blvd., Saint Leonard, MD 20685
Phone: 443-764-0767
Customizable, guided fossil hunting tours of the beautiful beach at Flag Ponds Nature Park and surrounding area.
Chesapeake Heritage and Paleontology Tours Website
Chesapeake Heritage and Paleontology Tours - Educational Tours Website
Chesapeake Windsail Cruises: Yacht and Walking Tours
4160 Mears Ave., Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732
Phone: 1-855-561-8810 Email Chesapeake Windsail Cruises
Themed yacht cruises on the bay including “Mother Nature” cruises, sunset cruises, fireworks cruises and private cruises. Also offering guided walking tours of the Twin Beaches - North Beach and Chesapeake Beach.
Chesapeake Windsail Cruises Website
Cruisin Tikis Solomons Island
Beacon Marina, 225 Lore Road, Solomons, MD 20688
Phone: 1-800-406-1716 Email Cruisin Tikis Solomons Island
Enjoy the views while floating in a Tiki hut! Tiki Hut can seat up to 6 people.
Cruisin Tikis Solomons Island Website
Dee of St. Mary's Dockside Tours
14200 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, MD 20688
Phone: 410-326-2042 ext. 8083
Saturdays, through October 28, 2023; 1 - 4 p.m.
Step aboard the museum's sailing skipjack for an up-close tour of her 56 ft. deck with crew members during the off season. Learn how watermen dredge for oysters, hoist the sails, and navigate the waterways of the Chesapeake. Included with museum admission.
Dee of St. Mary's Dockside Tours Website
Grace Mary Charters
255 Alexander Lane, Solomons, MD 20688
Phone: 301-910-0744 Email Grace Mary Charters
We offer two-hour picturesque sunset cruises through the Solomons bridge, up the Patuxent River and back, including a leisurely cruise of the Solomons harbor.
Grace Mary Charters Website
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum Audio Tours
10515 Mackall Road, Saint Leonard, MD 20685
Phone: 410-586-8538
Listen in on Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum's audio tours focusing on three different times in Jefferson Patterson Park's history via your cell phone while walking around the grounds. Free audio tours include "Walking in their Footsteps: A Patuxent Community," "A Cultured Revisited" and "1812 Remembered."
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum Website
Maryland Kayak Outfitters
935 Planters Wharf Road, Lusby, MD 20657
Phone: 410-231-4664
Maryland Kayak Outfitters offers a full day of fun on beautiful St. Leonard Creek. All kayak equipment is supplied including PFD, fish finder, handheld marine radio and safety equipment. Rent a pedal drive kayak and bring your own gear, or rent the kayak and a rod and reel. Tackle packages available for purchase or ask us what baits to try. (Kayaks cannot be taken to other bodies of water.) Optional add-on fishing guide service includes tackle. Also offering guided photography excursions and scenic tours in kayaks on St. Leonard’s Creek.
Maryland Kayak Outfitters Website
Megalodon Adventures
P.O. Box 332, Port Republic, MD 20676
Phone: 410-474-0396
We offer Custom dinner cruises, lighthouse tours and treasure hunting on the Chesapeake Bay. We can accommodate up to six passengers.
Renegade Charters
Solomons, MD 20688
Phone: 301-449-7111
Offering Chesapeake Bay Sight-seeing or Sunset Cruises from two to eight hours on the water.
Sail Solomons
245 C St., Solomons, MD 20688
Phone: 410-326-4917 Email Sail Solomons
At Sail Solomons, we are dedicated to providing you an exceptional sailing experience. We offer top-quality sailing instruction and luxury yacht charters on the Chesapeake Bay. Our experienced Captains are available for instruction, charters, deliveries and marine consulting.
Sail Solomons Website
Solomons Island Heritage Tours
Solomons Island Road, Solomons, MD 20688
Phone: 301-672-3509 Email Solomons Island Heritage Tours
Experience estuarine life up close on a commercial fishing vessel. Seasonal fisheries include crab scraping, crab potting, fish potting, eel potting, oyster dredging and oyster tonging. Services include crab steam, lighthouse excursions and sightseeing cruises. Maximum passengers: six.
Solomons Island Heritage Tours Website
Wm. B. Tennison Cruises
Located at the Calvert Marine Museum Dock
14200 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, MD 20688
Phone: 410-326-2042, ext. 8083
Enjoy a leisurely hour on the river with a relaxing sightseeing cruise. On your cruise, you will sail the Solomons inner harbor, see Solomons Island and the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, pass underneath the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge and turn back at Pt. Patience and the Naval Recreation Center. All cruises are weather permitting.
Wm. B. Tennison Cruises Website