Nature and Scenic Tours

Looking to learn about the natural and cultural world of Acadia National Park and Downeast Maine? Want to experience the joys and wonders of birding? Want a personalized scenic tour of Acadia National Park where you can learn local history and see dramatic landscapes?

Join us on fun- and fact-filled forays. We work with you to develop a private-guided customized tour to suite your interests, whether a 4-hour outing in Acadia National Park or a multi-day adventure. Examples might include:

For birders of all levels 

• Birding for beginners

• Stump the ornithologist: advanced birding

• Weekly warbler walks

• What’s moving now? Spring & fall migration

• Beech Mountain hawk watching

• Birds of winter

• Downeast shorebirds

• Where Seabirds Soar: Birding the Bar Harbor Shore Path

For the whole family 

• Bird-watching made fun for families and kids

• Family trek: the nature of Mount Desert Island

• Tide-pool critter crawl

• Hey, what was that? Your kids lead the way (with our guidance)

Nature and heritage experiences 

• Park Loop Road nature and heritage tour

• Cranberry Isles by land and sea

• “Fall” in love with Mount Desert Island (fall foliage)

• Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road walk

• The bottom of the sea: a walk to Bar Island

Boat tours

• Naturalist by your side on a whale watch

• Charter a pelagic tour boat

• Naturalist on your own boating adventure

Whichever tour we develop with you, we strive to make our tours accessible to everyone, of any age, and of all levels of knowledge and ability.