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Water Taxi, Shark Tooth Hunting, Dolphin/Sunset & Fishing Charters. Owned by longtime Daufuskie residents!

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Dolphin/Sunset Charters

Shark Tooth Hunting

Round-trip Private Water Taxi’s from Hilton Head, SC and Savannah, GA

09/12/2026

Labor Day weekend gave us one of those finds that stops everyone in their tracks.

A great group from Upstate South Carolina joined us for a Shark Tooth & Artifact Adventure along the Savannah River near Daufuskie, and the tide turned up this incredible fossilized Megalodon tooth.

Megalodon was an enormous prehistoric shark that lived roughly 23 to 3.6 million years ago. Its teeth are among the most recognizable fossils found in our part of the Lowcountry, where the Savannah River and surrounding tidal waters continue to expose ancient marine deposits piece by piece.

That is what makes these trips so much fun. You are not just searching the shoreline. You are holding a piece of a world that existed millions of years before Daufuskie looked anything like it does today.

Fall is one of our favorite times to be out here, and Labor Day weekend was a pretty good reminder of why.

The tide will reveal the next discovery. Will you be there to find it?

Call or text to book your Daufuskie Adventures Shark Tooth & Artifact Adventure at 843-505-7563.

08/26/2026

Summer is winding down on Daufuskie — and if the weather would get the memo, fall might actually be just around the bend.

That means our second spring and summer season at Daufuskie Adventures is officially in the books.

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who booked a trip, rode with us, recommended us to a friend, shared a post, or supported any of our businesses this year. When you support Daufuskie Adventures, you’re supporting a small, Daufuskie Island-based family business — and we don’t take that for granted.

For years, the founders of Daufuskie Adventures wrapped things up at the end of summer and headed west for the fall and winter.

Those days are over.

We’re here. We’re open. And Daufuskie Adventures is available year-round.

Our Shark Tooth & Artifact Adventures will continue through the fall and into the end of the year, and our private water taxi service between Savannah and Daufuskie remains available as well.

After a busy, hot summer, we’re looking forward to what comes next. Cooler temperatures. Quieter waterways. Fewer golf carts. A little slower pace. And that time of year when Daufuskie starts feeling a little more like Daufuskie again.

Spring/Summer Season #2 — done.

Now bring on fall.

Planning a fall trip to Daufuskie? Text or call 843-505-7563 to book your Shark Tooth & Artifact Adventure or private water taxi and come experience the island in one of our favorite seasons of the year.

08/13/2026

Negative tides, quiet beaches and some pretty incredible finds — this is exactly why we love this time of year on the river.

With school starting back and summer winding down, things are beginning to slow down out here. We’re seeing a lot less boat traffic and fewer people searching the banks, which means more shoreline to explore, fewer footprints ahead of us and a whole lot more opportunities to be the first set of eyes on whatever the tide has uncovered.

And this trip definitely produced.

Among the finds were two beautiful fossilized shark teeth — a broad-toothed mako and a great white — along with what appears to be a fossilized horse tooth. The two close-up photos show the horse tooth from different angles, including that incredible enamel pattern on the chewing surface.

But there’s another part of these photos worth talking about.

We were working a negative tide, which can expose an incredible amount of shoreline — but it also means you really need to understand the tides before taking a boat into shallow water.

The pontoon in the last photo was not with Daufuskie Adventures. It was a family out, enjoying a day on the water and looking for shark teeth on their own. They clearly misjudged how quickly and how far the water was going to fall. The result: their pontoon was sitting high and dry on the beach, and there wasn’t much they could do except wait for the tide to come back in.

A little Lowcountry PSA: knowing what time low tide occurs isn’t enough. You need to understand the predicted height, whether the tide is still falling, how much water your boat needs, where the deeper water is and what your route back out is going to look like an hour or two later. A negative tide can turn a place that looked perfectly navigable when you arrived into dry sand surprisingly fast.

For us, those same big tides are part of what makes this time of year so much fun.

Summer crowds are thinning out. The river is getting quieter. And that just means more things for us to find. It really is one of the best times of the year to get out there.

The tide will reveal the next discovery. Will you be there to find it?

Call or text to book your Daufuskie Adventures Shark Tooth Adventure at 843-505-7563.

08/03/2026

There’s something about this time of year that gets us excited.

The days are getting a little shorter, the heat starts to ease up, and before long the school buses will be rolling again. While summer is winding down for many families, our favorite season is just beginning.

As the weather changes, the banks of the Savannah River become even more enjoyable to explore. Every falling tide has the potential to reveal something that’s been hidden for millions of years—a worn megalodon tooth, a razor-sharp sand tiger, an ancient mackerel shark tooth, a piece of pottery with a story to tell, or an artifact waiting for someone to notice it.

The photo below is a perfect reminder of why we never know what we’ll find. From beautiful fossilized shark teeth to historic pottery and other treasures, every trip is different, and every guest has the chance to make a discovery they’ll never forget.

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, fall is one of the best times of the year to get out on the river. Cooler temperatures, incredible tides, and endless opportunities to uncover pieces of the Lowcountry’s prehistoric and historic past make for an unforgettable adventure.

The tide will reveal the next discovery. Will you be there to find it?

Call or text 843-505-7563 to book your Daufuskie Adventures Shark Tooth Adventure.

07/25/2026

The Savannah River gave us one of those weeks that keeps you looking down at the sand long after everyone else is ready to head back to the boat.

