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Paradise Dolphin Cruises

With the best views around and the quickest access to dolphins, Paradise Dolphin Cruises is committed to offering you one of the most amazing experiences of your life! Climb aboard the Kokomo, our 34-passenger catarmaran and the area’s newest...

Hatteras at Last

OCEANSIDE Hatteras —At last, your search for your family’s vacation home has revealed a place of pure relaxation. The five-bedroom/five- and one-half-bath HATTERAS AT LAST is ready to fulfill your dreams of lazy beach days, hours of island...

  • Hatteras
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
The Farmer's Daughter

Founded in 1984 on the coast of the Outer Banks, NC, Farmer’s Daughter still remains a destination for people wanting great quality, outstanding selection of unique clothing, accessories, and gifts at affordable prices. Committed to offering...

DAISY DUCK

Welcome to "Daisy Duck" – Your Ideal Beach Retreat in Schooner RidgeThis semi-oceanfront home is nestled in the heart of the charming Schooner Ridge community, and offers everything you need for a relaxing and memorable Outer Banks vacation. Just...

  • Duck
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
6/13 - 6/20
$4,530  $6,015
$1,485 off
6/27 - 7/4
$4,893  $7,117
$2,224 off
7/11 - 7/18
$5,336  $7,117
$1,781 off
7/18 - 7/25
$5,336  $7,117
$1,781 off
7/25 - 8/1
$5,336  $7,117
$1,781 off
8/29 - 9/5
$3,200  $4,016
$816 off
9/5 - 9/12
$2,918  $3,646
$728 off
9/12 - 9/19
$2,694  $3,381
$687 off
9/19 - 9/26
$2,694  $3,381
$687 off
9/26 - 10/3
$2,311  $2,882
$571 off
10/3 - 10/10
$2,342  $2,882
$540 off
10/10 - 10/17
$2,420  $2,882
$462 off
10/17 - 10/24
$2,162  $2,563
$401 off
10/24 - 10/31
$2,162  $2,563
$401 off
10/31 - 11/7
$2,162  $2,412
$250 off
11/7 - 11/14
$2,012  $2,412
$400 off
11/14 - 11/21
$2,012  $2,412
$400 off
11/21 - 11/28
$2,012  $2,412
$400 off
11/28 - 12/5
$2,012  $2,412
$400 off
12/5 - 12/12
$2,147  $2,412
$265 off
12/12 - 12/19
$2,201  $2,412
$211 off
12/19 - 12/26
$2,201  $2,412
$211 off
12/26 - 1/2
$2,195  $2,412
$217 off
Brindley Beach Vacations

Brindley Beach Vacations offers premier Real Estate and Property Management services across the entire Outer Banks. Representing more than 450 vacation rental homes, we proudly serve every region—from the southern beaches of Hatteras Island...

Moonglade

OCEANFRONT Avon - Kinnakeet Shores - Your family will be amazed by MOONGLADE's spectacular ocean vistas. The interior decor is impressive, especially in the great room with wood floors, vaulted ceilings and 55" high definition 4K Sony TV with sound...

  • Avon
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Just for the Beach Rentals

Just for the Beach Rentals (not to be confused with the similarly-named "Just for the Beach") offers rentals to accommodate your stay. Equipment includes linens, baby gates, cribs, monitors, seats, joggers, bikes, kayaks, skim boards, surf boards...

7556 - Surf Shack

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Welcome to Surf Shack, your vibrant and pet-friendly coastal oasis in the heart of Avon! This 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom rental home invites you to...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe

Enjoy Waterfront Dining at Basnight's Lone Cedar Café where we specialize in fresh and local Outer Banks seafood. If you’re craving the freshest fish, clams, crab, shrimp and oysters from local North Carolina waters, you’ll find...

N-2-WISH'N

Located in Corolla/ 5 Bedrooms/ 4 Full Bathrooms/ 2 Half BathsPeaceful Semi-Soundfront home located among lob lolly pines within the gorgeous Corolla Light Resort and all of its amenities. Stunning sunsets every nighttime. Short walk to trolley...

  • Corolla
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Surf or Sound Realty

Surf or Sound Realty invites you to explore our collection of over 600 premier vacation rental homes on Hatteras Island, featuring the largest selection of oceanfront accommodations. Nestled within the breathtaking Cape Hatteras National Seashore...

Dream Come True 62

Located on a quiet cul-de-sac in the popular Ocean Sands community, Dream Come True is the perfect Corolla vacation rental for families. With contemporary furnishings and stylish vinyl plank flooring throughout, this home offers a bright...

  • Corolla
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
6/21 - 6/28
$4,797  $5,097
$300 off
7/26 - 8/2
$4,797  $5,097
$300 off
Pigman's Bar-B-Que

You haven’t experienced North Carolina until you’ve experienced North Carolina BBQ, and Pigman’s Bar-B-Que offers excellent North Carolina BBQ meals served with southern hospitality. Pigman’s offers traditional eastern...

K7507 Salty Pause 3 Bedroom Home in Kill...

Welcome to Salty Pause By KEES Vacations! Stop. Breathe in, pause, breathe out. That is exactly what we hope you do while staying just steps from the beach at the lovely 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, Salty Pause. This is a home where relaxation is never...

  • Kill Devil Hills
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Nags Head Dolphin Watch

Scientists run these dolphin tours as part of their research on these beloved aquatic animals, so you know this will be an interesting trip. Passengers will be able to see how researchers with the Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research, a nonprofit organization,  conduct their research and hear about some of the discoveries from more than a decade of studies and monitoring. Some of the hundreds of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in the area show up so frequently they’ve even been given...

Jockey's Ridge State Park

Jockey's Ridge State Park is an unmistakable landmark for Nags Head vacationers and virtually everyone passing through along the main beach bypass, US 158. This park is marked by its towering sand dunes, which reach 80' - 100' feet tall and look...

Bodie Island Lighthouse

The Bodie Island Lighthouse, (pronounced "Body") is located just south of the town of Nags Head and Whalebone Junction, where Highway 158, Highway 64, and NC Highway 12 intersect. Visitors travelling towards Hatteras Island can't help but notice the...

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Visitors to Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands will simultaneously be visiting the gorgeous Cape Hatteras National Seashore. One of the largest preserved parcels of the Outer Banks, the National Seashore stretches across 70 miles of shoreline...

Ocean bottom or Gulf Stream fishing on the Carolina-style charter boat is the only boat licensed and built to take up to 27 passengers per Gulf Stream Charter. Fish for tuna, mahi-mahi, wahoo, king mackerel, blue marlin, white marlin or sailfish...