2026 Wanchese Activities Guide

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OBX Ghost Tours

OBX Ghost tours is something your family will be talking about the rest of the summer! You'll be entertained as a guide leads you through down town Manteo by lantern telling the spooky stories that makes The Outer Banks one of the most haunted...

Bowen

Looking for a vacation rental property, just steps away from the beach? Look no further! “Bowen” is a well maintained oceanside cottage, featuring an open floor plan, which is perfect for spending quality time with the family! When you are...

  • Duck
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 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...

5701 - Coral Castle

BEACH GEAR RENTAL INCLUDED! Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! Coral Castle is the Nags Head vacation rental you've been searching for! This 5 bedroom, 5.5 bathroom Outer Banks...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Cosmo's Pizzeria Southern Shores

If you're searching for great pizza on the Outer Banks, look no further than Cosmo's Pizzeria at The Marketplace in Southern Shores! We offer authentic New York-style pizza made fresh and just the way you like, using only the highest quality...

The Lodge

Take a look at ‘The Lodge’, a fabulous beach property for any occasion! This oceanfront Outer Banks beach property offers panoramic ocean views from the top-level interior and decks, and great ocean views from 5 of the 8 bedrooms! After a day...

  • Nags Head
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 20
Resort Realty

For more than 39 years, Resort Realty has been providing unforgettable Outer Banks vacations. From Corolla to Hatteras Island, Resort Realty offers nearly 600 Outer Banks vacation homes that range from cozy 1-bedroom condos to exquisite 20-bedroom...

Star Gaze

SOUNDFRONT Frisco – Osprey Way – STAR GAZE? Why not, when you can see the star filled galaxies above every nighttime from this sound front home’s two wrap-around decks or from the hammock? Set your sights on expansive sound to ocean vistas...

  • Frisco
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
Low Tide Bar & Grill

Low Country Seafood from the islands. North, South, East or West, our menu will satisfy any cravings you have while on your beach vacation! Let us do the cooking tonight! Reseservations and Outdoor Seating available. We’ve got something...

Hokie Hi HC-7

Looking for a peaceful and relaxing vacation home? Look no further than Hokie Hi. This oceanside charmer offers everything your family needs for the perfect Hatteras Island vacation!On the top level, the well-equipped, spacious kitchen offers quartz...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Fishing Unlimited Boating Center

Owned by Garry Oliver, the proprietor of the Outer Banks Fishing Pier, this small wooden aqua blue-colored store on the Nags Head-Manteo causeway has been serving the needs of fishermen for decades. A full line of tackle is available for all types...

FINIS TERRE

Finis Terre offers guests a unique, relaxed setting just 255 yards to the beach (w/direct access). The main house includes three bedrooms and a lofted upper room with a panoramic horizon ocean view. Connected by decking walkways, two separate en...

  • Southern Shores
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 10
5/17 - 5/24
$1,928  $2,186
$258 off
5/24 - 5/31
$2,179  $2,465
$286 off
5/31 - 6/7
$2,959  $3,226
$267 off
Joe Lamb Jr. & Associates

Since 1968, our family owned and operated company has offered families just like yours a wide selection of Outer Banks vacation rentals in beach communities and towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and South Nags...

5441 - Rascoe

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! This "Old Nags Head" style Cottage, built in 1931, should be on an Historic Register! This antique home has been preserved with the utmost care...

  • Nags Head
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
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 40-passenger catarmaran and the area’s newest dolphin boat­, with a canopied top, cushioned seats and restroom. Sunset Dolphin Cruises runs daily. Departs from the Wanchese Docks on Roanoke Island. Get ready to see some of the most beautiful wildlife you have ever seen!

Harbor Star Dolphin Tours at Wanchese Marina

The Harbor Star's Wild Dolphin Tours depart three times daily plus a Sunset Cruise (weather permitting) This 2 hour cruise includes an entertaining tour and an opportunity to spot wild dolphins aboard the all new 40-foot Pontoon boat. Tickets must be purchased 30 minutes or further in advance of your cruise departure time either online, by phone or onsite. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your cruise.

Wanchese Marina

Wanchese Marina offer one of the finest fleets of professional charter fishermen, charter booking service, dolphin tours, dive charters, shrimp charters and even crabbing charters. We have both diesel and non-ethanol fuel, a professional fish cleaning facility and an official North Carolina Citation weigh station.