On one trip, we found a mosasaur tooth. A few days later, the river gave us another—and this one was huge. Mosasaurs were powerful marine predators that ruled the oceans more than 66 million years ago, while dinosaurs still walked the land. Finding one is special. Finding two on different days made this a week we will not forget.

The fossilized shark teeth kept coming too, including several partial megalodon teeth. They may not be complete, but those thick crowns and heavy roots still give you a sense of the enormous shark they came from. Megalodon constantly shed and replaced its teeth, leaving thousands behind to be buried, fossilized and uncovered millions of years later.

We also found a beautiful tooth from an extinct mackerel shark that shared the ancient oceans with megalodon. These fast, streamlined hunters had smooth, blade-shaped teeth built for gripping and slicing prey. Without the heavy serrations of a megalodon tooth, their clean shape gives them a completely different look—and makes them one of our favorite teeth to find.

Mixed among the larger finds were smaller fossilized shark teeth hiding in the shells, gravel and pluff mud. Sometimes the big tooth stops everyone in their tracks. Other times, it is one tiny black point catching the sunlight that keeps you searching for another hour.

Then the river shifted the story from prehistoric life to human history with decorated pottery, worn iron and other artifacts left behind by the people who lived, worked and traveled along these waters. One minute, you are holding a tooth from an ancient ocean predator. The next, you are wondering whose hands last touched a piece of pottery before the river claimed it.

Millions of years of natural history, generations of human history and one incredible week along the Savannah River.

The tide will reveal the next discovery. Will you be there to find it?

Call or text 843-505-7563 to book your Daufuskie Adventures Shark Tooth Adventure.

07/23/2026

What a day on the Savannah River! Some days the tide gives up a few shark teeth… and some days it surprises you with something truly special.

A huge thank you to the Hoffman-Wall family for spending the day with us exploring the shores of the Savannah River in search of fossilized shark teeth, artifacts, and ancient history. Together we uncovered some beautiful fossilized shark teeth, historic artifacts, and the highlight of the day—a mosasaurus tooth that has been hidden beneath these riverbanks for millions of years!

The best part of every adventure isn’t just what we find—it’s the memories we make together, the stories we share, and the excitement of uncovering something that hasn’t seen daylight in ages.

Thank you for choosing to spend your day with us and, most importantly, for supporting our small, Daufuskie Islander-owned business. It truly means the world to our family, and we’re grateful you chose us to be part of your Lowcountry adventure.

The tide will reveal the next discovery. Will you be there to find it?

Call or text 843-505-7563 to book your Daufuskie Adventures Shark Tooth Adventure.

07/19/2026

The Endless Summer of Adventures

Ivey and I have spent this summer doing what we love most—chasing the sun, exploring the banks of the Savannah River, searching for fossilized shark teeth and artifacts, and getting absolutely covered in pluff mud at “Pluff Mud Island.”

We have found some incredible things, but the real treasure has been the time together. Long boat rides. Muddy feet. Big laughs. Stories we will still be telling years from now.

Along the way, we have shared our days with some great people and made new friends who arrived as guests and left with their own stories of treasures found and memories made.

There are still a few weeks left before Ivey starts back to school and we have a handful of Shark Tooth Adventure dates available. There is still time to make your own summer memories with us.

The tide will reveal the next discovery. Will you be there to find it?

Call or text 843-505-7563 to book your Daufuskie Adventure’s Shark Tooth Adventure.

07/18/2026

I don’t always play dress up. Sometimes and I wrap shark teeth.

07/15/2026

Not every adventure ends with fossilized shark teeth.

As we were wrapping up today’s Shark Tooth Adventure at the Daufuskie Island public boat ramp, we spotted this incredible visitor quietly feeding beneath the dock.

This juvenile green sea turtle was grazing on algae and marine growth attached to the pilings—a reminder that every trip on the water has the potential to reveal something unexpected. While we spend much of our time searching for pieces of the Lowcountry’s ancient past, moments like this connect us to the wildlife that calls these waters home today.

It’s one more reason we always encourage our guests to slow down, look around, and appreciate everything the Lowcountry has to offer. You never know what you’ll discover next.

The tide will reveal the next discovery. Will you be there to find it?

Call or text 843-505-7563 to book your Daufuskie Adventures Shark Tooth Adventure.

07/09/2026

Some trips give you shark teeth.

Some trips give you a table full of questions.

On this Daufuskie Adventures trip, we found a fossilized shark tooth, a 10-inch hollow fossilized long-bone fragment from a large animal, a possible mosasaur tooth fragment, several pieces of chert, and what appears to be a probable mastodon tooth fragment.

The chert may be the same kind of stone Native Americans used for spear points, arrowheads, blades, and scrapers. We have found quite a bit of it in this area over the last two weeks, which makes every piece worth a closer look.

The possible mosasaur tooth fragment was another great find. Its shape and edge look much more like the mosasaur teeth we have found before than the crocodilian teeth we normally see.

The probable mastodon tooth fragment may have been the best mystery of the day. The heavy, ridged enamel points toward a large Ice Age herbivore. Mastodon looks most likely, but with a fragment, mammoth is still part of the conversation.

We were also lucky to have two veterinarians with us, including a gentleman who works with the State of South Carolina veterinary division. They helped identify the pieces they were familiar with and brought the kind of curiosity that makes these trips so much fun. They also love spending time on Daufuskie, which made the day even better.

That is what the river does. It gives you part of the story and leaves just enough mystery to keep you looking.

The tide will reveal the next discovery. Will you be there to find it?

Call or text 843-505-7563 to book your Daufuskie Adventure’s Shark Tooth Adventure.

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